When the day’s shoot for Dracula was complete, a Spanish crew came in and used all the same sets to shoot the Spanish version of the film. The Spanish film’s director had a much surer grasp of dramatic camera angles and visual story-telling. It’s an interesting comparison of two directors’ different visions of the same story. Good stuff!
@@midlevelmedia Tod Browning (“Freaks”) used static, locked down camera shots, where the director of the Spanish version used sweeping camera moves, crane shots and practical fog effects for a quite different interpretation of the source material.
Watch Browning's film carefully -- the camera moves fluidly, it just doesn't call attention to itself. The Spanish version drags and Carlos Villarías is laughably inept as Dracula. Those outakes of Lugosi and his three vampire wives inserted in the Spanish version are glaringly obvious.
@@iakona23 UNIVERSAL SURE DID FORGET SON OF FRANKENSTEIN PLUS FRANKENTEIN MEETS THE WOLFMAN AND HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN WITH NO EXTRAS AT ALL ON THE THE BLURAYS I DOUGHT THEY WILL EVER BE RELEASED ON 4K. THEY SHOUT VIDEO RELEASE THEM.
@@robertszvetics210 At least Son of Frankenstein should get released in 4K with audio commentary and extras. That is the movie that the Mel Brooks comedy “Young Frankenstein” was largely based on.
Just ordered this yesterday and looking forward to watching them! The second collection is out this month, so I hope you’ll be able to have an unboxing of that too👍🏻
Yes a very gorgeous and beautiful 4K set buddy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I couldn't pass them up either my man!!!!!!!!!!!! This month is going to be full of Horror titles on 4K and Blu-ray my friend :) :) :) 😁👿💀👻🦇🕷🕸🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃
My PRE-ORDER has not shipped yet. My local Walmart does not have. Best Buy does but traffic there is a nightmare and doubly so lately since they tore up a bunch of roads, but you never see anybody working on them. I refuse to enter that area unless I absolutely have to.
After watching all four I have to say for me Invisible Man looks the most dramatic as far as upgrades vs the others included. Couldn’t really tell much of a difference with Dracula vs the Blu-ray but maybe its my 4k tv (Sony xbr930C).
I always love watching universal horror documentary usually in the Frankenstein bonus features, but could not find it confirmed anywhere if it would be in this set. With your awesome unboxing I could see it was there! Now I must buy, thank you for this!
Great unboxing ! I ended up grabbing the SteelBooks instead, hopefully they will continue the series so we will get all the classic monsters ! Big Thumbs Up ! 👍😁👍
Ken, I wasn't gonna buy it on 4k because I thought the Dracula's Spanish version was only a bonus on the Bluray edition until you show the back of the box to find it is included. Again, thank you.
Oh man I thought you were going to do this video in black and white to fit with the theme of classic b&w horror I lowkey got excited, that would’ve been cool.
This looks like a nice set! I have the big 30 film collection on bluray, so I won't be getting this one. They are classic films that deserve to been seen though!
Excellent review! Love the spooky touch of turning your logo to B&W. Can't wait to get my copy. Best Buy was all sold out or they didn't actually get the product in. No steelbooks or 4K sets at all.
Does the wolf man come with freankknsten meets the wolf man cus I just watched Frankenstein and the Wolfman and creature from Black Lagoon and Frankenstein on DVD I got from the library and they had additional movies on the DVD like wolf man meets Frankenstein etc I loved them so I went ahead and ordered the sets your reviewing in this video I haven’t seen Dracula phantom of the opera and the mummy yet or the invisible man
I have got UK version of this box set which includes just four 4K disc. I have steel book editions for Dracula and Frankenstein which includes 4K and Blu-ray. I already have several versions of earlier Universal horror Blu-rays. I wished that the set included bride of Frankenstein and the mummy. US packaging and set looks better.
Not seen these movies but Im deffo going to purchase this 4k box set as its going to be the best they will ever look, £60 UK is a bit steep but its 4 films so , swings n roundabouts I guess. Hope the PQ is great too.
Hi @MidLevelMedia! ive seen blu ray releases of boxsets of the monsters, so one set for Dracula films, one for Frankenstein etc. Is there any chance that all of them will be released as the same boxsets per monster, but as 4k versions instead? ie 4k boxset of all the Dracula films etc?
@@midlevelmedia Dang it!! I was hoping for new transfers on the Blu-rays because all 4k UHD discs look way too dark IMO (on my tv, it looks like someone cut the brightness in half!). I guess I don't feel too bad about it cause I just snagged the Universal classic monsters 30 film Blu-ray boxset yesterday on Amazon for $70! That's less than $2.50 a film! Even the essentials collection with just Dracula (and the Spanish version), the Mummy, Wolf Man, Creature, Phantom (1943), Frankenstein and Bride was $57!
