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The Classic Sci-FI Ultimate Collection

post #1 of 267
8/16/06 at 7:55am
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Universal is releasing five Sci-fi's in a collection (TARANTULA, THE MOLE PEOPLE, MONSTER ON THE CAMPUS, THEINCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN, MONOLITH MONSTERS) priced at $19.98 on 9/19. Probably few, if any, extras but if memory serves me right, Orson Welles appeared in the trailer of THE SHRINKING MAN and that it was a hoot!
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post #2 of 267
8/16/06 at 8:17am

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Holy Crud!

Tarantula! Another one of my long-time hold outs is coming to DVD. It seems like Universal is finally starting to figure out what they have in their closet. This has always been my favorite of the giant bug movies, and I can't wait to get my hands on this one.
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post #3 of 267
8/16/06 at 8:22am

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Monolith Monsters....oh man is this a personal favorite I haven't seen in a looong time! Provided these are DVD-9s and not DVD-18s, Universal may just get my vote as "most improved" studio of the year.
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post #4 of 267
8/16/06 at 8:37am

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Absolutely tremendous news, I have been waiting to see these again forever, the only one here that I haven't seen is MONSTER ON THE CAMPUS. I can't wait. I hope that Universal will have someone do commentaries for all of these, I suggest Tom Weaver, he did a great commentary on Universal's release of It Came From Outer Space, and it would be great to have him commenting on these five classics. Thank You Universal (I can't believe I just said that, they will probably find a way to screw it up)

Edit: How Stupid of Me, Where is The Deadly Mantis!!!!!!
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post #5 of 267
8/16/06 at 9:04am

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Where does this information come from? This doesn't show up in the list of upcoming releases on their website -- in September, or any other month.
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post #6 of 267
8/16/06 at 9:07am

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http://www.dvdreview.com/
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post #7 of 267
8/16/06 at 9:13am

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Originally Posted by Charles H
Universal is releasing five Sci-fi's in a collection (TARANTULA, THE MOLE PEOPLE, MONSTER ON THE CAMPUS, THEINCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN, MONOLITH MONSTERS) priced at $19.98 on 9/19. Probably few, if any, extras but if memory serves me right, Orson Welles appeared in the trailer of THE SHRINKING MAN and that it was a hoot!


About friggin' time!
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post #8 of 267
8/16/06 at 9:57am

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Uh-Oh!

I'm very nervous with the $19.98 pricepoint that these are DVD-18. Please no! I would pay more than that for Tarantula alone, where I won't give one red cent for these on DVD-18.
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post #9 of 267
8/16/06 at 10:58am

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Great news and great price. I'll buy them regardless of format since I've never had an issue with a DVD-18 only a few DVD-9's. Maybe these will be two DVD-14's since its only 5 movies.
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post #10 of 267
8/16/06 at 1:25pm

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I'm very nervous with the $19.98 pricepoint that these are DVD-18. Please no! I would pay more than that for Tarantula alone

Ditto! Yeah, let's keep a lookout to see if these are those disastrous DVD-18's.

Also, I'd have to presume there will be a "volume 2," as Universal has missed some other '50s sci-fi flicks...
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post #11 of 267
8/16/06 at 3:33pm

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Incredible Shrinking Man!! It's about time! Good for Universal!
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post #12 of 267
8/16/06 at 4:27pm

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Great! I hope it's successful enough to generate a volume 2 with The Leech Woman!
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post #13 of 267
8/16/06 at 4:52pm

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I have not seen a DVD 18 release from Universal for a time now. Thank you! Maybe they finally got the hint.

If anyone can find this for preorder from Amazon that would be cool.
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post #14 of 267
8/16/06 at 4:54pm

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i hope that is is not dvd 18, and i would welcome a second set as well, nice to see them going into to vaults, some how i could see this work as a three disc set
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post #15 of 267
8/16/06 at 5:05pm

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This is great news!
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post #16 of 267
8/16/06 at 7:02pm

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Originally Posted by Larry Sutliff
This is great news!

Only if it turns out to be true. Right now, with only one site mentioning it and no site offering it for pre-order, I'm suspicious.

Gary "it would be nice if Universal's site had some official announcement or something..." O.
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post #17 of 267
8/16/06 at 8:47pm

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There's nothing on Universal's B2B site about this. If it were coming in September, they'd have announced it back in June.
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post #18 of 267
8/16/06 at 9:54pm

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Originally Posted by Peter Apruzzese
There's nothing on Universal's B2B site about this. If it were coming in September, they'd have announced it back in June.
From DVDReview: "Universal has not yet revealed exact details about each of the films" -- that's probably why it's not on their website yet. And this wouldn't be the first release from a major studio that has pretty much gone without a press release. I don't think it'll be on their website until/unless they issue a press release??? Although I would think this would get more attention than it has been getting.
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post #19 of 267
8/17/06 at 5:16am

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Wow, it's about time!

