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[VulcanRaven]

Are there any fans of the classic Universal monster movies here? I'm a big fan and I have been re-watching some of them recently. Most of the movies are great and my favorite is probably The Mummy. The Frankenstein movies are also very good. I'm now watching The Mummy sequels for the first time. They haven't been very good compared to the others but I'm still enjoying them. They are fun to watch. I have The Legacy Collection dvds and I have been buying these on Blu-Ray too. I recommend watching these horror classics if you haven't seen them.

 

[kunonabi]

I love them although I'm more of a Hammer guy these days. I plan on revisiting the classic universal stuff this Halloween since I haven't seen them in awhile.

 

[triplestation]

Hell yeah motherfucker

 

[Weilthain]

i like the abbot and costello horror movies, ill be honest i havent really seen the real ones

 

[bloodydrake]

I absolutely love these, just bought the Bluray box set for the complete set just before Halloween last year. The restorations that were done for the 100'th anniversary was fantasic Dracula never looked so good.

I posted the restoration documentary while back...definately worth watching if you like these to see how much work went into restoring them

 

[#Phonepunk#]

Yes I love love love monster movies. My favorite tv station is Comet which tends to show a lot of these

My favorites are the Hammer Horror films. I like the colorful gothic style of those 60s films. But there is a reason the monsters became iconic in the first place, and those old Universal films are beyond classic

Bella Lugosi, Boris Karloff, and Lon Chaney are all legends are far as I’m concerned

 

[bloodydrake]

I would also say if you love Universal Horror , RKO's 1939 Hunchback of Notre Dame is one of the few early horror movies that exceeds what Universal had done. If not for 1939 being packed with hits like Gone with the Wind , Of Mice and Men and Wizard of Oz , It would have won more academy awards
The Documentary from the Dvd is fantastic to see just how amazing the filming of it was on the RKO ranch

 

[The Snake]

Both Universal and Hammer, yeah.

 

[brap]

No but I plan on watching some someday.

 

[Space Runaway]

Not some big fan or anything but I've seen all the major ones along with most of the sequels and enjoyed them. I think the first Frankenstein was my favorite of the Universal movies.

Also I somewhat recently had to go through the debacle that was Revenge of the Creature's 3d bluray release. Luckily they eventually gave out replacement discs.

 

[pramod]

Was The Fly by Universal? That was a classic.

 

[MacReady13]

Fan right here! Loved them since I 1st saw The Mummy when I was a little kid! My brothers and I would pretend to walk around the house dragging 1 leg everywhere we'd go!

 

[bloodydrake]

Was The Fly by Universal? That was a classic.

No it was 20th Century Fox...However it was Vincent Price who deserves a spot right up there with Lugosi,Chaney, and Karloff.

 

[AV]

Only Dracula and Frankenstein have I "properly" watched, which is piss-poor for a horror fan. Really need to take some time and do more, I'd just always rather watch 80s horror.

 

[Red Crayon Aristocrat]

Not yet but I've been meaning to for ages, James Rofle really got me interested in them.

Golden age Hollywood is in general something I've been meaning to experience more of for a long time, so far the only big one I've seen is The Wizard of Oz.

 

[AV]

Mark Gatiss did a great 3-part series on the history of horror and it of course begins with Universal. Absolutely worth watching (and the other 2 parts), some fascinating tidbits.

 

[PennywisetheDancingClown]

The ones I've seen, I liked a lot. Frankenstein was my favourite.

I bought the DVD collections they released what, 15 years ago? But I haven't watched all of them.

 

[InterMusketeer]

I've watched several of them. I'm fascinated by the techniques that went into these early movies. My favourite is probably The Invisible Man.

 

[J-Roderton]

Absolutely. They're fantastic. Every horror fan should see them at least once.

 

[brap]

Does phantom of the opera count? I'll be watching that one soon. I know universal put out like 90 horror movies from around that time.

 

[cr0w]

Oh shit yeah. I just recently rewatched The Wolf Man and it's amazing how it seems like it could have been made yesterday. The sets and makeup and effects still hold up really well, more than any of the other ones IMO. Dracula is my second favorite, though objectively it's not a great movie.

 

[J-Roderton]

Does phantom of the opera count? I'll be watching that one soon. I know universal put out like 90 horror movies from around that time.

That one is fantastic.

 

[Chairman Tickles]

I'm more about giant lizard/dinosaur infestation movies. Small sized Monsters don't phase me much.

 

[brap]

That one is fantastic.

Wait which one? I was planning on watching the original 1925. Forgot one came out in the 40s.

 

[J-Roderton]

Wait which one? I was planning on watching the original 1925. Forgot one came out in the 40s.

25. The one with Lon Chaney. This cat:

That makeup was bonkers at the time.

