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Universal Classic Monsters Collection. The Original Greats of the Horror Genre, in one box.
I Love the Classic Universal Monsters, and their all here in one great set! This is where it all started. If you’re a fan of horror then this is a must for your video library. The original screen Frankenstein, Dracula, The Wolfman, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Invisible Man, the Phantom of the Opera, and the Mummy are all presented in this set. These video films star the great screen actors in the original roles. Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney, Jr., Claude Rains, Elsa Lanchester, Peter Cushing, Basil Rathbone and so many more, have created and star in these timeless roles. Revolutionary makeup, special effects, and cinematography were created for these films and stand on their own today. This compilation of dvds contains all the historic films of the true horror genre.Read full review
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This is a must have for any horror collection!
This is an absolutely awesome set of 30 classic monster films! The picture quality in my opinion is absolutely amazing for dvd along with the sound as well, I originally was wanting this on blu ray but found on the essential blu ray collection there is only eight of the movies on that collection! But never having any of the individual legacy collections of the classic monsters I wanted ALL of them together in one box, and this does not disappoint, to think these are the beginning of all of the horror that we know of today, and when I watch these it is amazing what they could do with the little bit of effects and hours of makeup the actors endured! With no computer imagery this makes you really appreciate how the horror genre has evolved over the years and sometimes not for the better! I truly love this set and I highly recommend adding it to anybodies horror movie library!
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Good Selection of Classic Monster Movies
This is a nice set for the price. I paid $50 for a brand new Buy It Now with free shipping, but I have seen others pay less. Pretty good price for 30 separate movie titles, and there is also a 1931 Spanish version of Dracula with different stars. From the few movies that I have viewed so far the prints are nice and crisp and there are lots of special features. It looks like Universal just took some of their previous collected multiple DVD sets of their film series and put them all in one box. That's why you will find not one but three ''House of Dracula'', ''House of Frankenstein'' and ''Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein'', and two ''Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman'' in this set of seven DVD cases. Really, one of each would have been just fine. ''The Creature From the Black Lagoon'' is the 2D version and not the 3D, but it is a good print and the other two ''Creature'' movies in the set are also in good shape. If you grew up watching these great old horror films on TV you will appreciate having all of them in this one set.Read full review
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The Classic Old School Monster Movies
Our family has watched old school monster movies for at least four generations. Our grandkids want to turn out the lights to watch the old black and white Universal and RKO, and Color Toho Godzilla and Mothra movies. Since we have been watching these movies on DVR, DVD, and even VHS tapes, when we saw this compilation of Universal movies we could not resist the purchase. Although I have seen most of the collection's movies, we now have the entire series by each monster. Yes, some were at the dawn of sound movies and are dated, and some of the later features had "worn out" plots and are kind of hokey, however, you must remember, these are monster movies and by default even the best are somewhat hokey. The biggest disappointment is the inclusion of the 1943 Universal Phantom of the Opera version with Claude Rains without the Universal 1925 silent Phantom movie with Lon Chaney Sr., including the early color scene of the opera with the mask of death. Although the later movie is very good, and nothing against Mr. Rains a very fine actor, the collection is definitely less impressive without the original movie and would have been a great opportunity to introduce an impressive silent movie to the audience.Read full review
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Worth Every Penny! A Wonderful Reunion With My Favorite Horror Movies!
I grew up with all these movies as a child. These were my first experiences with film. I am now nearing 60, and I am a film buff. When I first saw that these were collected into a set, I became very excited. I came across them recently, and had the money to buy them. I have very special memories of staying up very late with my mother and watching, "Dracula," and "The Mummy." My very, very favorite was the Herbert Lom version of "Phantom Of The Opera," although I loved the very classy Claude Raines. I haven't watched all of these yet, but I am gonna tell you right now that this set is worth every penny! They have even included the Abbot and Costello versions. Thank you very much. I know I can always find what I am looking for on Ebay. Catherine Gainey
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Universal Classic Monsters
If you are a lover of the classic horror movies this collection is for you. Every time I watch one of these beauties it rekindles fond memories of being a young boy curled up on the sofa between my Mom and Dad. The three of us sharing popcorn and the occasional scream is indelibly cast in my memory. Not only does this collection have all of the most popular monsters of the silver screen it has all of the many titles for each creature as well. Take the plunge and relive your childhood memories too.Read full review
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Relive yesterday in these horror classics
Maybe by todays standards, these movies may not stand up well to the technology of today. For those of us who grew up on these would have a different view. The wolf man transformation doesn't stand up against that in the Howling. Hammer films technicolor Dracula blows the 1931 away. But even with these examples, the classics still have an important place in cinema history and our youthful experiences. I love the originals (Dracula, Frankenstein, The Invisible Man) - some of the sequels are also great, some were awful (vampire bats on wires), but the set had some really great films at a great price for this set. I am not sorry I bought it and now can relive the experiences whenever I wish to view them. Let each decide for themselves.Read full review
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30 Classic Universal Monster films in one set!
What more could you want?
Sure, they should have included the Lon Chaney silent films, but you get as close to complete as you're going to with any set out there and having them all nearly in the same box set with trailers, commentaries, and even the Abbott and Costello Meet ____ films are here.
Now if only we could get the Frankenstein, Dracula, and Wildman Cinematic Scrapbook series (trailer collections and trivia for every incarnation up through the early 80s) on disc as well, we'd be all set.Read full review
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came 3 days earlier than expected....
Just got it everything looks good .. great price for all these great monster movies grew up on these ... now i can let my son enjoy them on dvd now and forever..plus all the abbot and costelo ones minus too meets monster and meets dr. jekle and mr. hyde Read full review
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Classic Horror Collecton
Very attractive package. The Phantom of the Opera had to wrong cover?
If you are a fan of the old classics, this collection is for you.
It is also a good way to introduced the new generation to the Classic Horrors.
I would recommend the collection to CLASSIC HORROR FANS!Read full review
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