The Old Time Horror Movies

[Fritz]

Are any of the old Universal monster movies like Dracula, The Mummy and Frankenstein available in Blu-ray format?

[hendersd]

Not yet, but I'll buy 'em when they appear (not holding my breath though).

[ZoetMB]

Nope.

But the DVD restoration of Dracula was quite good, especially (and surprisingly) the sound restoration.

But...I'm not sure how much better these films would look on BD as compared to the DVD versions. But if they could do additional restoration or a hi-res rescan, I'd love to see a set with Frankenstein, The Bride Of Frankenstein, Dracula and the Mummy. Those were the only good ones anyway. There have been a variety of DVD sets, some with some great extras, including the Spanish version of Dracula, which was shot on the same sets with different actors at the same time as the original, but most critics consider it to be superior to the english-language version.

For years, I wondered why the sequels after that were so lame. Then more recently, I had to do research into the history of the major movie studios. As it turns out, Universal went into receivership in 1930, just before the original horror films were made, but Carl Lemmele and son still had control. But in April of 1936, the Standard Capital Corporation foreclosed and took over the studio, tossed out the Lemeles and lowered all the budgets.

[The Krouser]

Please watch (the original) The Wolf Man and Creature From The Black Lagoon! They are just as "Classic" as the others!

[The Theory]

I'd love to see Nosferatu and Vampyr on blu-ray. Criterion? Anyone?

[DarknessBDJM]

Originally Posted by The Theory

I'd love to see Nosferatu and Vampyr on blu-ray. Criterion? Anyone?

Kino would probably be first to get Nosferatu out. Criterion I believe had Vampyr listed amongst other films in their Blu-Ray poll early last year/late 2009, so they are at least considering it (and their Vampyr dvd is somewhat new and from a brand new hd master).