I noticed that the odd pairing of Creature from the Black Lagoon and Phantom of the Opera are being shown at a couple of my Regal Cinemas on Saturday, October 29th at 1pm. There doesn't appear to be any other showings and Creature from the Black Lagoon doesn't appear to be in 3D (what a missed opportunity). Also why not do a double bill with another Creature feature like The Mole People instead? I know because The Mole People isn't included on the Bluray/4K collections.
Quote from: zombiehorror on September 02, 2022, 02:07:06 PM
I know because The Mole People isn't included on the Bluray/4K collections.
Scream released it on Blu-ray. Nothing is on 4K, except the first movies of the monster series (Frankenstein, Dracula, CFTBL, etc.)
Quote from: Mike Scott on September 02, 2022, 03:16:51 PM
Scream released it on Blu-ray. Nothing is on 4K, except the first movies of the monster series (Frankenstein, Dracula, CFTBL, etc.)
As well as Bride of Frakenstein
Quote from: MikeSTZillak on September 02, 2022, 05:28:34 PM
As well as Bride of Frankenstein
Forgot about that one. "Bride" was a "main" one even in the VHS days.
Quote from: Mike Scott on September 02, 2022, 03:16:51 PM
Scream released it on Blu-ray. Nothing is on 4K, except the first movies of the monster series (Frankenstein, Dracula, CFTBL, etc.)
Precisely my point of Universal pushing the Phantom over a more logical choice to bill with the Creature.
Quote from: zombiehorror on September 02, 2022, 06:07:43 PM
Precisely my point of Universal pushing the Phantom over a more logical choice to bill with the Creature.
I'm guessing that Universal feels that the Phantom is more marketable because it is in color. Also, in terms of Academy Awards, it is the winningest monster movie that Universal ever produced.
I also think Universal often pushes the 43 Phantom since the 1925 one is in the public domain and can't license it for merchandise.
Quote from: MikeSTZillak on September 04, 2022, 08:06:08 PM
I also think Universal often pushes the 43 Phantom since the 1925 one is in the public domain and can't license it for merchandise.
The film is in the public domain, but the Phantom likeness is a different thing. You have to pay Universal and/or the Chaney family a fee for making toys, etc.
I'm curious what is going to happen in 2026 or 2027 when Universal's Dracula and Frankenstein enter the public domain.
Quote from: BRICK on September 04, 2022, 10:23:46 PM
I'm curious what is going to happen in 2026 or 2027 when Universal's Dracula and Frankenstein enter the public domain.
And the next year for "The Mummy"? And the year after that for "The Invisible Man"?
I'm fresh back from the first of two "Fathom Event" screenings this month:
The Mummy '32 and Bride of Frankenstein '35. The theatre was
clean and comfortable with reclining seats, just like in my living room.
Both movies looked grand on the big screen with only a five minute break
between them. 'Sad that there were only around a dozen of us in the
audience to appreciate them. Afterwards, I inquired of a young staffer
as to what format we watched them in. He said they were "transmitted
digitally via satellite" but didn't seem too certain. Not that I really cared;
the classics are so good, they can transcend most any technical medium.
My only complaint is ... someone thought it was a good idea to add a
new music score over the previously score-less scenes in The Mummy.
Several times, the new score was rolling right over the existing one!
I chatted with a teenage couple on the way out who'd never seen either
movie before. I told them about meeting Elsa Lanchester as a wee lad
and they seemed quite impressed (some folks never even believe me
at all, lol). We hope to see each other again at the Creature/Phantom
event at month's end.
Quote from: Sir Masksalot on October 01, 2022, 06:52:22 PM
Sad that there were only around a dozen of us in the
audience to appreciate them.
:(
Quote from: Sir Masksalot on October 01, 2022, 06:52:22 PM
Several times, the new score was rolling right over the existing one!
What an outrage!
Quote from: Sir Masksalot on October 01, 2022, 06:52:22 PM
We hope to see each other again at the Creature/Phantom event at month's end.
Hope there's more than a doz., next time!
