Product Details

• Actors: John Agar, Grant Williams, Joanna Moore
• Format: Black & White, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 3
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Universal
• DVD Release Date: January 2, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (67 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000IV9CDM
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #106,285 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Classic Sci-fi Ultimate Collection (Tarantula / The Mole People / The Incredible Shrinking Man / The Monolith Monsters / Monster on the Campus)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

This 3 dvd set includes 5 classic 1950's science fiction films, all availabele here for the first time on dvd!

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57 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All in one set; Unbelievable..., October 7, 2006

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R. Gawlitta "Coolmoan" (Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Classic Sci-fi Ultimate Collection (Tarantula / The Mole People / The Incredible Shrinking Man / The Monolith Monsters / Monster on the Campus) (DVD)

I've been searching for each of these films individually for years, and to have them all at once is quite overwhelming. They are schlocky and tacky with bad acting...everything I expect from the genre, and I love it all. Love 'em or hate 'em, the video transfer of each film is crystal clear, and every aficianado of the 50's horror genre must have this in the collection. If you like this stuff, rejoice. If you don't, stay away, and don't criticize me because I do!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars for "Shrinking Man" various stars for the other films, January 14, 2007

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WTDK "If at first the idea is not absurd, the... (My Little Blue Window, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Classic Sci-fi Ultimate Collection (Tarantula / The Mole People / The Incredible Shrinking Man / The Monolith Monsters / Monster on the Campus) (DVD)

This marvelous set of cheesy and classic sci-fi/horror films is a great one stop shop for fans of 50's monster movies. The best film here is "The Incredible Shrinking Man" based on Richard Matheson's novel. With a screenplay by Matheson (that was revised with a rewritten script by Richard Alan Simmons a writer for "Columbo" that changed the ending and that until recently Matheson hated). Is this set worth getting just for that film? Heck yeah. The transfer looks extremely good, with a crisp, sharp picture. We get the original theatrical trailer as well (which was narrated by Orson Welles). "TISM" is in its original widescreen format.

The other films vary from good to cheesy fun. "Tarantula" is one of the better giant insects on the loose movies (it followed in the wake of the classic "Them!"). "The Monolith Monsters" is also quite good and was based on a story that Jack Arnold ("The Incredible Shrinking Man") came up with. He didn't direct it as he had already left the studio but it's got solid performances all around and some imaginative touches. It's probably the third best sci-fi film (outside of "Shrinking Man" and "It Came From Outer Space" which has been released to DVD but not in its original 3-D incarnation)to come from Universal during the 50's.

"Monster on the Campus" and "The Mole People" are two entertaining bits of schlock. The former featuring John Agar (also in "Tarantula)and the latter featuring Arthur Franz (best known for "The Atomic Submarine" and "Invaders from Mars" as well as his numerous TV appearences). Both look quite good and are presented in their full screen presentation which, if I'm not mistaken, is the way they originally were released. We get theatrical trailers for the films as well.

The only thing that's missing is a critical appreciation for "Shrinking Man". It would have been nice to have a commentary track from Richard Matheson or a film historian. The same could be said for the better flicks here but for the price it's hard to argue.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BUY IT FOR THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN, December 4, 2006

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Samuel B. King "Sam King" (Concord, NH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Classic Sci-fi Ultimate Collection (Tarantula / The Mole People / The Incredible Shrinking Man / The Monolith Monsters / Monster on the Campus) (DVD)

I was flabbergasted to see that this set included one of the greatest Scifi films of all time: THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN!! All these films are entertaining, including the MOLE PEOPLE (which starred the actor who played Beaver Cleaver's father) and the others. However, the clincher is THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN, one of the most profound and powerful scifi films ever made (it does NOT have a happy ending, however profound it may be in the "cosmic sense"). Just go out and buy this one. Its worth every penny!!!