The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018) - Page 2 - Blu-ray Forum

Nosferatu31 · 04-12-2018, 01:22 AM

Blind buy for me. Hope it's as good as the first film.

samlop10 · 04-12-2018, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by acroyear2

Kept missing this to see in theaters, so might have to be a Blu purchase for me. How does this compare to You're Next (the only other home-invasion movie I am familiar with)?

This sequel is not a home-invasion type of film. The first one is but this one compares a lot more to 80s camp/backwoods slashers. The way I like to describe it is they took the style of the first and passed it through an 80s conversion machine and the sequel is what resulted. Imagine something like The Burning or Friday the 13th (original) but more intense, somewhat unpredictable, and with developed relationships between the characters (the family).

flash.over · 04-12-2018, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by samlop10

This sequel is not a home-invasion type of film. The first one is but this one compares a lot more to 80s camp/backwoods slashers. The way I like to describe it is they took the style of the first and passed it through an 80s conversion machine and the sequel is what resulted. Imagine something like The Burning or Friday the 13th (original) but more intense, somewhat unpredictable, and with developed relationships between the characters (the family).

I would pretty much say that Prey at Night is to the first movie what Halloween 2 or 4 are to Halloween

tomricci · 04-15-2018, 04:54 AM

Funny no Amazon listing yet just Best Buy is it an exclusive?

Bronson13 · 04-15-2018, 06:11 AM

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Originally Posted by flash.over

I’m guessing the unrated version just uses gorier shots of certain scenes since the runtime is identical

I think it might just add the Alternate ending.....

I don't know it's weird. Curious what the Unrated cut will be. It can't change much.

flash.over · 04-15-2018, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Bronson13

I think it might just add the Alternate ending.....

I don't know it's weird. Curious what the Unrated cut will be. It can't change much.

Maybe it’s a misprint. We’ll see!

Texansfan26 · 04-15-2018, 10:13 PM

Why no 4K?

flash.over · 04-15-2018, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Texansfan26

Why no 4K?

It was probably filmed in digital 2K like the first one

GeoffOliver · 04-16-2018, 04:22 AM

^ Plenty of digital 2K-shot films are on 4K. For this movie, it's probably just because they don't think it will sell on 4K, for whatever reason. (Also, the first Strangers was shot on 35mm film, though probably finished on a 2K DI)

TheAshCohen09 · 04-18-2018, 02:39 PM

Think this might be region-free? I know Universal are a bit hit and miss when it comes to region locking their BDs.

jshaide · 04-18-2018, 04:06 PM

I still wish this movie title didn't have the colon.

filmbuffTX · 04-18-2018, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by TheAshCohen09

Think this might be region-free? I know Universal are a bit hit and miss when it comes to region locking their BDs.

Not sure, you’ll probably have to wait until someone here buys the disc and tests it. Universal handles home video distribution in the U.S for a lot of films that they don’t distribute theatrically: STX Entertainment, Neon, Aviron Pictures (The Strangers: Prey at Night & Kidnap). So it may be that another company has home video rights in another country which would require them to region lock.

Blu Myers · 04-18-2018, 05:33 PM

Can't wait. Day 1 for sure. My #2 of the year so far behind Annihilation. Just wish we were getting a steelbook.

meremortal · 04-22-2018, 05:23 AM

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Originally Posted by PrestonXI

I thought this movie had some fun moments, but the hyperbolic praise being thrown around really shows how low the bar is for horror these days.

Pretty much. I thought this one was completely lacking in the tension and atmosphere that made the first movie so enjoyable. But it could be that as I get older slashers just aren't as entertaining as they were in my childhood. This one just wasn't working for me as a straight slasher and although the feel did definitely have some nostalgia and take me back to a different era the film in the end wasn't very memorable. Several times I was laughing out loud or shaking my head at the dumb cliches and just about all of them seemed to be represented in this movie.

Alby_Duckett · 04-22-2018, 11:05 PM

I'll pick this up at some point, but will probably wait for a price drop. I absolutely love the last 20 or so minutes, but I have to keep reminding myself that the first 2/3rds of the film vary from pretty okay to almost terrible at times.

