Halloween: The Complete Collection [Limited Deluxe Edition] [15 Discs] [Blu-ray]

The original "Halloween" is an undeniable horror classic and can be considered the prototype for the slasher genre. The sequels, however, are largely forgettable--much like a sizable portion of the slasher genre that followed "Halloween." This box set collects the entire series (including the 2007 Rob Zombie remake and its 2009 sequel) plus a treasure trove of extras including audio commentaries, behind-the-scenes footage and documentaries, deleted scenes, alternate endings, the TV version of "Halloween II", and a previously unavailable Producer's Cut of "Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers" just to name a few. I awarded this set 4 stars on the strength of the first film (which I would certainly give 5 stars) and the set's wealth of extras. The box set is on the expensive side (which I listed as a negative), but it does include 10 films (not counting alternate versions of at least two of the films) and, as I've noted, plenty of supplemental content to justify the price tag. If you're already a fan of the "Halloween" series this is a must-own and some of the extras that are available only here may merit double-dipping if you own some of the movies; that'll have to be your call since I only owned the first film and only on DVD, so buying this wasn't a hard decision for me. If you're a fan of horror/slasher films (in which case, you're probably a fan of "Halloween" anyway), this is likely to be right up your alley. And if you like cheesy 80s horror, you might even love some of the sequels--I know I do, even though I can admit they don't rank as great films overall.

It's often considered to be one of the best slasher films out there, but Halloween spawned not just a successful franchise, but tons of other films like Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, and future slashers like Scream, making it the grandfather of modern horror films. This box set is a collection that every self-respecting horror film fan should own. It contains every Halloween film, along with different cuts of particular entries to the series. Most noteworthy, is the extremely rare Producer's Cut of Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers for the first time on Blu-ray and under an official release. If that's not reason enough to buy this box set, we also receive Halloween 2: Television cut. However, there are a few minor details that were missed with this box set. For example, Rob Zombie's Halloween films have both Theatrical versions and Director's cuts. This set includes only the Director's cuts. Also, Halloween 4 seems to be slightly off with it's audio. It seems to be about a second off from the video, but this is a very small complaint. Overall, this is a fantastic box set that is well worth the money. With Halloween coming soon, you should strongly consider picking this collection up.

Let's start off by saying the fact this set exists in itself is a mini miracle. Considering all there different companies that has produced and distributed these movies over the years it felt as if a true box set would be impossible. Scream factory and anchor bay had to team up to do it, but it happened! The packaging is simple, yet perfect. The transfers are top notch, there is a WEALTH of existing and brand new features. Highlights for me are the "horrors hallowed grounds" episodes for the first 6 movies and the long awaited "producers cut" of part 6. Only nitpicking negatives would be the somewhat bland menus, and the lack of extremely unlikely extra miles like a rescored H20 with john ottmans score and theatrical cuts for the last two movies. Those miniscule gripes aside this is an amazing set.

The movies are hit or miss, some are classic, some not so much, but overall this collection contains a ton of horror goodness and loads of special features. Some of the alternate cuts of the movies are worth the price of admission because they're hard to find elsewhere. The problem is that the disc for Halloween 4 (at least in the early production run) had an issue with the sound sync, which makes the movie hard to watch. The company has been sending out replacement discs for free, but I just discovered the issue and have e-mailed them for my replacement and haven't gotten a response yet. Hopefully it arrives someday. The latest printings of this product are not supposed to have this defective disc.

"Halloween" is a film that defined a genre. Even the most disappointing entries in the series added to the fascinating mythology of Michael Myers and his acts of terror against middle American suburbia. Thanks to a rare collaboration between Anchor Bay and Shout Factory, you can own every film in the series in a gorgeous package. Each film is beautifully remastered for Blu-Ray, the bonuses are endlessly fascinating and revealing and, the best of all, the infamously rare "Producer's Cut" of the sixth film, "The Curse of Michael Myers", is included and a genuine highlight and worth the purchase price. Highly recommended for any "Halloween", horror or general movie fan looking for one good scare.

I purchased this box set recently and find it to be particularly amazing. It contains every movie ever made in the Halloween series. It has the TV cut of the first two movies, and the Producer's cut of the 6th film is included as well. The Producer's cut is the hallmark of the entire collection. It spent many years as a low quality bootleg dvd, but has finally been released exclusive to this limited edition set in full HD. The set also has many special features across all the movies included. If you purchase this set, I would recommend keeping your dvds (if you have them). Not all features from the dvds transferred to the blu-ray set!

This collection is the best for the average horror fan and people who haven't seen the Producer's Cut of Halloween 6. For the Hardcore Halloween franchise fan this gathers majority of the special features from the many other releases of this franchise but there are notable missing special features like the "25 Years Of Terror", Rob Zombie's theatrical cuts and audio commentary on Halloween 4. There are a few technical errors like some aspect ratios, no subtitles and audio issues on the early copies of Halloween 4. Overall its a good collection but if you've collected the singles of dvd or the remastered blurays keep them all.

I've been waiting for something like this for along time, and it was worth it! The box art is great as well as the individual cases (the original movie post art). Don't listen to the people who wine about been"highly priced". I added up what it would cost to buy these individually and it came out to be around $130 ( that's with the 6th, 7th, and 8th movie triple feature, which those three aren't sold individually). Plus you'd miss out on all the never before released material, which for any fan is worth it. In closing I was very satisfied with this product and the price, and am on my second viewing of all the films now!