Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread - Page 871 - Blu-ray Forum

RiFiFi1955 · 10-04-2013, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Todd_Gaines

Ninja III is fantastic, but then again I didn't jump on it until the price dropped so low it would have been silly not to buy. Had I known it would have appealed to me so much it would have been a day 1 buy. Too bad the sales were not good. I would have loved to see Revenge of the Ninja or the American Ninja films on BD.

I am totally going to put that in my next order from Amazon.de along with Re-animator, Society, and Sabata.

jaws3dfan · 10-04-2013, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by thompsonjohn

They also state fans aren't buying as much as they are talking/requesting. Mainly saying "Rolling Thunder" and "Ninja III: The Domination" were anticipated to sell well due to fans asking for them, but sales have only been "okay" to poor. "Deadly Blessing" also "did not perform to expectations."

I bought Ninja III on day 1, it's a great 80's cult classic.

thompsonjohn · 10-04-2013, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by jaws3dfan

I bought Ninja III on day 1, it's a great 80's cult classic.

I did my part as well and bought "Deadly Blessing" and "Rolling Thunder." It is very sad to hear that they haven't performed to their expectations.

jvorhees · 10-04-2013, 07:47 PM

Too many sweet titles being shot down, I suspect some of them being for political reasons (the school based ones).....which is a shame since Im sure there is a lot of interest for them.

I buy almost everything from SF, sale price or not, simply because I love the genre and also to keep them working on future obscure releases.....I wish there was some restoration or new scanning on some of the titles, considering the prices, but oveall Ive been happy with the majority of the output transfer wise. I would rather put some more extra money into these horror catalogues and wait for big price drops on the majority of mainstream new releases....more bang for my buck.

Catastrophe · 10-04-2013, 07:55 PM

No Motel Hell?

I sure hope that's a 'not right now' and not a 'never'.

Same thing with my other top MGM wishes, Squirm and Deranged.

DMRI2006 · 10-04-2013, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by RiFiFi1955

Yes it did....may people grabbed Ninja III during that sale(including me). It was as blind buy and at that price I really don't mind blind buying but at closer to $20 range I usually don't do it(unless something really looks appealing). Bottom line is running sales like these on these more obscure titles is smart because it gets more people to pull the trigger on blind buys.

Can't imagine they'd have released NINJA III to begin with if they knew it would be slashed under $10 because it wasn't selling. Good for people buying it at $8, but bad for them and the prospects of future releases like it.

jvorhees · 10-04-2013, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Catastrophe

No Motel Hell?

I sure hope that's a 'not right now' and not a 'never'.

Same thing with my other top MGM wishes, Squirm and Deranged.

All three have been released in the UK by Arrow and all three are pretty decent transfers and include some nice extra features. Investing in a region free mod or player is a good idea if you are a horror hound as there are a lot of nice titles out there overseas.....Hammer horror especially.

I know this is a SF thread, just pointing it out....for those that are unaware or dont want to wait.

zbinks · 10-04-2013, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DMRI2006

Can't imagine they'd have released NINJA III to begin with if they knew it would be slashed under $10 because it wasn't selling. Good for people buying it at $8, but bad for them and the prospects of future releases like it.

$8.99 is probably pretty close to Amazon's wholesale cost.

jlk5844 · 10-04-2013, 08:50 PM

That's too bad about Silent Night, Deadly Night. I would have bought that Day 1 for $25. I can't imagine what the cover art would have been. And the extras! Anchor Bay or any other company won't give it the treatment it deserves.

zbinks · 10-04-2013, 08:54 PM

At roughly 1:41:20

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Originally Posted by Cliff MacMillan

...and we just did a new transfer of a movie that we haven't announced yet and we went back to the original camera negative and it actually looks even better than our last DVD release and it's... it's a huge difference...

Any guesses? It sounds like it was a previously DVD-only Shout! release. Slumber Party Massacre?

TripleHBK · 10-04-2013, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by nousefouraname

I'm excited about the Scream sale. Hoping we get a day where Town That Dreaded Sundown reaches $11.99. I've hesitated in buying it because I don't usually do blind buys, but for $11.99 I'm going to get it.

Also considering a blind buy on Terror Train. If you had to do a blind buy on one or the other, Terror Train or Town That Dreaded Sundown, which is the better choice?

I'm 2 hours late to reply, but The town that Dreaded sundown is currently on Sale at Boulevard Movies for only 9.99! I purchased it this morning and the total shipped price was 13.78. I also ordered The Burning as part of today's sales, and then picked up Hatchet at Best Buy today for 7.99.

zbinks · 10-04-2013, 09:09 PM

At 1:51:20, Jeff and Cliff mention that apparently they had "Carrie" at one point, but lost it. MGM wanted them to have the film scanned, but wouldn't give them access to the materials to do the scan.

Undeadcow · 10-04-2013, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by thompsonjohn

...They also state fans aren't buying as much as they are talking/requesting. Mainly saying "Rolling Thunder" and "Ninja III: The Domination" were anticipated to sell well due to fans asking for them, but sales have only been "okay" to poor. "Deadly Blessing" also "did not perform to expectations."

