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Epicurus.com - Monolith Monsters
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List Price: $9.98
Our Price: $37.55
Availability: N/A
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Starring: Lola Albright, Grant Williams, Les Tremayne, Trevor Bardette, Phil Harvey
Directed By: John Sherwood (II)
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303046440
Format: Black & White
ISBN: 6303046444
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Studios
Release Date: 1996-10-01
Running Time: 78
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: 1957-12
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Editorial Reviews:
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First off, be advised that the Monolith Monsters are not really monsters in the conventional sense (meaning a guy in a hideous rubber suit wreaking havoc). That having been said, this is still a very effective, standout Fifties sci-fi film. A meteor crashes near a desert town, and the fragments of the meteor crystallize very quickly when exposed to water. They also suck the moisture from humans, turning them stiff as boards. The rocks (black and shiny, like obsidian) grow to great heights and fall over from their own weight, with each shard of the rock starting the process over again. Of course, a thunderstorm accelerates everything. It's up to the townspeople to stop the advance of the menace before it overruns everything. Based on a story by Jack Arnold (director of Creature from the Black Lagoon), Monolith's production values are very good for the time, with the huge, menacing black rocks sometimes resembling the Chrysler Building. There are plenty of recognizable character actors to be seen, and a sense of pacing and tension that's above average for the genre. With its inventive premise, The Monolith Monsters is quite a bit better than the usual cheapo drive-in sci-fi from the mid-Fifties. --Jerry Renshaw
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Customer Rating:
Summary: WHAT'S THIS??? ANOTHER INTELLIGENT SCI-FI FILM FROM THE 50'S!
Comment: Most people who like old Sci-Fi and Horror films have seen 'The Incredible Shrinking Man', but not as many know about another really smart and interesting film called 'The Monolith Monsters'. I do not like giving plot details in my reviews but, this one does have an intriguing premise that is well executed. Good special effect and I'm sure that is an unbilled Paul Peterson from 'The Donna Reed Show' as the boy with the bike. The transfer is excellent on the ultimate sci-fi classic collection volume one. This is another top notch film from a time when most of these flicks were for making out at the Drive- in.
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Summary: Finally available on dvd!!
Comment: [...]
Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection: There's nowhere to run and nowhere to hide as five incredible science fiction films crash down on DVD for the first time ever in The Classic Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection! This fascinating, collectible set will shock, terrify, and captivate you with film favorites from the golden age of Hollywood including Tarantula, The Mole People, The Incredible Shrinking Man, The Monolith Monsters, and Monster on Campus. Featuring amazing, ground-breaking special effects, these classics set the standard for all sci-fi terror to come! Tarantula An experiment to create a growth formula that could end starvation evolves into a nightmare when a contaminated spider grows gargantuan - with an appetite to match! The Mole People Deep below the surface of the earth, three scientists stumble upon a tyrannical tribe of albinos who have enslaved a mutant- and dangerous- race of mole people. The Incredible Shrinking Man After encountering a mysterious radioactive mist, an ordinary businessman finds his physical size diminishing as his ordinary household becomes a terrifying trap of doom. The Monolith Monsters In a desperate race against time and nature, a geologist and a scientist must find a way to stop the effects of killer outer-space rocks that are literally petrifying people with fear! Monster on the Campus Terror sweeps a college campus when the discovery of a prehistoric fish turns animals and humans that come into contact with it into bloodthirsty monsters.
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Summary: These movies scream for a dvd release!
Comment: The film The Monolith Monsters, is one of the more thoughtful
of the fifties sci-fi movies.
This film along with The Day the Earth Stood Still. and When
Worlds Collide. Take a philosophical approch to great question "What if?".
These are great science fiction movies should have been released on to dvd long ago! (or at least re-released on vhs)
Customer Rating:
Summary: Vote here if you want the dvd released...
Comment: Please vote that this review was helpful to encourage the distributors to release this fantastic movie on DVD. Thanks.
Customer Rating:
Summary: So Where's The DVD??
Comment: Enough with the "science" of the Monolith Monsters!! Who cares if it's goofy science, bad geology or whatever (like "The Day After Tomorrow" or "Deep Impact" is any more realistic)! This is a great movie, with decent special effects and a truly fun story. This movie is a great way to spend a rainy Saturday afternoon. Like the best of the 50's sci-fi, you have a really original story where rocks are threatening to destory the surface of the Earth, you have a great musical score that really drives the action, top notch acting also raises "Monolith Monsters" above the usual B-Movie schlock. I loved when the VHS tape came out and featured the original theatrical trailer at the beginning. It seems Universal gave quite a few of their 50's sci-fi/horror films a decent treatment in the mid 90's with these releases. Films like "Monolith Monsters", "The Night Walker", "Tarantula", "The Deadly Mantis", etc. never looked better than with these restored versions, and the movie trailers were a great addition. So Universal....where are the DVD versions? It's obvious some care and attention were given to these films with their last VHS release, so why not just pump them out on DVD? As a fan of the genre I would be willing to plunk down the money to get the latest and greatest versions of these films. Or better yet give us box set similar to what was done with the "Frankenstein" & "Wolfman" movies.
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