Scream Factory Blu-ray Discussion Thread

[Ill_Be_Back]

Originally Posted by dsman71

Someone on FB posted that Lionsgate no longer has this film :
Near Dark

Anyone want Scream to license this title ?

(Alligator and Near Dark no longer with Lionsgate !!)

Near Dark really needs a proper Blu-ray release. The current release is filtered within an inch of it's life.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by dsman71

Someone on FB posted that Lionsgate no longer has this film :
Near Dark

Anyone want Scream to license this title ?

(Alligator and Near Dark no longer with Lionsgate !!)

If true, I bet SF will go after them.

[GasmaskAvenger]

Originally Posted by demonknight

I still think Resurrection is better than H20. At least Resurrection knew what it was and had fun with its awful premise...

I don't care for either movie. I'll happily rewatch both versions of the RZ Halloween films as opposed to H20 and Resurrection.

With that said, I do have to give H20 a rewatch since it's been years since i've last seen it and it's the only installment of the series I don't have a copy of to date. The copy included in the box set will be the first time i've ever owned it (same goes for Curse of Michael Myers, though that was more so due to me buying a five disc Producer's Cut bootleg set as opposed to the official Dimension DVD release as well as it being included in one of those mutli-movie Echo Bridge DVD sets I own for some reason too).

[Member-222782]

Near Dark is the best contemporary vampire film ever made IMO. Absolutely deserving of a reappraisal.

[jthefrank]

Originally Posted by cine74

Near Dark is the best contemporary vampire film ever made IMO. Absolutely deserving of a reappraisal.

I'd give that crown to Let the Right One In, but Near Dark is sweet too

[szagski13]

Originally Posted by jthefrank

I'd give that crown to Let the Right One In, but Near Dark is sweet too

Hey now lets not forget about the Twilight films

[demonknight]

Originally Posted by dsman71

Someone on FB posted that Lionsgate no longer has this film :
Near Dark

Anyone want Scream to license this title ?

(Alligator and Near Dark no longer with Lionsgate !!)

If Near Dark is no longer with Lionsgate, that means they lost the StudioCanal catalog.

[zbinks]

Originally Posted by demonknight

If Near Dark is no longer with Lionsgate, that means they lost the StudioCanal catalog.

...or StudioCanal lost the US rights to the film. I could be wrong, but I think we'd have heard something if the StudioCanal / Lionsgate distribution deal had ended or was about to end.

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by demonknight

If Near Dark is no longer with Lionsgate, that means they lost the StudioCanal catalog.

Could this be possible? Scream, are you listening? One of my favorite supernatural horror films, Superstition, is with StudioCanal. That needs to be on BD.

[dwk]

Originally Posted by zbinks

...or StudioCanal lost the US rights to the film. I could be wrong, but I think we'd have heard something if the StudioCanal / Lionsgate distribution deal had ended or was about to end.

You are right. If Lionsgate no longer has Near Dark it means that SudioCanal lost the US rights. That unholy alliance between Lionsgate and StudioCanal is still alive.

[Jman76]

I hope this is the right place to ask this...is there a phone number to contact Scream Factory? They accidentally sent me the wrong movie. Thanks guys

[JoeBuck]

Yikes! I need to put an end to this rumor, that was me on facebook and was just asking because when I looked here and at amazon it only has Near Dark for sale through third party vendors for higher prices (but not super high) and I had previously heard somewhere that it was OOP. But when I looked it up on Film Aficionado it didnt say Out Of Print beside it, so for all I know it could very well still be owned by them.
One thing that is certain is that it desperately needs a new blu ray release.

[GasmaskAvenger]

Originally Posted by JoeBuck

Yikes! I need to put an end to this rumor, that was me on facebook and was just asking because when I looked here and at amazon it only has Near Dark for sale through third party vendors for higher prices (but not super high) and I had previously heard somewhere that it was OOP. But when I looked it up on Film Aficionado it didnt say Out Of Print beside it, so for all I know it could very well still be owned by them.
One thing that is certain is that it desperately needs a new blu ray release.

To be fair, there are cases where Film Aficionado lists certain OOP releases as not being OOP and visa versa. Not always the most reliable site when it comes to print status but great for a collection databasing.

[TripleHBK]

Originally Posted by JoeBuck

Yikes! I need to put an end to this rumor, that was me on facebook and was just asking because when I looked here and at amazon it only has Near Dark for sale through third party vendors for higher prices (but not super high) and I had previously heard somewhere that it was OOP. But when I looked it up on Film Aficionado it didnt say Out Of Print beside it, so for all I know it could very well still be owned by them.
One thing that is certain is that it desperately needs a new blu ray release.

It is oop, but that doesn't mean they still don't have the license. Plenty of early lionsgate Blu rays are now oop, some were replaced by new editions, others were just quietly discontinued. Near Dark has been discontinued for some time now.

[zbinks]

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

It is oop, but that doesn't mean they still don't have the license.

This is probably the most likely scenario.

