Bad Dreams / Visiting Hours - Scream Factory Double Feature Blu-ray 2014

[slimdude]

Originally Posted by willo007

I take pride in my collection, and I like some cases aswell, Steelbooks, and am not interested in saving space. And because I upgrated to Blu ray , now I have to live with either having a film as a single realese on DVD or a double feature, If those are my choises because some one other than me desides that, then I choose neither. Ill wait until some other company gets to re release it again, I specally liked Bad Dreams, It warrented a single release, better than Crawlspace? or a boy and his dog?. Just like Anchor Bay had the licensing prevepusly , then shout, then there will be another company. So, ill wait, use the money to import Steelbooks.

Bad Dreams, may never be released on blu-ray separately. So if you want the movie, you might as well get it now while it's available, and if not, you are going to miss out.

[goodstuff]

Never saw Bad Dreams and watched it last night. Pretty good and glad to add this to my 80's horror viewings. Jennifer Rubin was quite a looker! The BD is good as well with some decent extras.

[Corner Camping Noob]

I slept and missed out on the $16.xx price on Amazon

[Majin Blu]

Finally saw both of these last night for the first time and I got to say that I enjoyed 'Bad Dreams' way more than 'Visiting Hours'. Still liked both and it was money well spent.

[slimdude]

Originally Posted by Corner Camping Noob

I slept and missed out on the $16.xx price on Amazon

Family Video (online store) have it for $14.99, plus $1.99 for S/H, and including approximately $0.51 for tax, totaling $17.49. This is the cheapest price I could find right now. Their shipping & handling fee, is for any size order. So you'll save more on S/H, if you buy more than one item.

[Corner Camping Noob]

Originally Posted by slimdude

Family Video (online store) have it for $14.99, plus $1.99 for S/H, and including approximately $0.51 for tax, totaling $17.49. This is the cheapest price I could find right now.

Appreciate it! I will check that one out.

[JR Ewing]

Could anyone be so kind and confirm whether this is region locked or region free? Much obliged

[Cortiz]

Originally Posted by JR Ewing

Could anyone be so kind and confirm whether this is region locked or region free? Much obliged

Scream Factory = Region A locked.

[Sheriff Hobbes]

Originally Posted by NoirFan

This was a GREAT deal at $16.xx from Amazon - 2 films

And now for even $ 1 less. I took the chance.
I've seen Bad Dreams in the theater and have been a fan since then. Owned it on VHS and DVD before. Visiting Hours I've seen later on VHS. Good movie, but not as good as B.D.

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by slimdude

Family Video (online store) have it for $14.99, plus $1.99 for S/H, and including approximately $0.51 for tax, totaling $17.49. This is the cheapest price I could find right now. Their shipping & handling fee, is for any size order. So you'll save more on S/H, if you buy more than one item.

I foolishly chose UPS for a recent order thinking it would get to me faster. Maybe by a day or even 2 but it's still not worth what I paid extra ($8.99). Part of the reason I chose Mr. Brown was I thought Family Video was based in Illinois (I'm on the East Coast) so I assumed shipping time would be shortened somewhat but my package was sent from San Leandro, CA. Next time I'll go with the $1.99

[Mayormccheese85]

Its $12.99 now... That's so cheap! I wish I had waited lol

[Adcatalano]

Damn, I'll splurge for $12.99. Note to shout factory: do this on other titles once and a while and you'll get more of my money on fringe titles

[HuggyBear73]

Originally Posted by Adcatalano

Damn, I'll splurge for $12.99. Note to shout factory: do this on other titles once and a while and you'll get more of my money on fringe titles

Same here. I just ordered it.

[a clockwork orange]

can't beat 12.99. ordered

[chris_sc77]

is there a review for this set?

[jlk5844]

I ordered it late last night once I saw the low price. The opinion on which film is better seems to go back and forth. But both sound awesome! Hope this is a good blind buy.

[Goremeister100]

I prefer VISTING HOURS over BAD DREAMS which sucks imho. The ending leaves a lot to be desired. VISITING HOURS has a great performance by Michael Ironside. The story is a lot like HALLOWEEN 2 where a killer misses out on dispatching his prey and continues the hunt in a creepy empty hospital. Always liked this one.

As for the blu, I think VISITING HOURS looks great but BAD DREAMS looks like an upconvert.

[BluPat]

I got this off of ebay for $11.99 and Free S/H. Factory sealed. I've seen 'Visiting Hours' and liked it but have never seen 'Bad Dreams' but it sounds cool.

[The Great Owl]

I just finished watching Bad Dreams, and I am now going through the bonus features.

In all honesty, Visiting Hours is the main attraction of this Scream Factory Double Feature for me, but I do remember renting Bad Dreams during the late 1980s when it was first released on VHS at the video rental stores and being somewhat disturbed by the cult religion story elements.

The best way that I can describe Bad Dreams to prospective viewers is to say that it comes across as a mash-up of A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) and Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011). It's probably no coincidence, in fact, that the beautiful Jennifer Rubin, who played the drug-addicted babe in Dream Warriors, is featured in this film as the last survivor of a mass cult suicide who finds herself in a mental hospital surrounded by a diverse lot of patients. Dean Cameron, who plays a fellow patient, always puts a smile on my face, because I associate him with his character in Summer School (1987). Harris Yulin, who excelled as a shady character in the 1987 film, The Believers, is icily effective in this movie as well. Finally, Richard Lynch, who plays a cult leader, will be recognizable to anyone who watched a lot of television shows during the 1980s.

I'm always oddly fascinated by movies about religious cults and alternative ways of life here in America. Bad Dreams is not a masterpiece by any stretch, but it is an interesting film in so many ways because of its subject matter involving the struggles of someone who has been brainwashed by such a cult.

One particular plot development in this movie may draw comparisons to the real-life events of David Koresh, his Branch Davidian group, and the Waco, Texas siege back in 1993. I hope that nobody is offended by the movie, and I hope that the parallels do not prevent anyone from checking it out.

[The Great Owl]

I just finished watching Visiting Hours, and I enjoyed the experience of revisiting this flick for the first time in a couple of decades.

Michael Ironside's character is one of the most disturbing villains from the early-1980s slasher films, and his presence still packs a punch today. He is one evil guy, but the story makes it possible for us to relate to him in an offbeat way because of how the events in his life lead to him becoming the character in question.

Lee Grant is a great lead, and one of the best examples of a strong female character in a horror film. I've always thought that, in overall terms, the early 1980s slasher films were great at promoting women as strong characters who could fight to the end to overcome extreme situations, and Grant's anchorwoman is a front runner in this regard.

I had a big crush on Linda Purl (the nurse) when I saw this movie back in the day, and I still think that she's gorgeous. She gets a lot of screen time with some convincing interactions, and I cannot get enough of her during the film.

Visiting Hours drags during a few sequences, but it still maintains tension quite well even by today's standards.

The theatrical trailer for this movie has always been one of my faves.