Classic Monsters (Complete 30-Film Collection)

Fantastic set…classic horror has never looked better

Classic horror, Universal got it right oh so long ago

Every one big thrill from my child hood! Relax and enjoy!

If you like your monster blu ray sets organized, then this is for you. All the Wolf Man movies are together, as are all the Dracula, etc. I love not waiting for late Saturday night to watch my classic black & white Universal monster movies. With this super blu ray set, I can watch them whenever I want. Even the Abbott and Costello ones are included.

Muy buen vendedor, llegada a tiempo , buen producto , muy recomendable

Could not believe I got it earlier than the date expected

I don’t like that The Phantom of the Opera and The creature From The Black Lagoon are in clear cases while all the others are in blue cases. Also there’s duplicates of some of the DVDs and some of the DVDs are included in the wrong collection. For example, House of Frankenstein and Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein are included in the Dracula collection and House of Dracula is included in the Frankenstein collection.

The Universal Classic Monsters are among the finest cinematic masterpieces ever to grace the screen, and this collection represents a must-have in the libraries of both horror fans in particular and cinema fans in general. In fact, one could call it a near-perfect collection.To be sure, not all of these classic films are as fine of masterpieces as the most famous of them. We all know Dracula, Frankenstein, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, and the others, but we don't necessarily remember all of their sequels. Partly that's because the sequels don't quite live up (with a few exceptions) to the original films. But at the same time, the entire Universal Monsters franchise is so foundational to cinema horror that it's worth revisiting and remembering even the weaker entries in the collection (even the weakest of which is still quite a good film).The collection itself is the perfect addition to any horror film library even though it has a couple quirks. For one thing, this boxed set is just a repackaged collection of each individual monster's collection, which results in a couple of the films being duplicated within the collection. For example, the films House of Frankenstein, House of Dracula, and Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein appear in both the Dracula and the Frankenstein cases because both monsters appeared in those films. That's certainly not a flaw in the collection (and one could even argue it's a virtue, because it means each monster's case is complete in case you wanted to watch through the entirety of one monster's films in order), but it does indicate that the discs themselves don't contain anything new to this particular collection that you wouldn't already have if you'd purchased the individual monster collections earlier.The one thing that is unique to this collection is the small booklet containing some of the history of the Universal Monsters. While I bought the collection for the movies and not for the extra booklet, I was quite pleased to find it's actually a well-produced little document and it was a pleasure to read through some of the history.Arguably the only flaw in the collection is that it takes certain liberty with the word "complete." For instance, this collection does not contain Lon Chaney's 1925 silent The Phantom of the Opera, though it does contain the 1943 technicolor remake starring Claude Rains. However, while it may not be complete by the strictest definition, it is certainly a near-complete collection, and well worth owning. It would make a perfect gift for any horror fan.