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Icons of Horror Collection - Sam Katzman (The Giant Claw / Creature with the Atom Brain / Zombies of Mora Tau / The Werewolf)
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List Price: $24.96
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Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Starring: Icons of Horror: Sam Katzman
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 0043396220744
Format: Closed-captioned
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: 2007-10-16
Running Time: 144
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 1955-07
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Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 10/16/2007
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Customer Rating:
Summary: A Real Suprise!!
Comment: This collection is actually very good. I bought it for 'The Giant Claw'. 'The Werewolf' is one of the best werewolf films I've seen. As silly as the model of the bird is in the Giant Claw, the film is actually quite good. Well written, directed and acted. If you can just get past the bird and stop laughing long enough, I think you may enjoy this film.
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Summary: Katzman was a genius at making fun movies!
Comment: This collection is a great package of old time
saturday matinee classic horror. I had never seen
any of these and they are great! The best worst
movie ever made is here! The Giant Claw! Wow! The
Beast is so unbelievable and funny that it's great.
Looks like a big fake toy bird with giant claws and
the close ups are just outrageous but it's so bad
it's good! Classic! The Werewolf is much better made
and acted and a great 50's horror story. The other two
movies are also good sci fi movies and this is a very
good collection if you like fun made horror.
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Summary: Simple pleasures from a bygone era...and they look BRAND NEW!!!
Comment: I absolutely love this set. Though I must admit the name Sam Katzman was largely unfamiliar to me, I had previously purchased Sony's "Icons of Horror--Boris Karloff" collection, and was thrilled with that. This set did not disappoint, as I had indeed seen all of these films many times on TV in my youth, and watching them again now has been like welcoming old friends into my home.
The most amazing thing about this set is the quality of the film transfers to DVD--pristine and magnificent, these movies have never looked so good! As an example, I was watching "The Werewolf" last night and just could not BELIEVE the picture quality--I was floored, it literally looks brand new! The prints of these movies shown on TV in the past have been downright murky--"Zombies of Mora Tau," in particular, always looked so foggy/hazy/grainy it was actually difficult to tell what was going on! No longer--these prints are clear as a bell--and it's like seeing them with a new set of eyes!
Sony, PLEASE keep up the good work, these "Icons of Horror" (and now "Icons of Adventure" -- equally awesome!) collections are really among the industry standards relating to transfer quality of older low-budget films which normally would have been overlooked--very impressive. I see that the next "Icons of Horror" will be released in October (2008), and will include Hammer films such as one of my all-time favorites, "The Gorgon." A wonderful way to celebrate Halloween this year!
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Summary: Classic Katzman
Comment: Had never heard of Sam Katzman before Amazon recommended this 4 movie DVD set. Glad they did. These are 4 great B-Movies. The Giant Claw is similar to other B movies such as some of the Japanese cheese like Gamera etc. Creature With The Atomic Brain is similar to the 1960 sci-fi movies like Not Of This Earth,Brain From Planet Arous anyhow you get the idea. Zombies Of Mora Tau about modern day Diamond Hunters in the South Pacific trying to recover diamonds from a long ago ship wreck garded by Zombies both on land and sea to keep treasure hunters from cashing in on the diamond loot. I really liked this movie. Finally The Werewolf was a nice change from the usually Lon Chaney/JR format. Set in more modern time near Big Bear Lake in California. Over all a very good collection on 2 dvds. Highly recommended.
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Summary: sam kazman
Comment: i only got this dvd for the giant claw only. its great dvd its pre rodan.
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