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S E A R C H D V D B e a v e r |
The Classic Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection Vol. 2
Cult of the Cobra (1955) Dr. Cyclops (1940)
The Land Unknown (1957) The Deadly Mantis (1957)
The Leech Woman (1960)
NOTE: Dr. Cyclops is compared on Blu-ray HERE
NOTE: The Land Unknown is compared on Blu-ray HERE
NOTE: The Deadly Mantis is compared on Blu-ray HERE
NOTE: The Leech Woman is compared on Blu-ray HERE
Titles
Cult of the Cobra Gary Tooze
Dr. Cyclops Excerpt from TimeOut Film Guide located HERE
The Land Unknown Gary Tooze
The Deadly Mantis Excerpt from Channel 4 located HERE The Leech
Woman Gary Tooze |
Posters
Theatrical Releases: 1940 - 1960
DVD Review: Universal (3-disc) - Region 1 - NTSC
Big thanks to Gregory Meshman for his assistance!
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Distribution | Universal Home Video - Region 1 - NTSC | |
Runtime | 1:19:51 + 1:17:03 + 1:18:27 + 1:18:03 + 1:17:00 | |
Video |
Original Aspect Ratios
(Deadly Mantis, Dr. Cyclops are 1.33
and Leech Woman, Cult of the Cobra 1.85 anamorphic and Land
Unknown 2.35 anamorphic) Average Bitrate: 6.3 - 8.69 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
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Bitrate:
Disc 1 Cult of the Cobra / Dr. Cyclops |
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Disc 2 The Land Unknown / The Deadly Mantis |
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Disc 3 The Leech Woman |
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Audio | English (original) | |
Subtitles | English (Hoh), French, None | |
Features |
Release Information:
Edition Details:
• Theatrical Trailers for each feature
DVD
Release Date: September 11th, 2007
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Comments: |
NOTE: Dr. Cyclops is compared on Blu-ray HERE
NOTE: The Land Unknown is compared on Blu-ray HERE
NOTE: The Deadly Mantis is compared on Blu-ray HERE
NOTE: The Leech Woman is compared on Blu-ray HERE Follow up to the immensely popular and out-of-print The Classic Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection Volume 1 (Reviewed HERE) from last year with The Mole People (1956), Tarantula (1955), The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957), The Monolith Monsters (1957) and Monsters on Campus (1958). It is fetching big bucks in online auctions! The 5 films are spread over 3 single-sided discs - 2 dual-layered and 1 single layered. They are encoded in the NTSC standard for region 1. All are progressively transferred and have trailers. Each have original audio and English, or French subtitle options.
They look pretty good with The Leech Woman looking the best although all are fairly decent but have some digital noise here and there. Minimal damage and decent contrast help round out these transfers as quite good (considering the age of the films). No extras save the theatrical trailers for each which remain quite a hoot in their own right. NOTE: Although on The Deadly Mantis it's the same one they added to the VHS edition which has no representation of the film. I enjoyed this package
even more than
Vol. 1 with Cult of the Cobra and The Deadly Mantis
standing out as memorable highlights - the latter must have been the
inspiration for Joe Dante's
Matinee (1993). I've stated a
few times that if I was to segregate DVDBeaver into a smaller niche - it
would be either Film Noir, Antonioni or these flawed gems
which resonate such innocence and evoke personal memories of childhood
bliss. If
these titles have any appeal for you then we can vouch that this DVD collection is
great
fun - the type of nostalgic cinema that I love to recommend!
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Cult of the Cobra
Dr. Cyclops
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The Land Unknown