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| View Larger Image | TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: Science Fiction (2001 A Space Odyssey / Soylent Green / Forbidden Planet / The Time Machine 1960) | DVDStarring: Keir Dullea, Charlton Heston, Walter Pidgeon, Rod Taylor
| List Price: | $27.98 | | Price: | $24.99 | | You Save: | $2.99 (11%) | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | DVD | | Rating: |  | | Run Time: | 447 minutes | | Format: | Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC | | Studio: | Turner Home Ent | | Number of Discs: | 2 | | Aspect Ratio: | 2.35:1 | | Release Date: | September 01, 2009 | | Sales Rank: | 8,993th |
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FEATURES | - 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Stanley Kubrick's dazzling adventure of man vs. machine, a stunning meld of music and motion. From our prehistoric ape-ancestry past to uncharted realms of space, it remains a landmark, pioneering movie unlike any other.SOYLENT GREEN Charlton Heston and Edward G. Robinson headline this thought-provoking futuristic shocker set in an overcroweded New York where secrets about t
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Product Description
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 09/01/2009 Run time: 447 minutes Rating: Pg |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 5 reviews)
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Great Sci-Fi Collection! by Corgi Kid (Florida, USA)  5 Stars
November 03, 2009
You get all four movies: Soylent Green, The Time Machine, Forbidden Planet, and 2001 for one great price! All have been beautifully restored and include some features. Stop thinking about it and just buy it!
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Sci Fi by Gordon Dietz (Westminster, MD USA) 5 Stars
October 23, 2009
Really enjoyed this product. My favorite Sci-Fi movies in two DVD's. Really like this one.
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Wonderful Collection Presented in Widescreen by Derek Dean (Monterey, CA) 5 Stars
September 09, 2009
I was a bit hesitant to buy this collection because it was listed as having an aspect ratio of 1.33:1. However, it was also listed as being Widescreen..... so I took a chance and ordered it.
When it arrived I was happy to find that all 4 movies are presented in what appears to be their original theatrical widescreen aspect ratios, although the actual numbers aren't listed on the DVDs or the box.
What it does say on the back of the box is that both The Time Machine and 2001 are presented in the widescreen format preserving the original theatrical aspect ratio..... enhanced for widescreen TVs.
The transfers look clean and the audio is crystal clear (listed as Dolby 5.1). As has been noted these are pretty much bare bones presentations, but you get 4 excellent movies on 2 double sided DVDs for a good price. Works for me.
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Four very different kinds of sci-fi films by calvinnme (Fredericksburg, Va) 5 Stars
July 05, 2009
These TCM collections are an effort by TCM/WHV to bring classic films to the masses at a low price. There are four films on two discs and no extras, but unlike the Warner Archive discs these are pressed DVDs consisting of restored films.
My favorite in the bunch is "Forbidden Planet" (1956). A military group of space explorers land on a planet inhabited only by a scientist (Walter Pidgeon), his daughter (Anne Francis), and Robbie, the Robot. When the commander of the military group says that the scientist and his daughter must return with him to earth, members of the exploratory group begin dying - victims of vicious attacks from an invisible monster. This is also available in a more deluxe version as Forbidden Planet (Two-Disc Special Edition).
The Time Machine (1960) has Rod Taylor as George, a scientist who invents a time machine and travels into the future on New Year's Eve, 1899. He winds up in the year 802,701. On the good side, the earth is lush, and its human inhabitants beautiful and gentle. On the bad side, these humans are completely amoral and indifferent to one another's well-being and completely disinterested in anything but pleasure. He does meet one girl there, though, that may have the potential for being something more than this. This movie is also available separately as The Time Machine, although the only extra feature is a behind the scenes documentary.
2001 - A Space Odyssey - This is a most unusual film, just as you would expect from director Stanley Kubrick. It would be oversimplifying to say it is about space exploration, there is such a strange mixture of images and sound. This is available in a more deluxe form as 2001 - A Space Odyssey (Two-Disc Special Edition). It contains commentary, a documentary, and several featurettes.
