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House on Haunted Hill/The Last Man On Earth

House on Haunted Hill/The Last Man On Earth

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Rating: 1 stars
Summary: And I Love Last Man on Earth!!
Review: I truly believed when I saw this on Amazon[.com] that the print of Last Man on Earth was going to be perfect. WRONG!! It came from a source that was blurry and scratched and looked like a "Goodtimes" video. Really poor quality. What a disappointment since it is my favorite Vincent Price film. It tries to deliver, but with a poor source it's difficult. I recently recorded a version on SHOWTIME that was distributed by Orion. WOW!!! thank goodness for recordable dvd, now this is the copy to have...perfect and crystal clear. Why did Orion release this great source on laserdisc but not on dvd? People, there is a crystal clear transfer out there. Write to Orion or HBO now, since Orion has gone out of business, and ask for the release of this great film on dvd.

House on Haunted Hill is an excellent transfer on this double dvd, the price is reasonable and it delivers I would give this 5 stars if it was the only film on this dvd. But I bought the dvd thinking that the two were pristine transfers. Anyway, enough moaning, buy this just for House on Haunted Hill. It's worth it, instead of paying top dollar from Columbia dvd. Same movie and same excellent transfer. This is far the better buy.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A Scarefest
Review: If you were paid $10,000 to stay in a mansion for a night would you do it? This movie shows that you should not take upon this adventure. The owner of the mansion is Vincent Price and he invites six guests to his mansion to stay for the night. If they survive he will give them each $10,000. Each of his guests are given a handgun and a room, if they want to stay there. This movie will surely scare you and it an excellent movie for the Halloween season.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A Scarefest
Review: If you were paid $10,000 to stay in a mansion for a night would you do it? This movie shows that you should not take upon this adventure. The owner of the mansion is Vincent Price and he invites six guests to his mansion to stay for the night. If they survive he will give them each $10,000. Each of his guests are given a handgun and a room, if they want to stay there. This movie will surely scare you and it an excellent movie for the Halloween season.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: BUY THE "WIDESCREEN" VERSION!
Review: Just a quick note...Diamond DVD released this double bill in 2000 on a double sided disc which features a nearly full screen version of "Last Man on Earth"...BUT they rereleased it in 2001 on a dual layered disc with a very good 2.35 widescreen transfer! Woo Hoo! In addition to the dual layer /2001 info on the back, the new versions says "WIDESCREEN EDITION" in a red band across the top of the dvd. GOOD LUCK!

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Horrible quality for LAST MAN
Review: Lbx version of this title exists on laserdisc; it is superior in all respects to the DVD.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: last man is the best man............morgan........come out!
Review: Let me tell ya Vincent fans,,,,,,,,,,,these two movies rock. House on Haunted Hill deals with the arrival of visitors to...you guessed it...a Haunted House. Like the old time horror/suspence movies in the past, the fx aren't the best but who cares. Vincent is great as the "oh i didn't know that was going to happen" host.

BUT

The movie that will really turn your crank is the second one, "Last Man On Earth". My favorite movie from my favorite book. The screneplay is from a book titled "I Am Legend" written by Richard Matheson and published in 1954. This book rules. You have to read it. It's available here on Amazon.com. You may remember another movie taken from the book called "Omega Man" with Charleton Heston. "The Last Man On Earth" is three times the movie. It is an on-the-cheap Italian release (in English) but the black and white tones make it that much better. Shadows play a real part in the nuance of the film and make you feel you are as lonley as Morgan is. There are more than a few "jump out at you" spots that you don't know are coming. Follow Morgan as he hunts the undead, live with him in his lonliness as he locks himself in his home while the undead call him outside to play and cry for not just him but all humanity at the end.

Seriously, you need to see these movies. There will never be another Vincent Price. He was ................ "The Last Man On Earth."

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Old movies rule!
Review: Price is the master of old horror. These two movies are great. If you like the old stuff, this DVD will fit right in with your collection.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Great Movies.. bad DVD
Review: The 3 stars on this review do not reflect on the quality of these movies. House on Haunted Hill is far superior to the technically rich remake. Last Man on Earth has Vincent Price in his best role, and one that Charlton Heston couldn't duplicate in the "Omega Man" remake. If you can find either one of these movies on a different DVD, get them...

Both of these movies, but especially Last Man on Earth deserve better care than the manufacturer gave them on this DVD. Last Man on Earth is made from a umpteenth generation copy of the film that is so scratchy I was wondering in the beginning if I was watching someone's old 8 mm home movies. House on Haunted Hill is somewhat better, but you'd think that the owners of these movies would try to redigitalize, and fix the scratches and other physical flaws of these movies.

Furthermore, the soundtracks of these movies sound more that they were recorded through an old sock. It's really unfortunate that a better effort was not made to preserve these movies so those in the future could appreciate their real value as movie fun, rather than look at them as old used, and worthless, relics.

Since no attempt was made to upgrade the look and sound of these movies, I cannot recommend the purchase of them. However, if you can find a copy that was redigitalized, the soundtrack remastered, and the images fixed, get them in a heartbeat, these are great movies.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Great Collection... Bad Tapes...
Review: The collection of movies contained in this set is great. I am a big Price fan. However, when I received my set I was very disappointed when I found that "The House on Haunted Hill" was blank. I decided to watch the "Last Man on Earth" and the tape stopped - about 5 minutes before the end... very frustrating. Customer service was friendly and told me they would replace the set. Of course that was about a month ago.

In summary, the set has some of my favorite Price movies but, don't be in a hurry for it. I originally ordered back in early October (for Halloween) and did not received it until November. I am still waiting on the replacement set.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: great movies, terrible dvd
Review: The Last Man On Earth is a great sci-fi film. George Romero probably saw this movie before he made Night Of The Living Dead. But the quality of this DVD is terrible! I also own this film on VHS and the quality is vastly superior! I believe this is now a public domain film and the DVD maker simply used the first available (worn out) print found. Get the video. Pass on this DVD.


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