Does anyone know if Universal has any plans to ever release the 3-D version of Creature? Other 3-D features have made the transition to DVD, I can't understand what could be holding this one back.
Personally, I think Universal should put together a double-bill of this and the original House of Wax for IMAX 3-D, with all their fancy digital 3-D technology, and release it on Halloween. Easy money and the fanboys will love you for it.
In the fall, Universal Studios Home Entertainment will bring the Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection to Blu-ray. This eight-disc, limited-edition box set compiles nine films (listed in Universal's press release as only eight) from the studio's venerated horror movie catalog, all of which make their respective U.S. Blu-ray debuts through this package.
The films include:
Dracula (1931)
Drácula [Spanish-language version] (1931)
Frankenstein (1931)
The Mummy (1932)
The Invisible Man (1933)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
The Wolf Man (1941)
Phantom of the Opera (1943)
Creature from the Black Lagoon (3-D, 1954)
While the exact technical specifications are still unknown for the individual discs, Universal's press release notes that the nine pictures have been "digitally restored from high resolution film elements." The set also includes over twelve hours of bonus supplements, such as:
Both versions of Dracula (on a single BD-50) -
Introduction to the Spanish language version by Lupita Tovar Kohner
Audio commentaries:
Film historian David J. Skal
Dracula: Dead and Loving It screenwriter Steve Haberman
Alternate Philip Glass score performed by the Kronos Quartet
Monster Tracks interactive pop-up feature about the making of Dracula
Behind-the-scenes featurettes:
The Road to Dracula
Lugosi: The Dark Prince
Dracula: The Restoration featurette
The Dracula Archives feature
Trailer gallery
Frankenstein -
Audio commentaries:
Film historian Rudy Behlmer
Historian Sir Christopher Frayling
Monster Tracks interactive pop-up feature about the making of Frankenstein
Behind-the-scenes featurettes:
The Frankenstein Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
Karloff: The Gentle Monster
Universal Horror featurette
The Frankenstein Archives feature
Boo!: A Short Film
100 Years Of Universal featurette: Restoring the Classics
Trailer gallery
The Mummy -
Audio commentaries:
Rick Baker, Scott Essman, Steve Haberman, Bob Burns, and Brent Armstrong
Film historian Paul M. Jensen
Behind-the-scenes featurettes:
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art Of Jack Pierce
Unraveling the Legacy of The Mummy
The Mummy Archives feature
100 Years Of Universal featurette: The Carl Laemmle Era
Trailer gallery
The Invisible Man -
Audio commentary by film historian Rudy Behlmer
Now You See Him: The Invisible Man Revealed behind-the-scenes featurette
100 Years Of Universal featurette: Unforgettable Characters
Production photographs
Bride of Frankenstein -
Audio commentary with Scott MacQueen
She's Alive! Creating The Bride Of Frankenstein behind-the-scenes featurette
The Bride of Frankenstein Archives feature
100 Years Of Universal featurette: Restoring the Classics
Trailer gallery
The Wolf Man -
Audio commentary with film historian Tom Weaver
Behind-the-scenes featurettes:
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art Of Jack Pierce
The Wolf Man Archives feature
100 Years Of Universal featurette: The Lot
Trailer gallery
Phantom of the Opera -
Audio commentary with Scott MacQueen
The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked behind-the-scenes featurette
100 Years Of Universal featurette: The Lot
Theatrical trailer
Production photographs
Creature from the Black Lagoon -
Original 3D plus 2D version of the film
Audio commentary with Tom Weaver
Back to The Black Lagoon behind-the-scenes featurette
100 Years Of Universal featurette: The Lot
Trailer gallery
Production photographs
It's coming out on Blu-Ray 3D in the box set Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection coming out on October 2, 2012. It's a pricey set at $112 (Amazon pre-order price), but at least we're getting a classic film in 3D.
Steve
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I just watched the BD-Version of it...looks brilliant on my Samsung and I've seen all the mayor 3D productions on this one. For me it surpasses Avatar 3D by far concerning the 3D effects.
shareThe 3D is very, very good.
shareI agree. The 3D is much better than that of the anaglyph versions which have been around for so long.
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As the previous posts state the 3D is spectacular. I don't know if the black/white makes it look better, but it was generally better than many recent big budget 3D releases.
shareThis played at my college back in the 80s, and while overall the 3D wasn't that noticeable, in the underwater sequences it was pretty spectacular. One of my favorite old films.
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It comes from film makers wanting to use 3d but not knowing how to. They have been trained how to create a 2d image for years upon years and when they try and shoot in 3d some try and do the same thing. Likewise many modern films are converted to 3d without any intention from those making it for it to be a 3d film.
When you look at modern films where the 3d was intended I would say modern films are far better. We are this year thankfully seeing more films willing to push higher levels of depth as for 2 to 3 years their many seemed to think minimal depth should be what is always best (when it should be an outlier with stronger depth pushed as much as possible).
Modern native films like the two How to Train your Dragon films, Avatar, Tangled, Hugo, Life of Pi are all fantastic. If you want to see the issues with not shooting native you should watch Transformers 4 which is half native and half conversion. The native shoots are easy to pick apart. Not only as most native shoots are in a different aspect ratio but because the difference in the amount of depth and volume (depth within objects) is extremely noticeable. Conversions can look great, but native all things equal will always be superior.
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i haven't read all of this thread and i'm assuming people already told you but the 3-D version is available on the blu ray boxset enjoy :)
shareJust saw it in 3-D Monday night (24 March 2014) at the New Beverly Cinema in L.A.
I loved the story, but was not impressed with the 3-D aspect of it (nor all the snarky laughter from the contemporary Hollywood hipster crowd who think they're so above the 1950's dialogue). I wasn't expecting too much from 1950's 3-D technology, but still . . . for me, it can't help being a let-down having been duly impressed with modern 3-D seen in Prometheus & Gravity.
Unless the Blu-Ray 3-D experience is a lot better, I'd opt for watching CFTBL in 2-D.
I saw this one in 3-D at a theater last year during the Halloween season. It was the final film in a two day Universal Horror marathon.
The glasses really strained my eyes. I couldn't watch more than seven to ten minutes without having to take them off and give my eyes a rest. Some of the visuals were really impressive though (including Julia Adams).