Universal announce 3 Monster Legacy Collections for April

19-01-2004 00:25 | 13248 views  |  Dave Foster  |  Show Backlinks

Universal Studios Home Video have announced the Region 1 DVD release of three Monster Legacy Collections for 27th April 2004. Arriving with a retail price of $26.98 each are the Dracula, Frankenstein and Wolf Man Legacy Collections, each offering several classic horror movies spread over two-discs.

Each set features the original classic films that inspired the forthcoming epic adventure film Van Helsing and are being released in the wake of said films theatrical release. On each collection you will find an exclusive look at how these classics inspired the director of Van Helsing along with completely remastered audio tracks for each film in DD2.0 Mono with additional bonus features also present...

Dracula: The Legacy Collection - Disc One (DVD9) houses the 1931 version of Dracula complete with the following features:
  • Stephen Sommers on Universal's Classic Monster: Dracula
  • The Road to Dracula
  • Poster Montage
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Audio Commentary with Film Historian David J. Skal
  • New Score by Philip Glass Performed by the Kronos Quartet
Disc Two (DVD18) houses Dracula (Original Spanish Version), Dracula's Daughter, Son of Dracula and House of Dracula along with the following bonus features:
  • Introduction to the Spanish Version of Dracula by Lupita Tovar Kohner
  • Theatrical Trailers for Dracula's Daughter and Son of Dracula
Frankenstein: The Legacy Collection - Disc One (DVD9) houses Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein complete with the following features:
  • Theatrical Trailers
  • Audio Commentary on Frankenstein with Rudy Behlmer
  • Audio Commentary on Bride of Frankenstein with Film Historian Scott MacQueen
  • Bride of Frankenstein Archives
Disc Two (DVD18) houses Son of Frankenstein, Ghost of Frankenstein and House of Frankenstein along with the following bonus features:
  • Theatrical Trailers for Ghost of Frankenstein and House of Frankenstein
  • Stephen Sommers on Universal's Classic Monster: Frankenstein's Monster
  • She's Alive! Creating the Bride of Frankenstein
  • The Frankenstein Files
  • Frankenstein Archives
  • Boo! A Short Film
  • Theatrical Trailer
The Wolf Man: The Legacy Collection - Disc One (DVD9) houses The Wolf Man and Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman complete with the following features:
  • Stephen Sommers on Universal's Classic Monster: The Wolf Man
  • Audio Commentary on The Wolf Man with Tom Weaver
  • Theatrical Trailer for Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman
Disc Two (DVD15) houses She-Wolf of London and Werewolf of London along with the following bonus features:
  • Theatrical Trailers
  • Monster by Moonlight
And finally for the collector Universal will be releasing The Monster Legacy DVD Gift Set which includes all three Monster Legacy Collections and exclusive hand-painted busts from the award-winning Sideshow Collectibles creative team. Retail is $79.98 and below we have a look at the artwork and menu screens from these releases...


























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#1 Posted: 19-01-2004 01:54
feverpitch96
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Report this post		Five films on two discs? Does b/w film compress that much more easily? :confused:
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#2 Posted: 19-01-2004 08:03
DogSoldier
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Report this post		It says spread over two discs, or am I missing something. Anyway, those busts look cool :)
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#3 Posted: 19-01-2004 11:25
darkman
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Report this post		These movies are very old, so maybe they have a much shorter running time. Like 60 or 70 minutes ?
Check it on www.imdb.co.uk I'd say ...
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#4 Posted: 19-01-2004 11:49
DaveF
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Report this post		The movies are only around 70-75mins long, but what I forgot to mention is they use double sided discs (1xDVD18 and 1xDVD15).
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#5 Posted: 19-01-2004 14:58
Phil Q
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Report this post		Damn, I suppose I'll have to buy this, though I already have 5 of the films and most, if not all, of the extras.

All of them except House of Dracula were available a couple of years ago, but looks like they've been deleted.

At least they haven't splattered any nonsense about Van Helsing all over the boxes.
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#6 Posted: 27-01-2004 15:24
jmark51
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Report this post		what happened to a MUMMY colection?
the mummy, mummy's hand, mummy's tomb, mummy's ghost, mummy's curse:confused:
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#7 Posted: 08-02-2004 22:12
Larry_Talbot
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Report this post		Yes I agree there should be a Mummy collection and an Invisible Man one too! Oh and a Creature From the Black Lagoon one as well. Don't they know there are fans out here with money to spend!
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#8 Posted: 06-03-2004 11:08
badblokebob
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Report this post		I'm sure there'd be a Mummy collection if the range wasn't almost wholly designed to tie in with Van Helsing. Maybe they'll release one a few months / years down the line, when VH has been and gone.
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#9 Posted: 06-03-2004 11:08
Phil Q
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Report this post		I really wish they hadn't bothered with the "Stephen Sommers on" features.:(

Oh well, I can ignore them I suppose.
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#10 Posted: 07-03-2004 14:20
sphericthor
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Report this post		OMG!! I seriously want that set, Bela Lugosi is a god in my eyes and those busts are really sweet
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