This box set missing to two best universal monster movies. Creature and the mummy why wouldn't they include them? If it's a cost thing skip giving me the bluray versions
I would bet you a volume 2 is coming with The Mummy, The Bride of Frankenstein, The Creature from the Black Lagoon and Phantom of the Opera. Those will make for some nice upgrades. Not sure why they didn't just go for it with all 8 films to begin with, maybe to keep costs down.
@@midlevelmedia I really hope so. Bride of Frankenstein is such a good movie by any standard. Personally, I really love The Mummy, Creature from the Black Lagoon and Son of Frankenstein as well. I would much rather have those 4 films than the 4 movies that Universal actually released. All are very worthy of 4K restorations and physical releases in 4KUHD.
@@midlevelmedia the bluray in my opinion looks great. I just think they should have added the other four. I would even upgrade it if that was the case.
These transfers look too dark -- the Blu-rays have comparatively more clarity. This is especially evident in night scenes. HDR processing inherently darkens everything.
Poor choice on the “sleeve” style packaging. You would think the companies would have learned by now. The discs are almost always scratched. I’ll wait for individual releases that have a proper case.
DOLBY AUDIO DTS FOR A 1931 FILM ITS A JOKE! THE BLU RAYS WERE FINE EXCELLENT QUALITY I CANNOT SEE ANYWAY WHAT 4K WILL DO TO THESE FILMS THAT ARE 90 YEARS OLD! I THINK UNIVERSAL JUST WANT TO EMPTY YOUR BANK ACCOUNT! I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR THE COMPARISON TO THE BLU RAY RELEASES I REALLY THINK IT WILL BE NEGLIGIBLE IF ANYTHING AT 4K ENHANCING MORE GRAIN IN THE PICTURE! WE WILL WAIT AND SEE - ENJOY!
I wouldn't mind paying that price if it at least included The Mummy and Creature from the Black Lagoon as well. As is though, I'm having a hard time justifying it, especially in the digibook style of packaging. For that price, it should have been regular cases for each movie.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Yea, for some reason they always use that style here in the US, but in the UK they use the trays which I prefer. I picked up the UK blu-ray box set and was way nicer than US version.
I actually think trays are worse because every time I've had a digipack with trays, either the tray doesn't keep the disc locked on or it's cracked. Regular cases can be replaced.
Once again, a beautiful collection is ruined because of the evil book sleeve packaging. When will companies learn that people want to protect their discs! 😠
When the day’s shoot for Dracula was complete, a Spanish crew came in and used all the same sets to shoot the Spanish version of the film. The Spanish film’s director had a much surer grasp of dramatic camera angles and visual story-telling. It’s an interesting comparison of two directors’ different visions of the same story. Good stuff!
I watched the first 30 minutes, but not the full movie. That kind of blew my mind honestly. I never knew that. Lol
@@midlevelmedia Tod Browning (“Freaks”) used static, locked down camera shots, where the director of the Spanish version used sweeping camera moves, crane shots and practical fog effects for a quite different interpretation of the source material.
Watch Browning's film carefully -- the camera moves fluidly, it just doesn't call attention to itself. The Spanish version drags and Carlos Villarías is laughably inept as Dracula. Those outakes of Lugosi and his three vampire wives inserted in the Spanish version are glaringly obvious.
I’m guessing they’ll do another set with bride of Frankenstein, the mummy, creature from the black lagoon, and phantom of the opera
Let's hope so!
Don’t forget Son of Frankenstein.
@@iakona23 UNIVERSAL SURE DID FORGET SON OF FRANKENSTEIN PLUS FRANKENTEIN MEETS THE WOLFMAN AND HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN WITH NO EXTRAS AT ALL ON THE THE BLURAYS I DOUGHT THEY WILL EVER BE RELEASED ON 4K. THEY SHOUT VIDEO RELEASE THEM.
@@robertszvetics210 At least Son of Frankenstein should get released in 4K with audio commentary and extras. That is the movie that the Mel Brooks comedy “Young Frankenstein” was largely based on.
Funny seeing this comment today since they finally did announce a set with those movies!
I like the thick package for the films. It brings to mind the classic VHS tapes for the monster
Yes!
Just ordered this yesterday and looking forward to watching them! The second collection is out this month, so I hope you’ll be able to have an unboxing of that too👍🏻
Beautiful set!! I got it and the steelbooks. I could not pass them up.
