The monolith monsters, the land unknown, the mole people

[Moonlight Shadow]

Anolis Entertainment will release these Universal sci-fi b-movies on Blu-ray (limited to 1000 discs).

Street date of THE MONOLITH MONSTERS will be march 28, the other titles will follow later this year.

Sources:

http://www.anolis-film.de/

http://forum.cinefacts.de/235503-uni...f-blu-ray.html

[bgart13]

I love MM, this is rather tempting. The other two, not so much.

[NoirFan]

I love all three of these, and even have a Mole People figure, complete with mushrooms and storage sack! Do Anolis do quality work? Are the subtitles removable?

[bgart13]

Anolis does VERY excellent work.

[NoirFan]

Good to know. Are their subtitles removable? I didn't see a listing yet on Amazon.de for Monolith Monsters, are they likely the cheapest place to order from?

[bgart13]

German review with lots of caps:

http://www.wicked-vision.com/bluray/...n-Monsters-Das

[NoirFan]

Thanks, looks pretty decent. Babelfish was giving me some pretty bewildering translations though. The Amazon listing is still a placeholder - what's the holdup?

[NoirFan]

It's available for pre-order now, but at 22 euros, I'll have to wait for a price reduction.

[CinemaScope]

Oo I quite fancy The Land Unknown, so it looks like Universal are up for licensing out their fifties sci-fi movies.

[NoirFan]

For those who have purchased Anolis product in the past, is there any possibility of the original English-language poster on the reverse?

[Erasmus Craven]

Originally Posted by NoirFan

For those who have purchased Anolis product in the past, is there any possibility of the original English-language poster on the reverse?

Afraid not. Most likely, the reverse will be the same motive w/out that age certificate. I have never come across an Anolis release with different artwork on the reverse side a la Arrow.

[NoirFan]

Originally Posted by Erasmus Craven

I have never come across an Anolis release with different artwork on the reverse side a la Arrow.

Thanks, although I was hoping for the same artwork, only with English text. Obviously not a deal-breaker, especially with their likely being zero chance of a US release from Universal. Now if only it would drop a few euros! Even at only 1000 copies, I can't see this selling out quickly, so I suppose there's no particular rush.

[John Hermes]

I received The Monolith Monsters today. It is region B locked, but looks very nice with very good sharpness and contrast. The sound is quite good as well, with either English or German track available.

[Arkadin]

wow, just hard to believe these films are coming out in 1000 only versions.
just have to believe they will make it out somewhere else at some point.
I have the Universal dvd set, and even though I love seeing how sci-fi developed from the fifties, it's still kind of a tough sell to order a locked bd of a middling b film from Germany even though I can play it.
hopefully Tarantula will come out or The Incredible Shrinking Man.
I would have to order those two I think.

[The Limey]

Originally Posted by Arkadin

wow, just hard to believe these films are coming out in 1000 only versions.
just have to believe they will make it out somewhere else at some point.
I have the Universal dvd set, and even though I love seeing how sci-fi developed from the fifties, it's still kind of a tough sell to order a locked bd of a middling b film from Germany even though I can play it.
hopefully Tarantula will come out or The Incredible Shrinking Man.
I would have to order those two I think.

Tarantula is on its way via Koch Media. Date TBC.

[Arkadin]

nice.
when is Universal going to partner with a US distributor for god's sake for all these older films that are coming out every week in Germany?
This is getting to be a total joke.

[Arkadin]

I guess by 1957 this surely must have been intended for widescreen, but I really hate that they chose 2:1 over 1.85:1.
just doesn't look quite right to me as far as info lost, but I'm sure Storaro must be thrilled beyond belief.
(Univisium lives on through b-movie German blu-rays!!)
oh well.
will have to pass on this one even though the rarity does intrigue me.

[dsman71]

http://www.amazon.de/In-den-Klauen-T...I1R3V8XAXKXL79

Mole People art

[dsman71]

Originally Posted by NoirFan

Thanks, although I was hoping for the same artwork, only with English text. Obviously not a deal-breaker, especially with their likely being zero chance of a US release from Universal. Now if only it would drop a few euros! Even at only 1000 copies, I can't see this selling out quickly, so I suppose there's no particular rush.

I wonder if these will get USA blu ray releases...

In the meantime Im also hoping for a price drop...so I can also get MM, MP and Tarantula...

[Metairiecitizen]

Originally Posted by dsman71

I wonder if these will get USA blu ray releases...

In the meantime Im also hoping for a price drop...so I can also get MM, MP and Tarantula...

It's odd Amazon in Germany won't ship MONOLITH MONSTERS
to the USA. Does anyone know a source that will?