The Ultimate Hammer Horror Collection (UK DVD)

TombRaiderLover · 25-09-06, 17:54

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Optimum Home Entertainment have announced the UK Region 2 DVD release of The Ultimate Hammer Collection for 23rd October 2006 priced at £149.99. From the vaults of the legendary Hammer production house come these 21 classic films, the cream of Hammer’s Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy productions, featuring iconic performances from Vincent Price, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee among a host of others. This box-set also includes “The Nanny”, a Hammer classic never before seen on UK DVD starring the legendary Bette Davies.

The Films:

She

The Nanny

Dracula Prince of Darkness

The Plague of the Zombies

Rasputin the Mad Monk

The Reptile

The Witches

One Million Years B.C.

The Viking Queen

Frankenstein Created Woman

Quatermass and the Pit

The Vengeance of She

The Devil Rides Out

Prehistoric Women

Scars of Dracula

The Horror Frankenstein

Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb

Straight on Till Morning

Fear in the Night

Demons of the Mind

To The Devil A Daughter

The Extras: Included in the set are audio commentaries, trailers, interviews and the full-length documentary “To the Devil…the Death of Hammer”.

The box-set includes six audio commentaries, which include contributions from the following:

Roy Ward Baker – The veteran director made seven films for Hammer between 1967 and 1973, as well as an episode of the company’s television series Journey to the Unknown. He appears on the commentary for Scars of Dracula.

Christopher Lee – Although they were never a double act, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee are indelibly linked to the studio that made them international stars. Lee appears on the commentary for Scars of Dracula.

Jimmy Sangster – Writer, producer and director, Jimmy Sangster was one of the original architects of Hammer horror. He wrote The Curse of Frankenstein in 1957 and saw 15 subsequent scripts filmed by the company. He appears on the commentaries for The Nanny, The Horror of Frankenstein and Fear in the Night.

Peter Sykes – Peter Sykes’ relatively brief directing career included two Hammer films, both of which are featured in this box set. He appears on the commentary for Demons of the Mind and in the documentary that accompanies To The Devil A Daughter.

VonCroy360 · 25-09-06, 19:03

21 DVD-s. And I never watched most of those movies.
Is it for the whole region 2 or the UK only?

Paperdoll · 25-09-06, 19:05

I'd love to have that O_O'

BtoFu · 25-09-06, 19:27

Most of these suck..unless you like cheese of course.

Paul H · 25-09-06, 19:39

Some good movies there, although I'm surprised they left out Dr Jekyll and Sister Hyde and Twins of Evil. They are both great Hammer classics.

Neteru · 25-09-06, 20:04

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Originally Posted by BtoFu

Most of these suck..unless you like cheese of course.

Maybe they do to you with today's kinds of films. But to me, when I was a kid and these aired on TV, Hammer Horror were great.

DREWY · 25-09-06, 23:48

The Devil Rides Out? Is that based on Dennis Wheatley's book? That was an awesome read. Love to see that.
Yes special effects have moved on since, but these relied on atmosphere to be scary - not a computer.

wantafanta · 26-09-06, 02:08

Christopher Lee was the scariest Dracula ever. I saw him do Saturday Night Live once!

DREWY · 26-09-06, 02:12

He had the eyes. Especially in black and white films.

Mr.Burns · 26-09-06, 02:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by BtoFu

Most of these suck..unless you like cheese of course.

Cheesy by today's standards. If you look at the original horror films of the 1920's, you'd probably think that, "these are not scary at all, how could they think that was the case?" At that time, there was no such thing as freddy kruger, jason, chucky and all the other famous characters of the slasher flic genre. Movies at that time were what most people today would call psychological thrillers. Over the years, that aspect of horror films was starting to get dull so the concept of violence was introduced albeit rather slowly. The Hammer collection has always been accepted in the film community as a milestone in the horror genre. Hammer studios put out a vast number of horror movies including the remake and subsequent sequels of Christopher Lee's Dracula. After awhile, horror films started to stagnate and then came a little indie flick called the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. This was the first of the slasher flicks and thus paved the way to the new era of horror movies which used cheap scare tactics and increasing amounts of blood and gore. Yet again we are seeing the horror genre stagnate and perhaps you have noticed that horror movies are relying less on blood and gore and more on psychological terror. The Hammer films are from a different era, a different kind of horror. But to horror fans, they're classics that defined a decade of film making.

