All the Universal Monster sets(Frankenstein,Dracula,Wolfman,the Mummy,the Invisible Man and Creature from the Black Lagoon)which average aound 5 movies in each set(except creature which has 3 movies) have had a price drop on Amazon to 13.99,these sets have always gone for more than 20 dollars,anyone intrested in classic horror should hop on these
lovgun7
01-02-09, 01:40 AM
ha ha wow thats a coincidence i was just looking into buying the frankenstein set ... awesome ...
Nth Power
01-02-09, 03:44 AM
Nice price. I've been meaning to pick these up but haven't yet. Thanks!
DarthVong
01-02-09, 03:56 AM
Been waiting for these to drop in price..nice.
jessecrx
01-02-09, 04:09 AM
How do the 75th anniversary monster sets compare to these?
the legacy sets have the entire collection pertaining to that "monster"
i saw these sets awhile ago also and wanted to get the psycho, and frankenstein one but then i saw the legacy set and decided to wait
you can compare them on the review section of this site ...
SethDLH
01-02-09, 07:28 AM
Thanks OP! I've been waiting to get them cheap, I got Dracula on a secondspin 20% off sale and Franky on the latest deepdiscount sale, but these prices are awesome.
Mr. Cinema
01-02-09, 09:33 AM
The Dracula 75th Anniversary edition has the restored audio. I believe the Dracula Legacy Series does not.
jmsmath
01-02-09, 10:50 AM
Is this part of a sale or a new price point for these?
Darth Maher
01-02-09, 10:59 AM
Cool. I got the Monster Legacy Collection (Frankenstein, Dracula, Wolfman) and I've been meaning to pick up the rest little by little. Now I've got another incentive.
I wonder if Universal is planning Blu-ray releases of these movies, which might explain the price drop.
MinLShaw
01-02-09, 11:08 AM
Is this part of a sale or a new price point for these?
I sincerely hope so. I started my set a few years ago with Dracula and Frankenstein because they were on sale during a Halloween promo at Walmart. Since then, I haven't found any of them at an attractive price point. I'll have to miss this deal because I was born in December and our car taxes are already a few days late. :grumble:
Pizza
01-02-09, 11:12 AM
I wonder if Universal is planning Blu-ray releases of these movies, which might explain the price drop.
That's what I'm hoping for!
Jacoby Ellsbury
01-02-09, 12:54 PM
these have been on my wishlist for about 5 years now but I just dont see myself making time to watch 75 year old movies, I cant even keep up with new releases
howwon
01-02-09, 12:57 PM
Nice. Very nice.
manicsounds
01-02-09, 01:05 PM
Highly recommend all of them. Watched the entire Dracula, Frankenstein, and Wolfman sets in about a 2 weeks time when they first came out.
lee_hero
01-02-09, 10:30 PM
As far as I'm concerned, these Universal Monster Legacy sets are must haves. If for nothing else just for the sheer importance of the films included. I have the Dracula, Frankenstein and Wolf Man sets already, bought them when they were first released. Just been holding off on the other 3 for some reason, but immediately jumped on this deal and ordered them.
Thanks OP
BKenn01
01-02-09, 10:34 PM
these have been on my wishlist for about 5 years now but I just dont see myself making time to watch 75 year old movies,
Its a big loss, cause those just arent any old 75 year old movies......
jgorow
01-02-09, 10:58 PM
The Dracula 75th Anniversary edition has the restored audio. I believe the Dracula Legacy Series does not.
I own the legacy Dracula set, and can confirm, yes, it does in fact have restored audio as well as cleaned up video.
BobO'Link
01-02-09, 11:43 PM
^Actually the Legacy Collection Dracula has a couple of minor problems/omissions with the audio. While it *is* cleaned up, Renfield's screams on the stairs and Dracula's moaning death agonies in the crypt were somehow omitted from the original soundtrack of the Legacy Collection. You can hear them only if you select the soundtrack with the optional original score by Phillip Glass (which I don't care for). These were in the original '90s release and have been restored in the 75th Anniversary Edition.
