The Trigger Effect (1996) / Body Count (1998) - June 4, 2019 - Blu-ray Forum

Akijama · 03-26-2019, 04:03 PM

https://www.millcreekent.com/trigger...e-blu-ray.html

Member-222782 · 03-26-2019, 04:14 PM

Is Trigger Effect the film about chaos erupting during a blackout? I remember really enjoying that one.

critterdvd · 03-26-2019, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Cinema84

Is Trigger Effect the film about chaos erupting during a blackout? I remember really enjoying that one.

It is! I remember watching it years ago on Cinemax in the middle of the night and it taking years for me to find it again. This will be a great budget disc to add to the collection

Member-222782 · 03-26-2019, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by critterdvd

It is! I remember watching it years ago on Cinemax in the middle of the night and it taking years for me to find it again. This will be a great budget disc to add to the collection

Awesome! This movie is so good

dickdarlington · 03-26-2019, 05:52 PM

Is this the first time Universal titles are coming out via Mill Creek?

slasherdisc · 03-26-2019, 06:01 PM

The Trigger Effect deserves better. A double feature on one disc from Mill Creek?
Fuhgeddaboudit!

trip66 · 03-27-2019, 12:00 PM

While I'm sad The Trigger Effect is on a double feature disc, its still one of the last dvds that I own.

Its not a perfect movie, there are definitely leaps of logic by the characters, but its still a unique story that may actually be more relevant today than back in 1996. Aside from all the other comforts that run on electricity we enjoy, can you imagine a weeks long power outage that cripples the internet and the ability to charge your phones?

David Keopp is kind of an underrated screenwriter and part time director, and this may be his most underrated work.
Also, this has one of James Newton Howard's best scores!

PrestigeWorldwide · 03-27-2019, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by trip66

Aside from all the other comforts that run on electricity we enjoy, can you imagine a weeks long power outage that cripples the internet and the ability to charge your phones?
!

That's a good case for keeping a landline in addition to a cell phone. When hurricane Ike hit Houston in 2008, many people were without power for weeks. At the time, I still had a landline and was using it heavily. Most cell phone calls wouldn't go through for a few days after the hurricane. I got rid of my land line in 2013 since the cost of it kept creeping up and I was tired of paying for it. Now I'm re-thinking that. It's probably a good idea to pay for a landline at least during hurricane season.

I enjoyed the Trigger Effect when it first came out. Will definitely get it on blu-ray. I don't think I owned it on DVD, maybe VHS.

Bear8130 · 03-27-2019, 04:15 PM

I LOVE The Trigger Effect, the movie is underrated & Elisabeth Shue is my hall pass!

Monterey Jack · 03-27-2019, 05:31 PM

EliSabeth Shue.

Michael24 · 03-27-2019, 05:59 PM

Never heard of the other film but The Trigger Effect was a solid little flick.

dullboy · 03-27-2019, 08:05 PM

I have a soft spot for Trigger Effect because the opening scene with the tracking shot into the movie theater is the where I held my first job, The Hollywood Galaxy. The place is a gym now, I think. Nice to have a record of how it looked. The outside was also seen in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (movie).

Dortmunder · 03-28-2019, 11:08 PM

Excellent news.

"The Trigger Effect" is an excellent movie, the kind that 'they' just won't make any more. í saw it in a San Francisco cinema, on my first ever trip to North America.
Chosen at random, and swiftly, to get into the dark to avoid burgeoning sunstroke. From the opening tense scenes in an American movie 'theater' (seeing it in my first ever American movie 'theater') the film was a thrilling little head twister. Beautiful 'movie' cinematography by Newton Thomas Sigel (note ~ if you don't like 'blue' nights, avoid this picture!)
It entertains, grips and makes you think ~ what more can you ask?
And it made me forget that my face was melting off at the time.
í haven't seen it in a while, but í would imagine that it would be just as thought-provoking now, despite, or even because of, all the technical changes in society since the Mid-90s.
í downloaded an HD copy a few years back that didn't look too shabby, but doubtful that it will be a new scan or the like, given the provenance of this release.

Trivia ~ Andrew Kevin Walker (scriptwriter of "SE7EN") has a creepy cameo as Ball Bouncer...

mredman · 06-24-2019, 07:39 PM

will this be up on amazon ?

marblearch · 07-08-2019, 07:23 PM

Disc is not locked. Plays on my region B. Picture quality is not great on Trigger Effect but Body Count looks good.

Nitroes · 08-11-2025, 08:28 AM

This is getting a release in Germany at the end of the year https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?p=23382630

Mill Creek:

Reviewed by Martin Liebman https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-T...246140/#Review

The Mill Creek release is an abomination. It actually looks taped-based sometimes. Yes, it's better than DVD. Just.

