1950's Science Fiction on Blu-Ray - Blu-ray Forum

Ozman79 · 06-01-2016, 11:40 AM

I've been a huge fan of old sci-fi films since I was a youngster, having grown up watching them. I have owned a fair amount of them on DVD, but now I am eager to get as many of them as possible on Blu-Ray.

Currently I have the following...

The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Earth Vs The Flying Saucers
Forbidden Planet
It! The Terror from Beyond Space

...and I'm constantly on the lookout for new releases.

I've been having a browse on Amazon, and I am actually shocked at how little there is available. Titles like The Thing from Another World, This Island Earth and George Pal's War of the Worlds currently have no Blu release and I can find no word if there will ever be one. I've always thought of these as stonewall classics of the 50's sci-fi genre, and I guess I just assumed that films like these would get a release, especially with some of the title's I mentioned above already having received the Blu-Ray treatment.

Does anyone know if there is likely to be a release for any of these films, or where would be a good place to ask/petition?

Also, anyone have any favourites/recommendations to share?

06-01-2016, 11:40 AM	#1
Ozman79 Active Member Member since:Nov 2014 Location:Manchester 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:729 DVD collection:44	1950's Science Fiction on Blu-Ray I've been a huge fan of old sci-fi films since I was a youngster, having grown up watching them. I have owned a fair amount of them on DVD, but now I am eager to get as many of them as possible on Blu-Ray. Currently I have the following... The Day the Earth Stood Still The Day the Earth Caught Fire Earth Vs The Flying Saucers Forbidden Planet It! The Terror from Beyond Space ...and I'm constantly on the lookout for new releases. I've been having a browse on Amazon, and I am actually shocked at how little there is available. Titles like The Thing from Another World, This Island Earth and George Pal's War of the Worlds currently have no Blu release and I can find no word if there will ever be one. I've always thought of these as stonewall classics of the 50's sci-fi genre, and I guess I just assumed that films like these would get a release, especially with some of the title's I mentioned above already having received the Blu-Ray treatment. Does anyone know if there is likely to be a release for any of these films, or where would be a good place to ask/petition? Also, anyone have any favourites/recommendations to share?

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