Blu-ray Review Fright Night (1985) Blu-ray Review (1 Viewer)

[Todd Erwin]

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Fright Night (1985) Blu-ray Review

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[Johnny Angell]

I have the UK release, which I haven’t watched yet. I saw all the extras on this set and checked out the back label on mine. Looks like it has most, but not all of the extras on this set. The UK set has the full length documentary and others, but apparently, not the two commentaries. Damn. I don’t really want to spend another $28 or so just for those. The same transfer is on both sets so I’ll settle for this one.

 

[JQuintana]

Classic 80s. Really enjoyed it when it came out. May rent it to see if it holds up.

 

[Todd Erwin]

I have the UK release, which I haven’t watched yet. I saw all the extras on this set and checked out the back label on mine. Looks like it has most, but not all of the extras on this set. The UK set has the full length documentary and others, but apparently, not the two commentaries. Damn. I don’t really want to spend another $28 or so just for those. The same transfer is on both sets so I’ll settle for this one.

The commentaries were produced by Icons of Fright back in 2011, independent of any disc release, and are still available for free download on their site in mp3 format.

 

[Brent Reid]

Here are both of the Icons of Fright commentaries and though the latest Sony hasn't been added just yet, here's DVDCompare's comparison of half a dozen other BDs.

 

[Johnny Angell]

Here are both of the Icons of Fright commentaries and though the latest Sony hasn't been added just yet, here's DVDCompare's comparison of half a dozen other BDs.

Thank you for the link.

 

[Chelsearicky]

Classic 80s. Really enjoyed it when it came out. May rent it to see if it holds up.

I can no longer find it for sale anywhere, let alone rent! Does anyone know where this blu ray went?

 

[Todd Erwin]

I can no longer find it for sale anywhere, let alone rent! Does anyone know where this blu ray went?

As I noted in my review:

The disc is currently sold-out at both Amazon and Best Buy, but be patient, as many of Sony’s more recent MOD releases have eventually become available again very shortly.

 

[David Norman]

I can no longer find it for sale anywhere, let alone rent! Does anyone know where this blu ray went?

Like most of these MOD items, the 1st pressing sells out quickly and then usually there's a couple week wait for the next wave. Since they are pressed in small batches it seems they try to anticipate by the preorders how many to make for the 1st week sales and extremely often the item goes Backordered quickly. I would anticipate within the next 2 weeks it will return to most of the retail sites.

A couple of the independent stores have it. Bullmoose has a few stores listing it in stock if you happen to be in (or know someone near), but no shipping. The same appears for Zia Records, but only a couple of stores list it in stock.

This site seems like it may be the retail arm of Allied Vaughn and says it's in stock though full price. 1.99 1st item + 0.50 ea added in the US and it appears $2.99 International for the 1st item and $1 ea added item
https://www.moviezyng.com/043396546332.aspx

Listed in stock here, but my recollection is these guys often list OOS or even OOP items as available
https://www.oldies.com/product-view/4338KD.html

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[Chelsearicky]

Like most of these MOD items, the 1st pressing sells out quickly and then usually there's a couple week wait for the next wave. Since they are pressed in small batches it seems they try to anticipate by the preorders how many to make for the 1st week sales and extremely often the item goes Backordered quickly. I would anticipate within the next 2 weeks it will return to most of the retail sites.

A couple of the independent stores have it. Bullmoose has a few stores listing it in stock if you happen to be in (or know someone near), but no shipping. The same appears for Zia Records, but only a couple of stores list it in stock.

This site seems like it may be the retail arm of Allied Vaughn and says it's in stock though full price. 1.99 1st item + 0.50 ea added in the US and it appears $2.99 International for the 1st item and $1 ea added item
https://www.moviezyng.com/043396546332.aspx

Listed in stock here, but my recollection is these guys often list OOS or even OOP items as available
https://www.oldies.com/product-view/4338KD.html

I

Thank you

 

[Chelsearicky]

Like most of these MOD items, the 1st pressing sells out quickly and then usually there's a couple week wait for the next wave. Since they are pressed in small batches it seems they try to anticipate by the preorders how many to make for the 1st week sales and extremely often the item goes Backordered quickly. I would anticipate within the next 2 weeks it will return to most of the retail sites.

A couple of the independent stores have it. Bullmoose has a few stores listing it in stock if you happen to be in (or know someone near), but no shipping. The same appears for Zia Records, but only a couple of stores list it in stock.

This site seems like it may be the retail arm of Allied Vaughn and says it's in stock though full price. 1.99 1st item + 0.50 ea added in the US and it appears $2.99 International for the 1st item and $1 ea added item
https://www.moviezyng.com/043396546332.aspx

Listed in stock here, but my recollection is these guys often list OOS or even OOP items as available
https://www.oldies.com/product-view/4338KD.html

I

Thank you

 

[dpippel]

Diabolik has it in stock as well:

https://www.diabolikdvd.com/product/fright-night-us-release-blu-ray/

 

[David Norman]

Diabolik has it in stock as well:

https://www.diabolikdvd.com/product/fright-night-us-release-blu-ray/

Appears backordered - More Coming Soon - and several folks at Bluray.com are waiting for orders placed last week.

Still nobody with a particularly good shipped price.

 

[dpippel]

Dang!

 

[David Norman]

Honestly I would expect re-stocks this week at several sites. It seems about 2 weeks is fairly common to see these MOD re-appear.

 

[haineshisway]

I'm ever so curious why the people here who LOVE this movie weren't amongst the, I don't know, eight THOUSAND people who got the two pressings of the Twilight Time Blu-ray or even the UK version. I don't get it, frankly, but then there's so much that I don't get

 

[dpippel]

Er, perhaps because there are more than 8,000 people who love this movie? Just a suggestion.

 

[Malcolm R]

Plus many of the prior copies were purchased by speculating resellers, many of whom then charged exhorbitent prices that some fans likely did not want to pay, or were not able to.

But, yes, it's always been a popular catalog title and I'm amazed that Sony never put it out on blu-ray themselves before now.

Now if we can get the 1988 sequel at some point. One would think given the popularity of the original film, someone would be interested in releasing the sequel in a decent home video edition. To date, I believe its only domestic releases were on a low-quality EP VHS tape, and a full-screen DVD that was practically of unwatchable quality.

 

[dpippel]

It's available in OAR on YouTube, and looks pretty good, even though the it doesn't look quite 1080p:

 

[Randy Korstick]

I'm ever so curious why the people here who LOVE this movie weren't amongst the, I don't know, eight THOUSAND people who got the two pressings of the Twilight Time Blu-ray or even the UK version. I don't get it, frankly, but then there's so much that I don't get

I would have but they sold out so fast I wasn't able to get one in time. So I'm happy this is being released again.