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With Halloween upon us, I decided to make a "Rate My" topic on our Horror/Halloween Collection (Horror Comedies and Documentaries can be included). I'll go first:

Horror:

DVD:
-John Carpenter's Halloween (THX release)
-John Carpenter's Halloween Extended TV Edition
-John Carpenter's Halloween 25th Anniversary Edition
-Halloween II (1981) Collector's Edition
-Halloween III: Season Of The Witch Collector's Edition
-Halloween 4: The Return Of Michael Myers Divimax Special Edition
-Halloween 5: The Revenge Of Michael Myers Divimax Special Edition
-Halloween: The Curse Of Michael Myers (Dimension release)
-Halloween: The Curse Of Michael Myers (Echo Bridge/Miramax release)
-Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (Dimension release)
-Halloween: Resurrection (Dimension release)
-Halloween: 25 Years Of Terror
-Friday The 13th (1980) Unrated Deluxe Edition
-Friday The 13th Part 2 Deluxe Edition
-Friday The 13th Part 3 Deluxe Edition
-Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter Deluxe Edition
-Friday The 13th Part V: A New Beginning Deluxe Edition
-Friday The 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
-Friday The 13th Part VII: The New Blood Deluxe Edition
-Friday The 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan Deluxe Edition
-Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday
-Jason X
-Friday The 13th (2009) (Theatrical Version)
-Friday The 13th (2009) (Killer Cut)
-Friday The 13th: From Crystal Lake To Manhattan Ultimate Edition DVD Collection
-His Name Was Jason: 30 Years Of Friday The 13th
-Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
-A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984) 2-Disc Infinifilm Edition
-A Nightmare On Elm Street Collection
-A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010) (Blockbuster Rental Version. Planning to replace that)
-Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy 2-Disc Collector's Edition
-Freddy Vs. Jason
-The Evil Dead (1998 Anchor Bay release)
-The Evil Dead Special Collector's Edition
-The Evil Dead (THX release)
-The Evil Dead Book Of The Dead Edition (Blockbuster Rental Cover Version)
-The Evil Dead Ultimate Edition
-Evil Dead 2 (1998 Anchor Bay release)
-Evil Dead 2 (THX release)
-Evil Dead 2 Book Of The Dead Edition
-Army Of Darkness (1998 release)
-Army Of Darkness (1999 Anchor Bay/Universal release)
-Army Of Darkness Screwhead Edition
-Army Of Darkness (Director's Cut) (R3 MGM Hong Kong release)
-Evil Dead
-Ash Vs. Evil Dead The Complete 1st Season
-My Name Is Bruce
-Terror Toons
-Terror Toons 2
-Killer Klowns From Outer Space
-Beetlejuice 20th Anniversary Edition
-The Shining 2-Disc Special Edition
-Phantasm Special Edition
-Phantasm (Anchor Bay release)
-Phantasm Remastered
-Phantasm II
-Phantasm II Collector's Edition
-Phantasm III: Lord Of The Dead
-Phantasm: OblIVion (MGM release)
-Phantasm: OblIVion (Anchor Bay release)
-Phantasm: RaVager
-Phantasm Collection (UK set)
-Phantasm Collection (Japanese set)
-Child's Play Chucky's 20th Birthday Edition
-Child's Play 2
-Child's Play 3
-Bride Of Chucky
-Seed of Chucky (R-Rated Version)
-Seed Of Chucky (Unrated)
-Curse of Chucky
-Psycho Universal Legacy 2-Disc Special Edition
-Psycho II Collector's Edition
-Psycho III Collector's Edition
-Psycho II/Psycho III/Psycho IV: The Beginning Triple Pack
-Psycho (1998)
-The Psycho Legacy
-The Bird With The Crystal Plumage 2-Disc Special Edition
-Cat 'O Nine Tails (Blue Underground release)
-Four Flies On Grey Velvet
-Suspiria 2-Disc Special Edition (Blue Underground release)
-Inferno Special Edition
-Mother Of Tears
-Dario Argento Collection 5-Disc Set
-Tenebre (Synapse release)
-Deep Red Director's Cut
-Deep Red Uncensored English Version
-Opera (2-Disc Anchor Bay release)
-Dario Argento's Phantom Of The Opera
-George A. Romero's Night Of The Living Dead Millenium Edition
-George A. Romero's Night Of The Living Dead 30th Anniversary Edition
-George A. Romero's Night Of The Living Dead (Legend Films release)
-George A. Romero's Night Of The Living Dead 40th Anniversary Edition
-George A. Romero's Dawn Of The Dead Ultimate Edition
-George A. Romero's Day Of The Dead 2-Disc Special Edition
-George A. Romero's Land Of The Dead Unrated Edition
-George A. Romero's Diary Of The Dead
-George A. Romero's Survival Of The Dead 2-Disc Ultimate Undead Edition
-The Return Of The Living Dead (2002 release)
-The Return Of The Living Dead Collector's Edition
-Return Of The Living Dead Part II
-Return Of The Living Dead 3
-Return Of The Living Dead: Necropolis
-Zombi 2 25th Anniversary Edition
-Zombie 2-Disc Ultimate Edition
-Day of the Dead 2: Contagium
-Hell Of The Living Dead (Blue Underground release)
