Universal Monsters Complete Collection DVD

[PNGwynne]

I have the original six of these (including The Invisible Man). Has the Phantom set ever been released separately? It's all I'm missing.

There was no Legacy set for Phantom, which is a shame IMO. Universal could have re-released the '43 Raines version and included a version (or two) of the '25 Chaney film & its reissues/re-edits. I know the silent film is in the public domain, but Chaney's Erik is iconic and of course Uni merchandizes it to the hilt.

[Earth 2 Chris]

I only found the Drac and Frank singles and Legacy sets, no other monsters. And yes, these Legacy sets now contain every movie that character was in, so you do get repeats with the monster rally films, across the sets.

If anyone spots a Creature legacy set out in the wild, let me know.

Chris

[jwyblejr]

Yeah,the single movies are $7.88 each. The $19.99 ones are kind of a gyp,depending on which one you get. Dracula and Frankenstein have 3 of the same movies on them. If you buy one and not the other,it's all good.

[cjefferys]

DVD only, at this point the only one of the monster sequels available on Blu is Bride of Frankenstein (hope that changes soon!)

[Hedji]

Are these bluray or just dvd?

[Earth 2 Chris]

I'm reading over at UMA that new versions of the Legacy sets are showing up at Wal-Mart for $20 a piece, along with single disc releases of the main films. And apparently the all include a code for a ticket to see Dracula: Untold in theaters. Amazon shows these new versions, but the price is about $30 a pop. I'm heading to some Wal-Marts today! I never did get the Creature or Invisible Man sets!

Chris

[Falstaff13]

I have the original six of these (including The Invisible Man). Has the Phantom set ever been released separately? It's all I'm missing.

[cjefferys]

Yeah, I remember when it was a big deal when that line was restored too. I don't even want to think about how long ago that was now.

[MIB41]

It's amazing how far we've come with the video merchandising of the Universal monsters. It doesn't seem like it was that long ago when the they first hit VHS and what a enormous deal that was. And then the restored scene in Frankenstein where we finally get to hear Colin Clive scream, "Now I know what it feels like to be God!" When was that? The late 80's? Early 90's? We've come a long way. Geez, I feel old.

[Gorn Captain]

i bought these legacy sets,all six when they first came out in 2004 ,and i run them all the time here and there,and their still working
just fine ,i also got the two universal sci-fi sets with other films like monster on the campus & tarantula ,and they to run fine,i would
like to get the captive wild women ,and the movie the creeper .cant get enough of monsters even have the abbott and costello monster films.
Abbott & costello meet frankenstein goes good with the frankenstein/wolfman /dracula story line.

I was out of breath after reading this sentence...

[Earth 2 Chris]

The only problem I had with the Legacy sets was with the Wolfman set. On the old DVD player I had, the B side of the disc with "Werewolf of London" and one of the features just would not play right. It kept stopping, freezing, etc.

I got a Sony Blu Ray player, and now it plays fine. Go figure.

Chris

[tllgn]

i bought these legacy sets,all six when they first came out in 2004 ,and i run them all the time here and there,and their still working
just fine ,i also got the two universal sci-fi sets with other films like monster on the campus & tarantula ,and they to run fine,i would
like to get the captive wild women ,and the movie the creeper .cant get enough of monsters even have the abbott and costello monster films.
Abbott & costello meet frankenstein goes good with the frankenstein/wolfman /dracula story line.

[PNGwynne]

That info is appreciated but distressing--much of my collection is MOD, which are burned discs?

[torgospizza]

That said, I have some CDRs and DVD-Rs from over 10 years ago that still play fine, so far.

Good info. Thanks!

[cjefferys]

The problem is oxidization of the reflective layer if the DVD isn't manufactured properly, at which point the laser can't read the disc. It's rare with DVDs but some have had problems, including early dual layer DVDs made by Anchor Bay, and some "flipper" discs from Universal (discs where both sides are playable). Laserdisc collectors can relate to this problem, "laser rot" has made many early laserdiscs unwatchable now.

Burned discs are a completely different animal. A properly manufactured pressed disc should last for many years, but a burned disc uses dye (factory pressed discs do not) and that dye can break down over the years. That said, I have some CDRs and DVD-Rs from over 10 years ago that still play fine, so far.