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Title: A second Universal “Sci-Fi Collection” coming! Post by: Shadow on July 03, 2007, 10:18:03 PM From DVD Drive-In:
Quote Universal will be releasing two exciting DVD box sets in time for Halloween as “Best Buy” Store exclusives. A “Horror Collection” set will include MAN-MADE MONSTER, HORROR ISLAND, CAPTIVE WILD WOMAN, NIGHT MONSTER and THE BLACK CAT (1941). A second “Sci-Fi Collection” set will include DR. CYCLOPS, THE DEADLY MANTIS, THE LAND UNKNOWN, THE LEECH WOMAN and CULT OF THE COBRA. No release date has been set yet, but Best Buy's press contact confirms that the sets will arrive before Halloween with retail prices of around $20 a piece. http://www.dvddrive-in.com/ Woo Hoo!! I'm really looking forward to that second Sci-Fi collection as it will have two of my favorites from the 50's: The Deadly Mantis and Cult of the Cobra. :thumbup: Title: Re: A second Universal “Sci-Fi Collection” coming! Post by: Andrew on July 03, 2007, 10:49:28 PM "The Deadly Mantis" at long last. I still remember being creeped out by that as a kid. I mean, they finally chase it into the tunnel and then they have to gas it to death! The swirling gas fit right in with the whole fog theme that they had going for a while.
It is good to see some of the studios releasing these old science fiction and horror movies on good quality DVDs. Now, where is my special edition of "From Hell It Came?" Title: Re: A second Universal “Sci-Fi Collection” coming! Post by: Shadow on July 03, 2007, 11:54:26 PM I'm surprised that Universal didn't include The Thing That Couldn't Die in one of those sets. Oh, well. Here's hoping for another box set of some sort further down the line.
Other 50's films that need R1 release in addition to From Hell It Came include: The Maze The Magnetic Monster Monster of Piedras Blancas Curucu, Beast of the Amazon Invasion of the Saucer Men The Amazing Colossal Man I was a Teenage Frankenstein I was a Teenage Werewolf Terror from the Year 5000 The H-Man (Bijo to Ekitainingen) The Quatermass Xperiment AKA The Creeping Unknown Quatermass 2 AKA Enemy from Space The Cosmic Monsters The Beast of Hollow Mountain Colossus of New York Among others. Plus, there are a couple dozen films that need good, quality releases rather than the budget releases so far. Oh, well. Title: Re: A second Universal “Sci-Fi Collection” coming! Post by: Andrew on July 04, 2007, 01:00:34 AM I do have an Anchor Bay DVD of "Quatermass 2" that, if memory serves, was a nice quality disc. Definitely with you on "The H-Man" and "Invasion of the Saucer Men." Another I would like to add to the list is "Caltiki."
Title: Re: A second Universal “Sci-Fi Collection” coming! Post by: quabrot on July 04, 2007, 03:42:55 AM I say it's worth it for Cult of the Cobra. Of all the people-turning-into-reptiles movies, it is clearly the best.
And I blame James Nicholson's wife for the fact that we have yet to see DVD releases of It Conquered the World, Invasion of the Saucer Men, and of course, The Amazing Colossal Man. If she weren't so stubborn, we'd all be happier. Title: Re: A second Universal “Sci-Fi Collection” coming! Post by: JaseSF on July 04, 2007, 08:02:28 PM She owns the rights to I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF and I WAS A TEENAGE FRANKENSTEIN too I believe.
Title: Re: A second Universal “Sci-Fi Collection” coming! Post by: Shadow on July 04, 2007, 08:14:50 PM Yeah, she really needs to get off her high horse and let them be released on DVD. I hear she is lawsuit happy and tries to bully people. If that's true, it's a real pity, as she was quite the stunning looker when she was young. Not someone you'd think would become so angry.
Title: Re: A second Universal “Sci-Fi Collection” coming! Post by: Shadow on July 31, 2007, 07:17:28 PM DVD Drive-In has posted artwork for these two Universal sets:
http://www.dvddrive-in.com/ Title: Re: A second Universal “Sci-Fi Collection” coming! Post by: Pilgermann on August 01, 2007, 01:06:55 AM I wish I had bought that first set 'cause now it sells for a pretty penny on eBay (plus it was a nice collection). :bluesad:
Title: Re: A second Universal “Sci-Fi Collection” coming! Post by: RCMerchant on August 01, 2007, 06:22:33 AM MANMADE MONSTER!!!!! YEAH!!!! :thumbup:
Title: Re: A second Universal “Sci-Fi Collection” coming! Post by: Torgo on August 01, 2007, 04:02:25 PM That's a great deal at 20 bucks a piece for each 5 movie set.
Are the films presented in their original aspect ratios and are digitally remastered as well? |