But overall, I liked it. A strong ending can really help a movie like this. It's a good companion to the first since they are totally different.

Member-351780 · 05-22-2018, 04:17 PM

As I expected, the only difference between the unrated and theatrical cuts is some extra (awful CGI) blood. Still an incredibly fun movie.

Bronson13 · 05-22-2018, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by cblanchard2018

As I expected, the only difference between the unrated and theatrical cuts is some extra (awful CGI) blood. Still an incredibly fun movie.

How do you know?

phobicsquirrel · 05-22-2018, 04:36 PM

Ugh.... so they cut cgi blood from an R film..... it always has bugged me that blood (especially cgi) may need to be cut from a film even when it's R but most everything else is fine. We'll minus excessive nudity.

Bronson13 · 05-22-2018, 04:39 PM

I didn't see any blood cut.... What scenes could the blood be from?

critterdvd · 05-22-2018, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Bronson13

How do you know?

It was released on Digital Today... I can't wait to watch this one again. Had a blast in theaters watching this with my sister one random Sunday.

04-12-2018, 01:22 AM	#21
Nosferatu31 Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jul 2015 Location:USA Trading Score:2	Blind buy for me. Hope it's as good as the first film.

04-15-2018, 04:54 AM	#24
tomricci Active Member Member since:Jan 2010 Location:New York Blu-ray collection:6	Funny no Amazon listing yet just Best Buy is it an exclusive?

04-15-2018, 10:13 PM	#27
Texansfan26 Senior Member Member since:Oct 2014 Trading Score:1	Why no 4K?

04-16-2018, 04:22 AM	#29
GeoffOliver Blu-ray Knight Member since:Sep 2014 Location:Atlanta GA 4K collection:259 Blu-ray collection:1505 DVD collection:332	^ Plenty of digital 2K-shot films are on 4K. For this movie, it's probably just because they don't think it will sell on 4K, for whatever reason. (Also, the first Strangers was shot on 35mm film, though probably finished on a 2K DI)

04-18-2018, 02:39 PM	#30
TheAshCohen09 Active Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2017 Location:Brighton, UK 4K collection:111 Blu-ray collection:465 DVD collection:39 iTunes collection:16	Think this might be region-free? I know Universal are a bit hit and miss when it comes to region locking their BDs.

04-18-2018, 04:06 PM	#31
jshaide Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jun 2014 Location:East Coast! 4K collection:217 Blu-ray collection:5922 DVD collection:669 Trading Score:14	I still wish this movie title didn't have the colon.

04-18-2018, 05:33 PM	#33
Blu Myers Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Haddonfield, IL Home Theater Gallery:17 4K collection:37 Blu-ray collection:655 Digital collection:10 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:108	Can't wait. Day 1 for sure. My #2 of the year so far behind Annihilation. Just wish we were getting a steelbook.

04-22-2018, 11:05 PM	#35
Alby_Duckett Member Member since:Mar 2014 MA collection:1 Trading Score:14	I'll pick this up at some point, but will probably wait for a price drop. I absolutely love the last 20 or so minutes, but I have to keep reminding myself that the first 2/3rds of the film vary from pretty okay to almost terrible at times. But overall, I liked it. A strong ending can really help a movie like this. It's a good companion to the first since they are totally different.

05-22-2018, 04:17 PM	#36
Member-351780 Active Member Top contributor Member since:May 2015 4K collection:60 Blu-ray collection:474 DVD collection:118 Digital collection:442 iTunes collection:3 Blu-ray reviews: 35	As I expected, the only difference between the unrated and theatrical cuts is some extra (awful CGI) blood. Still an incredibly fun movie.

05-22-2018, 04:36 PM	#38
phobicsquirrel Banned Member since:Jan 2011	Ugh.... so they cut cgi blood from an R film..... it always has bugged me that blood (especially cgi) may need to be cut from a film even when it's R but most everything else is fine. We'll minus excessive nudity.

05-22-2018, 04:39 PM	#39
Bronson13 Expert Member Member since:Feb 2018 Location:California 4K collection:63 Blu-ray collection:807 DVD collection:54	I didn't see any blood cut.... What scenes could the blood be from?

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