Yes a very gorgeous and beautiful 4K set buddy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I couldn't pass them up either my man!!!!!!!!!!!! This month is going to be full of Horror titles on 4K and Blu-ray my friend :) :) :) 😁👿💀👻🦇🕷🕸🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃
My PRE-ORDER has not shipped yet. My local Walmart does not have. Best Buy does but traffic there is a nightmare and doubly so lately since they tore up a bunch of roads, but you never see anybody working on them. I refuse to enter that area unless I absolutely have to.
After watching all four I have to say for me Invisible Man looks the most dramatic as far as upgrades vs the others included. Couldn’t really tell much of a difference with Dracula vs the Blu-ray but maybe its my 4k tv (Sony xbr930C).
No its not your tv set its the same bluray transfers just on 4k discs.
I always love watching universal horror documentary usually in the Frankenstein bonus features, but could not find it confirmed anywhere if it would be in this set. With your awesome unboxing I could see it was there! Now I must buy, thank you for this!
Thats why i was here too lol
Great unboxing !
I ended up grabbing the SteelBooks instead, hopefully they will continue the series so we will get all the classic monsters !
Big Thumbs Up !
👍😁👍
Those Steels are nice!
Ken, I wasn't gonna buy it on 4k because I thought the Dracula's Spanish version was only a bonus on the Bluray edition until you show the back of the box to find it is included. Again, thank you.
I got the steelbook collection of the film’s individually, they are nice!
Nice steels!
I know I'm late to this video but damn that movie set rock dude.😎🤘
I wish they would have included the bride of frankenstein, the mummy, etc like that blu ray box set did.
Thanks for the reviews. I already have these with the Blu-ray release so not sure I will pick up the 4K
Oh man I thought you were going to do this video in black and white to fit with the theme of classic b&w horror I lowkey got excited, that would’ve been cool.
Nice Ken. Fantastic box set. The only movie missing is my personal favorite, The Creature From the Black Lagoon.
This looks like a nice set! I have the big 30 film collection on bluray, so I won't be getting this one. They are classic films that deserve to been seen though!
IM waiting for mine to arrive..im excited as much as you are,theres NOTHING like crisp B&Wfilms!
Dracula looked good!
The Mummy should have been included. I bought it at best buy. it's a little expensive but what the hell I'm a lugosi , lon Chaney fan and Karloff too.
Cool movies, cool set.
Cool video, cool host.
🎃🧡😎👍
Thanks so much J Movies!
Beautiful box set! I got the Wolfman & Dracula Steelbooks!
Awesome looking steels!
Excellent review! Love the spooky touch of turning your logo to B&W. Can't wait to get my copy. Best Buy was all sold out or they didn't actually get the product in. No steelbooks or 4K sets at all.
Does the wolf man come with freankknsten meets the wolf man cus I just watched Frankenstein and the Wolfman and creature from Black Lagoon and Frankenstein on DVD I got from the library and they had additional movies on the DVD like wolf man meets Frankenstein etc I loved them so I went ahead and ordered the sets your reviewing in this video I haven’t seen Dracula phantom of the opera and the mummy yet or the invisible man
Keen to watch the movies but don't like the packaging, may have to go the same route as the two Hitchcock sets and get the individual slipcovers.
I have got UK version of this box set which includes just four 4K disc. I have steel book editions for Dracula and Frankenstein which includes 4K and Blu-ray. I already have several versions of earlier Universal horror Blu-rays. I wished that the set included bride of Frankenstein and the mummy. US packaging and set looks better.
Seen all the universal monsters so many times great haul
They are great!
Awesome 😎.... looking forward to the full reviews!!!!
Dracula coming this weekend!
I just the 4K Steelbooks of them today in the mail. Only one missing was The Invisible Man, because Best Buy wasn't offering it.
Probably going to be another set coming with The Mummy, Bride Of Frankenstein, etc.
Not seen these movies but Im deffo going to purchase this 4k box set as its going to be the best they will ever look, £60 UK is a bit steep but its 4 films so , swings n roundabouts I guess. Hope the PQ is great too.
Why didn't the Invisible man get a steelbook but the other three did?
I'm really not sure. I've heard Zavii does have some to import though.
Hi @MidLevelMedia! ive seen blu ray releases of boxsets of the monsters, so one set for Dracula films, one for Frankenstein etc. Is there any chance that all of them will be released as the same boxsets per monster, but as 4k versions instead? ie 4k boxset of all the Dracula films etc?
Best buy released the universal monsters collection on steel book about a year ago is the 4 k box set worth the upgrade ?
Looks nice
Very nice!
I have the 8 film set of universals classic monsters, if this had all the others id consider a upgrade, but alas, nope.
Are the Blu-ray's remastered, or the same ones that were included in previous Blu-ray boxsets and individual releases?
Same Blurays Steve.
