Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990) (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder (1 Viewer)

[Ronald Epstein]

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[Tony J Case]

I thought Shout! had already released this? Was I seeing things?

 

[TravisR]

^ They released Psycho II and Psycho III but didn't do this one until now.


Henry Thomas is pretty good as young Norman Bates.

 

[AlexNH]

You've met Norman. Now meet Mother.

 

[Lord Dalek]

Wasn't this made for television in the cut-on-tape era? Do they have a proper hd master for it?

 

[TravisR]

Wasn't this made for television in the cut-on-tape era? Do they have a proper hd master for it?

I'm guessing/hoping that they must have an HD master now because if they were just saying "Who cares?" and releasing an upconvert, they'd have probably done that back in 2013 when they released Psycho II and III.

 

[AlexNH]

Shout! is pretty reliable in terms of A/V quality so I'm optimistic on this release.

 

[Ferdinand Hudson]

Wasn't this made for television in the cut-on-tape era? Do they have a proper hd master for it?

Shot and edited on 35mm. Psycho IV already got a BD release in Australia in March of this year courtesy of ViaVision (in a box set with the three previous installations as well as the remake) and you could expect the master given to SF to be the same. You can read the review of the Aussie BD here.

 

[AlexNH]

Are there any details on this? It's suppose to be out on the street in a month!!

 

[TravisR]

Are there any details on this? It's suppose to be out on the street in a month!!

Scream Factory has a panel at Comic Con on Friday night so maybe they'll announce the extras then? Assuming they can finalize all the deals, they plan to announce 10 titles coming the rest of this and next year.

 

[TravisR]

Are there any details on this? It's suppose to be out on the street in a month!!

Looks like they announced the special features today:

Bonus Features

• NEW Audio Commentary With Director Mick Garris, Actors Henry Thomas And Olivia Hussey
• NEW The Making Of Mother – An Interview With Make-up Effects Artist Tony Gardner
• Rare Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Director Mick Garris
• Photo Gallery Of Rare Photos From Mick Garris

https://www.shoutfactory.com/film/film-horror/psycho-iv-the-beginning

 

[AlexNH]

So it's likely the release will not be delayed as predicted earlier?

 

[TravisR]

So it's likely the release will not be delayed as predicted earlier?

It's still listed on Shout's site as coming on August 23 which is the same date as its always had.

 

[AlexNH]

Is anyone else disappointed in the lack of extras? I am. Let's hope the A/V is up to snuff.

 

[RJ992]

Is anyone else disappointed in the lack of extras? I am. Let's hope the A/V is up to snuff.

A commentary with Olivia Hussey is the only extra I need. Anything else is gravy.