NEUMANN
01-02-09, 11:53 PM
^Actually the Legacy Collection Dracula has a couple of minor problems/omissions with the audio. While it *is* cleaned up, Renfield's screams on the stairs and Dracula's moaning death agonies in the crypt were somehow omitted from the original soundtrack of the Legacy Collection. You can hear them only if you select the soundtrack with the optional original score by Phillip Glass. These 2 omissions were in the original release and have been restored in the 75th Anniversary Edition.
Very true,but is it worth it when you can get 3 extra movies(dracula's daughter,son of dracula and house of dracula)in the legacy set for more or less the same price(minus a couple seconds of moans and groans).
NEUMANN
01-03-09, 12:23 AM
these have been on my wishlist for about 5 years now but I just dont see myself making time to watch 75 year old movies, I cant even keep up with new releases
Oh man i grew up in the 70's and just worshiped these movies when they came on tv,i even built all the Aurora models of these monsters when i was a kid.As far as i am concerned these are the origin of horror in the film industry(with all due respect to the 1920's horror movies like cabinet of dr. calgari, nosterfuri,hunchback of notre dame and phantom of the opera) but those where silent and never on tv,I will always hold a place in my heart for the Universal monsters,and universal cleans these movies up pretty good,while not in the same league as casablanca restoration they are still very good and a lot better than your typical public domain title,but if you are under 30 i can see how these movies hold no importance to you.
zoomgirl
01-03-09, 12:34 AM
Amazon.com is CLEARLY trying to put me in the poor house with all these good deals!!!!
cardsfan111
01-03-09, 01:03 AM
Is this part of a sale or a new price point for these?
I missed whether anyone discovered if there was a sale on these or just a possible price drop. It seems like the price drop is likely since it's an odd time of year to have these on sale. I know in 1 or 2 places, I only see some of these sets in October and rarely at other times.
NEUMANN
01-03-09, 01:06 AM
I missed whether anyone discovered if there was a sale on these or just a possible price drop. It seems like the price drop is likely since it's an odd time of year to have these on sale. I know in 1 or 2 places, I only see some of these sets in October and rarely at other times.
There is no sales page for them so i can only presume it is a price drop
cranberries fan
01-03-09, 01:29 AM
This is not a price-drop they were going for that rate a few years ago.
I am sure that retail on these are about $19.99 it was the last time I went into Hastings Books the other day.
BobO'Link
01-03-09, 09:38 AM
Very true,but is it worth it when you can get 3 extra movies(dracula's daughter,son of dracula and house of dracula)in the legacy set for more or less the same price(minus a couple seconds of moans and groans).
Absolutely! Unless you are a "purist" and/or anal about 100% faithful presentation the Legacy Edition is a fabulous value! I did not even know/notice audio was missing until it had been pointed out. While it *would* be nice for the audio to be intact, I would not have that minor (IMHO) problem dissuade anyone from purchasing the Legacy set unless the only title you are truly interested in is Dracula. In that case you *might* be better served to get the 75th Anniversary edition as it has the complete audio. However, there is some dissention there as well. One review I read says "the sound is the worst yet, *very* distorted: you actually need the English subtitles to understand the dialogue". Because there is no longer a original negative (it fell apart in the 40's due to over printing) Universal took the same film elements as before and brightened/sharpened them even more to make the details more visible. This reportedly has caused the picture to look "glary and washed out, losing all feeling of day/night contrast". Others feel the audio track on the *original* 1999 release is the best audio, but the picture is a bit dark and muddy. I agree on the picture but don't know about the audio as I've not yet seen/heard the 75th Anniversary edition to be able to make my own comparison. I'm quite happy with my 1999 and "restored" Legacy Edition copies so will probably never personally know unless a friend purchases the 75 Anniversary edition and invites me over. One of these days Universal *may* get it right for a BR release. I may investigate then. :)
BobO'Link
01-03-09, 09:49 AM
I missed whether anyone discovered if there was a sale on these or just a possible price drop. It seems like the price drop is likely since it's an odd time of year to have these on sale. I know in 1 or 2 places, I only see some of these sets in October and rarely at other times.
