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241 of 248 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Classic (but cheap!)? Try not to laugh too long., August 29, 2006
This collection of "classic" science fiction gets three stars for value because there are fifty movies for an incredibly low price. On the other hand, you get what you pay for. Some movies in this group almost rise to the level of classic; including a couple that surprised me. Most of these movies are Mystery Science Theater 3000 fodder, and many of them actually appeared on MST3000. Highlights, or lowlights, as you prefer:
The Incredible Petrified World: It is incredible that anyone actually paid to see this one in the theater. The acting qualifies as petrified.
Queen of the Amazons: The Amazons needed a man to save them, and us, from this awful movie.
Robot Monster: Now you can tell everyone that you know where moth-eaten gorilla suits go when they die.
She Gods of Shark Reef: Even Roger Corman had to be embarrassed by this one.
The Amazing Transparent Man: Actually almost a good movie. The special effects were okay.
The Atomic Brain: Show some scantily clad babes, slap the word atomic brain for a title and you have a brilliant science fiction movie; or not.
The Horrors of Spider Island: Women in their undies run around an island with guys and a spider chasing them. A sad end for all of us.
The Wasp Woman: Beware of former beauty queens taking non-FDA approved drugs.
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet: Actually not bad; decent robot with a murky plot.
Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women: You take the footage of the previous film, make sure the babes all look like they just got ready for a film shoot, and you have a sequel, ta-da.
Kong Island: Sad. Very Sad. I wish I could take back these minutes of my life.
Attack of the Monsters: Gammera battles Guiron in a periodically funny Japanese monster movie.
Bride of the Gorilla: Now you know why Raymond Burr switched to being a lawyer.
Gammera the Invincible: Gammera learns to walk on two legs, and generally terrorizes Japan. What else is new? Still, you have to watch this one if you are a Gammera fan.
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians: Just when you think you've seen the worst you encounter this movie.
Teenagers from Outer Space: There are actually some interesting moments in this movie. It's a good thing they failed to discover malls.
Crash of Moons and Menace from Outer Space: Early television science fiction. I love the costumes on the ladies!
Hercules Against the Moon Men; Hercules and the Captive Women; Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon; and Hercules Unchained; not all were really Hercules, but for most it does not matter anyway.
The Lost Jungle Volumes 1 and 2: Great white hunter look silly in jungle.
Mesa of Lost Women: Lacks bite.
Assignment: Outer Space: Needs reassigned.
Laser Mission: This movie needs cut.
Killers from Space: Decent science fiction, in spite of periodic inanity.
Phantom from Space: Aliens are misunderstood in this movie, which is one of the better ones in this collection.
White Pongo: The gorilla suit from Bride of the Gorilla gets bleached. This movie is actually decent.
Snow Creature: Begins with promise and leaves you cold.
Devil of the Desert Against the Sons of Hercules: Actually watchable.
First Spaceship on Venus: Probably the last too.
Zontar-Thing from Venus: Attack of the...never mind.
The Astral Factor: Stefanie Powers is the only hot thing in this movie.
The Galaxy Invader: You might be a redneck if you are in this sad movie.
Battle of the Worlds: Battle of Staying Awake.
Unknown World: Interesting moments mixed with strange script lines.
Blood Tide: James Earl Jones, Jose Ferrer and Mary Louise Weller are doing fine until they encounter a cheesy monster.
The Brain Machine: Is brain dead.
Wild Women of Wongo: I ain't saying nothing.
Prehistoric Women: Hot hairdo women in caves.
They Came from Beyond Space: Considering that this movie is one of the best in this collection, I should be nice to it.
Warning from Space: Crams too many story lines into less than an hour and a half, but otherwise a decent movie.
Eegah: The prototype for the character Jaws in the James Bond movies, only living in a cave.
Planet Outlaws: It's Buck Rogers!
Phantom Planet: Has its moments, good, bad, and awful.
Colossus and the Amazon Queen: Rod Taylor in a funny sword and sandals movie; about as bad as it sounds.
Destroy All Planets: Gammera (or Gamera) trots about saving little boys that steal submarines and get captured by aliens.
Please forgive me if I missed a movie or two in this list. There are a lot of movies in this collection, so I might have overlooked one, either unintentionally or intentionally. If you are a big science fiction fan, you will enjoy many of these movies. Even the movies you find less than okay are good for one watch, and the price of this collection will keep your personal distress low. Good luck!
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49 of 50 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
50 Flicks of Public Domain Goodness, April 27, 2007
SciFi Classics is a collection of 50 movies that have only one thing in common: they are all public domain and as such it is possible for them to be presented in highly affordable collections. I paid $21.99 for my set and that comes down to about 44 cents per movie. The way that movie tickets cost nowadays, you really cannot complain about this collection.
Anyways, here is how I rate the movies in SciFi Classics:
Good:
The Amazing Transparent Man
Assignment: Outer Space
Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon
Hercules Unchained
Killers From Space
Laser Mission
Lost Jungle
Phantom From Space
The Phantom Planet
Planet Outlaws
Queen of the Amazons
The Wasp Woman
Zontar, the Thing From Venus
Average:
Colossus and the Amazon Queen
First Spaceship On Venus
Horrors of Spider Island
Robot Monster
She Gods of Shark Reef
They Came From Beyond Space
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women
Warning From Space
White Pongo
Bad:
The Astral Factor
Attack of the Monsters
The Atomic Brain
Battle of the Worlds
Blood Tide
The Brain Machine
Bride of the Gorilla
Cosmos: War of the Planets
Crash of the Moons
Destroy All Planets
Devil of the Desert vs. the Son of Hercules
Eegah
The Galaxy Invader
Gammera, the Invincible
Hercules Against The Moonmen
Hercules and the Captive Women
The Incredible Petrified World
King of Kong Island
Menace From Outer Space
Mesa of Lost Women
Prehistoric Women
Santa Claus Conquers The Martians
The Snow Creature
Son of Hercules
Teenagers From Outer Space
Unknown World
The Wild Women of Wongo
All in all, an incredible bargain.
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298 of 353 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
great little set & good bet for MST3000 fans!!, July 7, 2004
Here's the full list of movies:The Incredible Petrified World
Queen of the Amazons
Robot Monster
She Gods of Shark Reef
The Amazing Transparent Man
The Atomic Brain
Horrors of Spider Island
The Wasp Woman
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women
King of Kong Island
Bride of the Gorilla
Attack of the Monsters (aka Gamera vs. Guiron)
Gammera, the Invincible
Santa Claus Conquers The Martians
Teenagers From Outer Space
Crash of the Moons (Rocky Jones)
Menace From Outer Space (Rocky Jones)
Hercules Against The Moonmen
Hercules and the Captive Women
Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon
Hercules Unchained
Lost Junle
Mesa of Lost Women
Assignment: Outer Space
Laser Mission
Killers From Space
Phantom From Space
White Pongo
The Snow Creature
Son of Hercules
Devil of the Desert vs. the Son of Hercules
First Spaceship On Venus
Zontar, the Thing From Venus (remake of "It Conquered the World")
The Astral Factor (aka "The Invisible Strangler")
The Galaxy Invader
Battle of the Worlds
Unknown World
Blood Tide
The Brain Machine
THe Wild Women of Wongo
Prehistoric Women
They Came From Beyond Space
Warning From Space
The Phantom Planet
Planet Outlaws (Buck Rogers)
Colossus and the Amazon Queen
Eegah
Cosmos: War of the Planets
Destroy All Planets (aka Gamera vs. Viras)
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