They added library music and foley sounds such as footsteps, crinkling paper, breaking glass for some reason.
Quote from: John Pertwee on October 02, 2022, 09:37:11 AM
They added . . .
Who do you suppose "they" is? Not Universal.
I'm not sure, but they were advertising the 4 movies they are showing this month as a 4K 4 pack release. I seriously hope the "They" in this case are not Universal themselves because that might mean that they are releasing this version as well. I don't know who added these things to the movie, but I would bet that it wasn't done behind Universals back. If you were Fathom, would you risk editing and altering a beloved classic movie and lose any future ability to show Universal Properties?
It's weird that they keep pushing the 43 Phantom so hard.
It's not a horror movie. The 25 one was.
It just feels like they're so disconnected from their audience.
Quote from: YoungestMonsterKid on November 01, 2022, 11:15:32 PM
It's weird that they keep pushing the 43 Phantom so hard.
If you mean Universal, it's because they don't own the copyright of the 1925/9 version. They can't charge a fee to a theater showing the '25. If they put it out on DVD anybody could make copies and sell them.
Quote from: Mike Scott on November 01, 2022, 11:43:04 PM
If you mean Universal, it's because they don't own the copyright of the 1925/9 version. They can't charge a fee to a theater showing the '25. If they put it out on DVD anybody could make copies and sell them.
Yeah, but with that in mind, I still wouldn't push the 43 one. There are other monster movies besides Phantom.
Quote from: YoungestMonsterKid on November 02, 2022, 06:55:09 AM
Yeah, but with that in mind, I still wouldn't push the 43 one. There are other monster movies besides Phantom.
It's that musical.
Quote from: Mike Scott on November 02, 2022, 11:40:19 AM
It's that musical.
Yeah, I guess. But like, if people are coming to see the musical, they'll just be disappointed. So that kind of marketing doesn't make sense to me.
Quote from: YoungestMonsterKid on November 02, 2022, 05:27:16 PM
But like, if people are coming to see the musical, they'll just be disappointed.
Maybe Universal thinks that, because the musical was so popular, people will like this movie, too. (I'm just spit balling, here.)
Quote from: Mike Scott on November 01, 2022, 11:43:04 PM
If you mean Universal, it's because they don't own the copyright of the 1925/9 version. They can't charge a fee to a theater showing the '25. If they put it out on DVD anybody could make copies and sell them.
You can't legally just copy a vhs/dvd/bluray/etc. (or make a digital copy from that source) no matter what your intention is with it. Once a company legally gets a print of a film and puts it on home media, that particular product is their copyrighted material, any duplication is piracy.
Quote from: zombiehorror on November 03, 2022, 07:02:07 PM
You can't legally just copy a vhs/dvd/bluray/etc.
Make your copy from a film source, then. The point being, that you would dilute their sales by flooding the market with cheap DVDs.
Quote from: YoungestMonsterKid on November 02, 2022, 05:27:16 PM
Yeah, I guess. But like, if people are coming to see the musical, they'll just be disappointed. So that kind of marketing doesn't make sense to me.
I went to it. I wasn't disappointed.
As for the choice of films it's because these are the films in the new 4K sets. Last year we got the first box set with Dracula, Frankenstein, Invisible Man and Wolf Man plus theatrical showings. Dracula and Frankenstein made sense for the first double bill leaving Invisible Man and Wolf Man for the other. Now for this year we get Mummy, Bride, Creature and Phantom in a new box set. For the double bills Mummy and Bride being both from the '30s and having Karloff is the natural first pairing leaving Creature and Phantom as the second one.
Quote from: crissrudd4554 on November 07, 2022, 12:18:45 AM
As for the choice of films it's because these are the films in the new 4K sets.
Hadn't thought of that. :)
I wish I could have seen Creature from the Black Lagoon in theaters. I was lucky enough to have seen the original Jaws in 3D. It was amazing!
Quote from: Rich on March 26, 2023, 02:32:03 PM
I wish I could have seen Creature from the Black Lagoon in theaters.
Same here and in 3D! :)