Monster Legacy Gift Set!
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I'm drooling over the collectors edition after seeing that photo.
I have all of these movies already, slowly completed my collection this year....guess I'll have to double dip nonetheless...besides, I only have a VHS version of House of Dracula...lol...so I have to go for the whole set now..
I hope this leads to eventual releases of more 30s and 40s Universal Horror, not just the "Monster" movies. There are some hidden gems out there, The Raven, Island of Lost Souls, etc., hopefully we can get some love on those as well.
I have all of these movies already, slowly completed my collection this year....guess I'll have to double dip nonetheless...besides, I only have a VHS version of House of Dracula...lol...so I have to go for the whole set now..
I hope this leads to eventual releases of more 30s and 40s Universal Horror, not just the "Monster" movies. There are some hidden gems out there, The Raven, Island of Lost Souls, etc., hopefully we can get some love on those as well.
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Originally posted by LakerFan1973
I'm drooling over the collectors edition after seeing that photo.
I have all of these movies already, slowly completed my collection this year....guess I'll have to double dip nonetheless...besides, I only have a VHS version of House of Dracula...lol...so I have to go for the whole set now..
I hope this leads to eventual releases of more 30s and 40s Universal Horror, not just the "Monster" movies. There are some hidden gems out there, The Raven, Island of Lost Souls, etc., hopefully we can get some love on those as well.
I'm drooling over the collectors edition after seeing that photo.
I have all of these movies already, slowly completed my collection this year....guess I'll have to double dip nonetheless...besides, I only have a VHS version of House of Dracula...lol...so I have to go for the whole set now..
I hope this leads to eventual releases of more 30s and 40s Universal Horror, not just the "Monster" movies. There are some hidden gems out there, The Raven, Island of Lost Souls, etc., hopefully we can get some love on those as well.
Disappointing that I didn't buy the Mummy double features, and it doesn't look like those are coming out as part of this box set. I suppose Van Helsing doesn't include the Mumy, so I'm SOL.
As for The Raven, my dream release would include:
The Black Cat (1934)
The Raven(1935)
The Invisible Ray(1936)
Son of Frankenstein(1939)
Black Friday(1940)
The Body Snatcher(1945)
...and, of course, it would be the Karloff/Lugosi Box Set. I doubt that all of these titles are owned by the same studio at this point, but I'm sure someone on this board could fill me in...
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Well, I put my 8 current Classic Monster discs covered in this set up on Ebay. It looks like all the extras from them will be on there, plus three new featurettes and the House of Dracula Movie. I'm just hoping this is true and nothing is missing.
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Darkside, with Universal's track record with DVDs, I'd say pull those babies off Ebay ASAP - you may regret it later. These are the same folks that almost gave us Duel, messed up Monty Python's Meaning of Life and Back To The Future.....
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Yeah, I wouldn't put any current DVDs on eBay until you actually have the set in your hands and can (a) confirm it exists and (b) confirm that the extras did, indeed, make it over to the new set.
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Originally posted by Darryl
Darkside, with Universal's track record with DVDs, I'd say pull those babies off Ebay ASAP - you may regret it later. These are the same folks that almost gave us Duel, messed up Monty Python's Meaning of Life and Back To The Future.....
Darkside, with Universal's track record with DVDs, I'd say pull those babies off Ebay ASAP - you may regret it later. These are the same folks that almost gave us Duel, messed up Monty Python's Meaning of Life and Back To The Future.....
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Originally posted by joliom
...and (c) play properly; (d) are not victims of political-correctness "revisions"; (e) are framed properly; (f) do not have a "Def Jam Presents: Rapper's Reflections" doc; (g) are not overloaded with 45 mins. of forced trailers...
...and (c) play properly; (d) are not victims of political-correctness "revisions"; (e) are framed properly; (f) do not have a "Def Jam Presents: Rapper's Reflections" doc; (g) are not overloaded with 45 mins. of forced trailers...
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Problem is the longer I wait the less I can get for my current DVDs. I was hoping to make enough to buy the Legacy set and maybe have enough left over for another box set.
If the worst case happens and they leave off a featurette I will just have to break down and buy the DVD that is missing stuff back. The information so far looks like it has everything currently available plus House of Dracula and three new featurettes. I'll just trust Universal on this one. (famous last words)
If the worst case happens and they leave off a featurette I will just have to break down and buy the DVD that is missing stuff back. The information so far looks like it has everything currently available plus House of Dracula and three new featurettes. I'll just trust Universal on this one. (famous last words)
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The Wolf Man documentary will likely NOT be included on the re-release, from the word coming from insiders. This isn't confirmed, but if you would miss it you may want to hold on to your current DVDs until you know for sure.
