Product Details

• Producers: Ray Harryhausen
• Format: Box set, Black & White, Color
• Language: English
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
• Number of discs: 4
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• DVD Release Date: October 7, 2008
• Run Time: 578 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001D7T69K
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #24,769 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Product Description

20 Million Miles to Earth
When an American spaceship crash-lands off the coast of Sicily, a rescue team discovers that the crew has brought back a gelatinous mass that soon hatches and evolves into a strange bi-ped creature which increases in size rapidly. Soon 20-feet tall, the creature rampages through Rome before being destroyed as it seeks refuge in the Colosseum.

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
It's an incredible cinematic adventure as the legendary Sinbad sets off on a dangerous journey to the mysterious Island of Colossus. His quest is to break the spell cast over his beloved princess by a diabolical magician. But before he can save her, Sinbad must battle an awesome collection of mythical monsters, the man-eating Cyclops, a saber-wielding skeleton, a ferocious two-headed bird called the Roc and a fire-breathing dragon. Starring Kerwin Mathews, Kathryn Grant, Torin Thatcher and highlighted by the stunning visual effects mastery of Ray Harryhausen. Now in a pristine, hi-definition transfer that captures the magic of Harryhausen's "eye-popping" special effects in dazzling Technicolor.

It Came from Beneath the Sea
A giant stop-motion-animated octopus (with six arms) attacks San Francisco. A pair of scientists and a nuclear sub captain try to stop it before it tears down the Golden Gate Bridge.

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers While driving through the desert with his wife Carol Marvin to a military base to send the eleventh rocket to the orbit of Earth for helping the exploration of the outer space in the Operation Sky Hook, Dr. Russell A. Marvin and Carol see a flying saucer and accidentally records a message in their tape recorder. Once in the base, Dr. Russell is informed by his father-in-law and general that the ten first satellites had mysteriously felt on Earth. When Dr. Russell decodes the message, he encounters the aliens that ask him to schedule a meeting with the leaders of Earth in Washington in 56 days with the intention to invade Earth without panicking the population. Dr. Russell develops an anti-magnetic weapon that becomes that last hope of human race against the hostile aliens.

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Harryhausen Blu-ray, November 23, 2008

By	Harryhausen Fan "RR" (NE Ohio) - See all my reviews

If you're a Ray Harryhausen fan you couldn't be more happy to see his films on Blu-ray. This boxed set offers four early movies. Earth vs. The Flying Saucers, It Came From Beneath The Sea, and 20 Million Miles To Earth give you the option of watching the films in black and white or restored color. Although I liked watching the colorized versions I still preferred the original black and white. The 7th Voyage of Sinbad is in color only.

Picture quality was a major step up from the dvd versions but we're talking about 50 year old movies so don't expect pristine transfers. What really jumps out at you are the remixed high definition soundtracks. They sounded amazing. You really get a feel for the sound when watching the Sinbad movies' beginning credits.

Extras are very good with some new documentaries. All in all it's definitely worth it if you're a Harryhausen fan. Even if you're not there's something magical watching the stop motion animation from the master of the science. These movies should start a new generation of fans. I can't wait for the rest of Ray's movies to be released on Blu-ray. Enjoy!

21 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars '20 Millions Miles to Earth' again ??, July 31, 2008

By	Giles - See all my reviews

4 classic Harryhausen flicks: 'Earth vs. the Flying Saucers', 'It Came from Beneath the Sea', '7th Voyage of Sinbad' AND '20 Million Miles to Earth' - what?! Sony should have included 'Mysterious Island' - I'm sure fans like myself have already bought '20 Million Miles to Earth' (the inclusion of this still baffles me) I'm still purchasing this box set, but... Sony seems to have slipped a cog here.

5.0 out of 5 stars HARRYHAUSEN, April 15, 2009

By	John F., Warris, III "John warris" (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This is one GREAT Collection of Ray Harryhausen Films. A MUST HAVE for your Blu-ray Collection.