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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Koch International
EAN: 0025493528091
Format: Box set, Classical, Color, DVD, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 50
Label: Passport
Languages: EnglishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: Passport
MPN: KCHDPIP5280D
Number Of Items: 5
Publisher: Passport
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 05, 2006
Running Time: 343 minutes
Studio: Passport
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Studio: E1 Entertainment Release Date: 09/05/2006 Run time: 676 minutes
Amazon.com:
"What frightens me is not so much the obvious monster. What frightens me is the unknown, the fear that my mind is not in control, that there is something out there that nobody knows about." So says Roger Corman, king of the B picture, helping to set the tone for this richly detailed survey of the horror film. Introduced and hosted by veteran horror actor Christopher Lee, and written and directed by Ted Newsom (the director of Ed Wood--Look Back in Angora), this documentary is clearly a labor of love. There is on view a "blood feast" of film clips and sometimes priceless interviews with filmmakers. As our host, Christopher Lee offers up funny anecdotes about his days at Hammer Studios; you might be interested in knowing why being The Mummy was a literal pain. Exploitation film director Herschell G. Lewis is hilarious on why you shouldn't worry about opening gory films in Peoria, and how the censor board was stymied by the bloodiest of films. And John Carpenter tells how Suspiria director Dario Argento worked from his dreams like Luis Bunuel. Notably missing is any mention of Stephen King, Brian De Palma, or Sam Raimi. Raimi alone could have been the focus of a whole section devoted to the influence of H.P. Lovecraft on modern horror films. Also, the filmmakers seem less interested in the sections on science fiction for some reason, despite critics' estimates that half of all science fiction films fall clearly in the horror genre. Nevertheless, the interviews and film clips make this disc worth the price of admission. --Jim Gay
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
This appears to be a TV series that was assembled on DVD and marketed a single, lengthy entity. Because of that, there is extensive repetition of both footage and narrative dialogue. It consists mainly of trailers, and omits much of the classic horror catalog in favor of lesser films. It has very little educational value, with the exception of some talking head comments from people actually involved in the original creation process of the films themselves.
With that said, it is still worth ... Read More
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The problem with french fries is that you know they're not good for you, but once you start eating them, you just can't stop. 100 Years of Horror may not add to your cholesterol level, but it has its own set of issues. Nonetheless, it's fun to watch and each of the 26 episodes represents just a bite-sized portion of time (roughly 25 minutes), so it is a nice visual snack.
This collection of five discs is hosted by Christopher Lee who is a decent narrator who can add bits of his own knowledge ... Read More
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I ENJOYED LEE'S PERSONAL STORIES.
PICTURE WAS FINE.
MOST WAS INFO. ABOUT THE STARS (OLDER) BUT INTERESTING.
HAD A GREAT TIME WITH THE HISTORY AS WELL.
IF YOU'RE INTO HORROR HISTORY, THIS IS BEST COLLECTION I'VE SEEN.
THIS COLLECTION COVERS A LOT OF STUFF
Rating: -
Christopher Lee is delightful as the host of this program, which explores pretty much every aspect of the horror movie, from the nineteen twenties to the early nineties. His anecdotal stories and whitty narration keeps things moving along at a splendid pace. The material itself is top-notch, featuring interviews with everyone from John Carpenter, to Dick Miller, to Roger Corman, to Ray Bradbury, to Richard Matheson, to Robert De Niro, to Vincent Price, to Hugh Hefner (those are obviously my personal favorites; ... Read More
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I don't know where this series originally appeared, but its safe to assume it was not initially made for US consumption. The 5 disc set is actually 26 half-hour long episodes. Each episode features a specific topic such as vampires, mad scientists, the Frankenstein monster, et al. I was surprised the transfer wasn't better since this project is only 10 years old (The copyright says 1996).
The series spends more time on the roots of the subject in the episode. That is to say the zombie episode focuses ... Read More
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