 

[MetalAlien]

Of course I love The Monster Squad.

 

[Red Crayon Aristocrat]

Of course I love The Monster Squad.

Rock until you drop!

Dance until your feet fall off!

 

[Ol'Scratch]

I would say that odds are good that there are indeed some? Yes love the Universal Monsters though was partial to Hammer in many respects.

 

[J-Roderton]

Dat fog tho.

 

[Halo is Back]

Nah I’m a Kaiju fan

 

[VulcanRaven]

Not some big fan or anything but I've seen all the major ones along with most of the sequels and enjoyed them. I think the first Frankenstein was my favorite of the Universal movies.

Also I somewhat recently had to go through the debacle that was Revenge of the Creature's 3d bluray release. Luckily they eventually gave out replacement discs.

How does the 2D version look? I heard that it doesn't look very good. The 3D version looks great but the picture doesn't look very detailed when you choose the 2D version. I pre-ordered the UK version that gets released next month. I hope they have finally fixed it.

 

[Fox Mulder]

Love all of them, cycle them around all the time. They've influenced so much and lead me to other classic horror genre things like Hammer or Vincent Price.

 

[petran79]

I really liked that movie. Clint Eastwood makes an uncredited appearance as a fighter pilot that saves the day

 

[VulcanRaven]

I got interested in them after watching James Rolfe's Cinemassacre's Monster Madness videos in 2007:

 

[#Phonepunk#]

Of course I love The Monster Squad.

"Wolfman's got nards!"

yeah i loved Monster Squad as a kid. looking back on it now, what a great way to reboot the classic monsters. you can tell they wanted to pay homage with full love for the original characters. it's got a good mix of silly & serious, like you have the above quote, but you also have scenes given the appropriate weight. Frankenstein looking at the plastic mask of his face was great. the wolfman transformation i remember being super well done.

25. The one with Lon Chaney. This cat:

That makeup was bonkers at the time.

yeah the og monster actors were perfect for the role. a lot of what we think of as the iconic monster designs were just their faces w scary makeup on them. they absolutely nailed the look and the portrayals are unforgettable and iconic.

 

[Fox Mulder]

I would also say if you love Universal Horror , RKO's 1939 Hunchback of Notre Dame is one of the few early horror movies that exceeds what Universal had done. If not for 1939 being packed with hits like Gone with the Wind , Of Mice and Men and Wizard of Oz , It would have won more academy awards
The Documentary from the Dvd is fantastic to see just how amazing the filming of it was on the RKO ranch

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde from 1931 is up there too, and has precode content novelty.

 

[VulcanRaven]

Wait which one? I was planning on watching the original 1925. Forgot one came out in the 40s.

I have only seen the 40s one and its really good. It is in color and Claude Rains plays the main character.

The original posters for these movies are great. I'm glad that they are using them for the individual releases:

 

[kunonabi]

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde from 1931 is up there too, and has precode content novelty.

Yeah, that one is a classic too. Used it as my primary influence for my Mr. Hyde costume one Halloween.

 

[brap]

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde from 1931 is up there too, and has precode content novelty.

Too bad it's not on blu ray

 

[Fox Mulder]

Too bad it's not on blu ray

It's even hard to get on legit DVD. It's on streaming platforms though.

 

[brap]

It's even hard to get on legit DVD. It's on streaming platforms though.

I just looked it up on amazon and I'm legitimately triggered they released a new DVD of it last year. DVD in the year of our lord 2018.

 

[Red Crayon Aristocrat]

I got interested in them after watching James Rolfe's Cinemassacre's Monster Madness videos in 2007:

Yes, like I said James Rolfe got me interested in them too.

I just looked it up on amazon and I'm legitimately triggered they released a new DVD of it last year. DVD in the year of our lord 2018.

Yeah, some movies will get new dvds but not Blu Rays, it is pretty absurd for that to still be the case, VHS was done a decade after DVD, but over a decade after Blu Ray DVD refuses to die.

 

[Fox Mulder]

I just looked it up on amazon and I'm legitimately triggered they released a new DVD of it last year. DVD in the year of our lord 2018.

I didn't know it had a new release just recently. It's a Warner Bros Archive MOD release though, burned on DVD-R. Stuff like this just falls in the better than nothing category.

 

[VulcanRaven]

I hope Dark Universe continues:


The Mummy movie with Tom Cruise wasn't very good but I really want to see a new Frankenstein movie.

 

[Space Runaway]

How does the 2D version look? I heard that it doesn't look very good. The 3D version looks great but the picture doesn't look very detailed when you choose the 2D version. I pre-ordered the UK version that gets released next month. I hope they have finally fixed it.

Honestly, I never watched the 2d version. I picked it up specifically to watch in 3d, so that was my only real concern.