Classic Sci-Fi Movie Collection DVD Set - Tarantula, The Mole People, The Incredible Shrinking Man, The Monolith Monsters, Monster on the Campus | 5 Cult Classic Films | Perfect for Movie Nights, Sci-Fi Lovers & Vintage Film Collectors

This set is a B-movie marathon, so many cliche's in each feature, but at the time of these films, this was cutting edge. They didn't wow the audience on the scale of, say, the original "War Of The Worlds," but they were films which pushed the boundaries of what was considered to be normal.Disc One: "Tarantula," (1955) was directed by Jack Arnold, starring Leo G. Carrol. A story of a scientist who is looking down the road, at the future of the human race; the population is growing, and within fifty years there could very well be too many people to feed. Make your crops bigger, and you can feed more people. But as well, testing is being done on various animals, to see how different ones react to this agent - this way the farmers know what to do with their animals when this becomes commonplace. One of the creatures being tested is a tarantula...why you would want to supersize a spider is beyond me, but this is the case. During a fight which ensues (a byline in the story), the spider escapes, and since different creatures react differently, this little beast is the size of a dog when it escapes. In no time, it's bigger than a house, and everything is tried to kill, or at least, stop it."The Mole People," (1955) directed by Virgil Vogel, is one of the absolute CHEESIEST films of all time; a race of people who live underground, and have, as their slaves, creatures which resemble humans, but have no human features to their faces. They have large clawed hands and hump-backs. They clearly look like costumes, and the people who enslave them look like Star Wars - Dungeons And Dragons rejects. Bad acting and a confusing ending make it a low-budget treat.Disc Two: "The Incredible Shrinking Man" (1956) also directed by Jack Arnold. A somewhat tall, strapping man, due to accidentally inhaling a strange substance, combined with his own body chemistry, causes him to gradually shrink. Soon, he is living in a doll house his wife had to buy so he could sleep safely, as the cat is now seeing him as prey. Even though it's slightly comical, it is a very good script, exceptionally well-written, and very philosophical in nature. When the leading man is believed to be dead by his wife (she thinks the cat killed him), he is actually trapped in the basement, the size of an insect, reduced to trying to take the bait from a mouse trap to avoid starving to death. After winning a death battle with a spider, he shrinks to microscopic, and eventually atomic size, and we wonder just what happens to him after. But the narration talks of all this in the past tense, so just what happens to him?"The Monolith Monsters," (1956) directed by John Sherwood, is probably the most credible of these stories. A strange stone-like substance drops from the sky, and very quickly grows when exposed to water. These stones grow into giant pillars and tumble to the ground, shattering and the pieces grow into new ones. As they grow, they fall over and crush and destroy everything around them. So the town's officials have to band together and figure how to stop this before it destroys their home town."Monster On Campus" (1957) is another Jack Arnold film, the least original of the five featured films, simply a variation on the Jekyll/Hyde story. Nobody knows the main character's alter ego, they just want to know who has been attacking everyone in town. Eventually his secret is discovered at the film's conclusion.I have appeared to give the stories away, but in films this cheesy, knowing the outcomes still doesn't spoil them. They are for the B-movie afficinados who enjoy cheap monster movies. But, as a real plus, all of these films, without exception, are beautifully restored to pristine quality. The original Godzilla film ("Gojira" 1954), as an example, looks like it was filmed during a blizzard, with all the white blotches all over the place. The films in this set are completely devoid of this flaw. They are of the highest quality, with nice, clear sound as well.This is a fairly inexpensive movie marathon for those nights when there isn't much to do. Get some junk food and sit back.