-Dead Alive
-Night Of The Creeps
-Zombieland
-Night Of The Living Dead (1990)
-Dawn Of The Dead (2004) (Theatrical Version)
-Dawn Of The Dead (2004) (Unrated Cut)
-Day Of The Dead (2008)
-City Of The Living Dead Special Edition
-The Dead Pit 2-Disc Collector's Edition
-House Of The Dead
-Children Of The Living Dead
-Autopsy Of The Dead
-More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
-Freaked
-Bad Taste Limited Edition
-The Frighteners (Theatrical Version)
-The Frighteners Peter Jackson's Director's Cut
-The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 2-Disc Ultimate Edition
-The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 40th Anniversary Edition
-The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 Gruesome Edition
-Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
-Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation
-The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) 2-Disc Platinum Edition
-The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (Unrated Edition)
-Texas Chainsaw
-The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: A Family Portrait Revisited
-Piranha Special Edition
-Piranha II: The Spawning
-Piranha (2010)
-Ghostbusters Collector's Series
-Ghostbusters II (1999 release)
-Ghostbusters/Ghostbusters II Double Feature Gift Set
-Mars Attacks
-The Puppet Monster Massacre
-Rob Zombie Presents: The Haunted World Of El Superbeasto
-Hellraiser 20th Anniversary Edition
-Hellbound: Hellraiser II 20th Anniversary Edition
-Hellraiser III: Hell On Earth (Paramout release)
-Hellraiser: Bloodline (Dimension release)
-Hellraiser: Inferno (Dimension release)
-Hellraiser: Hellseeker (Dimension release)
-Hellraiser: Deader (Dimension release)
-Hellraiser: Hellworld (Dimension release)
-Hellraiser: Revelations
-Dolls
-The Puppet Master The DVD Collection Remastered Edition
-Puppet Master Collector's Trunk
-Puppet Master: The Legacy
-Puppet Master Vs. Demonic Toys
-Puppet Master X: Axis Rising
-House/House II Double Feature
-Prometheus
-Alien vs. Predator: The Ultimate Showdown DVD Collector's Set
-Alien (THX release)
-Alien 2: On Earth
-Alien 3 (Original release)
-Predator (Original release)
-Predators
-Alien Vs. Predator (Theatrical/Extended Cut release)
-Alien Vs. Predator: Requiem Digital Copy Special Edition
-Bubba Ho-Tep
-Pumpkinhead
-Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings
-Pumpkinhead: Ashes To Ashes
-Pumpkinhead 4: Blood Feud
-Gremlins Special Edition
-Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Blu-Ray:
-Halloween The Complete Collection Limited Deluxe Edition
-John Carpenter's Halloween 35th Anniversary Edition
-Halloween II (1981) 30th Anniversary Edition
-Halloween III: Season Of The Witch Collector's Edition
-Halloween 4: The Return Of Michael Myers
-The Alien Anthology
-Predator Ultimate Hunter Edition
-Predator 2
-Chucky The Complete Collection
-Puppet Master The Blu-ray Collection Volume 1
-Puppet Master 4
-Puppet Master 5
-Puppet Master: Axis of Evil
-Puppet Master X: Axis Rising
-House The Collection (UK release)
-The Bird With The Crystal Plumage
-Inferno
-Inferno (UK Arrow release)
-Deep Red
-Deep Red (UK Arrow release)\
-Tenebrae Limited Edition
-Phenomena Limited Edition
-Phenomena (UK Arrow release)
-Hellraiser The Scarlet Box
-Hellraiser (Anchor Bay release)
-Hellraiser: Bloodline
-Hellraiser: Hellseeker
-Hellraiser: Hellworld
-Hellraiser: Revelations
-Friday The 13th The Complete Collection
-Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (crystallakememories.net Exclusive)
-A Nightmare On Elm Street Collection
-Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy 2-Disc Collector's Edition
-The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 40th Anniversary Collector's Edition
-The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 Collector's Edition
-Texas Chainsaw
-The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
-The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
-Pumpkinhead Collector's Edition
-Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings
-George A. Romero's Night Of The Living Dead (Japan Happinet release)
-George A. Romero's Day Of The Dead (Anchor Bay release)
-George A. Romero's Day Of The Dead Collector's Edition
-George A. Romero's Dawn Of The Dead
-George A. Romero's Land Of The Dead
-George A. Romero's Diary Of The Dead
-The Return Of The Living Dead
-Zombie Ultimate Edition
-The Evil Dead Limited Edition
-Evil Dead 2 25th Anniversary Edition
-Army Of Darkness Screwhead Edition
-Evil Dead
-Shaun Of The Dead
-Dead Alive
-The Frighteners 15th Anniversary Edition
-Ghostbusters 1 and 2
-Killer Klowns From Outer Space
-Beetlejuice
-Gremlins Diamond Luxe Edition
-Gremlins 2: The New Batch

