September 23, 2014
Halloween - The Complete Collection (Deluxe Edition)
Ken Tasho READ TIME: 2 MIN.
It's the moment every die-hard "Halloween" fan has been waiting for: The entire franchise finally has a home for every single, solitary Blu-ray in one enticing package. "Halloween: The Complete Collection (Deluxe Edition)" features 15 discs, an insane amount of bonus features, and for the very first time, "Halloween 6: The Producer's Cut" sees the light of day in an official release.
In a rare feat, two competing horror movie entertainment companies, Scream Factory and Anchor Bay, have teamed up to offer this delicious low-priced box set. This is a boon for fans that had to purchase separate Blu-ray purchases in the past. And the moniker of "complete collection" really speaks the truth here.
With the exception of the new "Halloween 6" and "Halloween H20" Blu-rays, each comes with holdover features from their previously released discs. While there isn't enough room here to list every special feature included, here's what you will get:
"Halloween" - the original comes in both the 35th anniversary edition released in 2013 and its premiere Blu-ray version released in 2008 (featuring a very bright picture as opposed to the preferred 2013 edition).
"Halloween II" - this is the 1981 version and also includes the television version in standard definition.
"Halloween III: Season of the Witch," "Halloween 4," "Halloween 5," and the theatrical version of "Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers" feature great high definition transfers and a slew of bonus material.
"Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later," arguably the best sequel in the series, fixes the aspect ratio of its previous Blu-ray edition and includes brand new features. The Scream Queen herself, Jamie Lee Curtis, does an audio commentary with director Steve Miner, and the two of them do on-air interviews with cast and crew also.
The last three entries into the series, "Halloween: Resurrection," and Rob Zombie's "Halloween (2007)" and "Halloween II (2009)" should be skipped in my opinion, but are included here to complete the set.
A 15th bonus disc in the collection inexplicably features even more "Halloween 4" and "Halloween 5" special features. But for the die-hard fan, the television version of 1978's "Halloween" can be watched on this disc, featuring three scenes that were shot and inserted during the filming of 1981's "Halloween II."
"Halloween: The Complete Collection (Deluxe Edition)"
Blu-ray set (15 discs)
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Ken Tasho is a Corporate Drone by day and Edge Contributor by night. He has a love for all things '80's and resides in the Wayland Square area of Providence, RI...but would much rather be sharing an apartment in NYC with '80's rock goddesses Pat Benatar and Deborah Harry.
