Defunct DVD Series

rhett · 05-13-2009, 09:13 PM

At one point or another almost every company has created a special sort of branding for a number of their similarly themed films. MGM's Midnight Movies, Warner's Twisted Terrors, Anchor Bay's Hammer collection...which one would you like to see brought back for this year's fall horror slate?

old-boo-radley · 05-13-2009, 09:15 PM

Midnight Movies, and it's not even close.

Of course, the "Euroshock" or "Giallo" collections weren't bad, either.

DeathDealer · 05-13-2009, 09:20 PM

Anchor Bay's Giallo Collection were fantastic, too bad its no more...

Anchor Bay's Lucio Fulci Collection, Dario Argento Collection, and NoShame's Sergio Martino Collection were also brilliant.

Actually all of were of them were of high quality.

maybrick · 05-13-2009, 10:47 PM

My first instinct was the Hammer Horror Collection by Anchor Bay because that was what got me into collecting VHS (and later DVD) to begin with, but nearly all of the good Hammers left to be released are owned or controlled by major studios. Not really sure what would be left for them to release. Do we really need more like Straight on Till Morning or Fear in the Night? I think not. So instead I opted for BCI's Spanish Horror Collection. A fantastic series dead before it's time. Of course, BCI is dead as well so if anyone brought the collection back it would have to be through another company.

fattyjoe37 · 05-13-2009, 10:51 PM

Midnite Movies

Body Boy · 05-13-2009, 11:07 PM

Tie between Anchor Bay's Giallo Collection, MGM's Midnight Movies, Shriek Show's The Slasher Collection & Warner's Twisted Terrors.

I think almost all Fulci films have been released on DVD, and practically the same for Argento. Therefore, the Giallo Collection would be the one to bring out unseen treasures, like Iguana with the Tongue of Fire or Eye in the Labyrinth.

Midnight Movie DF's are awesome and cheap. Wonder why they disappeared.

'The Slasher Collection' showed promise with Girls Nite Out...then...it ended. :[ WTH? How does a collection become 1 film? I guess we could add 'Scream' to that list, but really, Hide and Go Shriek, among others rumored, would have been sweet to have.

Twisted Terrors would be great for Night School and other sweet films we know of to be in Warner's vaults. *sigh*

BroodingHope · 05-13-2009, 11:09 PM

Hammer collection, without a doubt

spawningblue · 05-13-2009, 11:14 PM

I went with Anchor Bay's hammer collection just because I want to watch all their monster films, but Anchor bay owns half of them and sadly they are OOP and selling for way more then I'm willing to spend. So yeah, I would love them to re-release their Hammer films such as Dracula: Prince of Darkness, Satanic Rites of Dracula, Abominable Snowman, Quatermass and the Pit, Quatermass 2, The Witches, ect. Also, weren't they all released with non-anamorphic transfers? That would be another reason to re-release the series.

The other ones that I would love to continue would be MGM's Midnite Movies as they have a lot of great movies that still need releases, and Anchor Bay's Giallo line, who's first set was really good and I'm pretty sure they had a second set that was rumored to come out but never did.

I have most of Lucio Fulci and Argento's films, so I don't care if they re-release them. Most of them have good enough editions as far as I'm concerned, and most have already been recently re-released and aren't hard to find.

One that isn't mentioned but I hope they continue is Vol. 3 of Mario Bava's films. It could include Blood and Black Lace (This is an amazing movie that desperately needs a better release!), Hatchet for the Honeymoon, The Whip and the Body, and I Vampiri.

Anyways, great poll Rhett!

/\ that sounds like a porn movie title

Harry Warden · 05-13-2009, 11:33 PM

Midnight Movies

maybrick · 05-13-2009, 11:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spawningblue

The other ones that I would love to continue would be MGM's Midnite Movies as they have a lot of great movies that still need releases, and Anchor Bay's Giallo line, who's first set was really good and I'm pretty sure they had a second set that was rumored to come out but never did.

It came out, just not in a boxed format, and not through AB. Anchor Bay's Giallo Collection was actually a Blue Underground collection. When Lustig jumped ship he took those titles with him. The Giallo Collection that BU later put out is what ultimately became of AB's Giallo Collection #2.

Mattapooh · 05-13-2009, 11:39 PM

Midnite Movies for sure, such a great series.

