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Usually ships in 1-2 business days | | Only 1 left in stock, order soon! | | | | | | There's nowhere to run and nowhere to hide as five incredible science fiction films crash down on DVD for the first time ever in The Classic Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection. This fascinating, collectible set will shock, terrify and captivate you with film favorites from the golden age of Hollywood including Tarantula, The Mole People, The Incredible Shrinking Man, The Monolith Monsters and Monster on Campus. Featuring amazing, ground-breaking special effects, these classics set the standard for all sci-fi terror to come. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Actors: | John Agar, Grant Williams, Joanna Moore | | Format: | Black & White, NTSC | | Subtitle: | English | | Number of Discs: | 3 | | Studio: | Universal | | DVD Release Date: | January 02, 2007 | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 67 reviews |
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| | Features | TarantulaThe Mole PeopleThe Incredible Shrinking ManThe Monolith MonstersMonster on the Campus
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57 of 62 found the following review helpful:
 All in one set; Unbelievable... Oct 08, 2006
By R. Gawlitta
"Coolmoan"
I've been searching for each of these films individually for years, and to have them all at once is quite overwhelming. They are schlocky and tacky with bad acting...everything I expect from the genre, and I love it all. Love 'em or hate 'em, the video transfer of each film is crystal clear, and every aficianado of the 50's horror genre must have this in the collection. If you like this stuff, rejoice. If you don't, stay away, and don't criticize me because I do!
13 of 13 found the following review helpful:
 5 stars for "Shrinking Man" various stars for the other films Jan 14, 2007
By WTDK
"If at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it.-Albert Einstein"
This marvelous set of cheesy and classic sci-fi/horror films is a great one stop shop for fans of 50's monster movies. The best film here is "The Incredible Shrinking Man" based on Richard Matheson's novel. With a screenplay by Matheson (that was revised with a rewritten script by Richard Alan Simmons a writer for "Columbo" that changed the ending and that until recently Matheson hated). Is this set worth getting just for that film? Heck yeah. The transfer looks extremely good, with a crisp, sharp picture. We get the original theatrical trailer as well (which was narrated by Orson Welles). "TISM" is in its original widescreen format.
The other films vary from good to cheesy fun. "Tarantula" is one of the better giant insects on the loose movies (it followed in the wake of the classic "Them!"). "The Monolith Monsters" is also quite good and was based on a story that Jack Arnold ("The Incredible Shrinking Man") came up with. He didn't direct it as he had already left the studio but it's got solid performances all around and some imaginative touches. It's probably the third best sci-fi film (outside of "Shrinking Man" and "It Came From Outer Space" which has been released to DVD but not in its original 3-D incarnation)to come from Universal during the 50's.
"Monster on the Campus" and "The Mole People" are two entertaining bits of schlock. The former featuring John Agar (also in "Tarantula)and the latter featuring Arthur Franz (best known for "The Atomic Submarine" and "Invaders from Mars" as well as his numerous TV appearences). Both look quite good and are presented in their full screen presentation which, if I'm not mistaken, is the way they originally were released. We get theatrical trailers for the films as well.
The only thing that's missing is a critical appreciation for "Shrinking Man". It would have been nice to have a commentary track from Richard Matheson or a film historian. The same could be said for the better flicks here but for the price it's hard to argue.
12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
BUY IT FOR THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN Dec 04, 2006
By Samuel B. King
"Sam King"
I was flabbergasted to see that this set included one of the greatest Scifi films of all time: THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN!! All these films are entertaining, including the MOLE PEOPLE (which starred the actor who played Beaver Cleaver's father) and the others. However, the clincher is THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN, one of the most profound and powerful scifi films ever made (it does NOT have a happy ending, however profound it may be in the "cosmic sense"). Just go out and buy this one. Its worth every penny!!!
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Don't Pay Too Much! Feb 13, 2008
By Vaughan
"Crash"
Great set this - but the people selling this secondhand are just trying to rip you off! This set is being reissued in May (and it's packaged with all the films from Volume 2). So don't pay over a hundred dollars here - wait a couple months and buy BOTH sets for $30 or so.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Great collection Nov 02, 2006
By James Quirk
For whatever reason, the only place to purchase this is at Best Buy, which must have made a deal with Universal to be the exclusive seller. Private Amazon sellers are apparently trying to cash in on this fact by buying these collections from Best Buy and then selling them for ten bucks or more than the sale price on Amazon.
With that said, five of Universal's science fiction classics are finally available on DVD. The transfers to DVD are outstanding. These films never looked better. All of the films are full screen with the exception of "The Incredible Shrinking Man," which is in anamorphic widescreen 16x9 format. It looks great when played in a progressive scan DVD player on a HD television. The other films look great, too, only they're in full screen format. It's hard to say which of these films I like better. For anyone who grew up in the 1970s, these films will bring back a lot of memories.
The reason for not giving the collection five stars is because Universal didn't go through the trouble of adding chapter selections. One could skip through scenes on each film, but there's no actual chapter selection section. The only extras are trailers for each film.
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