Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later 4K UHD (1998)

[MTRodaba2468]

Interesting. I'm not entirely surprised that Paramount is releasing this one separately (especially since I feel like this is the one people would want the most out of that set). I guess we'll see if they feel the need to do individual releases for the other two.

Originally Posted by jstxanothrxstory

Good that it's available for anyone who didn't want the complete 6-8 set from last year.

Wonder if it'll have any of Shout's bonus features, or any of the stuff that was missing from Shout's as well.

I'm very confident that we won't see Shout's extras on this one. Those extras would now be the only things enticing someone whom isn't necessarily wanting the other two films to buy the box set.

MAYBE the Unmasking The Horror EPK featurette could make an appearance, but I wouldn't count on the Creed music video coming back, either. If I had to guess, I'll assume that this will be a barebones UHD disc only, maybe a digital copy thrown in there, too, with the steelbook and the film being available on its own being the selling points.

Originally Posted by Alternity Orange

I wonder if the obsessive Halloween collector in me will let me skip this release. I already have the Scream UHD, still a steel book is enticing... Still hoping we get a version with the original score someday.

Honestly, I'm thinking the same thing. I've already got the SF set; logically, there's no reason for me to consider buying this, especially if my predictions concerning the extras are correct. But steelbook does sound appealing...

As far as a version of the movie with Ottman's score goes, I don't see it happening. If it were in the cards, it would've likely been on one of SF's releases by now. It's not a bad score, although I don't think it really fits the tone of the film (outside of the new orchestration of the original score, which is one of Ottman's skills). I do think that just placing the Scream score in there was also a mistake, though, so it's not really a great situation all around.

Ottman's score is available on disc, though, for anyone that wants to hear it (under the name "Portraits of Terror").

[Mikezilla3k]

Wonder if Paramount will release both cuts of Curse if they also do a separate release.

[LanceL]

Hmm, strange news.

[Trekkie313]

Originally Posted by Mikezilla3k

Wonder if Paramount will release both cuts of Curse if they also do a separate release.

I hope so, save me some money buying the boxset.

[jstxanothrxstory]

Originally Posted by Alternity Orange

I wonder if the obsessive Halloween collector in me will let me skip this release. I already have the Scream UHD, still a steel book is enticing... Still hoping we get a version with the original score someday.

I’m getting it. No shame lol.

[willo007]

I find this release so random, what’s next From Dusk Till Dawn 3 4K SteelBook?

[Jay Mammoth]

Originally Posted by willo007

I find this release so random, what’s next From Dusk Till Dawn 3 4K SteelBook?

Are you comparing From Dusk Till Dawn 3 with one of the best sequels from the biggest slasher franchise ever? Lol

[Mikezilla3k]

Originally Posted by Jay Mammoth

Are you comparing From Dusk Till Dawn 3 with one of the best sequels from the biggest slasher franchise ever? Lol

No, we're comparing it to a bland ass Scream wannabe that's overrated too much by nostalgia goggles wearers.

[Rayjg]

Originally Posted by willo007

I find this release so random, what’s next From Dusk Till Dawn 3 4K SteelBook?

Don’t get my hopes up. Michael Parks ****ing owns that film.

[Jay Mammoth]

Originally Posted by Mikezilla3k

No, we're comparing it to a bland ass Scream wannabe that's overrated too much by nostalgia goggles wearers.

Call it what you want, but it’s one of the best sequels. Saved it from straight to video after the trash that was 5 and 6.

[DR Herbert West]

Originally Posted by willo007

I find this release so random, what’s next From Dusk Till Dawn 3 4K SteelBook?

I wish.

[yukito]

Originally Posted by Jay Mammoth

Call it what you want, but it’s one of the best sequels. Saved it from straight to video after the trash that was 5 and 6.

I'm with you.
This shall be mine.

[dtower182]

Originally Posted by Jay Mammoth

Call it what you want, but it’s one of the best sequels. Saved it from straight to video after the trash that was 5 and 6.

Yeah I think so too. I really like this one.

[bobbyh64]

I like H20 a lot, but it has the worst Myers in the franchise. If they had used the dude that played Myers during the climax of the theatrical cut of H6 and kept using the H6-style mask as seen in the opening scene of H20, it would’ve been so much better.

