I picked up the new dvd of The Mummy (1932) this week from HMV in their two for £10 offer.

Although i already own the film and it's many sequels this one intrigued me thanks to it having a bonus disc.

My current copy (which includes The Creature from the Black Lagoon) features a commentary and a 30 minute documentary - Mummy Dearest.

This new release adds He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce - a half hour documentary, an 8 minute Legacy of the Mummy feature and a 90 minute Universal Horror documentary charting the history of the Universal Monsters.

The release, at least on dvd, sports a lovely thick card slip case (or are they called O-cards) with a gorgeous papyrus like texture, or in laymans terms - not glossy. There is a sticker on the slipcase but it will come off.

Even if you have The Mummy on dvd or bluray i think it's worth buying it again for the Universal documentary and slipcase.

Its a fantastic documentary but already have it as it was included the monster legacy collection with the busts

I have the first US release with the busts which only deals with Dracula, Frankenstein and The Wolfman and it's not on that set. So for me this Mummy release is great.

Well The Mummy is currently on $295m worldwide from a budget of $125m

It's only been out 10 days. Almost guaranteed to be the first in the franchise now.

Seems Tom Cruise is the only movie star left who can carry a film on poor word of mouth.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mummy2016.htm

With any luck they will getting the other movies right as if its done right it could be an interesting franchise, with any luck it wont take then as long as DC.

One review read something like "A typical MI style Cruise run, jump and fall action blockbuster but with a Mummy in the way this time" I'll pick it up on BD cause I kinda like that description:lol::lol:

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Franky goes Blu...

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Have you watched the doc yet Dem? If it's any good I'll probably pick up the DVD as it's currently 2 for £10 (i'm sure I can find another DVD to pair up with it).

I'm looking forward to the Legacy sets coming down in price a bit, the 'Monsters' set can be had for £14 at the moment so fingers crossed.

No i haven't watched the doc yet. I chapter skipped through it and it seems good. Thought i'd leave it till it was more Universal Monster type weather - Autumn / Winter.

Egypt and heat? Well this weekend seemed okay to watch The Mummy again. :lol:

The Universal Monsters legacy collections are currently £11.99 each on Zavvi, the offer sold out pretty fast last time they did these so cheaply so don't snooze on it.

I just ordered Frankenstein Legacy, I already have the Dracula one from last month when Zoom had them cheap for a flash sale.

It's a shame that so many of the films cross over into the different sets, you end up with multiple copies of certain films :(

Cheers for that Justin. Just ordered the Mummy Legacy. Seems to have the least crossover with the other sets. Though i will pick them all up eventually.
Probably just before Universal do a single all encompassing set typically. [emoji23]

Lol! That would be funny as I now have all the sets plus the coffin box of the 8 original monster movies!

Does anyone think we're going to get the Invisible Man & Creature sets on blu?

It depends on how many multiple films they were in! I don't actually know...

Just seen a bit of Sherlock Holmes: Terror by Night on one of the many free view channels.

I think some of the Rathbone Holmes films might get an airing this month.

I've got the DVD box set of the Rathbone films, they're great!

Ordered all the Blu ray Legacy sets from Zavvi.
Fantastic price. Almost unbelievable that they have reduced the price to £11.99
So glad I waited.

Son Of Frankenstein has some alternate scenes in it. Nice.

My Mummy set got dispatched this morning too. I was a little apprehensive as the last time I ordered some real bargains from Zavvi they mysteriously become unavailable before dispatch.

I've had the box set a few years now but only watched them once.

Just bought the five Peter Cushing Holmes stories in a box set from Sainsburys this lunchtime.

Did you notice that Eureka is bringing out Billy Wilder's 'The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes', one I've not seen before but the trailer looks great!

I did yes. Again as with yourself i haven't seen it.

Have you seen the series The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes?

I keep looking at them each Network sale but have yet to take the plunge.

The series gets a mention in Rigby's English Gothic book. Sadly the sale was over when i noticed that. :skull:

Nope!
I'm going to start reading that book soon, I'm really looking forward to it, hopefully I'll get the American installment for Christmas it's on my list!

Received notification that all my monster Legacy blu ray sets have been despatched from Zavvi. :skull:

Just arrived. Way to go Zavvi.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c2d23e47c7.jpg

I don't know the films that well but have all the sets (paid twenty quid a box though, should have waited!), are the alternate scened "in" the movie as opposed to being an extra?

Yep. The scenes are in the film. :thumb:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSoAcmsPmmA

Zavvi no longer have the Legacy Blu ray sets listed at £11.99.
In fact, they are no longer listed at all.

Zavvi broke the letter box this morning. Awesome!

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the packaging looks erm... inconsistent...

The Mummy box has a sleeve on it.

i've been importing mine - madness i know - but they all have sleeves.

The Frankenstein legacy set is back in stock at Zavvi.

Even cheaper than the other day too

Thanks for the heads up - £11 for 8 films :)

Zavvi have the Dracula legacy set back in stock at £10.99.

Yep. I picked up The Mummy Legacy too

The Wolfman legacy is also back in stock at £9.99!

Has anyone had any trouble with some of the discs in the Legacy sets? Namely the ones with two features on. I can't get past the 'select which film' screen on either of the discs in the Mummy set that feature two films.

I've only used the Dracula set so far, but no problems, just click on the poster for either film and it starts playing! What player do you have? I'm using a Samsung.

Samsung here too. I get as far as the page with the two posters. And when i click on one the player just goes into limbo.
I'll try them on my ps4 in a bit. Maybe the player needs updating.