Invaders from Mars (1986) (Scream Factory) (1 Viewer)

Konstantinos · Jul 26, 2014

Announced via twitter and facebook along with other titles:

We just announced the following upcoming Scream Factory blu-ray releases at our Comic Con panel this evening. Here's the exciting line-up!

1. The Dark Half
2. Monkey Shines
3. Candyman II: Farewell to the Flesh
4. Scarecrows
5. Phantom of the Opera
6. New Year’s Evil
7. Invaders from Mars
8. Dolls (Collector’s Edition)
9. Mad Max (Collector’s Edition)
10. Escape From New York (Collector’s Edition)

We have no details to report on this time other than that Dolls, The Dark Half and Monkey Shines are slated for November 2014 street dates and the rest will land in 2015.

We have more to reveal for 2015 so keep your eyes peeled here for updates throughout the Fall.

Mike2001 · Jul 26, 2014

Candyman, Candyman, Candyman...

FoxyMulder · Jul 26, 2014

The Candyman artwork is better than the UK, indeed some very nice cover artwork for these releases, shame that for Candyman it will probably be the same USA theatrical cut that we have in the UK and not the slightly longer edition that i own on VHS video, i know it isn't a lot longer but the additional gore makes a difference in this type of film, it gives the film slightly more of an edge.

Good to see The Dark Half, i like that film, atmospheric and a good music score, i hope the transfers good but since it's a nineties film you just never know what you will end up getting on blu ray, old dated transfer or new scan, i hope for the latter.

Jari K · Jul 26, 2014

Goddamn!! Thank you Scream!

Noach Kowalski · Jul 26, 2014

For the record, they are releasing a sequel to Candyman, not the original one.

FoxyMulder · Jul 26, 2014

Noach Kowalski said:
For the record, they are releasing a sequel to Candyman, not the original one.

That explains the different artwork, it was too small to read the writing. :lol:

Re-checked on IMDB, nope i was wrong, i think it's Columbia/Sony for Candyman in the USA, so a Twilight Time release. ?

Konstantinos · Jul 26, 2014

FoxyMulder said:
[...] indeed some very nice cover artwork for these releases[...]

By the way, i don't think these are the Bluray covers.
These are just the film posters.

edit: Edited first post with larger photo and more info on release dates!

FoxyMulder · Jul 26, 2014

Konstantinos said:
By the way, i don't think these are the Bluray covers.
These are just the film posters.

Lets hope they use some of them, i'm really hoping the transfer for The Dark Half is good, been waiting ages for that one.

Mike2001 · Jul 26, 2014

Noach Kowalski said:
For the record, they are releasing a sequel to Candyman, not the original one.

Is there a sad banana?

Konstantinos · Jul 26, 2014

FoxyMulder said:
Lets hope they use some of them, i'm really hoping the transfer for The Dark Half is good, been waiting ages for that one.

I haven't seen this but i remember something that had made huge impression on me (since film music is my field) when it was first released:
I was reading a film magazine at that time and the review for the soundtrack had 5 out of 5 stars, which was something rare..

Noach Kowalski · Jul 26, 2014

Mike2001 said:
Is there a sad banana?

I believe there is...haha.

Jari K · Jul 26, 2014

Also Mad Max and Escape from New York. Very interesting.

FoxyMulder · Jul 26, 2014

Konstantinos said:
I haven't seen this but i remember something that had made huge impression on me (since film music is my field) when it was first released:
I was reading a film magazine at that time and the review for the soundtrack had 5 out of 5 stars, which was something rare.

It's a very atmospheric music score.

John Sparks · Jul 26, 2014

Well, I have a soft heart for "Invaders from Mars"...Tobe Hooper signed my film poster. The SD from Anchor Bay has a very dark picture and runs at 102 min. The Midnite Movie version runs 99 min and the picture is much better looking.

IMDB says the run time is 100 min. and I've watched both and I can't find the discrepancy.

I hope they do a good job on this one film, then I can finally throw out the Anchor Bay coaster!

TravisR · Jul 26, 2014

Jari K said:
Also Mad Max and Escape from New York. Very interesting.

I'm not expecting Scream to add much more to Escape. I'd guess that they'll clean up the existing transfer and in terms of special features, they'll get Adrienne Barbeau for a new interview and maybe John Carpenter but the bulk of the bonus material will probably be a port of the stuff from the MGM disc.

Wasn't The Dark Half cut up pretty extensively before its release? Hopefully the deleted scenes will be on there.

FoxyMulder · Jul 26, 2014

TravisR said:
I'm not expecting Scream to add much more to Escape. I'd guess that they'll clean up the existing transfer and in terms of special features, they'll get Adrienne Barbeau for a new interview and maybe John Carpenter but the bulk of the bonus material will probably be a port of the stuff from the MGM disc.

Wasn't The Dark Half cut up pretty extensively before its release? Hopefully the deleted scenes will be on there.

I remember reading that Needful Things was cut up badly by the studio, don't recall The Dark Half being butchered.

Jari K · Jul 26, 2014

"I'm not expecting Scream to add much more to Escape."You're probably right. But they simply have to get all the old extras this time around!

New interviews with Carpenter and Russell would be great, though. Empire mag did the brief "re-union" story with them in this year:http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=36939

John Maher_289910 · Jul 26, 2014

I'd be WAY happier to be getting the original INVADERS FROM MARS.

John Sparks · Jul 26, 2014

John Maher_289910 said:
I'd be WAY happier to be getting the original INVADERS FROM MARS.

Isn't it owned by that psycho Wade Williams??? That's got to be the holy grail of sci-fis!

I'd love to have it in the original US edition and the European version...with all the extra footage, not some of it that was on the latest SD. This is the footage that was filmed a year later and is on the SD.

It's fun to wish...time is not on our side for some of us!!!

haineshisway · Jul 26, 2014

John Maher_289910 said:
I'd be WAY happier to be getting the original INVADERS FROM MARS.

Amen. I know people who were kids when they saw the remake LOVE that one because - well - they saw it when they were kids, but the original is the classic. We need it on Blu-ray, but only if it looks good

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