[LanceL]

The Shape looked like Chucky in some scenes. It was weird. I remember being very depressed when the ending happened. Then Resurrection came out and I was elated. Now? I'd rather watch Ends. I'm weird, I know.

[mad_max2000]

I personally like Chris Durand as the shape. Pre-James Jude Courtney, I like Durand and Don Shanks the most (the best of course is still Nick Castle). However, the mask/s is/are easily the worst in the series for me. Worse than the masks in 4 & 5. The repurposed H6 mask is the best of the lot in H20 but it's only in that one brief shot so it fails to leave much of an impression.

[Vixen of the Night]

Originally Posted by MTRodaba2468

As far as a version of the movie with Ottman's score goes, I don't see it happening. If it were in the cards, it would've likely been on one of SF's releases by now. It's not a bad score, although I don't think it really fits the tone of the film (outside of the new orchestration of the original score, which is one of Ottman's skills). I do think that just placing the Scream score in there was also a mistake, though, so it's not really a great situation all around.

Ottman's score is available on disc, though, for anyone that wants to hear it (under the name "Portraits of Terror").

Thanks to your comment. I listened to Ottman's score last night on Youtube. And I wasn't a fan. It largely put me to sleep. The "Face to Face" track had some intense moments that worked, but otherwise it was really dull(beautiful classical music, just dull in terms of a horror score) and I can't see it fitting in the movie completely. The Scream score isn't great either, but I guess gets the job done with a quick cheap fix than redoing the score completely. Something that experiments(in a good way) with the original Carpenter score would've been better. Since it's all about that score, much like the Friday the 13th series, it's iconic and just making new variations of it with various instruments is all that's really needed in my opinion. Alan Howarth did a great job with that with his renditions on the sequels.

[jess1581]

Originally Posted by LanceL

The Shape looked like Chucky in some scenes. It was weird. I remember being very depressed when the ending happened. Then Resurrection came out and I was elated. Now? I'd rather watch Ends. I'm weird, I know.

I thoroughly enjoy watching Ends, because I finally get a concrete "curtains" moment for Michael Myers. No paramedic nonsense can bring him back from beef jerky.

Not that it'll ever happen for the bean counters and execs and whoever, but after 45 years, they need to let it go.

[Alternity Orange]

Originally Posted by MTRodaba2468

Honestly, I'm thinking the same thing. I've already got the SF set; logically, there's no reason for me to consider buying this, especially if my predictions concerning the extras are correct. But steelbook does sound appealing...

As far as a version of the movie with Ottman's score goes, I don't see it happening. If it were in the cards, it would've likely been on one of SF's releases by now. It's not a bad score, although I don't think it really fits the tone of the film (outside of the new orchestration of the original score, which is one of Ottman's skills). I do think that just placing the Scream score in there was also a mistake, though, so it's not really a great situation all around.

Ottman's score is available on disc, though, for anyone that wants to hear it (under the name "Portraits of Terror").

I have the CD and listen to it fairly regularly. I really like the score because it's so different. I do understand what they were thinking when they changed it but the Scream/Mimic compilation just has such a mind numbing "sameness" about it it hurts the movie in my opinion. Maybe if they had the time to entirely redo it with an original score like they wanted to I'd think different. But of the two I prefer Ottman's. But I do agree there's little chance of it ever happening.

[bobbyh64]

Originally Posted by mad_max2000

I personally like Chris Durand as the shape. Pre-James Jude Courtney, I like Durand and Don Shanks the most (the best of course is still Nick Castle). However, the mask/s is/are easily the worst in the series for me. Worse than the masks in 4 & 5. The repurposed H6 mask is the best of the lot in H20 but it's only in that one brief shot so it fails to leave much of an impression.

I believe the H6-style mask was used for all the shots of Michael in the opening pre-credits scene, but you really only get a good look at it when he slices Marion's neck, so it definitely doesn't leave much of an impression. It would've improved the movie drastically if that mask was used for the entirety of the shoot.

But even so, I still can't take the Shape seriously in H20. To me he's the least intimidating and least menacing Michael Myers in the whole series. He should've been told to study the movements of Nick Castle and/or Dick Warlock. I mean, how can anyone take this seriously?