Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[cmac]

Originally Posted by demonknight

Cliff, If you guys could licence only 20 titles for the Scream Factory brand from Warner Bros., what would they be? The only limit is that it cannot have been released on Blu previously. This includes Paramount Catalog and New Line titles.

My guesses:
Cat's Eye
In the Mouth of Madness
Deadly Friend
The Exorcist III
Nightbreed
It's Alive
Salem's Lot
Friday the 13th 6
The Hunger
Critters
Return of the Living Dead 2
Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3
Wolfen
Horror of Dracula
The Curse of Frankenstein
The Hand
Silver Bullet
Prophecy
The Hitcher
Body Snatchers

That's a pretty good list. I'd probably add WESTWORLD too. Probably BAD MOON because I know Eric Red would like to do a special edition and Eric was such a great help on our COHEN & TATE release. So, I'd do him a solid.

[cmac]

Originally Posted by demonknight

Who owns John Landis's Schlock?

Also, I think that it is safe to say that all of the Universal titles that Cliff has denied in the past (Page 1) can be wiped clean because of the announcements of Psycho II/III and Prince of Darkness. Anything is an option at this point...

well, at the time it was asked, we didn't have them

[demonknight]

Originally Posted by cmac

That's a pretty good list. I'd probably add WESTWORLD too. Probably BAD MOON because I know Eric Red would like to do a special edition and Eric was such a great help on our COHEN & TATE release. So, I'd do him a solid.

I'd love for Shout! to get their hands on Westworld, as it was far better than I thought it would be and the sequel was! (at least to me...) Although, it already has a blu.

[sethdlh]

Originally Posted by cmac

Interesting.... I know who owns it. I never thought he'd license it to someone else. He has his own label.

I could be wrong but in an article I linked in the Criterion thread about a week ago it mentions Rabid as a new Janus acquisition. Come to think of it, it might have actually been Shivers...

Edit: It was The Brood It's been a long day.

[demonknight]

What about Godzilla 1985? Was Schlock an acquisition in the Taurus deal? A definitive no for each would be nice... No response will start to bring up questions...

[cmac]

Originally Posted by sethdlh

I could be wrong but in an article I linked in the Criterion thread about a week ago it mentions Rabid as a new Janus acquisition. Come to think of it, it might have actually been Shivers...

Edit: It was The Brood It's been a long day.

all those Cronenberg titles are alike

I'm pretty sure Lionsgate has SHIVERS

[sethdlh]

Originally Posted by demonknight

What about Godzilla 1985? Was Schlock an acquisition in the Taurus deal? A definitive no for each would be nice... No response will start to bring up questions...

Now this is a request I can get behind!

[cmac]

Originally Posted by demonknight

What about Godzilla 1985? Was Schlock an acquisition in the Taurus deal? A definitive no for each would be nice... No response will start to bring up questions...

No SCHLOCK
The rights holder of GODZILLA 1985 is a mystery... though their rights expire in about a year.

[demonknight]

Originally Posted by cmac

No SCHLOCK
The rights holder of GODZILLA 1985 is a mystery... though their rights expire in about a year.

Godzilla=Cool Watch it be released by Twilight Time just in time for the new American movie.
Schlock= I just assumed because of Kentucky Fried Movie...

[zbinks]

Originally Posted by cmac

That's a good point, but we usually run the scratch removal on low so things like that don't happen.

From what I can tell, the "Sword disappearing act" appears to be part of the film itself and not transfer related.

The scene occurs at the 1:14 - 1:16 mark of the following YouTube video. I'm pretty positive this video does not come from the transfer you are utilizing for the Scream Factory release. The sword does seem to disappear mid-shot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdQld...tailpage#t=74s

[spawningblue]

What about Bubba Ho Tep? I don't think this one has ever been shut down. It's a newer flick but still great, by Scream friends Bruce Campbell and Don Coscarelli, what more could you ask for?

[demonknight]

Originally Posted by spawningblue

What about Bubba Ho Tep? I don't think this one has ever been shut down. It's a newer flick but still great! Bruce Campbell and Don Coscarelli, what more could you ask for?

I think more scenes of stuff happening might have helped. It is the one Coscarelli movie that I disliked. I thought that half of the movie was just Elvis complaining about that "thing on his pecker." I tried reading the story but though that it was worse than the film. I know I'm in the minority...

But John Dies at the End was great! It's like he if added a little more comedy into Phantasm II (not like Phantasm III). This comes from someone who read both books before the movie. I kind of wish that Shout! acquired it instead of Magnet. I hope that Shout! gets the sequel that the commentary has suggested. I wouldn't mind that in the Scream line...

[RandyK]

Watched From Beyond. It was great. Haven't been disappointed by a release yet.

[cmac]

Originally Posted by zbinks

From what I can tell, the "Sword disappearing act" appears to be part of the film itself and not transfer related.

The scene occurs at the 1:14 - 1:16 mark of the following YouTube video. I'm pretty positive this video does not come from the transfer you are utilizing for the Scream Factory release. The sword does seem to disappear mid-shot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdQld...tailpage#t=74s

Thank you... No, that is not our transfer.

[spawningblue]

Originally Posted by demonknight

I think more scenes of stuff happening might have helped. It is the one Coscarelli movie that I disliked. I thought that half of the movie was just Elvis complaining about that "thing on his pecker." I tried reading the story but though that it was worse than the film. I know I'm in the minority...

But John Dies at the End was great! It's like he if added a little more comedy into Phantasm II (not like Phantasm III). This comes from someone who read both books before the movie.

I didn't love it on my first viewing, but I am a huge fan of it now. It's a film that grows on you and I think it gets better on each viewing, especially going in knowing it is a slower film.

I picked up John Dies at the End, haven't had a chance to watch it yet though.

[demonknight]

Originally Posted by Randyman94

Watched From Beyond. It was great. Haven't been disappointed by a release yet.

Yeah. I liked it more than Re-Animator. In my high school Bio class, I once told my friends that I saw a movie where a man gets his pineal gland bitten off. They did not believe me.

[RandyK]

Originally Posted by jupiter123

I own about 11 Scream Factory releases so far and the PQ and AQ are out of this world. Any movie that gets the Scream treatment is blessed

That's why I'm planning to order the rest of the Collector's Editions I don't have yet. I would rather spend $100 at Scream for their films rather than the Demons/Demons II steelbooks.

[demonknight]

Originally Posted by spawningblue

I didn't love it on my first viewing, but I am a huge fan of it now. It's a film that grows on you and I think it gets better on each viewing, especially going in knowing it is a slower film.

I picked up John Dies at the End, haven't had a chance to watch it yet though.

I loved it as much, if not more, than Phantasm II. If you are confused though, I would suggest reading the book. All of the plot holes are explained in there. May I also add... Paul Giamatti was born to play Arnie Blondestone.

[Movie-Brat]

Originally Posted by zbinks

From what I can tell, the "Sword disappearing act" appears to be part of the film itself and not transfer related.

The scene occurs at the 1:14 - 1:16 mark of the following YouTube video. I'm pretty positive this video does not come from the transfer you are utilizing for the Scream Factory release. The sword does seem to disappear mid-shot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdQld...tailpage#t=74s

I knew it. Thanks guy. I knew the film had something to do with that.

[demonknight]

Originally Posted by spawningblue

I didn't love it on my first viewing, but I am a huge fan of it now. It's a film that grows on you and I think it gets better on each viewing, especially going in knowing it is a slower film.

I have no problem with a slower Coscarelli film. I thought that Phantasm 4 was great, especially the quieter scenes with Mike alone in the desert.

Also, We must congratulate ourselves on talking about this wonderful company for 500 pages!