Halloween (2018)

[Blu Myers]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

I’m genuinely shocked that the scene where the psychiatrist is picking his boogers in the car didn’t make the final cut.

...Alfred Hitchcock would’ve been proud.

I was thanking the heavens that scene didn't make it. Can you imagine the backlash if it did. What the hell were they thinking?!

[El_Fez]

Originally Posted by cakefactory

One of the worst things about the slow death of physical media is the complete lack of halfway decent special features on most big studio releases.

Goddamnit, so right! I was crushingly disappointed by both the Halloween and Suspiria discs. No commentary, no meaningful interviews, nothing of note on the making of. Hell, they couldn't even be bothered to throw the trailers on!

I guess I've been spoiled by the boutique labels like VS and Arrow and the kin, where they'll load the disc up as best they can.

[BluProofie]

Originally Posted by Blu Myers

I was thanking the heavens that scene didn't make it. Can you imagine the backlash if it did. What the hell were they thinking?!

I don’t think that was an actual scene. More like a goofy outake.

[StingingVelvet]

Originally Posted by cakefactory

One of the worst things about the slow death of physical media is the complete lack of halfway decent special features on most big studio releases. Maybe we get a handful of these insultingly terrible five minute promo interview things that hint at interesting material and end. If they’d just stick the full interviews that were cut into the EPK bs, it would probably be a big improvement. Unless that’s really how little they talk to everyone seen in them, I dunno.

While it's true we get much less in the "documentary" department from studios lately, outside of Fox, we still often get deleted scenes, gag reels, commentary tracks, etc. I think that's pretty good really considering how slashed the budgets are at home video departments.

This release really is a bare bones one though, which is odd for a "cult" genre. Usually I would say re-releases don't happen much anymore, but this might be a rare case where it seems possible. Of course people said the same about Gone Girl 4 years ago...

[Starman22]

Originally Posted by Starman22

Pick up blind buy since January 15 at Wal Mart and finally own all Halloween franchise Blu-ray in my collection. One with OOP 15 disc Deluxe Edition boxset and 2018. So anyway I might check it out on weekend.

Watching this for the first time and this is the great film.

8/10!

[BladeRunner2007]

Has the complete score been released yet?

[BladeRunner2007]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

I’m genuinely shocked that the scene where the psychiatrist is picking his boogers in the car didn’t make the final cut.

...Alfred Hitchcock would’ve been proud.

"I'm scratching my brains through my nose".

[OceanBlue]

Loved the last Halloween film, but decided not to get the Blu-ray release. Why? When I saw the BBFC listings for the extras, I was disappointed by the running time of the featurettes and deleted scenes, especially the featurettes (they were around two to three minutes long each). I thought the film deserved a feature-length documentary (Rob Zombie's first Halloween film got a four-hour documentary. There wasn't much I liked about his two Halloween films).

Looking forward to seeing the first trailer for Halloween Kills.

[AFFanAttic]

Originally Posted by OceanBlue

Loved the last Halloween film, but decided not to get the Blu-ray release. Why? When I saw the BBFC listings for the extras, I was disappointed by the running time of the featurettes and deleted scenes, especially the featurettes (they were around two to three minutes long each). I thought the film deserved a feature-length documentary (Rob Zombie's first Halloween film got a four-hour documentary. There wasn't much I liked about his two Halloween films).

Looking forward to seeing the first trailer for Halloween Kills.

The lack of meaty extras was pretty disappointing, but it was still nice to see some brief roundtable with Carpenter and Green and some others (it's been many months since I watched them). This was one that really had me wondering why they set up these recorded discussions with the filmmakers and then use less than ten minutes of footage as an extra (just so they can say it's there?).

Would be neat if when all three new ones are out they go all out on a bunch of features.

[OceanBlue]

Originally Posted by AFFanAttic

The lack of meaty extras was pretty disappointing, but it was still nice to see some brief roundtable with Carpenter and Green and some others (it's been many months since I watched them). This was one that really had me wondering why they set up these recorded discussions with the filmmakers and then use less than ten minutes of footage as an extra (just so they can say it's there?).

Would be neat if when all three new ones are out they go all out on a bunch of features.

Were there scenes in the film which were highlights for you? One of the scenes which I thought stood out was the spotlight on the back garden 'bumping off' scene. Liked the use of light and shadow (and it was well shot).

[GeoffOliver]

I’m still disappointed this film doesn’t have a commentary with Green, McBride, Blum, Curtis, and/or Carpenter. All the other Halloween films have at least one commentary (even Resurrection), so it’s disappointing that this didn’t get one.

[BPW2016]

So, noticed these turning up in Walmart as part of the holiday season stuff.

Halloween: 40 Years Later

Unofficial new title/rebranding by Universal?

It was sharing shelf-space with a double feature release of Halloween II/Halloween III: Season of the Witch.

[Monterey Jack]

Wonder if that slip glows in the dark.

[bryantburnette]

Originally Posted by GeoffOliver

I’m still disappointed this film doesn’t have a commentary with Green, McBride, Blum, Curtis, and/or Carpenter. All the other Halloween films have at least one commentary (even Resurrection), so it’s disappointing that this didn’t get one.

I'm sure they're saving it for the eventual double-dip.

[BPW2016]

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

Wonder if that slip glows in the dark.

Yeah, it's part of that Glow-In-The-Dark range they do for Halloween. They had all the usual suspects like The Wolf-Man, Creature from the Black Lagoon etc.

[DR Herbert West]

Originally Posted by BPW2016

Halloween: 40 Years Later

Unofficial new title/rebranding by Universal?

[Show spoiler]

That should've been the title.

[BladeRunner2007]

Originally Posted by DR Herbert West

That should've been the title.

Either that or Halloween Returns.

[bobbyh64]

Halloween Awakens

[ItsMeBilly]

The Revenge of Laurie Strode

[Monterey Jack]

Originally Posted by bryantburnette

I'm sure they're saving it for the eventual double-dip.

Bet on a stacked boxed set of this whole trilogy after the third one is released.