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• Actors: William Devane, Cathy Lee Crosby, Richard Jaeckel, Keenan Wynn, Warren J. Kemmerling
• Directors: Jackie Kong, John 'Bud' Cardos, Massimiliano Cerchi, Tobe Hooper
• Writers: Jackie Kong, Richard Baumann, Stanford Whitmore
• Producers: Bill Osco
• Format: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 3
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Shriek Show
• DVD Release Date: July 31, 2007
• Run Time: 260 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000PC6Z2A
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #109,180 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Mutant Monsters Triple Feature (The Dark / The Being / Creatures From the Abyss)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Triple Feature of Low-Budget Cheese, March 28, 2011

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This review is from: Mutant Monsters Triple Feature (The Dark / The Being / Creatures From the Abyss) (DVD)

What a great boxed set of low-budget sci-fi/horror films, ranging from the late 70's to the mid 90's. It was put out by Media Blasters/Shriek Show, and features decent to fine prints of all three movies, with a few extras thrown in to boot.

The Dark (1979) was the film for which I primarily bought this three pack of DVDs. I had great memories of seeing it on cable TV back in the early 80's, and don't believe I had seen it since. By the admission of the director himself during the included interview and commentary, it started out as more of a slasher horror flick that somehow evolved into an evil alien visitor from another world horror flick. And that evolution must have been pretty rocky, as it is glaringly obvious the two incongruous elements don't mesh particularly well. But that in itself is partly what makes the film so appealing to us lovers of cinematic cheese. By today's standards the action is sparse, the script is a bit all over the place, and the film does get bogged down at times with all the talking going on. But when the evil alien attacks, watch out! Great stuff, indeed.

The Being (1983) is another film I had seen on videotape very long ago, and frankly did not remember much about it. I was pleasantly surprised at how good it actually was. I found it to be more than a little reminiscient of some of those creature features from the 1950's (which I love), only with considerably more blood. Not done as a spoof, but as what seemed as sort of an homage to the genre, it was fast paced, well acted, and great fun. In many ways, it was probably the "best" of the three movies contained herein. It certainly appreared to have the best production values. And to top it off, a buddy of mine from school (Hi Ron!) did the sound on it (though I don't know if he cares to remember it) before moving on to considerably bigger things.

Creatures From the Abyss (1994) (aka Plankton) is by far the weirdest and wackiest of the three movies. More than once I found myself wondering what the film makers must have been smoking when they came up with this crap. I say crap, but the truth is, once I realized that it was going to be something totally different than the other two movies in this set (I watched this one last), and tossed all reason and logic out the window, I started having a ton of fun with it. It has bad acting, terrible dubbing, atrocious special effects, and the storyline, such as it is, is totally ridiculous. Toss in a healthy dose of T&A, and you've got yourself the perfect B-movie! Definitely check your brain at the door on this one and just try to run with it. You might be pleasantly surprised.

Three totally different movies - three great ways to have a fun night in on a Saturday night. For the price, I would have to say this triple feature is a steal. The great value here will even allow you to afford some popcorn. Just don't choose cheese flavored popcorn, unless you're looking to OD on cheese. Pick this up and watch - if you dare.

4.0 out of 5 stars Trashy Retro Low Budget Monsters, May 3, 2011

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Cass G (South Lake Tahoe, Ca) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Mutant Monsters Triple Feature (The Dark / The Being / Creatures From the Abyss) (DVD)

None of these are great films, they are mindless monster popcorn fare, 2 of the films The Dark and The Being, were made in 79, although the latter was shelved until 83. Creatures from the Abyss is a straight to video flick from 94. Despite the budget and age of the films, for me they are all fun light fare, and you have to love the care that Shriek Show/ Media Blasters puts into their product, I've been really impressed with the effort this company puts forth with all the low budget trash they release, the prints and transfers are always exceptional, and there is often fun extras as well. So if you are into drive in movies from the late 70's you won't find any that look any better than these, though you can likely find better films, but all and all not a bad escape from a rainy day.

5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you love cheese, then these are the movies for you!, February 26, 2008

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Lisa DeLooze "bleak_destiny" (Alabama) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mutant Monsters Triple Feature (The Dark / The Being / Creatures From the Abyss) (DVD)

These movies are very entertaining considering they are very low budget. They are however in great shape, and well worth the money if you're into enjoyable trash. They all have their comic moments and really when you get down to it, they make no sense whatsoever. But, that just adds to the charm. ^_^