eiker_ir 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2004 Friday the 13th: Official Paramount press release For Immediate Release At Last, this Halloween, Paramount Home Entertainment Unleashes: FRIDAY THE 13TH– FROM CRYSTAL LAKE TO MANHATTAN: ULTIMATE EDITION DVD COLLECTION ~ Debuting on DVD on October 5 With More than 10 hours of Bonus Features ~ Hollywood, June 29, 2004 – Paramount Home Entertainment presents the long-awaited and eagerly anticipated FRIDAY THE 13th – FROM CRYSTAL LAKE TO MANHATTAN, ULTIMATE EDITION DVD COLLECTION on October 5. The 5-disc set features the entire collection of Paramount’s eight FRIDAY THE 13th films, two-per-disc, plus a 5th disc that is dedicated to many hours of behind-the-scenes material on the history and folklore associated with the classic horror series, as well as theatrical trailers, new animated menus, commentary tracks and other FRIDAY THE 13th pleasures. Order cut-off for the DVD collection is August 24. Special features include: Cast commentary on FRIDAY THE 13th - PART 3 by author Peter Bracke and actors Larry Zerner, Paul Kratka, Dana Kimmell and Richard Brooker Commentary on FRIDAY THE 13th – PART VI: JASON LIVES by director Tom McLouglin Commentary on FRIDAY THE 13th – PART VII: THE NEW BLOOD by actor Kane Hodder and director John Carl Buechler Commentary on FRIDAY THE 13th – PART VIII: JASON TAKES MANHATTAN by director Rob Hedden A featurette “Tales From the Cutting Room,” in which exclusive deleted scenes and footage is revealed for the first time. An 8-part featurette “The Friday The 13th Chronicles,” which looks at the legacy of the films throughout their history, featuring cast and crew commenting on each film and why they appeal to audiences. Includes Adrienne King, Amy Steel, Corey Feldman, Kane Hodder, Lar Park Lincoln, Betsy Palmer, Tom Savini and directors Sean Cunningham, Tom McLoughlin, Rob Heddon, Joseph Zito and John Carl Buechler. A 3-part featurette “Secrets Galore Behind The Gore,” which looks at the work of master make-up effects designer Tom Savini in Part 1 and Part IV and John Carl Buechler in Part VII. Includes rare and never-before-seen footage, drawings and stills illustrating the make-up techniques used to create Jason and achieve elaborate death scenes. A featurette “Crystal Lake Victims Tell All!,” in which cast and crew from various films share amusing anecdotes. Includes Corey Feldman, Larry Zerner, Adrienne King, Amy Steel, Lar Park Lincoln and directors. A featurette “Friday Artifacts and Collectibles,” which looks at props and collectables from the films. The theatrical trailers from all 8 movies except Part VI, which is represented by the teaser trailer. FRIDAY THE 13th – FROM CRYSTAL LAKE TO MANHATTAN, ULTIMATE EDITION DVD COLLECTION is expected to be priced by retailers for around $60 in the U.S. and at around C$70 in Canada. Main Cover Art and disc Art here Covers for each of the discs here no unrated cuts, but some nice extras, and since i holded on buying the individual releases i'll be getting these, and around 50$ for 8 movies it's a great price. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jingus 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2004 Looks like a fairly decent set. I wish they'd put commentaries on more of them, but oh well, you take what you can get with these deals. I'm guessing that the last three Jason movies aren't included because of some copywright/ownership problem? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrRant 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2004 Yeah... Jason X and Freddie vs. Jason was done by New Line. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lil' Bitch 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2004 Awesome work with this. Mad props to Paramount. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mindless_Aggression Report post Posted June 30, 2004 Finally. I'd rather each movie had it's own individual disc with extras included, but the 5 disc set up should keep the price from being too outrageous. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenbomb 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2004 shit, that's only $7.50 per movie. They charge that much for shitty barebones DVD's Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoCalMike 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2004 That is a good price for 8 movies. I am torn, do I just give in and buy this, or do I hold out hope that ONE DAY, they may finally release the unrated versions!?! I remember reading a long time ago, how much more gore and impact that death scenes had before they were cut down for an R rating...... I have parts 1-8(minus 7) on VHS.......so looks like I will get to make my gf's dad happy when I hand over all of the VHS copies to him when I buy this...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlackFlagg 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2004 Sweet, a definate must get Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placebo Effect 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2004 ::creams pants:: I've seriously been waiting for this since the creation of DVD. God damn, I absolutely love that cover, and the discs look badass. The lack of commentary for the original is pretty fucked up. My only guess is that since Cunningham (dir. of first) produced the past three Jason flicks, he has a deal with New Line that prohibits him from "working" for the competition. I have no idea why Miner wouldn't do a commentary at least for Part II. It's not like the guy has gone onto such better things since. If I remember correctly, he does TV directing, and did Halloween H20. I don't think the director of Part V has done ANYTHING since being on the receiving end of the fans' wrath in the 80s, so I can understand that they couldn't track him down. And none of the cast ever want onto do anything, aside from the black kid joining the cast of Family Matters. If I don't get to see the gore, big deal. I'm in love with this set now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Staravenger Report post Posted June 30, 2004 (also creams pants) I have copies of the OLD VHS's and thank God I will own them all on DVD. I wonder if it's Widescreen or fullscreen... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eiker_ir 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2004 all of them are in the OAR, so, Widescreen. The cover art is nice but i would have liked that the covers for the movie discs used the original posters, like in the Nightmare Collection. Still i'll be getting this cuz i doubt we'll get anything better for a loooong time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubq 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2004 Thank god they didn't include that horrible Jason Goes To Hell movie... OR Jason X... Christ those were horrible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Black Lushus 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2004 Jason X did have one good bit: -black guy gets stabbed through the wall "takes more than that to stop me!" -gets stabbed again "that'll do it" -dies how can you NOT love that kind of shit? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nighthawk 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2004 Damn, my barebones dvds are worthless now. Well, these things happen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boner Kawanger 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2004 I have no idea why Miner wouldn't do a commentary at least for Part II. It's not like the guy has gone onto such better things since. If I remember correctly, he does TV directing, and did Halloween H20. He was supposedly difficult during the production of the Halloween II DVD. Maybe Paramount heard this and decided not to even attempt to deal with him. I'm a little worried about having two movies per disc. This could dip the quality on some of the discs. I'm glad Part VI is going to have a commentary, since it's one of my favorites. I'm really surprised this is coming out, though, since Paramount HATES the series. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mindless_Aggression Report post Posted June 30, 2004 I thought the kills in Jason Goes To Hell were pretty fun in general. Jason X also had the hilarious "Freeze bitch's head and crush on counter" kill which cracked me up namely because of the brief pause Jason has before smashing her head all over creation. Good times. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nighthawk 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2004 I'm really surprised this is coming out, though, since Paramount HATES the series. Apparently they don't hate money. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted June 30, 2004 I'll be buying this the day it's released, but I'm still disappointed by this box set. They could've done so much better with it and could've at least faked respect for the fans of the series. Freddy got a 8 disc box set release, so there's no reason why this couldn't be 8 or 9 discs. They've treated the movies like shit, but at least there's some good extras. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenbomb 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2004 best part of Jason X: Virtual Crystal Lake. The girls going overboard with the slasher clichés would've been enough, but when it cut to Jason beating them to gether in their sleeping bags... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoCalMike 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2004 I'll be buying this the day it's released, but I'm still disappointed by this box set. They could've done so much better with it and could've at least faked respect for the fans of the series. Freddy got a 8 disc box set release, so there's no reason why this couldn't be 8 or 9 discs. They've treated the movies like shit, but at least there's some good extras. Agreed, completely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubq 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2004 Freddy got a 8 disc box set release, so there's no reason why this couldn't be 8 or 9 discs. They've treated the movies like shit, but at least there's some good extras. Freddy is New Line, though... they seem to have a lot more respect for the Horror biz than Paramount ever did.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted June 30, 2004 Freddy got a 8 disc box set release, so there's no reason why this couldn't be 8 or 9 discs. They've treated the movies like shit, but at least there's some good extras. Freddy is New Line, though... they seem to have a lot more respect for the Horror biz than Paramount ever did.. Oh I know, I was more referring to it not being unheard of to do one movie per disc for a long series and that you can keep it decently priced. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth N Asia 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2004 I was just ready to appreciate Jason X for what it was...just another Jason movie, which I'm ok with. But... I as skimming the DVD with commentary...this writer shit was soooo damn proud of himself for what he'd done. He comes off like the movie isn't the most scary movie every, but it's also hysterical. I think it's absolutly retarded to have just about everyone run off a one-liner seconds before impending doom. 1) they didn't come off as funny. And 2) it can't come off as scary if they're cracking jokes about this guy who wants to kill them...when he's got his machette raised an inch from their heads! FUCK JASON X! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eiker_ir 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2004 I'm a little worried about having two movies per disc. This could dip the quality on some of the discs. the Transfers on the box set are the same ones from the single movie discs already out, all of which had pretty good quality so i wouldn't worry about that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boner Kawanger 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2004 I'm a little worried about having two movies per disc. This could dip the quality on some of the discs. the Transfers on the box set are the same ones from the single movie discs already out, all of which had pretty good quality so i wouldn't worry about that. Oh, good. I have part 3 and part 4, and I loved the transfers. The thought about money did go over my head, but I am a little suprised they were kind enough to revisit it and put this much effort into it. This is Paramount, one of the worst studios for DVDs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JumpinJackFlash Report post Posted July 1, 2004 Freddy is New Line, though... they seem to have a lot more respect for the Horror biz than Paramount ever did.. The reason they have so much respect for the Nightmare series is that New Line is "The house that Freddy built." Paramount didn't gain too much by making 8 Friday the 13th films. Besides, some of them didn't even take place on Friday the 13th. Why call it that when it might take place on a Tuesday? But this is still an awesome box set worth getting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Big_Jay101 Report post Posted July 1, 2004 Jason X was actually much better written but it was rewrote to hell. Most people like Todd Farmer's original Script, even he said it was fucked with beyond repair. JGTH was not included because it along with JX and FvJ is New Line as mentioned. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dynamite Kido Report post Posted July 1, 2004 Glad to finally hear some details on it, I am also dissappointed that this one wasn't a 8 or 9 disc set like it has been said in this thread. But I have been holding out on buying them all seperately to instead just wait for this set so I'll be buying it on the released day for sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoCalMike 0 Report post Posted July 7, 2004 According to the specs listed at www.dvdreview.com There is going to be a "cutting room floor" feature where they discuss a lot of scenes they had to cut. While I wish they would just restore them into the film for this DVD release, having the scenes on the DVD is the next best thing. I can't wait. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JasonX 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2004 According to the specs listed at www.dvdreview.com There is going to be a "cutting room floor" feature where they discuss a lot of scenes they had to cut. While I wish they would just restore them into the film for this DVD release, having the scenes on the DVD is the next best thing. I can't wait. DVDFiles.com has some new info as Paramount has made changes to the artwork for the box set, most notably their decision to include the original poster artwork for Part 6... http://www.dvdfile.com/interactive/drive_i...daythe13th.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
