Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013)

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Originally Posted by TripleHBK

So I'm tired of complaining.. I don't like the delay but will accept it at this point. So shifting gears to something else entirely... After this Documentary releases, what other Franchise(s) would you like to see this team tackle? At the top of my list would be Hellraiser, but I'd buy releases of all of these if done in the same manner as the Elm Street legacy & Crystal Lake Memories.

In Order of Preferance:
-Hellraiser - Name it "Pleasure and Pain" (Hellraiser 1-9)
-Child's Play Anthology - Name it "Friend to the End" (Child Play - Curse of Chucky)
-Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Chainsaw '74 - Texas 3D) - No idea on what to name this one.
-Alien Anthology (Alien - AvP Requiem) - No Idea on what to name this either
-The Romero Collection (Night, Dawn, Day, Night '90, and the Modern Sequels) - Name it "The Dead Walk"
-Saw Anthology - Name it "It's time to play a game..."

I'd buy every single one of these documentary's if they created them.

All great ideas...I buy it in a second for one on Halloween and call it Halloween: The Night He Came Home...Forever

[tylergfoster]

I think Lauzirika's extras for the Alien Blu-Rays is the documentary for that series.

[Twisted-Alien]

Okay, so I've never seen the documentary for A Nightmare On Elm Street "Never Sleep Again" (dodges rocks and poop thrown by other users), so to balance out Crystal Lake Memories I'm going to pick this up.

However, Amazon has it listed twice, one single disc and one double-disc. The pictures and description, heck, even the reviews are almost exactly the same. I'd go with the two-disc set since I love as many features as I can get, but that one is cheaper than the single disc. So, which one should I pick up?

[TripleHBK]

Originally Posted by tylergfoster

I think Lauzirika's extras for the Alien Blu-Rays is the documentary for that series.

You are quite possibly correct... there are a ton of Great documentary's out there already, but I immensely enjoyed the way in which The Elm Street Legacy was put together and how I anticipate Crystal Lake Memories will be put together as well.. It's because I find the way it's assembled so great that I'd love to see it spread to other genre's... even if that means rehashing things that have been said already on other doc's. and on that related note, for those interested check out "Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film" It's another FANTASTIC (IMO) documentary that covers all the major (and a few minor) releases from the 70's through to the Mid 2000's. I really, really enjoyed it, but it's available only on DVD at the moment.

[McCrutchy]

Originally Posted by Twisted-Alien

Okay, so I've never seen the documentary for A Nightmare On Elm Street "Never Sleep Again" (dodges rocks and poop thrown by other users), so to balance out Crystal Lake Memories I'm going to pick this up.

However, Amazon has it listed twice, one single disc and one double-disc. The pictures and description, heck, even the reviews are almost exactly the same. I'd go with the two-disc set since I love as many features as I can get, but that one is cheaper than the single disc. So, which one should I pick up?

This one:

http://www.amazon.com/Never-Sleep-Again-Collectors-Edition/dp/B003ZZ7TQA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376098639&sr=8-1&keywords=never+sleep+again

[tylergfoster]

Originally Posted by Twisted-Alien

Amazon has it listed twice, one single disc and one double-disc. The pictures and description, heck, even the reviews are almost exactly the same. I'd go with the two-disc set since I love as many features as I can get, but that one is cheaper than the single disc. So, which one should I pick up?

Both sets are two-disc. The one that says "2-Disc" on the artwork is a later, "mainstream" release with an audio commentary added. Otherwise, they are the exact same.

Also, Amazon's reviews are kinda worthless because Amazon aggregates all reviews for a single "title" under every listing. So, if you search Citizen Kane, you might see VHS Tape era reviews under the Blu-Ray.

[mar3o]

Saw would be a great series to cover. I love Aliens but the blu-ray has so much already that looks into the series that I cannot possibly imagine there being that much more to tell. The blu-ray set has an incredible amount of information to take in, including the old vintage laserdisc archives of Alien and Aliens. Saw, on the other hand, seems ripe for some retrospective.

[MTRodaba2468]

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

So I'm tired of complaining.. I don't like the delay but will accept it at this point. So shifting gears to something else entirely... After this Documentary releases, what other Franchise(s) would you like to see this team tackle? At the top of my list would be Hellraiser, but I'd buy releases of all of these if done in the same manner as the Elm Street legacy & Crystal Lake Memories.

