If you're like me and love classic horror films, Amazon has a pretty sweet deal on the Blu-ray edition of Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection (2012) this week. The set lists for $149.98, but the Amazon price is now $54.49. (That's 64% off.)
But that's not the best deal around. The UK version - which includes the same 8 films - is only $43.88 or $42.99. (They appear to be the same item.)
So what's the difference between the U.S. and UK versions? Both sets include the following films:
Dracula (1931)
Dracula (1931 - Spanish edition with different actors)
Frankenstein (1931)
The Mummy (1932)
The Invisible Man (1933)
The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
The Wolf Man (1941)
Phantom of the Opera (1943)
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Both sets are loaded with extras (mostly the same*), a full list of which can be found at Blu-ray.com.
So what are the differences? According to Cinema Lowdown and Freddy in Space, the differences are hardly worth mentioning, but here's a quick run-down of them:
U.S.
*Includes Dracula commentary by Steve Haberman and a brief introduction to the film that is apparently missing from the UK version.
I can't confirm this, but it appears the discs in the U.S. edition are in sleeved portions of the book included in the set and could fall out easily.
UK
Region-free discs
Cheaper
*Does not include Dracula commentary by Steve Haberman and apparently also omits one of the brief introductions to the film (The rest of the extras are identical.)
Holders for each individual disc
Hmmmm.... I think I know which one I'm going with.
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