Michael's Movie Mahem (http://dvdlist.kazart.com/queryDVDList2.php3?id=38988) does not show there is a scheduled price drop for these. It's a pretty reliable site for this information. The current retail shows to be $26.98. Looks like another unlisted sale which brings up the question: "Why does amazon go to such lengths to hide sale prices?"
kefrank
01-03-09, 10:00 AM
How do the 75th anniversary monster sets compare to these?
Well, the Legacy Collection of Frankenstein is well worth it over the 75th anniversary, if only because it has the best available presentation of Bride of Frankenstein, which is just as classic and important as the first movie, in my opinion.
MinLShaw
01-03-09, 12:11 PM
Well, the Legacy Collection of Frankenstein is well worth it over the 75th anniversary, if only because it has the best available presentation of Bride of Frankenstein, which is just as classic and important as the first movie, in my opinion.
Aye. You might content yourself that you're getting fairly non-essential sequels as bonus features for the other titles, but getting Frankenstein and The Bride of Frankenstein together--especially at this sale price--is a great addition to any DVD library.
calvinnme
01-03-09, 12:28 PM
The problem with the 75th anniversary collections of all of the Universal Horror films is that every single one of them includes the Universal Horror documentary as an extra. I can see having it on one - but all of them? It is a very good documentary though.
Of all of the Legacy collections, the Frankenstein one is the best buy with the most continuity between films. Frankenstein has a great commentary track, but Bride of Frankenstein's commentary is somewhat lacking. For all of the the other horror franchises there is little or no continuity between the original and the sequels, and thus the 75th anniversary version might be the way to go, even with the duplication of the documentary.
johnsun
01-03-09, 12:54 PM
For anyone in Canada, the Wolf Man Legacy Collection is available for $4.99 CND.. It seems to be part of thier boxing week sale.. The other The Collections are still $27.99 CDN each..
Later
SkullOrchard
01-03-09, 01:32 PM
Has anyone ever received one of these sets where there wasn't at least one floater?
Doctor Zoidberg
01-03-09, 04:13 PM
For anyone with the Hammer Horror Legacy set: does it work? I've seen several reviews at Amazon saying the discs lock up and skip.
lee_hero
01-03-09, 08:45 PM
For anyone with the Hammer Horror Legacy set: does it work? I've seen several reviews at Amazon saying the discs lock up and skip.
I've had a copy since release date and have watched the entire thing.
Played just fine for me.
MinLShaw
01-03-09, 08:54 PM
For anyone in Canada, the Wolf Man Legacy Collection is available for $4.99 CND.. It seems to be part of thier boxing week sale.. The other The Collections are still $27.99 CDN each..
Later
Gah! I wish I'd have known this earlier. Friends of mine just got back from spending a week in Toronto for New Year's.
Cool Ghoul
01-03-09, 09:35 PM
I've had a copy since release date and have watched the entire thing.
Played just fine for me.
Same here. Good set btw.
NEUMANN
01-03-09, 10:06 PM
I stumbled upon these legacy sets a couple days ago and thought they where a price drop and said that in my original post,but it turns out they are part of a sale i just found.here is the link to the sale.
Turns out it ends today,was a well hidden sale i guess.maybe it will last until tommorow,these sales have been known to go on a couple days past when they are supposed to end
BobO'Link
01-03-09, 10:24 PM
Has anyone ever received one of these sets where there wasn't at least one floater?
I have all 6 and there were no floaters or damaged disks in any. All played OK as well. After all the reviews I'd read about the various problems with these sets I was very relieved.
BobO'Link
01-03-09, 10:27 PM
For anyone with the Hammer Horror Legacy set: does it work? I've seen several reviews at Amazon saying the discs lock up and skip.