I'm so happy that Universal is starting to get its act together with their film Library. I just wish their was a volume 1 listed next to the collection.
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post #20 of 267
8/17/06 at 6:50am

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'Bout time!
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post #21 of 267
8/17/06 at 7:59am

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Lets hope and pray it's not on one of those awful DVD-18's but the pricepoint looks suspisciously like the Bela Lugosi set...

This might only be announced shortly before it;s released because it's not a major release...the films aren't that well known (Tarantula and TISM probably being the biggest names, the other three are very much "lesser" titles), and there isn't a "name" like Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff or even Hammer in the set title.

Also, the two that were released in spring here in the UK (Tarantula and TISM) had their release dates changed several times after Universal announced them. Maybe they wanted to be sure for this set before announcing.

However, on the other hand, it does seem more a contender for the Halloween period, but then there are lots of releases competing for our money around then!!

I'm hopeful, I really want The Monlith Monsters which is a brilliant if not well known film.

Also, it would be great if there were another volume; The Leech Woman and The Deadly Mantis await!

Who has the rights to The Giant Claw? Now that I wanna get hold of...
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post #22 of 267
8/17/06 at 10:44am

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Who has the rights to The Giant Claw? Now that I wanna get hold of...

THE GIANT CLAW belongs to Sony/Columbia. Since they're putting out that Boris Karloff set (THE BLACK ROOM, BEFORE I HANG, etc), they should really consider putting out their own 1950s sci-fi set, too. I'd buy a Sony collection that included:

FIVE (1951)
CREATURE WITH THE ATOM BRAIN (1955)
THE GAMMA PEOPLE (1956)
THE WEREWOLF (1956, radiation causes the lycanthropy)
THE GIANT CLAW (1957)
THE 27TH DAY (1957)
THE NIGHT THE WORLD EXPLODED (1957)

--and a set of their Toho Studios sci-fi films (all in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfers):

THE H-MAN (1958)
BATTLE IN OUTER SPACE (1960)
MOTHRA (1961)
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post #23 of 267
8/17/06 at 10:48am

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awesome news! Made my day!
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post #24 of 267
8/17/06 at 4:34pm

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Originally Posted by DVDWatcher
From DVDReview: "Universal has not yet revealed exact details about each of the films" -- that's probably why it's not on their website yet. And this wouldn't be the first release from a major studio that has pretty much gone without a press release. I don't think it'll be on their website until/unless they issue a press release??? Although I would think this would get more attention than it has been getting.

Universal has already announced their October and November release schedules, they don't release films without an official announcement to retailers about 6-8 weeks prior to pre-order date. Pre-prder date (the most important date, since it tells them how many to replicate) has already passed for all of their September titles
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post #25 of 267
8/18/06 at 5:39am

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still no announcment of this at any of the other sites, and now i am begining to think this is a late april fool's joke
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post #26 of 267
8/18/06 at 8:32am

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If it pans out to be true this is great news. I can scratch off Tarantula and The Incredible Shrinking Man from my most wanted list and I'll finally get to see Monolith Monsters.

Although had they swapped The Mole People and Monster on the Campus for Dr Cyclops and Island of Lost Souls this would've been a mindblowing set.
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post #27 of 267
8/18/06 at 10:05am

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Originally Posted by dana martin
still no announcment of this at any of the other sites, and now i am begining to think this is a late april fool's joke
I imagine it's probably in the works, but (hopefully) at a later date.
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post #28 of 267
8/18/06 at 12:20pm

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Could be a October Release. Would make more sense for that month.
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post #29 of 267
8/18/06 at 1:25pm

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I hope that there will be some kind of extras on these releases, but I guess that would be too much to wish for, considering its damn Universal. Though I guess I should be happy that they are releasing these at all. I wish Warner owned these titles.
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post #30 of 267
8/18/06 at 3:01pm

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Here's the latest news from dvdreview:

8/18/2006 10:41:51 AM


Here’s a little more on The Classic Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection

As we announced previously, Universal Home Entertainment is currently putting the final touches to a DVD set containing some of the most eagerly awaited 50s science fiction classics, titling it The Classic Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection. The DVD set, which will contain Tarantula, The Mole People, The Incredible Shrinking Man, The Monolith Monsters and Monster On The Campus is still on track for a September 19 release, which is only 4 short weeks away.
We have more information about the release that we can share with you here such as the fact that this will be a 3-disc DVD set and that the release will feature brand-new restored transfers of these movies. The set will not contain any extras or bonus materials.
Instead of the $19.98 price tag we announced earlier however, the correct price will actually be $29.98 when the set hits retail shelves.

There is a photo of the cover too but I don't know how to insert it here.
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