Universal Classics Monsters: The Essential Collection

[Rocky01542]

Originally Posted by #Darren

Any news on the disk packaging for this?

It will probably be a digistack.

[evilzedar]

Originally Posted by the blob

£36 at HMV at the moment..

HMV - Universal Monsters

Thanks - cancelled my Play.com 39.99 and ordered at HMV.

[the blob]

Originally Posted by Roninblues

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Unive...Blu-ray/49188/

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I'm confused? That link is on the first page of the thread...

[BigNickUK]

Originally Posted by evilzedar

Thanks - cancelled my Play.com 39.99 and ordered at HMV.

Why are you all paying over the odds for it, its been £33.99 at Sainsburysentertainment for some time

[the blob]

Originally Posted by BigNickUK

Why are you all paying over the odds for it, its been £33.99 at Sainsburysentertainment for some time

Mine is on order with Sainsbury's and I've never used them before but I think some people don't mind paying a couple/a few quid extra to go with someone they've used regularly and trust.

[evilzedar]

Sainsbury's have been a bit slow for me before. If anyone is a new customer to Sainsbury's see if the code SETENJ12 works for 10% off when you get to checkout.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by Roninblues

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Unive...Blu-ray/49188/

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That doesn't mean anything. Until it is tested, it will say that.

But since it's Universal, it will be region free, so.....

[Baseball Fury]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

That doesn't mean anything. Until it is tested, it will say that.

But since it's Universal, it will be region free, so.....

Yeah, like the David Lynch box is...

[tenderheartbear]

Originally Posted by Baseball Fury

Yeah, like the David Lynch box is...

That's more to the fact that the distribution rights are all over the place when it comes to Lynch movies, Universal in the UK for those titles but all over the shop in other countries.

There might be some issues with further Blu-ray releases of Universal horror in the UK, first of all will these even sell well enough? I doubt it, most of the sequels didn't even make it to DVD here (Invisible Agent/Woman/Returns/Mummy's Hand/Tomb/Curse etc) or the non-creature features (Night Monster/Man Made Monster etc), and do they still own the rights? The Black Cat and The Raven are Second Sight, Tower of London is Optimum and Revenge of the Creature is Final Cut Entertainment as far as I know. Island of Lost Souls in now MoC.

[Big A2]

I kinda actually hope that the UK gets the discs in a digistak or big Amray case. What I've seen of the US Kubrick boxset (which seems to have similar packaging to this) is that the discs are a pain to get out and get scratched pretty quickly.

Same goes for the new Hitchcock boxset.

[Deco King]

I much prefer the American Cover Art but the UK cover does say artwork to be confirmed so maybe hopefully it will end up being the same cover after all!

[vaati64]

For clarification purposes, digistack is how star wars the complete saga was packaged, right?

[retablo]

Originally Posted by Big A2

I kinda actually hope that the UK gets the discs in a digistak or big Amray case. What I've seen of the US Kubrick boxset (which seems to have similar packaging to this) is that the discs are a pain to get out and get scratched pretty quickly.

Same goes for the new Hitchcock boxset.

It's a myth that the cardboard sleeves in the Kubrick/Alien/Star Wars sets scratch discs. I own several of them and they have zero scratches after multiple plays. It's more attributed to user error, but people never want to take blame themselves, so they blame glossy cardboard instead.

[Mark Oates]

It's a hangover from DVD days when box sets like the Buffy series caused all kinds of headaches. The discs would be tightly held in lined cardboard pockets and you had to extract the disc by pulling on the sliver of disc visible at the edge of the pocket. Personally I always found proper cases with rigid hubs more problematic. I snapped an R1 Sherlock Holmes disc in two pulling it off its hub.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by vaati64

For clarification purposes, digistack is how star wars the complete saga was packaged, right?

Yes.

[Brightstar]

For the first time ever, eight of the most iconic cinematic masterpieces of the horror genre are available together on Blu-ray as Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection. Digitally restored in perfect high-definition picture and perfect high-definition sound. This essential set includes a never-before-seen featurette about the restoration of Dracula and the first ever offering of Creature from the Black Lagoon in its restored Blu-ray 3D version.

Frankenstein (1931)

The Mummy (1932)

The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

The Wolf Man (1941):

The Phantom of the Opera (1943)

The Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954):

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Universal-Cl.../dp/B008H45YSO

[ravenus]

There's already a very active thread on this HERE

[Brightstar]

Universal Classic Monsters - Dracula Restoration for the upcoming box set

Universal Classic Monsters - Dracula Restoration - YouTube

This will look great on blu ray

[Brightstar]

Dracula, the 1931 Spanish version, with Introduction by Lupita Tovar Kohner

http://film.thedigitalfix.com/conten...n-october.html

[KingSimba]

All titles in this box set will also be getting a seperate Blu-ray release on the 1st/October.