SciFi Classics 50 Movie Pack Collection
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Actor: Brandon Lee, Dean Fredericks, Paul LangtonBrand: Digital1stop
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 3912 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-03-23
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Mill Creek Entertainment
Movie Reviews of SciFi Classics 50 Movie Pack Collection
Movie Review: The Movies That "Plan Nine From Outer Space" Surpassed (but some just barely missed!)
Summary: 5 Stars
The "Alternative Classics" included in "50 Sci Fi Classics" are stunning. (I've watched most of these classics except for the sword & sandals movies.)
The titles includes one of the "10 Greatest Alternative Classics", "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians", and many others which often win awards for being among the "100 Greatest Alternative Classics" : (2) "Eegah"; and MANY that place on my list of the "25 Greatest" (nonetheless the "100 Greatest") : (3) "The Atomic Brain"; (4) "Gamera The Invisible" (plus two more fun Gamera movies I've yet to see!); (5) "Teenagers from Outer Space" (this Classic Sci-Fi Movie features one of the most terrifying creatures to ever almost appear in a Sci-Fi movie --- a giant Gargon); (6) "Mesa Of Lost Women" (a movie that, in many respects, gives the masterpiece "Plan Nine From Outer Space" a run for its money and, no wonder, it hapless stars include the lovely and talented Dolores Fuller (Edward D. Wood, Jr's girlfriend and star of three of his movies) and features the same soundtrack that Ed Wood used in Ed Wood's "Jail Bait"; (7) three classics from R. Lee Wilder "Killers From Space" (containing special effects that well, aren't very special but are memorable) "Phantom From Space" (featuring an unintentionally hilarious chase scene) and "The Snow Creature" (it awaits me); (8) "Horrors of Spider Island" (the director wisely quit during the early stages of this fine classic); (9) "Warning From Space" (although this is the first Japanese sci-fi movie filmed in color, the alien's costume steals the movie); and(10) Roger Corman's "The Wasp Woman".
Two of the movies use extensive footage from the same Soviet-era sci-fi film by inserting scenes with "western" actors : (1) Roger Corman's "Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet" (1968); and (2)"Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet" (1965). I suppose many Mill Creek viewers wonder "haven't I seen this before?" much like the 1960's movie-goers.
There are at least a couple of "classics" that are "challenging" to watch because the plot is as excruciatingly slow as a director's "four corners" offense : "The Brain Machine" is the most difficult of the lot. "Kong Island", a 1968 classic featuring an "international" (Italian-Spanish) cast, is such a disjointed masterpiece that still leaves me wondering what were they thinking. (The lack of clarity of the director's / scriptwriter's / actors' vision did not prevent Hollywood from "borrowing" elements of this fine classic for "Congo".)
There several movies that are bad, unintentionally funny in parts, but just aren't in the same league for entertainment value as the "50 Greatest Classics" mentioned above : (1) "The Incredible Petrified World" (often referred to by its nickname, "The Incredible Petrified Movie"); (2) Roger Corman's Classic "She Gods of Shark Reef"; and (3) "The Wild Women of Wongo" (a "cult" classic that quite rightfully receives negative reviews because movie lovers deduct many points because it is a sexist/silly comedy that over-plays for the yucks but, more subtly, so many of the "campy" jokes are so awfully inept (even for 1958) that this classic is sometimes funny in ways that probably were not intended). WWOW probably features the most effective use of props and gift shop items in any movie filmed at a Florida road side attraction during 1958.
This set includes ten (10) movies that were featured on MST3K : (1) "The Amazing Transparent Man"; (2) "Crash of the Moons" (Rocky Jones); (3) "First Spaceship on Venus"; (4) "Hercules Against the Moonmen"; (5) "Hercules and the Captive Women"; (6) "Horrors of Spider Island"; (7) "The Phantom Planet"; and the aforementioned classics : (8) "The Atomic Brain" (Monstrosity); (9) "Eegah"; and (10) "Gamera the Invincible".
So, for lovers of ALL types of 50's and 60's low budget sci-fi, but especially people who love Alternative Classics, this fine set from Mill Creek Entertainment offers a lot of value for a very reasonable price.
Most of the movie prints are thoroughly acceptable although I'm glad I have a decent sound system to run them through because, like many other reviews have noted, the sound quality is often poor.
If you enjoyed watching "Plan Nine From Outer Space" and "Bride of the Monster" and consider Edward D. Wood, Jr. an inspired genius, you'll probably get as much enjoyment out of these maligned "classics" as I have.
If your main interest is "traditional" classic sci-fi or horror movies, the "50 Horror Movie Classics" from Mill Creek Entertainment is probably the place to start (unless you want to avoid the duplication and spring for the "250 Horror Classics" which features even more "Alternative Classics" along with many traditional classics (many of which are silent movies including "Nosferatu" and "Metropolis").
Summary of SciFi Classics 50 Movie Pack Collection
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