The WB Twisted Terrors box was REALLY cool, I wish there was another

Angelman · 05-14-2009, 12:36 AM

Giallo. Still SOOOOO many unreleased... as for Fulci, Argento etc. I feel like we have most if not all of the key titles available. If you pick up that Blood and Black Lace guide to Giallos you would just drool at all the gems not out yet.

Katatonia · 05-14-2009, 12:55 AM

Definitely MGM's Midnight Movies. They still have a ton of films in their vaults that are still unreleased on DVD, and would certainly qualify.

eric_angelus · 05-14-2009, 01:42 AM

I love almost all of these lines, but I can think of more stuff that MGM owns the rights to that I would love to see released.

satans-sadists · 05-14-2009, 02:17 AM

Lots of great choices, but one clearly stands out: the Midnite Movies from MGM. This series has brought us so many classics from Vincent Price, AIP, Amicus, and various exploitation vaults. Too many worthy unreleased pictures to call it quits. On a related note, I also miss MGM's Soul Cinema series too!

Would also love to see the BCI Spanish Horror/Naschy Collection resurrected. That series was far too short lived.

I'd also welcome the return of the Hammer Collection because I missed out on a bunch of them which currently remain OOP.

Great poll, Rhett!

View Poll Results: Which defunct DVD series would you like to see revived?
Anchor Bay's Dario Argento Collection	7	5.30%
Anchor Bay's Giallo Collection	10	7.58%
Anchor Bay's Hammer Collection	9	6.82%
Anchor Bay's Lucio Fulci Collection	6	4.55%
BCI's Paul Naschy Collection	6	4.55%
Image's EuroShock Collection	4	3.03%
MGM's Midnight Movies	67	50.76%
NoShame's Sergio Martino Collection	1	0.76%
Sazuma's Italian Genre Cinema Collection	0	0%
Shriek Show's The Slasher Collection	8	6.06%
Warner's Twisted Terrors	9	6.82%
Other	5	3.79%
Voters: 132. You may not vote on this poll

05-13-2009, 09:13 PM	#1
rhett Moderator Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Canada Posts: 8,874	Defunct DVD Series At one point or another almost every company has created a special sort of branding for a number of their similarly themed films. MGM's Midnight Movies, Warner's Twisted Terrors, Anchor Bay's Hammer collection...which one would you like to see brought back for this year's fall horror slate? __________________ "It's a good scream...it's a good scream..."

05-13-2009, 09:20 PM	#3
DeathDealer I Inhale Horror Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: In Your Mind Posts: 2,118	Anchor Bay's Giallo Collection were fantastic, too bad its no more... Anchor Bay's Lucio Fulci Collection, Dario Argento Collection, and NoShame's Sergio Martino Collection were also brilliant. Actually all of were of them were of high quality. __________________ Peace Out My Dvd CollectioN Top 6 Directors Of All Time (No Order) - 1. Quentin Tarantino (America) 2. Dario Argento (Italy) 3. Takashi Miike (Japan) 4. Ingmar Bergman (Sweden) 5. Akira Kurosawa (Japan) 6. Martin Scorsese (America)

05-13-2009, 10:47 PM	#4
maybrick HackMaster Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Keene, NH Posts: 8,624	My first instinct was the Hammer Horror Collection by Anchor Bay because that was what got me into collecting VHS (and later DVD) to begin with, but nearly all of the good Hammers left to be released are owned or controlled by major studios. Not really sure what would be left for them to release. Do we really need more like Straight on Till Morning or Fear in the Night? I think not. So instead I opted for BCI's Spanish Horror Collection. A fantastic series dead before it's time. Of course, BCI is dead as well so if anyone brought the collection back it would have to be through another company. __________________ "This is where we live, Shelly!"

05-13-2009, 11:07 PM	#6
Body Boy HackMaster Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia Posts: 1,448	Tie between Anchor Bay's Giallo Collection, MGM's Midnight Movies, Shriek Show's The Slasher Collection & Warner's Twisted Terrors. I think almost all Fulci films have been released on DVD, and practically the same for Argento. Therefore, the Giallo Collection would be the one to bring out unseen treasures, like Iguana with the Tongue of Fire or Eye in the Labyrinth. Midnight Movie DF's are awesome and cheap. Wonder why they disappeared. 'The Slasher Collection' showed promise with Girls Nite Out...then...it ended. :[ WTH? How does a collection become 1 film? I guess we could add 'Scream' to that list, but really, Hide and Go Shriek, among others rumored, would have been sweet to have. Twisted Terrors would be great for Night School and other sweet films we know of to be in Warner's vaults. sigh __________________ www.oh-the-horror.com... ...DVD Collection (most of it)

05-13-2009, 09:15 PM	#2
old-boo-radley They stay the same age... Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 1,741	Midnight Movies, and it's not even close. Of course, the "Euroshock" or "Giallo" collections weren't bad, either. __________________ Oh, the Horror! Reviews - Theatrical, DVD and VHS horror reviews, interviews and lists! Now on Twitter! MoviesinaMinute.com - Concise, efficient film reviews spanning all genres for casual fans and aficionados alike. B.A.L.L.S. Academy - Your Alma mater for teen films, raunchy, low-brow comedies, sexploitation & coming of age dramas.