I got a copy about 6 months ago. Didn't have any problems, but because of the problem reports I *did* do a fast scan on the set as soon as I received it just to be sure. Later watching confirmed no problems.
cardsfan111
01-03-09, 10:28 PM
I stumbled upon these legacy sets a couple days ago and thought they where a price drop and said that in my original post,but it turns out they are part of a sale i just found.here is the link to the sale.
Turns out it ends today,was a well hidden sale i guess.maybe it will last until tommorow,these sales have been known to go on a couple days past when they are supposed to end
Mystery solved I suppose! Some other decent prices in the sale on some of the triple/quadruple features.
lee_hero
01-03-09, 10:33 PM
I stumbled upon these legacy sets a couple days ago and thought they where a price drop and said that in my original post,but it turns out they are part of a sale i just found.here is the link to the sale.
Turns out it ends today,was a well hidden sale i guess.maybe it will last until tommorow,these sales have been known to go on a couple days past when they are supposed to end
Thanks a ton for that link. Immediately ordered Werewolf of London/She Wolf of London Double Feature for $6.99
NEUMANN
01-04-09, 08:44 AM
Sale is dead,they are back up to 23.99
Darth Maher
01-30-09, 10:22 PM
I just noticed today that the sale ended... I completely forgot about it.
This sucks. I shouldn't have procrastinated. -ohbfrank-
Jtnguyen12
01-30-09, 10:46 PM
Just create columbia house account and get all "Universe Legacy Series" movies for cheap :)
elsanto
03-15-09, 04:10 PM
March update:
As noted in other posts too...
1) Deepdiscount has all Universal Monster Legacy sets for 14.87 until 3/31
2) Walmart has Dracula and Wolfman Legacy sets for 14.99...Twilight release tie-in?
Also, Borders has a 40% off coupon this weekend for box sets (must buy 2 only per coupon). All the Legacy sets count in this sale. That put the local store sale near me at a little more than 15 each.
Adrenaline
03-15-09, 04:32 PM
It's too bad the busts aren't on sale :(
acdcrocks1980
03-15-09, 05:58 PM
Hmm... I though these went out of print. I remember Dracula, Frankenstien, and Wolfman came out to promote Van Helsing. I got Frankenstein release day, and a few months later I found Dracula on clearance at Shopko for like 2 bucks.
dmkb
03-16-09, 03:53 PM
Me too - I thought it was "buy now or forever hold your peace" but it looks like this isn't the case.
JamesDFarrow
03-16-09, 05:29 PM
Maybe trying to unload the old stock. New release (Blu) in the works?
James
laserken
03-17-09, 10:27 PM
I got a Dracula set at Wal-Mart and it had a Van Helsing tie-in sticker on the front. Maybe these are just some they found in a warehouse?
Darth Maher
03-19-09, 03:11 PM
Maybe trying to unload the old stock. New release (Blu) in the works?
James
I think this is why I procrastinated. I have the bust set, but I haven't bought the others yet. I am guessing though that any Blu-ray release probably wouldn't have all the sequels for these sets though, right?
Lecithin
03-19-09, 03:27 PM
I also had the bust set and Invisible Man, so I bought the Mummy and Creature sets at DD for $14.99 just to be complete.
MooMooMooMoo
03-19-09, 03:34 PM
How do the 75th anniversary monster sets compare to these?
In the case of Dracula, the legacy is a much better transfer then the 75th anniversary. Benefits of the 75th are improved audio & a nice documentary.
I haven't seen Frankenstein 75th.
MooMooMooMoo
03-19-09, 03:34 PM
BTW, I bought all 6 when they came out & highly recommend all of them.
JamesDFarrow
03-19-09, 05:37 PM
I think this is why I procrastinated. I have the bust set, but I haven't bought the others yet. I am guessing though that any Blu-ray release probably wouldn't have all the sequels for these sets though, right?
I also bought the bust set and then the Creature, Invisible Man, and Mummy Sets.
When they do go Blu, I don't think there will be a box set like the busts one. The price would be to high. Might see sets of each monster though. Dracula, Wolf Man, Frankenstein, Mummy, Creature, and Invisible Man. Ot they may release them as singles first, then box sets later. Who know what they may do.
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