@@midlevelmedia Dang it!! I was hoping for new transfers on the Blu-rays because all 4k UHD discs look way too dark IMO (on my tv, it looks like someone cut the brightness in half!). I guess I don't feel too bad about it cause I just snagged the Universal classic monsters 30 film Blu-ray boxset yesterday on Amazon for $70! That's less than $2.50 a film! Even the essentials collection with just Dracula (and the Spanish version), the Mummy, Wolf Man, Creature, Phantom (1943), Frankenstein and Bride was $57!
@@MegaIkedog That's a great deal on that set. And I get it. The HDR is strong in these movies, but it honestly looks great in these movies.
Ken does this set contain the Single movies ? or the whole set like the dvd version or blu ray from before? Thanks.
Love it
looks cool 4 sure, but my budget says no way jose
Nope!
Bought the Blu Ray of the Universal Monsters 30 film collection and bunch more before that. Won’t even consider getting this.
This box set missing to two best universal monster movies. Creature and the mummy why wouldn't they include them? If it's a cost thing skip giving me the bluray versions
I would bet you a volume 2 is coming with The Mummy, The Bride of Frankenstein, The Creature from the Black Lagoon and Phantom of the Opera. Those will make for some nice upgrades. Not sure why they didn't just go for it with all 8 films to begin with, maybe to keep costs down.
I would say that Bride of Frankenstein, Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Mummy and Son of Frankenstein are the 4 best movies not included.
Hopefully this set will do good enough to warrant a volume 2!
@@midlevelmedia I really hope so. Bride of Frankenstein is such a good movie by any standard. Personally, I really love The Mummy, Creature from the Black Lagoon and Son of Frankenstein as well. I would much rather have those 4 films than the 4 movies that Universal actually released. All are very worthy of 4K restorations and physical releases in 4KUHD.
i have the blue ray collection and i have all 8 monsters .this only has 4
It's a new format, so it's understandable that they wouldn't do all at once.
@@midlevelmedia the bluray in my opinion looks great. I just think they should have added the other four. I would even upgrade it if that was the case.
Great video👍🏽
Does walmart sell it? Is it only for best buy?
Waiting for my copy…
Hope you get it soon!
Despise these sleeves.Will be waiting for the individual releases.
These transfers look too dark -- the Blu-rays have comparatively more clarity. This is especially evident in night scenes. HDR processing inherently darkens everything.
Poor choice on the “sleeve” style packaging. You would think the companies would have learned by now. The discs are almost always scratched. I’ll wait for individual releases that have a proper case.
It’s actually not that bad it’s very stable and the discs won’t fall out
Looks good but I'll probably pass. I have the Blu-ray box set that looks good enough for me.
DOLBY AUDIO DTS FOR A 1931 FILM ITS A JOKE! THE BLU RAYS WERE FINE EXCELLENT QUALITY I CANNOT SEE ANYWAY WHAT 4K WILL DO TO THESE FILMS THAT ARE 90 YEARS OLD! I THINK UNIVERSAL JUST WANT TO EMPTY YOUR BANK ACCOUNT! I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR THE COMPARISON TO THE BLU RAY RELEASES I REALLY THINK IT WILL BE NEGLIGIBLE IF ANYTHING AT 4K ENHANCING MORE GRAIN IN THE PICTURE! WE WILL WAIT AND SEE - ENJOY!
Watch my latest Dracula review and I explain why it's a substantial difference.
If this set does not include the sequels then will stay with the blu ray collection.Besides cant afford especially all that want.
Cheap packing, I prefer Criterion treatment.
Criterion is always best, but I don't mind these Universal sets
I really want this set but I definitely don't want to pay 70 bucks
The 30-film collection on Blu-Ray was around that price during Black Friday last year. I can't imagine them putting out a similar set in 4K.
It's 60 on Amazon now!
Not getting them no time soon
The fact that they only did 4 of the movies is completely unacceptable for the price tag they are charging.
But they know the suckers will pay it. It is 4K.
I wouldn't mind paying that price if it at least included The Mummy and Creature from the Black Lagoon as well.
As is though, I'm having a hard time justifying it, especially in the digibook style of packaging. For that price, it should have been regular cases for each movie.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Yea, for some reason they always use that style here in the US, but in the UK they use the trays which I prefer. I picked up the UK blu-ray box set and was way nicer than US version.
I actually think trays are worse because every time I've had a digipack with trays, either the tray doesn't keep the disc locked on or it's cracked. Regular cases can be replaced.
@@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork Good point. I haven't any break, but yea, if it did, nothing you can do?
Once again, a beautiful collection is ruined because of the evil book sleeve packaging. When will companies learn that people want to protect their discs! 😠
Yeah. I don't hate the sleeves, but it definitely makes me nervous everytime I take one out.
DAMAGED by Amazon shitty packing :(