MGM Press Release: The Amityville Horror & Carrie (Blu-ray)

Ronald Epstein · 08-08-2008, 02:49 PM

THE ORIGINAL INFAMOUS SCREAM QUEEN AND
A NOTORIOUS HAUNTED HOUSE REEP MAYHEM IN HIGH-DEF

CARRIE &
THE AMITYVILLE HORROR

The Horrifying Classics Debut On Blu-ray Disc October 7th
>From MGM Home Entertainment

LOS ANGELES, CA – Just in time for a Halloween fright night, MGM Home Entertainment unleashes two bone-chilling horror classics on Blu-ray Disc (BD) October 7.

Based on Stephen King’s first published novel and directed by Brian DePalma (The Black Dahlia), CARRIE (1976) is a pulse-pounding thriller starring Sissy Spacek (In the Bedroom) and Piper Laurie (Twin Peaks) in their Oscar®-nominated performances. Carrie White (Spacek) is a teenage outcast, who upon learning she has telekinesis, seeks revenge on her high-school classmates and wreaks havoc during prom. CARRIE BD will be available for the suggested retail price of $39.98 U.S./$49.98 Canada, prebook is September 10.

Revisit one of the most infamous haunted house stories of all time with the horrifying BD release of THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (1979) starring James Brolin (Catch Me If You Can), Margot Kidder (Superman) and Oscar® winner* Rod Steiger (In The Heat Of The Night). From the best-selling novel by Jay Anson, Brolin and Kidder play George and Kathy Lutz, a couple who discover that their new Long Island dream home is possessed by demonic spirits. As walls begin to drip blood and satanic forces threaten to destroy them, the Lutz family must try to escape with their lives before it is too late. THE AMITYVILLE HORROR BD will be available for the suggested retail price of $39.98 U.S./$49.98 Canada, prebook is September 10.

THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (1979) BD will be presented on 25GB disc in widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) with English 5.1 Dolby Surround Audio plus English, Spanish and French subtitles.

CARRIE (1976) BD will be presented will be presented on 25GB disc in in widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) with English 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio plus English, Spanish and French subtitles.

The Amityville Horror (1979)
BD Price: $39.98 U.S./$49.98 Canada
Pre-book Date: September 10, 2008
Street Date: October 7, 2008
Rating: R
Catalog Number: M109209
Runtime: 117 mins.
Screen Format: Widescreen
Audio Features: 5.1 English, Spanish and French Dolby Surround
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Closed Captioned: Yes

Carrie (1976)
BD Price: $39.98 U.S./$49.98 Canada
Pre-book Date: September 10, 2008
Street Date: October 7, 2008
Rating: R
Catalog Number: M112348
Runtime: 98 mins.
Screen Format: Widescreen
Audio Features: English 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio, French 5.1 Dolby Digital
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Closed Captioned: Yes

Travis Brashear · 08-08-2008, 02:55 PM

Fox is out of their ever-lovin' minds if they think they're gonna leave off all the SD DVD's extras for CARRIE and try to sell it for $40; please tell me this is just another one of those half-assed press releases...

MatthewA · 08-08-2008, 03:27 PM

Can't MGM just die already so a real studio can inherit their catalog and treat it with the respect it deserves? If any more featureless BDs of movies I bought on DVD with oodles of extras for $10, they will be out of business in the next five years.

Mark Cappelletty · 08-08-2008, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by MatthewA

Can't MGM just die already so a real studio can inherit their catalog and treat it with the respect it deserves? If any more featureless BDs of movies I bought on DVD with oodles of extras for $10, they will be out of business in the next five years.

Don't blame MGM. Blame Fox, who's in control of their home-video catalog.

MatthewA · 08-08-2008, 06:03 PM

But Fox is now starting to put extras on their non-MGM BD titles. Does Fox have any input regarding MGM's output?

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Jim_K · 08-09-2008, 10:57 AM

Too bad about Carrie. I thought MGM turned a corner with the upcoming Bond releases (loaded extras and lower MSRP).

I guess not.

MattFini · 08-09-2008, 11:01 AM

I was excited to get these releases and never stopped to think that the extras wouldn't be included.

But they're not and I certainly won't purchase either title.

Fox/MGM really need to wake up on this issue. I did buy their RoboCop Blu-Ray during one of the bogos, but I will not be purchasing any of their barebones titles from here on out. Not when the SD counterparts have some solid extra features.

Dave Moritz · 10-10-2008, 01:52 PM

Just picked up Amityville Horror today and can not wait to view and see how the video looks. And I am not sure how much anyone else has picked up this title up for, but I picked it up for $9.99. Is that a good price? I picked it up because it was stickered at $9.99 and it ended up ringing up at $29.99 at the register. But they ended up refunding me the difference as soon as I brought up the difference in price, I am willing to bet that the tag was wrong and they got out there after I left and updated the price tag.

Brandon Conway · 10-10-2008, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MatthewA

But Fox is now starting to put extras on their non-MGM BD titles. Does Fox have any input regarding MGM's output?

No. MGM is autonomous. Fox simply distributes.

Though, from the look of Bond and Spinal Tap, MGM has gotten the message.

Dave Mack · 10-10-2008, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave Moritz

Just picked up Amityville Horror today and can not wait to view and see how the video looks. And I am not sure how much anyone else has picked up this title up for, but I picked it up for $9.99. Is that a good price? I picked it up because it was stickered at $9.99 and it ended up ringing up at $29.99 at the register. But they ended up refunding me the difference as soon as I brought up the difference in price, I am willing to bet that the tag was wrong and they got out there after I left and updated the price tag.

Sounds indeed like a misprice. Let us know how it looks!