And certainly, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers Producers Cut looks really good, especially given its background. As for the rest of the films, none of them stand out as looking great – and Halloween: Resurrection arguably looks the worst (befitting the film?), but I feel like overall, the series looks fine given the age of the films and their original visual quality. That being the case, it’s not a surprise, nor is it a bad thing, that the transfers of those films are all the same as before, and the same goes for Rob Zombie’s Halloween and Halloween II (though more on that below). Slasher movies sure can be complicated, huh? The first Halloween film just got a terrific new Blu-ray last year, and II, III, 4 and 5 (yes, they jumped from roman numerals to numbers after a couple of sequels!) all had strong releases of their own in recent years. And where the seventh and eighth film exist in an alternate timeline from the fourth, fifth and sixth. This is a series where the third installment was a complete stand-alone film, set in a world where the original is just… a movie. I’ve seen some complain about the inclusion of the Rob Zombie remake films, but to me, it would be silly to not include them – and I say that as someone who really didn’t like either of them! But once you get into what’s a “real” Halloween movie or not, it can get ridiculous. But whichever you like best, all 10 Halloween films are here. While it’s safe to say the vast majority of Halloween fans would name the first film as the best, the sequels, remake and the sequel to the remake all have varying levels of popularity, with some installments particularly polarizing. What a long road it's been for The Shape. On the other hand, you have Busta Rhymes attacking Michael Myers with martial arts, screaming like Bruce Lee. On one hand, you have the John Carpenter original one of the greatest horror films ever. A Halloween collection puts one thing in perspective – this is a series with some amazing highs and lows. Add in various home video distributors and it always seemed too complicated to ever be resolved.īut thankfully, all involved managed to make things work with Anchor Bay (who had the home video rights to 1, 4 and 5) and Scream Factory (who’d previously released Blu-rays for II and III – yes, a lot of companies are involved!) partnering for this Blu-ray collection. As with those other films, the trouble had always been the multiple distributors involved in the series through the years – with the first, fourth and fifth Halloween films released independently, II and III released by Universal and every movie since the sixth (including the remake series) coming from Dimension Films – who in turn had gone from being part of Disney/Miramax to The Weinstein Company. collaborate on a Friday the 13th box set that finally included all of the films and Universal and MGM work things out to give us the first Chucky box set that actually had the first Child's Play film in it, horror fans have been given another long-awaited treat with Halloween: The Complete Collection. Anyone have a portable Blu-ray player? A year after we miraculously saw Paramount and Warner Bros. A ton of travel kept me from being able to watch all the new material until this week. Will include original mono audio that wasn’t included on the prior UHD release.Note: Apologies for this review going up a full month after this set was released. Features reversible wrap with original iconic theatrical art reflected. NEW limited-edition collectible & elevate rigid slipcover packaging with newly-commissioned art. NEW HD 4K transfer taken from the original camera negative, besting all prior UHD & Blu-ray releases. John Carpenter’s classic masterpiece experience in sheer terror receives the definitive physical release! The Blu-ray and 7" are housed in a lavish box case with new art by frequent Carpenter collaborator Chris Bilheimer. The 7" is on black white and orange splatter vinyl exclusively via Sacred Bones and on red yellow and orange splatter vinyl exclusively via Shout! Factory. The box set includes their new double-disc Blu-ray of the film and a 7" featuring versions of the main theme from the movie and Laurie’s Theme newly recorded by John Carpenter along with his collaborators Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies exclusive to this product. John Carpenter’s seminal masterpiece Halloween is the fourth release in the deluxe box set series of collaborations with our friends at Shout! Factory / Scream Factory!, joining Prince of Darkness, They Live and Big Trouble in Little China.
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