[JoeBuck]

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

It is oop, but that doesn't mean they still don't have the license. Plenty of early lionsgate Blu rays are now oop, some were replaced by new editions, others were just quietly discontinued. Near Dark has been discontinued for some time now.

Sounds about right. Lionsgate is the scourge of media companies and Studiocanal just needs to get the hell away from them.
I'm still going to remain hopeful that Lionsgate loses the rights to this one at some point in the near future.

[The Great Owl]

Halloween III: Season of the Witch is such an underrated film.

When I first saw bits and pieces of the movie during the mid-1980s, I was underwhelmed, because, like everyone else, I was expecting another Michael Myers film. As I watched it tonight from an adult perspective, I realized that it's a spot-on horror movie in every regard that is even more relevant now in 2014 than it was in 1982, because we are now in the age of viral marketing.

I'm a huge fan of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and the influence of that movie on this Halloween sequel is one reason why it works for me right now. I also like the early 1980s computers-meet-supernatural vibe of the film.

Tom Atkins and Stacy Nelkin both pull their weight in their starring roles, although I still cannot watch Atkins in any film without chuckling as I think about his character in Creepshow. Dan O'Herlihy is the real highlight of this movie for me, though.

As I listen to the commentary track right now after going through the bonus features on the Scream Factory disc, I agree with the initial idea that the filmmakers had when going into this movie...that the Halloween franchise had unlimited potential as a series of unrelated stories centered around the holiday itself. I would have liked that better than a continuation of the Michael Myers saga, although I'm probably in the minority.

I'm glad that I made a short trip out to another local Movie Stop location during their Scream Factory sale today for this one. I'm done with Scream Factory titles for the time being, and it's now just a matter of waiting for the second Vincent Price set and for Squirm.

[TripleHBK]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Halloween III: Season of the Witch is such an underrated film.

When I first saw bits and pieces of the movie during the mid-1980s, I was underwhelmed, because, like everyone else, I was expecting another Michael Myers film. As I watched it tonight from an adult perspective, I realized that it's a spot-on horror movie in every regard that is even more relevant now in 2014 than it was in 1982, because we are now in the age of viral marketing.

I'm a huge fan of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and the influence of that movie on this Halloween sequel is one reason why it works for me right now. I also like the early 1980s computers-meet-supernatural vibe of the film.

Tom Atkins and Stacy Nelkin both pull their weight in their starring roles, although I still cannot watch Atkins in any film without chuckling as I think about his character in Creepshow. Dan O'Herlihy is the real highlight of this movie for me, though.

As I listen to the commentary track right now after going through the bonus features on the Scream Factory disc, I agree with the initial idea that the filmmakers had when going into this movie...that the Halloween franchise had unlimited potential as a series of unrelated stories centered around the holiday itself. I would have liked that better than a continuation of the Michael Myers saga, although I'm probably in the minority.

I'm glad that I made a short trip out to another local Movie Stop location during their Scream Factory sale today for this one. I'm done with Scream Factory titles for the time being, and it's now just a matter of waiting for the second Vincent Price set and for Squirm.

Creepshow 1 & 2, Tales from the dark side, Tales from the Hood, v/h/s 1 & 2, Trick or Treat, etc. There will awalys be anthology based horror films, however its incredibly rare to stumble across iconic monsters that are are the same level as Frankenstein, Dracula, and the wolfman. Bringing back Michael Myers was the only correct option. Halloween 3 isn't bar, but it didn't need the Halloween name to work. Michael Myers never should have been left out of part 3, and the anthology idea should have continued under a different name.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

Creepshow 1 & 2, Tales from the dark side, Tales from the Hood, v/h/s 1 & 2, Trick or Treat, etc. There will awalys be anthology based horror films, however its incredibly rare to stumble across iconic monsters that are are the same level as Frankenstein, Dracula, and the wolfman. Bringing back Michael Myers was the only correct option. Halloween 3 isn't bar, but it didn't need the Halloween name to work. Michael Myers never should have been left out of part 3, and the anthology idea should have continued under a different name.

Halloween III: Season of the Witch certainly would have fared better had it simply been titled, "Season of the Witch", or even "Halloween: Season of the Witch." The designation of this movie as the third in the series led to false expectations.

This is unfortunate, because it really is a solid flick on its own terms. The original team of filmmakers from the first two Halloween movies were at the top of their game in terms of cinematography, pacing, and storytelling for this third film.

Speaking of Creepshow, that movie would probably be my dream title from Scream Factory. I'd love to see a souped-up Blu-ray of Creepshow with tons of Scream extras with the cast, crew, and possibly King himself.

[StingingVelvet]

It also suffered because Halloween 2 was all about Michael Myers again. If Season of the Witch was Halloween 2 people wouldn't have associated the series with him as much. After two Myers movies though, it was well established.

Also today's marketing could make it clear it was an anthology series, whereas that was harder to broadcast back then (if they even tried).

Also Halloween 2 wasn't a good movie (IMO), so they lost a ton of audience.