In Order of Preferance:
-Hellraiser - Name it "Pleasure and Pain" (Hellraiser 1-9)
-Child's Play Anthology - Name it "Friend to the End" (Child Play - Curse of Chucky)
-Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Chainsaw '74 - Texas 3D) - No idea on what to name this one.
-Alien Anthology (Alien - AvP Requiem) - No Idea on what to name this either
-The Romero Collection (Night, Dawn, Day, Night '90, and the Modern Sequels) - Name it "The Dead Walk"
-Saw Anthology - Name it "It's time to play a game..."

I'd buy every single one of these documentary's if they created them.

Halloween

25 Years Of Terror is a wonderful doc, yes, but I'd like to see a fan-made doc with the scope of Never Sleep Again and Crystal Lake Memories. This way, the "big" slasher trifecta is complete...

[deepbreathsanddeath]

Didn't someone mention that these guys are going to be releasing Never Sleep Again on blu-ray in the near future? I recently sold my original DVD set (without the audio commentary) for $18.50 so I'm waiting for more info on that before I re-buy it in the collectors edition.

[MTRodaba2468]

Originally Posted by deepbreathsanddeath

Didn't someone mention that these guys are going to be releasing Never Sleep Again on blu-ray in the near future? I recently sold my original DVD set (without the audio commentary) for $18.50 so I'm waiting for more info on that before I re-buy it in the collectors edition.

It was released on Blu-Ray overseas, however, I'm pretty sure the makers of the doc said it wasn't done in HD, meaning I wouldn't expect a Blu-Ray release anytime soon...

[tylergfoster]

This is very old information -- from before the commentary version was released -- but when I met Thommy Hutson in person at a convention he said there wouldn't be a Blu-Ray.

[Cahleb]

Originally Posted by tylergfoster

This is very old information -- from before the commentary version was released -- but when I met Thommy Hutson in person at a convention he said there wouldn't be a Blu-Ray.

well there goes me ever watching that then.

[TimeandTimeAgain]

I have to give this a pass, while the documentary looks cool, I never watch them but I will be still getting the Friday the 13th box set movies

[Wernski]

Both sets are two-disc. The one that says "2-Disc" on the artwork is a later, "mainstream" release with an audio commentary added. Otherwise, they are the exact same.

So, wait... the commentary is only on version #2? The ones we've pre-ordered are gonna be missing stuff?

[S-10]

The second NSA DVD release has a commentary and a nice slipcover.

Originally Posted by MTRodaba2468

It was released on Blu-Ray overseas, however, I'm pretty sure the makers of the doc said it wasn't done in HD, meaning I wouldn't expect a Blu-Ray release anytime soon...

The German NSA Blu-Ray is nothing more than a very poor SD upconversion of the DVD with tons of DNR added to try and hide the fact. It's still blocky as hell. It's also missing some extras. The US DVD is the only way to go.

[HarrisonJohn]

According to the interview I posted a link to, the delay was to include English and Spanish subtitles (a lot of people were requesting) and to add some last second interviews to the bonus disc (they couldn't add these interviews to the main movie, but they didn't say who they were).

[Wernski]

I don't understand... what's the point of doing a pre-order for a version that's incomplete, only to release a full version two weeks later?

So, just to be sure, do I have this right?
Sep 13 - standard version comes out, with a bonus disc if you order ir direct from the site (or DD).
Oct sometime - a "mainstream" version comes out, with both discs, a slip cover and commentary not included with the Sep 13 version.

^That's correct? Because that makes no sense, and I'll definitely have to cancel my pre-order, not even regarding the release date delay or issues getting signatures.

[Arlington]

Originally Posted by Wernski

I don't understand... what's the point of doing a pre-order for a version that's incomplete, only to release a full version two weeks later?

So, just to be sure, do I have this right?
Sep 13 - standard version comes out, with a bonus disc if you order ir direct from the site (or DD).
Oct sometime - a "mainstream" version comes out, with both discs, a slip cover and commentary not included with the Sep 13 version.

^That's correct? Because that makes no sense, and I'll definitely have to cancel my pre-order, not even regarding the release date delay or issues getting signatures.

No...you're getting confused with a response that was referring to the Nightmare on Elm Street DVD versions. The "mainstream" release will NOT include the bonus DVD interview, but will include the commentary (as will the early version).

[NoirFan]

They're referring to the Elm St doc, not the Friday one.

Edit: Wait, the commentary for Crystal Lake Memories won't be on the initial set??

Edit #2: The description on the CLM site says 'Audio commentary with writer/director Daniel Farrands, author Peter M. Bracke and co-editor Luke Rafalowski (main feature)' as well as 'bonus DVD'.

[NoirFan]

Ah, I see that Arlington has amended his post, I was getting worried there for a minute! Hopefully the signing won't be delayed too long.