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How about a Universal Sci-Fi DVD Collection?

posted 19 years ago by BijouBob8mm
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Universal has given us the Legacy DVD collections of Frankenstein, Dracula, the Mummy, Invisible Man, Creature from the Black Lagoon, the Wolf Man and (more recently) Bela Lugosi and Hammer Horror. So, why not a Legacy DVD collection of Universal's sci-fi classics from the 1950s? Titles could include THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN, THIS ISLAND EARTH, TARANTULA, MOLE PEOPLE, DEADLY MANTIS, LAND UNKOWN, MONSTER ON CAMPUS, LEECH WOMAN, CULT OF THE COBRA and MONOLITH MONSTERS. (IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE has already been given a deluxe DVD release, with some excellent extras.) I know some of these are not technically Sci-Fi, but Universal previously packaged them as their "Golden Age of Sci-Fi Collection" on VHS.

[–] ironmanlucas 17 years ago

Well,when we finally got (sort of) our "Sci-Fi Collection" from Universal, it was partial , and only could be purchased via Best Buy. However, "The Deadly Mantis","The Land Unknown","Cult of the Cobra", "The Thing that couldn't die","Curse of the Undead" and "The Leech Woman" were not included. Will there be an "Ultimate Sci Fi Collection 2" or will we have to wait another decade to have these other sci fi and horror classics from Universal on DVD?...

[–] twanurit 17 years ago

from http://www.dvddrive-in.com/

New Horror and Sci-Fi Sets Coming from Universal!

Universal will be releasing two exciting DVD box sets in time for Halloween as “Best Buy” Store exclusives. A “Horror Collection” set will include MAN-MADE MONSTER, HORROR ISLAND, CAPTIVE WILD WOMAN, NIGHT MONSTER and THE BLACK CAT (1941). A second “Sci-Fi Collection” set will include DR. CYCLOPS, THE DEADLY MANTIS, THE LAND UNKNOWN, THE LEECH WOMAN and CULT OF THE COBRA. No release date has been set yet, but Best Buy's press contact confirms that the sets will arrive before Halloween with retail prices of around $20 a piece.

P.S. your post date is my Birthday! (06/13).