::sighs:: I know that seemed too much like horror propaganda but the horror genre is one of my most favorite film genres and I studied it extensively during film school. This actually is my view on horror films.

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TombRaiderLover Tomb Raider Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Shropshire, England Gender: Male Posts: 13,424	The Ultimate Hammer Horror Collection (UK DVD) http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=62885 Optimum Home Entertainment have announced the UK Region 2 DVD release of The Ultimate Hammer Collection for 23rd October 2006 priced at £149.99. From the vaults of the legendary Hammer production house come these 21 classic films, the cream of Hammer’s Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy productions, featuring iconic performances from Vincent Price, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee among a host of others. This box-set also includes “The Nanny”, a Hammer classic never before seen on UK DVD starring the legendary Bette Davies. The Films: She The Nanny Dracula Prince of Darkness The Plague of the Zombies Rasputin the Mad Monk The Reptile The Witches One Million Years B.C. The Viking Queen Frankenstein Created Woman Quatermass and the Pit The Vengeance of She The Devil Rides Out Prehistoric Women Scars of Dracula The Horror Frankenstein Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb Straight on Till Morning Fear in the Night Demons of the Mind To The Devil A Daughter The Extras: Included in the set are audio commentaries, trailers, interviews and the full-length documentary “To the Devil…the Death of Hammer”. The box-set includes six audio commentaries, which include contributions from the following: Roy Ward Baker – The veteran director made seven films for Hammer between 1967 and 1973, as well as an episode of the company’s television series Journey to the Unknown. He appears on the commentary for Scars of Dracula. Christopher Lee – Although they were never a double act, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee are indelibly linked to the studio that made them international stars. Lee appears on the commentary for Scars of Dracula. Jimmy Sangster – Writer, producer and director, Jimmy Sangster was one of the original architects of Hammer horror. He wrote The Curse of Frankenstein in 1957 and saw 15 subsequent scripts filmed by the company. He appears on the commentaries for The Nanny, The Horror of Frankenstein and Fear in the Night. Peter Sykes – Peter Sykes’ relatively brief directing career included two Hammer films, both of which are featured in this box set. He appears on the commentary for Demons of the Mind and in the documentary that accompanies To The Devil A Daughter. __________________ "More Human Than Human" is our motto. Last edited by TombRaiderLover; 25-09-06 at 17:56.

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Paperdoll Tomb Raider Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Portugal Posts: 19,481	I'd love to have that O_O' __________________ With no power comes no responsability... except that wasn't true.

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BtoFu Relic Hunter Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: weforgetwhereweare Posts: 5,898	Most of these suck..unless you like cheese of course. __________________ You've just been served by the best my friend

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DREWY Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 11,691	The Devil Rides Out? Is that based on Dennis Wheatley's book? That was an awesome read. Love to see that. Yes special effects have moved on since, but these relied on atmosphere to be scary - not a computer. __________________ Stay alert - the world needs more lerts

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wantafanta Archaeologist Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,296	Christopher Lee was the scariest Dracula ever. I saw him do Saturday Night Live once! Last edited by wantafanta; 26-09-06 at 02:11.

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VonCroy360 Professor Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Croatia Posts: 4,960	21 DVD-s. And I never watched most of those movies. Is it for the whole region 2 or the UK only?

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Paul H Explorer Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 971	Some good movies there, although I'm surprised they left out Dr Jekyll and Sister Hyde and Twins of Evil. They are both great Hammer classics.

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DREWY Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 11,691	He had the eyes. Especially in black and white films. __________________ Stay alert - the world needs more lerts