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The Wolf Man documentary will likely NOT be included on the re-release, from the word coming from insiders. This isn't confirmed, but if you would miss it you may want to hold on to your current DVDs until you know for sure.
The Wolf Man documentary will likely NOT be included on the re-release, from the word coming from insiders. This isn't confirmed, but if you would miss it you may want to hold on to your current DVDs until you know for sure.
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Darkside -
The specs for Wolf Man now appear on Universal's website:
http://homevideo.universalstudios.co...boxSetId=34588
Oddly enough, I don't see anything but a blank page yet for Dracula and Frankenstein. (And I need to know if this version of Dracula keeps the new Phillip Glass score from the last DVD!)
The specs for Wolf Man now appear on Universal's website:
http://homevideo.universalstudios.co...boxSetId=34588
Oddly enough, I don't see anything but a blank page yet for Dracula and Frankenstein. (And I need to know if this version of Dracula keeps the new Phillip Glass score from the last DVD!)
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Wow !!! This just showed up on my reccomendations list and I must have completely missed this post.
This is outstanding !! I am soooo stoked.
I have been waiting and waiting for this. The only original DVD I have from the Classic Monster Collection is "The Invisible Man". I just couldn't be without it... Hopefully they'll do a Mummy, Invisible Man, Creature set soon (I know it's been said before in this post, I'm just reinforcing the thought with my hope as well).
I can't wait til this comes out. Hell, I'm even getting the urge to go to Universal Studios now... haha
Excellent information / post !!
Wooooot !!
This is outstanding !! I am soooo stoked.
I have been waiting and waiting for this. The only original DVD I have from the Classic Monster Collection is "The Invisible Man". I just couldn't be without it... Hopefully they'll do a Mummy, Invisible Man, Creature set soon (I know it's been said before in this post, I'm just reinforcing the thought with my hope as well).
I can't wait til this comes out. Hell, I'm even getting the urge to go to Universal Studios now... haha
Excellent information / post !!
Wooooot !!
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Darkside -
The specs for Wolf Man now appear on Universal's website:
http://homevideo.universalstudios.co...boxSetId=34588
Oddly enough, I don't see anything but a blank page yet for Dracula and Frankenstein. (And I need to know if this version of Dracula keeps the new Phillip Glass score from the last DVD!)
Darkside -
The specs for Wolf Man now appear on Universal's website:
http://homevideo.universalstudios.co...boxSetId=34588
Oddly enough, I don't see anything but a blank page yet for Dracula and Frankenstein. (And I need to know if this version of Dracula keeps the new Phillip Glass score from the last DVD!)
Thanks for posting the info.
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The updated information confirms that these sets contain all the extras from the original releases, so, I lucked out by missing the originals. I could not be happier!
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Originally posted by EPKJ
The updated information confirms that these sets contain all the extras from the original releases, so, I lucked out by missing the originals. I could not be happier!
The updated information confirms that these sets contain all the extras from the original releases, so, I lucked out by missing the originals. I could not be happier!
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Originally posted by kingtopher
I can't wait until they announce that these are sets of two double-sided discs so that everyone here can suddenly complain and say that they refuse to buy them, etc.
I can't wait until they announce that these are sets of two double-sided discs so that everyone here can suddenly complain and say that they refuse to buy them, etc.
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Originally posted by EPKJ
I would laugh, but I am sure some people feel that way about the sets as they stand now.
I would laugh, but I am sure some people feel that way about the sets as they stand now.
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I'm personally hoping that these are going to be double-sided discs, because otherwise that is a LOT of information to squeeze onto two discs, and the picture and audio are going to suffer for it.
I'm personally hoping that these are going to be double-sided discs, because otherwise that is a LOT of information to squeeze onto two discs, and the picture and audio are going to suffer for it.
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Originally posted by kingtopher
I'm personally hoping that these are going to be double-sided discs, because otherwise that is a LOT of information to squeeze onto two discs, and the picture and audio are going to suffer for it. But when/if it is shown to be the case I'm sure there will be a huge uproar from the same people who were celebrating this set earlier for its low price and inclusive features.
I'm personally hoping that these are going to be double-sided discs, because otherwise that is a LOT of information to squeeze onto two discs, and the picture and audio are going to suffer for it. But when/if it is shown to be the case I'm sure there will be a huge uproar from the same people who were celebrating this set earlier for its low price and inclusive features.
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Yeah, I'm glad I have my originals. These two-sided discs will probably not be top quality. But I'm definitely picking this set up for the extra bonus features by Stephen Sommers, "House of Dracula" and the monster busts (those alone being worth the price of the set).