CLASSIC SCI-FI ULTIMATE COLLECTION #1, THE

Five sci-fi movies from the past! Surprisingly
these all have closed captioning!!!

TARANTULA(1955)

This is a pretty normal giant whatever is
let loose on the unaware public! The special
effects are actually pretty decent with only
a couple of spots below par! The acting is
quite good and the story engrosing! With the
great Leo G. Carroll in it, whis is Worth a
watch every now and then! (This may very well
be the start of my great fear of spiders)! B+

A review from IMDb.com:

I was eight when I saw Tarantula on the
not-so-big screen. My youthful fear of death
led me to a greater concern for the disease
caused by the "nutrient" than by a very large
spider. It contains a classic moment found
in many 50's big monster "movies." Two guys
are left behind in a car (which is in bad
need of a tune-up and won't start) with a
couple of puny rifles. They, of course,
provide an evening meal for the spider.
This was probably most people's first
exposure to napalm as well. - Hitchcoc

This has Alan Napier in it of Batman
fame(as Alfred!) as well as Hugh Beaumont
(Beaver's father in Leave It To Beaver)!
A pretty good yarn about some explorers
who find a lost civilization in the
north! B+

A review from IMDb.com:

Yeah, yeah, yeah. So it's cheesy bw 50's
sci fi. But it's GREAT cheesy bw 50's sci
fi! The Mole People would be campy if
it weren't so earnest. It takes itself
so seriously it even begins with a
pseudodocumentary prelude explaining
the hollow Earth theory.

Part of the fun is seeing future TV
faves Hugh Beaumont (Beaver's dad),
and Alan Napier (Alfred the butler)
teamed with legendary 50's hack actors
John Agar and Nestor Paiva.

Mystery Science Theater 3000 gave
Mole People the full treatment and
it was one of the funniest MST3K
episodes ever. For the full effect
I'd suggest you view the straight
version first and then try to find
the MST3K episode. - Rocketer

I believe I had seen this once(or twice)) before
but didn't remember it at all! The story is pretty
obvious by the title with decent acting! B+

A review from IMDb.com:

This has always been one of my favorite science
fiction/horror movies from the 1950s.

This is an existential science fiction movie.
Man alone against the universe is always a
powerful topic, and writer Richard Matheson,
who adapted his own novel for the screen,
does an admirable job. Grant Williams'
character isn't fighting aliens or demons,
but rather the extraordinary circumstance
of his mysterious shrinking, and the
unforeseen consequences of his ever-dwindling
size.

I love the fight with the spider, but my
favorite part of the movie is the final
monologue. It adds another half a star
to an already extraordinary film. - andyman618

Other than the fact that the basis for this is
hilarious, it's done straight! I wonder if the
actors had a hard time not cracking up while
filming it! Anyway, not as bad as I expected! B

A review from IMDb.com:

The first time I saw the Monolith Monsters
was when I was a kid. It was great. A meteorite
hits the earth and this kind of rock aliens
when exposed to water begin to grow enormously.
The grow so tall, fall over and then break
apart reproducing and growing. A very good
idea with decent special effects for the
1950's. It seemed like I saw this twice
a year as a kid on Sir Graves Ghastley.
The storyline and movie still stand up
today. It's worth watching and even renting.
The story, acting and effects are very
entertaining and worthwhile. You won't
be disappointed - sawyertom

Not as much fun as it coulda been! Basic
story is about a paleontologist who comes
accross a fossil that seems to still be
causing man trouble! The acting was
above average for these kind of movies! B

A review from IMDb.com:

Although this film reportedly wasn't one
of director Jack Arnold's favorites, I
personally have enjoyed it very much
through many viewings. The story is a
Jekyll-Hyde variation, but it offers
real suspense and some genuine scares
from a director that knows how. The only
(minor) disappointment is the creature's
makeup (not seen 'til near the end),
which unfortunately is revealed to us
in a brightly-lit room; makeups like
this are more effective when glimpsed
fleetingly in the dark. That small
quibble aside, this film offers lots
of scary fun for those in the mood.
(The same can be said of Arnold's
earlier films for the same studio,
"It Came From Outer Space" (1953)
and "Tarantula" (1955). - pmsusana

COMPLETE LIST OF DVDs
LIST OF MOVIE DVDs
LIST OF ANIME/ANIMATION DVDs
LIST OF BOND DVDs
LIST OF DISNEY DVDs
LIST OF ELVIS DVDs
LIST OF MUSIC DVDs
LIST OF STAR TREK/STAR WARS DVDs
LIST OF SUPERHERO DVDs
LIST OF TELEVISION DVDs

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