Universal Monsters Complete Collection DVD

[thunderbolt]

I think I'll break down for the Creech blu ray, its the only one I don't have and I don't really care for the sequels, they are MST3K fodder.

[PNGwynne]

^ I kind of like "Returns..."--it's got that Monster of the Week flavor & the Marineland setting is fun. Some of the night shots are suspenseful.

I hate "...Walks Among Us", I don't know which is clunkier--the plot or the costuming/'make-up.' I'd rather watch "Mole People" lol.

[thunderbolt]

Hey, Mole People has Ward Cleaver and Alfred the Butler, you really can't go wrong there. The MST episode with Returns is hilarious

[MIB41]

^Yeah, I don't think Wal-mart is carrying any legacy sets beyond Drac and Frank. Bummer.

Chris

I really expected a Wolfman Legacy set, which is surprising not to see. But I guess since they had most of his appearances covered on the Frankenstein Legacy set and somewhat duplicated on the Dracula set for the ensemble sequels, I guess they felt a third legacy set would be too much duplication. Too bad. The Wolfman is one of my all time favorites. To this day, I still love the transformation sequence. Still magical to watch. Too bad Hollywood seems incapable of duplicating that kind of moment anymore. Everything is now a digital cartoon.

[Earth 2 Chris]

^Wolfman is my favorite too Tom. I have the previous legacy set, but I'd be tempted just to get all the Larry Talbot appearances together.

Chris

[madmarva]

Maybe, Wolfman and Creature Legacy sets will come next Halloween. I like the fact these are hitting stores around Halloween as well as the opening of Dracula Untold. So many times such opportunities weren't seized upon in the past. I really think the del Toro Wolfman would have fared better at the Box office in October than on Valentine's weekend.

[ubermanx]

A shame the Blu-Ray versions only contain the original movies. I guess no one has done a restoration on them.

- Marty

[jwyblejr]

Walmart has now put Psycho and The Birds in with the Universal stuff. I guess they figure lump all classic horror movies together.

[thunderbolt]

as an aside, I just found a 4 dollar DVD at Big Lots with Karloff and Lugosi oddballs: The Walking Dead, Frankenstein 1970, Zombies on Broadway and You'll Find Out

[thunderbolt]

as another aside, Roku has a 99 cent Halloween channel with over two hours of Castle Films Universal Monsters, and the Paul Lynde Halloween special.

[Hedji]

Wait, they have the Castle Films digest versions of the Universal Monsters? Re-creations of the edits, or are they struck right from the old film reels? Just wondering, as I recently bought a DVD off Amazon that recreates the edits.

[Hedji]

Oh, and sorry to ask, do you have to have a Roku box to get it, or is it something you can get with a blu ray player or online?

[thunderbolt]

I think its a Roku channel. Guessing its public domain so it might be out there elsewhere. Its called The Castle Films Universal Digest reel. 2 and a half hours long. Breaks movies down to around 8 minutes a pop.