03-26-2019, 04:03 PM	#1
Akijama Banned Top contributor Member since:Oct 2011	The Trigger Effect (1996) / Body Count (1998) - June 4, 2019 https://www.millcreekent.com/trigger...e-blu-ray.html

03-27-2019, 04:15 PM	#9
Bear8130 Member Member since:Jan 2012 Location:Ohio 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:964 DVD collection:55 iTunes collection:11	I LOVE The Trigger Effect, the movie is underrated & Elisabeth Shue is my hall pass! Last edited by Bear8130; 04-09-2019 at 08:43 PM.

08-11-2025, 08:28 AM	#16
Nitroes Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Apr 2022 Location:Great Britain Blu-ray reviews:1	NEW release This is getting a release in Germany at the end of the year https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?p=23382630 Mill Creek: Reviewed by Martin Liebman https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-T...246140/#Review The Mill Creek release is an abomination. It actually looks taped-based sometimes. Yes, it's better than DVD. Just.

03-26-2019, 04:14 PM	#2
Member-222782 Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Jun 2012 4K collection:645 Blu-ray collection:4556 DVD collection:474 Trading Score:140	Is Trigger Effect the film about chaos erupting during a blackout? I remember really enjoying that one.

03-26-2019, 05:52 PM	#5
dickdarlington Power Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Las Vegas, NV 4K collection:580 Blu-ray collection:1085 MA collection:1234	Is this the first time Universal titles are coming out via Mill Creek?

03-26-2019, 06:01 PM	#6
slasherdisc Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Apr 2011 Location:New Jersey 4K collection:186 Blu-ray collection:417 Trading Score:69	The Trigger Effect deserves better. A double feature on one disc from Mill Creek? Fuhgeddaboudit!

03-27-2019, 12:00 PM	#7
trip66 Senior Member Member since:Oct 2010 Location:Philadelphia 4K collection:276 Blu-ray collection:878 DVD collection:23 Trading Score:2	While I'm sad The Trigger Effect is on a double feature disc, its still one of the last dvds that I own. Its not a perfect movie, there are definitely leaps of logic by the characters, but its still a unique story that may actually be more relevant today than back in 1996. Aside from all the other comforts that run on electricity we enjoy, can you imagine a weeks long power outage that cripples the internet and the ability to charge your phones? David Keopp is kind of an underrated screenwriter and part time director, and this may be his most underrated work. Also, this has one of James Newton Howard's best scores!

03-27-2019, 05:31 PM	#10
Monterey Jack Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Oct 2011 Trading Score:709	EliSabeth Shue.

03-27-2019, 05:59 PM	#11
Michael24 Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Location:California 4K collection:11 Blu-ray collection:552 DVD collection:164 Trading Score:2	Never heard of the other film but The Trigger Effect was a solid little flick.

03-27-2019, 08:05 PM	#12
dullboy Special Member Member since:Oct 2009 Trading Score:46	I have a soft spot for Trigger Effect because the opening scene with the tracking shot into the movie theater is the where I held my first job, The Hollywood Galaxy. The place is a gym now, I think. Nice to have a record of how it looked. The outside was also seen in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (movie).

03-28-2019, 11:08 PM	#13
Dortmunder Active Member Member since:Feb 2012 Blu-ray reviews:1	Excellent news. "The Trigger Effect" is an excellent movie, the kind that 'they' just won't make any more. í saw it in a San Francisco cinema, on my first ever trip to North America. Chosen at random, and swiftly, to get into the dark to avoid burgeoning sunstroke. From the opening tense scenes in an American movie 'theater' (seeing it in my first ever American movie 'theater') the film was a thrilling little head twister. Beautiful 'movie' cinematography by Newton Thomas Sigel (note ~ if you don't like 'blue' nights, avoid this picture!) It entertains, grips and makes you think ~ what more can you ask? And it made me forget that my face was melting off at the time. í haven't seen it in a while, but í would imagine that it would be just as thought-provoking now, despite, or even because of, all the technical changes in society since the Mid-90s. í downloaded an HD copy a few years back that didn't look too shabby, but doubtful that it will be a new scan or the like, given the provenance of this release. Trivia ~ Andrew Kevin Walker (scriptwriter of "SE7EN") has a creepy cameo as Ball Bouncer...

06-24-2019, 07:39 PM	#14
mredman Banned Member since:Jun 2008 Blu-ray collection:13 Blu-ray reviews:7	will this be up on amazon ?

07-08-2019, 07:23 PM	#15
marblearch Senior Member Member since:Jul 2010 Blu-ray reviews:35	Disc is not locked. Plays on my region B. Picture quality is not great on Trigger Effect but Body Count looks good.

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