Hammer onslaught continues with Mill Creek double features - 9/6/16
07-09-16 | 01:22 PM
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Hammer onslaught continues with Mill Creek double features - 9/6/16
For more than four decades, Hammer Films’ unique blend of horror, science fiction, thrills and comedy dominated countless drive-ins and movie theaters. Enjoy this impeccable collection from the darkest corners of the Hammer Imagination!
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
(1960) – Color – 89 minutes – Not Rated
Starring: Paul Massie, Dawn Addams, Christopher Lee, David Kossoff, Norma Marla, Francis De Wolff
Absorbed in research directed towards freeing the two natures of man, Dr. Jekyll degenerates in to Mr. Hyde, a vengeful maniac. While Hyde wants revenge against a gambler whom his wife is in love with, Dr. Jekyll, takes steps to do away with his evil self.
The Gorgon
(1964) – Color – 83 minutes – Not Rated
Starring: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Richard Pasco, Barbara Shelley, Michael Goddliffe, Patrick Troughton
In a rural village, a series of murders have been committed where each victim was turned into stone. A local professor investigates and finds an evil Gorgon haunting a nearby castle and in search of more victims.
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
(1960) – Color – 89 minutes – Not Rated
Starring: Paul Massie, Dawn Addams, Christopher Lee, David Kossoff, Norma Marla, Francis De Wolff
Absorbed in research directed towards freeing the two natures of man, Dr. Jekyll degenerates in to Mr. Hyde, a vengeful maniac. While Hyde wants revenge against a gambler whom his wife is in love with, Dr. Jekyll, takes steps to do away with his evil self.
The Gorgon
(1964) – Color – 83 minutes – Not Rated
Starring: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Richard Pasco, Barbara Shelley, Michael Goddliffe, Patrick Troughton
In a rural village, a series of murders have been committed where each victim was turned into stone. A local professor investigates and finds an evil Gorgon haunting a nearby castle and in search of more victims.
For more than four decades, Hammer Films’ unique blend of horror, science fiction, thrills and comedy dominated countless drive-ins and movie theaters. Enjoy this impeccable collection from the darkest corners of the Hammer Imagination!
The Revenge of Frankenstein
(1958) - Color - 90 Minutes - Not Rated
Starring: Peter Cushing, Eunice Gayson, Francis Matthews, Michael Gwynn
Peter Cushing reprises his famous role as Baron Victor Frankenstein in this horror classic. Rescued from the guillotine by his devoted crippled assistant Fritz, the Baron relocates and becomes Dr. Stein. Under the guise of charity work, he continues his gruesome experiments, this time transplanting Fritz's brain into his latest creation: a normal, healthy body.
The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
(1964) - Color - 81 minutes - Not Rated
Starring: Terence Morgan, Ronald Howard, Fred Clark, Jeanne Roland, George Pastell, Jack Gwillim
An American showman and financier disrupts the coffin of a mummified pharoah and finds it empty. The mummy has escaped to fulfill the dreadful prophesy and exact a violent and bloody revenge on all those who defiled his final resting place.
The Revenge of Frankenstein
(1958) - Color - 90 Minutes - Not Rated
Starring: Peter Cushing, Eunice Gayson, Francis Matthews, Michael Gwynn
Peter Cushing reprises his famous role as Baron Victor Frankenstein in this horror classic. Rescued from the guillotine by his devoted crippled assistant Fritz, the Baron relocates and becomes Dr. Stein. Under the guise of charity work, he continues his gruesome experiments, this time transplanting Fritz's brain into his latest creation: a normal, healthy body.
The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
(1964) - Color - 81 minutes - Not Rated
Starring: Terence Morgan, Ronald Howard, Fred Clark, Jeanne Roland, George Pastell, Jack Gwillim
An American showman and financier disrupts the coffin of a mummified pharoah and finds it empty. The mummy has escaped to fulfill the dreadful prophesy and exact a violent and bloody revenge on all those who defiled his final resting place.
07-09-16 | 03:22 PM
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Re: Hammer onslaught continues with Mill Creek double features - 9/6/16
Yep, considering these are likely taken from Sony's masters. An easy purchase. Sony did Mill Creek a huge favor, I wonder if other labels knew these were available for license?
07-10-16 | 04:31 PM
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07-11-16 | 10:18 AM
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Re: Hammer onslaught continues with Mill Creek double features - 9/6/16
Yeah, I'll double-dip on these. Pretty much a no-brainer purchase.
07-11-16 | 07:02 PM
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Re: Hammer onslaught continues with Mill Creek double features - 9/6/16
Looking forward to THE GORGON, as I don't think it has ever been released before on Blu-ray. The others I'll pass on.
07-12-16 | 04:13 AM
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Re: Hammer onslaught continues with Mill Creek double features - 9/6/16
07-12-16 | 12:38 PM
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Re: Hammer onslaught continues with Mill Creek double features - 9/6/16
I second that. It is reminiscent of the double feature theatrical posters of the 1960s and 1970s. The folks at Universal should take a lesson from Mill Creek's gorgeous presentation because the cover art for their upcoming 8 movie collection is pretty uninspired. While I prefer individual releases for disparate movie titles, I understand why it is necessary for Mill Creek to pair them up. However, it seems totally acceptable in the case of these Hammer films. And Mill Creek got it right in terms of presentation—now lets pray the discs are terrific as well.
