Severin Films Discussion Thread

[NoirFan]

These are the first horror BDs from them in what will be 18 months, so I wouldn't start compiling too many wish lists yet.

[Brett C]

I am still bummed out that The House That Dripped Blood never happened.

[pro-bassoonist]

Cover updates:



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[Seymour]

House on Straw Hill looks like it might be a sleazy good time, and Udo Kier is always an interesting actor.

Edit: But I read on IMDb that Kier is dubbed in this. Shame.

[Dickieduvet]

Both titles confirmed region free too via FB.

[HotRats]

Sold. Seven Corpses is not generally well thought of but I find it fun in a Scooby Doo kind of way and Straw Hill has always been censored in Britain. Linda Hayden disowned it, saying the final release bore no resemblance to the film she made

[reece]

Originally Posted by Brett C

I am still bummed out that The House That Dripped Blood never happened.

me too. I will buy anything and everything horror anthology released on blu ray, but all we have so far from the classic era is creepshow, tales that witness madness and tales from the crypt. Monster Club is coming from Scorpion though and that's one of the rarer ones!!! Hells yeah

[AKORIS]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

The Wild Geese I will get when it hits $7.99 since it is MPEG-2 and has lossy audio, but I will get Zulu Dawn when it hits $10 or less since they tried a little harder on that one.

Never seen those price points with titles from this company.......

[Brett C]

House on Straw Hill

Announced supplements include:
* Audio Commentary with director James Kenelm Clarke and producer Brian Smedley-Aston
* All-new interviews with director James Kenelm Clarke and star Linda Hayden
* Theatrical Trailer

[Brett C]

The House of Seven Corpses

* Exclusive Interview With Star John Carradine
* Audio Commentary With Associate Producer Gary Kent, Moderated By The Alamo Drafthouse's Lars Nilsen
* Theatrical Trailer

[NoirFan]

Originally Posted by AKORIS

Never seen those price points with titles from this company.......

Definitely not, boutique label discs almost never drop below $10.99 or so.

[BrentLW]

Originally Posted by AKORIS

Never seen those price points with titles from this company.......

Inglorious Bastards has been this price at best Buy for a while now. They even stock it in store for that price.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/The+Ingl...ards&lp=1&cp=1

[NoirFan]

Wow, that is cheap. I was just going by Amazon prices, you mean there are other stores out there?

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by BrentLW

Inglorious Bastards has been this price at best Buy for a while now. They even stock it in store for that price.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/The+Ingl...ards&lp=1&cp=1

It's also has lossy audio while using a rather an old master. If you're able to play Region B titles then the DE disc is the way to go.

[NoirFan]

House will be $15.69 plus shipping from Import CDs.

[Kriztoffer Swank]

Y'all need to give The Manson Family some love and attention, I'm tellin' ya. Roger Ebert even gave it a hesitant 3-star review! Looking forward to Severin's Blu-ray (hoping they do well on the encoding) and the included new short film from the director, Gator Green, both of which will be playing near me in a couple weeks so I should probably go see 'em.

[NoirFan]

If you pre-order House on Straw Hill directly from Severin here, you will receive a limited-edition (250 copies) replica of the original Expose VHS version. The release will also include a bonus DVD with the 'Ban the Sadist Videos' documentary, which is not limited edition.

[NoirFan]

House on Straw Hill limited edition Blu-ray.com listing

[NoirFan]

It's a big-box too!

[NoirFan]

It appears that Severin will be the company that releases Patrick. On their Facebook page, they shared a link to:

Interview with Mark 'Not Quite Hollywood' Hartley on his remake of PATRICK wherein the original Richard Franklin classic is also discussed... which will be hitting Blu sometime early next year.

And then below, in reference to someone asking for the Italian rip-off Patrick Still Lives, they said

Couple of problems with PSL in that there is an injunction on the film from the producer of the original Tony Ginnane, so we'd have to get his permission as well as the owners. The owners also happen to have a very unrealistic idea of what their movies are worth in today's market. We half-jokingly discussed with Tony the notion of putting it on the PATRICK disc as an easter egg. He has as much right to release it in the US as they do!

Why would they be talking to Franklin and/or making that joke about the Easter Egg if they themselves were not releasing the film? I was extremely impressed by Patrick when I watched it for the first time a few weeks ago, so this will be a must-buy for me. I guess I'll skip next month's Australian release then. Even the remake might be decent, as Hartley seems to have a solid respect for Ozploitation and a stylish approach to directing.