Scanners II / Scanners III Double Feature - Fall 2013 from Scream Factory

[Metallix87]

Originally Posted by dsman71

The 3 stupidest reasons I have heard not to buy a blu ray from users who say they like a film
1- Its DVD only..blu ray or nothing..part of me kinda gets this, but lets face it, you get a movie on a disc...if you like it enough why should it matter. Been there done that one.
2-It has bonus features I don't like it on it (remember the Melting Man rumor that if it had the MST3K version the person would pass on it altogether)
3-Its a double feature
There comes a certain point in life where I don't know who's sanity to question, the people not buying something for the stupidest ever reasons or my own when I wind up reading comments in topics on this threat that interest me. Fact - Scanners sequels will sell better together than separately...especially when its for the price of one movie...I cant see SF doing these as singles..
How asinine to pass on something for the most retarded reasons ever...
Sorry I needed to vent on this , nothing personal

I think #1 is understandable. People want HD transfers in this day and age, and not a DVD that will just be upconverted by their BR Player.

[shrex]

I legitimately did not know these were actually made, especially 10 years later..I really hope Criterion puts out a release for the original. Hell, I'd think it'd be cool if Criterion released The Fly in some sort of special edition.

[Torrente]

Will it have english subs?

[Jutty]

i reckon ill bite on this release,,next question get the DE or UK scanners release,,or wait for the criterion....

[ImAWalkingCorpse]

Originally Posted by shrex

I legitimately did not know these were actually made, especially 10 years later..I really hope Criterion puts out a release for the original. Hell, I'd think it'd be cool if Criterion released The Fly in some sort of special edition.

I'm with you.. I had zero idea these were even made.

[iamnoone]

Originally Posted by ImAWalkingCorpse

I'm with you.. I had zero idea these were even made.

There was also SCANNER COP and SCANNER COP 2 that followed these first two sequels. None of these DTV films were very good, but I'm in for this double just because SF is putting it out.

[slimdude]

Originally Posted by iamnoone

There was also SCANNER COP and SCANNER COP 2 that followed these first two sequels. None of these DTV films were very good, but I'm in for this double just because SF is putting it out.

Yes but, Scanner Cop and Scanner Cop 2, had no correlation to the original Scanners, and its sequels. They were different movies.

[MTRodaba2468]

Originally Posted by willo007

I just feel each film deserv their own realease, and is not just the Scanners films, BloodSport/TimeCop, Last Man Standing/Last Boy Scout, the Jackie Chan films both from Shout and Disney (The Shanghai films) and all the Mill Creek realeses. I personaly feel that if Shout decided to license theses titles for a reason and then turn around and say , hey , we feel they will sell better as double features,then why license titles you dont feel they are going to sell well by themselves.

I either wait untill single realeses come out, Universal did release the Jurassic Park films singles, Warner did release the Ninja Turtles Singles, Paramaunt Did release the Star Trek single and Echo Bridge releases their Double feature titles in single films also. So, ill wait, then the companies can make money off of me, but as of now, I know for sure they are loosing at least one sale, me.

I'm not the biggest fan of double feature packages either, but I'd say that it makes sense in this case. These aren't unrelated films, like some of the examples you listed, which are tied together by the main actor alone. They're both a part of the same series. I think it's safe to assume that if you're planning on adding Scanners II to your collection, Scanners III isn't far off your radar, and vice versa. Both films would be right next to each other on the shelf anyway, so you might as well save shelf space in the process.

The other point you bring up is that various studios such as WB, Universal and Paramount have broken up their box set releases before. I'd say, just from observation, that it's much more likely for one of the studios to do that than a smaller label like Shout to do so. With a much smaller budget compared to what the studios have, I've noticed they're more likely to use that resources toward the different films they do have, rather use that budget toward films that they've already released on the format. Long story short, if you're waiting for Shout to do individual releases of the Scanners sequels, you'll likely be waiting a long time.

Originally Posted by shrex

I legitimately did not know these were actually made, especially 10 years later..I really hope Criterion puts out a release for the original. Hell, I'd think it'd be cool if Criterion released The Fly in some sort of special edition.

It's very likely that Criterion will be releasing the original, along with The Brood. As far as The Fly goes, I don't see Fox letting that one go. That title has done well for them on video. The Blu-Ray they did is quite good.

[Scottie]

Pre-Order

http://www.amazon.com/Scanners-II-Ta...655246&sr=1-50

[xxBachelor1981xx]

I am watching my copy. I love scream factory but they didn't do much with this release. No extras at all and no menu you just click on which movie you want to watch and that is all. The PQ and AQ are pretty decent though so its worth it based on that.

[Member-222782]

Has anyone purchased Arrow's standalone BDs for the sequels and can say what extras are on it? I just might go for those.

EDIT: Holy Hannah - just checked the price on Amazon and they want $22! No WAY I'm paying that for a barebones release. I was expecting it to be around $12. Will wait for a (big) price drop.

[NoirFan]

Originally Posted by cine74

Has anyone purchased Arrow's standalone BDs for the sequels and can say what extras are on it? I just might go for those.

No extras. All of the reviews of Arrow's II and III have been pretty negative about the transfers, so I'm approaching the Scream disc (and the movies themselves!) with some trepidation.

[Torchur]

I wish they had extras on this release like all their other stuff but I'm happy to finally have these released on blu-ray/dvd in the U.S., I've always wanted to see both sequels. Should have my copy today later on!

[NoirFan]

Originally Posted by NoirFan

No extras. All of the reviews of Arrow's II and III have been pretty negative about the transfers, so I'm approaching the Scream disc (and the movies themselves!) with some trepidation.

To correct myself and cine74, Second Sight released the sequels, not Arrow.

[Ill_Be_Back]

Originally Posted by NoirFan

No extras. All of the reviews of Arrow's II and III have been pretty negative about the transfers, so I'm approaching the Scream disc (and the movies themselves!) with some trepidation.

Could you link me to some of the reviews?

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by NoirFan

To correct myself and cine74, Second Sight released the sequels, not Arrow.

Thanks - don't know where I got Arrow from. Weren't these also released as steelbooks?

[JMK]

Scanners II and III Blu-ray Review

[Norbie]

Originally Posted by JMK

Scanners II and III Blu-ray Review

To buy or not to buy?

[Ill_Be_Back]

It looks to be the same transfers used for the UK releases.

[oldgame]

I have them both on laserdisc. These 2 movies aren't worth the upgrade to me.