This doesn't surprise me. Some of these titles are cult classics that seems like they'd have intense but sparse followings. It was probably just a really vocal minority demanding Rolling Thunder or Ninja III. If Scream Factory is going to dip their toes in new markets (like you could argue happened with Ninja III) I'd be curious to see more euro-horror from them.

ultlife2013 · 10-04-2013, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by zbinks

At 1:51:20, Jeff and Cliff mention that apparently they had "Carrie" at one point, but lost it. MGM wanted them to have the film scanned, but wouldn't give them access to the materials to do the scan.

Carrie would be an awesome addition, how is the current release?

Pete Rock · 10-04-2013, 09:41 PM

I've said it before and I will say it again: Shout should have packaged Ninja III with Revenge of the Ninja and Pray for Death. I think sales would have been a lot better if a cheesy 80's cult movie like Ninja III was combined with two of Sho Kosugi's more serious and in my opinion best movies. The same thing could have been done with American Ninja 1 & 2 and Avenging Force for Michael Dudikoff.

redrunner97 · 10-04-2013, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ultlife2013

Carrie would be an awesome addition, how is the current release?

Bare Bones, Less than stellar quality.

And "Motel Hell" was just a "not right now", as they haven't made a new MGM deal yet.

Btw!!!

I might be wrong, but it seems Without Warning is owned by MGM and Greydon Clark (or another producer) jointly, according to the KillerPOV podcast. That's what's been holding up any release.

redrunner97 · 10-04-2013, 09:54 PM

I've been on Vacation (to Cedar Point! I might add, for the coaster folks)
If anyone can give me the new release dates or any updated release dates that haven't been posted, I'll jump on that soon.

dsman71 · 10-04-2013, 09:57 PM

Die Monster Die 1/21 and Beast of Hollow Mountain/Neanderthal Man on 1/28

zbinks · 10-04-2013, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ultlife2013

Carrie would be an awesome addition, how is the current release?

It's worth the $6.96 Amazon is currently charging for it, but there's plenty of room for improvement. It's an older transfer, and if you want extras you'll need either a copy of the special edition DVD to go with the Blu-Ray or a copy of the OOP combo-pack which includes the special edition DVD.

zbinks · 10-04-2013, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by redrunner97

I've been on Vacation (to Cedar Point! I might add, for the coaster folks)
If anyone can give me the new release dates or any updated release dates that haven't been posted, I'll jump on that soon.

42) "Darkman" - Collector's Edition - February 18, 2014
45) "Cat People" - Collector's Edition - January 21, 2014
49) "Die, Monster, Die!" - January 21, 2014
51) "Beast of Hollow Mountain" / "Neanderthal Man" - Double Feature - January 28, 2014

10-04-2013, 07:47 PM	#17404
jvorhees Expert Member Top contributor Member since:May 2013 Location:Camp Crystal Lake 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:21	Too many sweet titles being shot down, I suspect some of them being for political reasons (the school based ones).....which is a shame since Im sure there is a lot of interest for them. I buy almost everything from SF, sale price or not, simply because I love the genre and also to keep them working on future obscure releases.....I wish there was some restoration or new scanning on some of the titles, considering the prices, but oveall Ive been happy with the majority of the output transfer wise. I would rather put some more extra money into these horror catalogues and wait for big price drops on the majority of mainstream new releases....more bang for my buck.

10-04-2013, 07:55 PM	#17405
Catastrophe Special Member Member since:Mar 2013 Location:Vancouver, BC, Canada 4K collection:24 Blu-ray collection:793	No Motel Hell? I sure hope that's a 'not right now' and not a 'never'. Same thing with my other top MGM wishes, Squirm and Deranged.

10-04-2013, 08:50 PM	#17409
jlk5844 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Oct 2011 Location:Arizona, USA 4K collection:235 Blu-ray collection:2404 DVD collection:463 Digital collection:3 Trading Score:95	That's too bad about Silent Night, Deadly Night. I would have bought that Day 1 for $25. I can't imagine what the cover art would have been. And the extras! Anchor Bay or any other company won't give it the treatment it deserves.

10-04-2013, 09:09 PM	#17412
zbinks Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Nov 2011 Location:Illinois 4K collection:46 Blu-ray collection:3037 DVD collection:442 Digital collection:1 Trading Score:1	At 1:51:20, Jeff and Cliff mention that apparently they had "Carrie" at one point, but lost it. MGM wanted them to have the film scanned, but wouldn't give them access to the materials to do the scan.

10-04-2013, 09:41 PM	#17415
Pete Rock Expert Member Member since:Feb 2013 Location:Orlando, FL	I've said it before and I will say it again: Shout should have packaged Ninja III with Revenge of the Ninja and Pray for Death. I think sales would have been a lot better if a cheesy 80's cult movie like Ninja III was combined with two of Sho Kosugi's more serious and in my opinion best movies. The same thing could have been done with American Ninja 1 & 2 and Avenging Force for Michael Dudikoff.

10-04-2013, 09:54 PM	#17417
redrunner97 Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jun 2012 Trading Score:24	I've been on Vacation (to Cedar Point! I might add, for the coaster folks) If anyone can give me the new release dates or any updated release dates that haven't been posted, I'll jump on that soon.

10-04-2013, 09:57 PM	#17418
dsman71 Banned Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 4K collection:573 Blu-ray collection:2852 DVD collection:665	Die Monster Die 1/21 and Beast of Hollow Mountain/Neanderthal Man on 1/28

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