05-13-2009, 10:51 PM	#5
fattyjoe37 HackMaster Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: WA Posts: 1,503	Midnite Movies

05-13-2009, 11:09 PM	#7
BroodingHope Maniac Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 546	Hammer collection, without a doubt __________________ Horror is beyond the reach of psychology. - Theodor Adorno DVD Collection

05-13-2009, 11:14 PM	#8
spawningblue Deadite Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,374	I went with Anchor Bay's hammer collection just because I want to watch all their monster films, but Anchor bay owns half of them and sadly they are OOP and selling for way more then I'm willing to spend. So yeah, I would love them to re-release their Hammer films such as Dracula: Prince of Darkness, Satanic Rites of Dracula, Abominable Snowman, Quatermass and the Pit, Quatermass 2, The Witches, ect. Also, weren't they all released with non-anamorphic transfers? That would be another reason to re-release the series. The other ones that I would love to continue would be MGM's Midnite Movies as they have a lot of great movies that still need releases, and Anchor Bay's Giallo line, who's first set was really good and I'm pretty sure they had a second set that was rumored to come out but never did. I have most of Lucio Fulci and Argento's films, so I don't care if they re-release them. Most of them have good enough editions as far as I'm concerned, and most have already been recently re-released and aren't hard to find. One that isn't mentioned but I hope they continue is Vol. 3 of Mario Bava's films. It could include Blood and Black Lace (This is an amazing movie that desperately needs a better release!), Hatchet for the Honeymoon, The Whip and the Body, and I Vampiri. Anyways, great poll Rhett! /\ that sounds like a porn movie title __________________ "First you wanna kill me, now you wanna kiss me. Blow." My Movie Collection Last edited by spawningblue; 05-13-2009 at 11:17 PM.

05-13-2009, 11:33 PM	#9
Harry Warden HackMaster Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Hermitage, Pennsylvania Posts: 1,277	Midnight Movies

05-13-2009, 11:39 PM	#11
Mattapooh Maniac Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: St. John's, NL, Canada Posts: 891	Midnite Movies for sure, such a great series. The WB Twisted Terrors box was REALLY cool, I wish there was another

05-14-2009, 12:36 AM	#12
Angelman HackMaster Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,423	Giallo. Still SOOOOO many unreleased... as for Fulci, Argento etc. I feel like we have most if not all of the key titles available. If you pick up that Blood and Black Lace guide to Giallos you would just drool at all the gems not out yet.

05-14-2009, 12:55 AM	#13
Katatonia Hellbound Heart Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Missouri Posts: 15,898	Definitely MGM's Midnight Movies. They still have a ton of films in their vaults that are still unreleased on DVD, and would certainly qualify. __________________ "The machines are faster and the bombs are worse, as we're all sucked into this unholy curse." - Saint Vitus - War Is Our Destiny DVD Profiler Collection

05-14-2009, 01:42 AM	#14
eric_angelus Testacular Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Framingham, MA Posts: 1,906	I love almost all of these lines, but I can think of more stuff that MGM owns the rights to that I would love to see released. __________________ "You gotta be quick...you gotta be quick with me...I'm from Erie, PA!" On Facebook The reason I'm in debt

05-14-2009, 02:17 AM	#15
satans-sadists Humanitarian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 4,867	Lots of great choices, but one clearly stands out: the Midnite Movies from MGM. This series has brought us so many classics from Vincent Price, AIP, Amicus, and various exploitation vaults. Too many worthy unreleased pictures to call it quits. On a related note, I also miss MGM's Soul Cinema series too! Would also love to see the BCI Spanish Horror/Naschy Collection resurrected. That series was far too short lived. I'd also welcome the return of the Hammer Collection because I missed out on a bunch of them which currently remain OOP. Great poll, Rhett!

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Switch to Linear Mode Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode