Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection (1931-1954) - Page 61 - Blu-ray Forum

octagon · 08-14-2012, 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TylerDurden

Single releases now available on Amazon UK!

Bride of Frankenstein Blu-ray

Frankenstein Blu-ray

Dracula Blu-ray

Whoa, that's a little surprising. I'll be very interested to see if...

A) the rest of them show up

B) the Hitchcock set follows suit

duggie walker · 08-14-2012, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TylerDurden

Single releases now available on Amazon UK!

Bride of Frankenstein Blu-ray

Frankenstein Blu-ray

Dracula Blu-ray

And that strikes me as more evidence that the UK coffin won't be like the French one, as the individual covers are completely different.

I keep thinking I wish that they'd show us the contents of the UK coffin and then I realise that they probably have. This Universal "rep" probably has no more clue than anyone else.

Cinemach · 08-14-2012, 09:28 PM

I'm keeping my UK Monsters pre-order for now...but if they get individual releases here in the US I might just dump it altogether if they're cheap enough. The only titles I'm really jonesing for are Dracula and the two Frankensteins; if I can get those three for ~$30 or so then I can be satisfied missing the others for approximately $25 more.

That won't be the case for me with the Hitchcock set. I'm getting all of those bad boys.

HonestJohn · 08-14-2012, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by octagon

Whoa, that's a little surprising. I'll be very interested to see if...

A) the rest of them show up

They already did a while ago ....

The Mummy Blu-ray

Phantom of the Opera Blu-ray

Creature from the Black Lagoon 3D Blu-ray

The Wolf Man Blu-ray

The Invisible Man Blu-ray

psicon · 08-14-2012, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by italy12

If I'm not mistaken, Psycho (US release) has a 5.1 DTS-HD MA track. I own it.

Isn't it missing the lossless mono soundtrack though?

DetroitSportsFan · 08-14-2012, 11:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HonestJohn

They already did a while ago ....

The Mummy Blu-ray

Phantom of the Opera Blu-ray

Creature from the Black Lagoon 3D Blu-ray

The Wolf Man Blu-ray

The Invisible Man Blu-ray

Yeah, the listing for the individuals went up a month ago.

TexDomer · 08-15-2012, 07:45 PM

Potential first time importer with a bit of a question that I hope someone can help with.

I just became aware of the UK sets and was amazed at the level of savings compared to the US release. I was about to pull the trigger on the UK coffin set from Amazon UK when I noticed a price difference that I can not account for.

The set is listed at 44 pounds. As I was about to place my order, one click away, I noticed the price changed to 36.67 pounds with a grand total of 39.75 pounds. However, it is still listed as 44 pounds in the cart/basket.

I was just wondering if I am missing something here? I am not sure where the price difference came from

majorkonig41 · 08-15-2012, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TexDomer

Potential first time importer with a bit of a question that I hope someone can help with.

I just became aware of the UK sets and was amazed at the level of savings compared to the US release. I was about to pull the trigger on the UK coffin set from Amazon UK when I noticed a price difference that I can not account for.

The set is listed at 44 pounds. As I was about to place my order, one click away, I noticed the price changed to 36.67 pounds with a grand total of 39.75 pounds. However, it is still listed as 44 pounds in the cart/basket.

I was just wondering if I am missing something here? I am not sure where the price difference came from

That is because VAT is taken off for the US. It's basically the tax. So it will be 39.75 pounds total.

TexDomer · 08-15-2012, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by majorkonig41

That is because VAT is taken off for the US. It's basically the tax. So it will be $39.75 total.

I see. Many thanks to you for the quick reply.

Banned User · 08-15-2012, 07:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by psicon

Isn't it missing the lossless mono soundtrack though?

That was it. Strange considering the US release only has French and English, yet the UK version has those and German, Japanese and Spanish soundtracks and still has the 5.1 and 2.0 lossless mixes.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jp1965

Hi there, I assume your in the U.S. So you won't pay V.A.T. in the U.K. so a reduction of 20% will be made on the price, hence the difference in the two prices.

Atleast for now. Our Congress has been trying to pass a VAT tax for ages, but I know the Govt can spend my money better then I can so its all good. /sarcasm /rant

Deciazulado · 08-15-2012, 08:50 PM

The German Amazon pre-order listing has shown up, that listing lists in the Dracula contents listings:

Quote:

Bonus:
HD:
Dracula (1931) - spanische Version (103 Min.)
Dracula: Die Restaurierung (8:44)

So it's listed.

rickah88 · 08-15-2012, 10:11 PM

That's a whole lotta list!!

Swissangel4616 · 08-16-2012, 03:29 PM

First: its great that those Universal Horror Classic like "Dracula", "Frankenstein", "The Mummy", "The Invisble Man" and "The Wolfman" coming out on blu-ray.

but honestly, I'm a bit dissapointed -

where are the great Sequels which had been once released any years ago on DVD????

I would be easy to add those Sequel's per character one BD's. Or not?

benricci · 08-16-2012, 03:46 PM

I'd hate to work for a studio. No matter how much you give people, they'll always find something to complain about.

Majin Blu · 08-16-2012, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by benricci

I'd hate to work for a studio. No matter how much you give people, they'll always find something to complain about.

Exactly....

MifuneFan · 08-16-2012, 03:47 PM

Agreed

shark420 · 08-16-2012, 03:56 PM

The answer is obvious, it will be "The Son of Universal Monsters Collection" arriving sometime around Halloween 2013.

bboisvert · 08-16-2012, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Swissangel4616

First: its great that those Universal Horror Classic like "Dracula", "Frankenstein", "The Mummy", "The Invisble Man" and "The Wolfman" coming out on blu-ray.

but honestly, I'm a bit dissapointed -

where are the great Sequels which had been once released any years ago on DVD????

I would be easy to add those Sequel's per character one BD's. Or not?

They're putting out their 8 most popular titles, with tons of supplements in a nice set.

If I'm counting correctly, adding in the sequels from the Legacy sets adds another 19 (!) titles.

How about leaving them something to release later on? I think it's a little unrealistic to expect that they'd put out a 27-film set right out of the gate, not to mention that the price of such a set would put it out of reach for lots of people, and impact overall sales.

sancho · 08-16-2012, 05:00 PM

I'm content with the movies we are getting.
The only change I would make is include the Lon Chaney "Phantom of the Opera" and release the Claude Rains version at a later time.

Aerodude73 · 08-16-2012, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sancho

I'm content with the movies we are getting.
The only change I would make is include the Lon Chaney "Phantom of the Opera" and release the Claude Rains version at a later time.

Yea, I'd much rather have the Lon Chaney version as well.

View Poll Results: Which set are you buying?
US set	367	32.54%
Canadian set	23	2.04%
UK set (standard)	475	42.11%
UK set (coffin)	223	19.77%
German set (standard)	5	0.44%
German set (coffin)	5	0.44%
French set (coffin)	13	1.15%
Australian set (standard)	8	0.71%
Swedish set (standard)	3	0.27%
Swedish set (coffin)	6	0.53%
Voters: 1128. You may not vote on this poll

08-16-2012, 03:29 PM	#1213
Swissangel4616 Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 4K collection:185 Blu-ray collection:1398 DVD collection:351 Blu-ray reviews: 419	Universal Horror Classic Box - some dissapointed First: its great that those Universal Horror Classic like "Dracula", "Frankenstein", "The Mummy", "The Invisble Man" and "The Wolfman" coming out on blu-ray. but honestly, I'm a bit dissapointed - where are the great Sequels which had been once released any years ago on DVD???? I would be easy to add those Sequel's per character one BD's. Or not?

08-16-2012, 03:46 PM	#1214
benricci Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2008 Blu-ray reviews:1	I'd hate to work for a studio. No matter how much you give people, they'll always find something to complain about. Last edited by benricci; 08-16-2012 at 03:49 PM.

08-14-2012, 09:28 PM	#1203
Cinemach Special Member Member since:Feb 2011 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:415 DVD collection:67 Trading Score:24	I'm keeping my UK Monsters pre-order for now...but if they get individual releases here in the US I might just dump it altogether if they're cheap enough. The only titles I'm really jonesing for are *Dracula* and the two *Frankenstein*s; if I can get those three for ~$30 or so then I can be satisfied missing the others for approximately $25 more. That won't be the case for me with the Hitchcock set. I'm getting all of those bad boys.

08-15-2012, 07:45 PM	#1207
TexDomer Active Member Member since:Jun 2012 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- MA collection:- Digital collection:- iTunes collection:- Trading Score:268	Potential first time importer with a bit of a question that I hope someone can help with. I just became aware of the UK sets and was amazed at the level of savings compared to the US release. I was about to pull the trigger on the UK coffin set from Amazon UK when I noticed a price difference that I can not account for. The set is listed at 44 pounds. As I was about to place my order, one click away, I noticed the price changed to 36.67 pounds with a grand total of 39.75 pounds. However, it is still listed as 44 pounds in the cart/basket. I was just wondering if I am missing something here? I am not sure where the price difference came from

08-15-2012, 10:11 PM	#1212
rickah88 Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:May 2010 Location:Columbia, MD 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Trading Score:93	That's a whole lotta list!!

08-16-2012, 03:47 PM	#1216
MifuneFan Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:New York City 4K collection:27 Blu-ray collection:1143 Trading Score:69	Agreed

08-16-2012, 03:56 PM	#1217
shark420 Member Member since:Apr 2008	The answer is obvious, it will be "The Son of Universal Monsters Collection" arriving sometime around Halloween 2013.

08-16-2012, 05:00 PM	#1219
sancho Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2010 4K collection:74 Blu-ray collection:909	I'm content with the movies we are getting. The only change I would make is include the Lon Chaney "Phantom of the Opera" and release the Claude Rains version at a later time.

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