On Pre-Order:

VHS:
-Phantasm (1985 Embassy release)
-Phantasm II
-Phantasm III: Lord Of The Dead
-Phantasm: OblIVion (Orion release)
-The Evil Dead (Thorn EMI release)
-Evil Dead II (Vestron Video release)
-Army Of Darkness (Universal release)
-Puppet Master
-Puppet Master II
-Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge

Halloween:

DVD:
-Halloweentown/Halloweentown 2: Kalabar's Revenge
-Halloweentown High
-Return To Halloween Town Ultimate Secret Edition
-Hocus Pocus
-Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Special Edition
-Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas 2-Disc Collector's Edition
-It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Remastered Deluxe Edition
-Scared Shrekless
-Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
-The Simpsons: Treehouse Of Horror
-South Park: Ghouls, Ghosts, and Underpants Gnomes
-Wow Wow Wubbzy: Wubbzy Goes Boo

Blu-Ray:
-Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Collector's Edition
-Hocus Pocus (Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack)

VHS:
-Rolie Polie Olie: A Spooky Ooky Halloween

Kiddie Horror:

DVD:
-Monsters University
-Monsters, Inc.
-Monsters Vs. Aliens
-Tim Burton's Corpse Bride Widescreen Edition
-Coraline 2-Disc Collector's Edition (Target Exclusive)
-ParaNorman
-Frankenweenie
-Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure
-Igor
-Hotel Transylvania
-Hotel Transylvania 2
-The Real Ghostbusters The Complete Series
-Aaahh!!! Real Monsters The Complete Series
-Casper, The Friendly Ghost The Complete Collection Collector's Edition
-Mad Monster Party Special Edition

Blu-ray:
-Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
-Coraline
-ParaNorman
-Frankenweenie
-Monsters University
-Monsters, Inc.
-Monsters, Inc. Collector's Edition
-Igor
-Hotel Transylvania
-Hotel Transylvania 2

VHS:
-Sesame Street: Elmo Says Boo!

How would you like it rated? By movie / disc? Or, as a whole?

First impression as a whole collection is there is a lot of wasted money been spent on duplication. When I upgrade, I trade or sell the copy I am upgrading from.

You have some pretty nice titles, but I don't see any of the "good" horror films of the classic era nor from the 60's or 70's.

Overall you have the 'roots' of what could be a very nice collection of films.

dvdjunkie wrote:First impression as a whole collection is there is a lot of wasted money been spent on duplication. When I upgrade, I trade or sell the copy I am upgrading from.

I wish I could call myself a collector but... Anyway, I upgrade as much for the special features as anything else (though, I really need to get the new Piranha Widescreen special edition because I still have - and will NEVER trade in or sell - the old New Horizons / Concorde 20th Anniversary Edition). Which of course makes the Dark Sky 2-Disc of Texas Chainsaw Massacre such an amazing buy because they really give you everything- a far superior transfer of the movie to the 1998 Pioneer Special Edition plus a ton of bonuses on the 2nd disc. But you do lose stuff from the previous disc. Not much, if I'm remember correctly. But there are several photos from the gallery that aren't recycled. I do believe the same is true of Anchor Bay / Starz's re-release of Hellraiser. Not only do you get fewer photos on the 20th Anniversary Edition as opposed to the 2000 THX Edition, but they're also sized smaller. There's a stinking border around them. And sometimes, there's nothing better than a good photo gallery. (Some of my favorites: The Evil Dead - 2002 THX DVD, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Phantasm - 1999 MGM Special Edition)

It's also outright stupid to, for example, toss your old DVD's of (especially) Halloween and Nightmare on Elm Street since the newest editions (and the ones sadly transfered to Blu-Ray) are not the right versions of the movie. Halloween's Blu-Ray is the 2003 transfer which is not color-coded correctly. The trademark blue light of the movie is largely missing. I actually have screencaps ready to show right now (I just have to look them up).

The 1999 DVD:
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2003 DVD:


As for Nightmare on Elm Street, you are aware that anywhere from 5 to 7 different audio cues are completely removed from the movie for absolutely no reason aren't you? On the 2006 "Infinifilm" Edition? Which is extra sad because... that version of the movie is actually the correct color timed version. The 1999 DVD, while completely correct audio-wise, brightened up a LOT of scenes that were supposed to be extremely dark. So... why the heck not have 2 DVD's so you can choose to watch whichever version you prefer? (I choose the 1999 DVD every time because I canNOT watch the movie without the original sting cues.)

Then there's Friday the 13th. While the 2009 Deluxe Edition is finally, at long last, the full uncut version... it's also been tampered with in a truly shocking way. The studio actually hacked off 10% of the entire original negative during transfer. Here's a shot that shows you how much of the movie is missing in every single shot: http://www.horrordvds.com/reviews/a-m/f ... _compl.jpg . That's a shot of the 1999 transfer with a box to show you where the 2009 DVD cuts off the edges. It's pretty WHAT THE HOLY HELL?!?!?!-inducing. But I believe they probably did it because the Uncut footage they spliced into the theatrical print wasn't the full size of the original negative.


(More later... probably.)

Now, for something near and dear to my heart... the Phantasm DVD's. One lucky day back in late spring of 2002 (when I was still in high school), I walked into a Coconuts store with my father and, out of the blue, he just said- get a couple DVD's. I bought the Gremlins Special Edition and the MGM 1999 Special Edition disc of Phantasm. And, let me tell you, there are few gifts that keep on giving like that Phantasm disc. Anchor Bay / Starz re-issued it in 2007 with the U.K. documentary / featurette snippets totaling a little under 40 minutes. But, to get those, they decided to toss a few bonuses from the '99 disc.

Anchor Bay's 2007 Extra's Menu:



And, unless you count the "Phantasm III trailer" as a bonus for the first film (which I certainly do not), the 2 new bonuses (and they were only new to the U.S. - the U.K. had them for several years if I have my facts right) are "Phantasmagoria" and "Actors Having a Ball."

MGM's 1999 Extras Menu (split into 2 parts):



So... what are you missing? For any fan of the film, you can't miss out on the extras Anchor Bay kicked to the curb. Among them:


This deleted scene


The nearly 4 minute Australian promo for the film, which was titled "The Never Dead" over there


Angus Scrimm's awesome introduction to the film (nearly 2 minutes)


The choice to hear the original English mono soundtrack, which was the film's theatrical audio (however, you'll notice Anchor Bay has never cheated Halloween out of its' original mono track- thankfully)


Totaling WELL over 10 minutes, you're also missing all the original audio features. 2 songs and 4 radio spots. 2 of the radio spots are just rehashes of the TV spots, but the other 2... MAN are they INCREDIBLE!!! Like the radio spots for Suspira- you are missing out big time not having those. They're indescribable. It's also amazing to have the actual recorded version of Bill Thornbury's song and the disco version of the movie's theme (which is actually on YouTube in 3 different copies- but still).

And the movie's photo gallery- which is remarkably expansive. Divided into 4 different sections, there's just about nothing spared for the movie's fans.

This is a must-have DVD. And you have no idea what you're missing by trading it up. Although, admittedly, the picture quality gets a big boost on the 2007 DVD with it finally being anamorphic and all. I actually went through a few of my different horror DVD's yesterday evening and BOY am I glad I didn't have a widescreen TV back in the 90's when DVDs like Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Tenebre and Phenomena, Scream, and Phantasm were first being released. As a matter of fact... Why not do some screen comparisons?

1999 DVD vs 2007 DVD on a Widescreen:


Kinda shocking though is that there's more information on the top and bottom of the 1999 disc. But with a huge black border all the way around.

Since we're nearing Halloween, I decided to bump this thread. Anyone else here have a Horror/Halloween collection they like to list or show off?

Monster Movies
Nosferatu
Dracula (1931)/Dracula (Spanish Version)
Frankenstein (75th Anniversary Universal Legacy Series disc)
Bride of Frankenstein
Ghost of Frankenstein/Son of Frankenstein (Frankenstein Double Feature disc)
The Mummy (1932)
The Phantom of the Opera (1943)
The Curse of Frankenstein/Taste the Blood of Dracula (Warner Double Feature disc)
The Revenge of Frankenstein
The Horror of Dracula/Dracula Has Risen from the Grave/Taste the Blood of Dracula/Dracula 1972 AD (Warner 4-Disc Favorites)
The Wolf Man/Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man/Werewolf of London/She-Wolf of London (Universal Legacy Collection set)
The Return of the Vampire

Horror Comedies/Dark Comedies
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
An American Werewolf in London
Dead Alive
The Evil Dead II

Standard Horror/u]
Duel
Psycho Triple Feature: (Psycho II/Psycho III/Psycho IV The Beginning)
The Silence of the Lambs

Horror on Blu-Ray
The Evil Dead
Jaws
Misery (if it counts)
Psycho
The Shining