Soylent Green (1973) - I have mixed feelings about this one. I saw it in its original run, and in many ways it suffers from a lack of imagination. It sets the earth, and New York City in particular, on a linear trajectory to deterioration using the problems of 1973 as a basis - population control and air pollution. Now the U.S. has a problem of population replacement, much like Europe, and air pollution is not nearly as bad as it was in the 70's. The possibility of severe climate change had not been thought of yet. The idea of the corrupt wealthy few and the suffering masses still ring true - actually even more true now than in 1973. And then there is Edward G. Robinson's last film performance. He had a rather small role but he made the film for me. This is available as Soylent Green, which contains commentary and two featurettes, including one on Edward G. Robinson.
If you want to explore some classic science fiction in film, this would be a good buy.
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WARNER sci-fi quad-pack by Annie Van Auken (Planet Earth)  4 Stars
May 16, 2009
Warner's TCM GREATEST CLASSIC FILMS COLLECTION is a series of over two dozen twin packs. The four titles in each set are dubbed one per side on two flip discs. Only some movies include bonus features. Transfer quality of these well-preserved ever-popular films is top-notch.
The four in this pack are any Boomer's delight, from our childhood friend Robbie the Robot ("Forbidden Planet"), to a primetime NBC-TV fave ("Time Machine"), to trippy late 60s Drive-In movie fare ("2001"), to a more sobering experience ("Soylent Green"). For any who missed these in first run, they remain prime examples of superior vintage science fiction-- deftly combining fine casts, nicely-crafted scripts, skilled cinematography and quirky (by today's standards) yet often engaging special effects.
SYNOPSES--
FORBIDDEN PLANET
An Earth colony on a planet 17 light years from home is nearly wiped out, so an expedition is sent to investigate. Curiously, the only two survivors don't seem to want any help from Commander Abrams and his men, but Abrahms won't leave until he gets some answers.
SOYLENT GREEN
In the (now not too) distant future, an overpopulated Earth broils from the greenhouse effect. Many plants and animals are extinct, so the hungry billions are nourished with color-coded foodstuffs from the Soylent company. There's yellow and red, but their very best is Soylent Green. When the company's president is murdered, a detective's investigation uncovers a horrible secret.
TIME MACHINE
Directed by pioneer special effects wizard George Pal, this adaptation makes author H.G. Wells the main character. After watching the rapid forward passage of time via changing fashions in a nearby ladies dress shop window, Wells rides his machine to a distant future where society is divided into meek surface dwellers and underground cannibals who prey on them.
2001
Episodic, gently paced story encompasses the cosmically assisted rise of humankind from hairy cave dweller to space-traveling modern man to our ultimate pre-planned destiny. Along the way we thrice encounter a mysterious ebony-hued monolith, experience artificial gravity, grapple with a powerful cyber-mechanism gone haywire and watch a man in his prime age, die and undergo embyronic transformation (perhaps into a higher life form?).
Also recommended:
Warner's TCM HORROR set includes "Freaks" (1932), "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1941), "House of Wax" (1953) and "The Haunting" (1963).
Parenthetical numbers preceding titles are 1 to 10 viewer poll ratings found at a film resource website.
(7.8) Forbidden Planet (1956) - Walter Pidgeon/Anne Francis/Leslie Nielsen/Warren Stevens/Jack Kelly/Richard Anderson/James Drury
(7.0) Soylent Green (1973) - Charlton Heston/Leigh Taylor-Young/Chuck Connors/Joseph Cotten/Brock Peters/Edward G. Robinson/Dick Van Patten
(7.6) The Time Machine (1960) - Rod Taylor/Alan Young/Yvette Mimieux/Sebastian Cabot/Whit Bissell
(8.4) 2001: A Space Odyssey (UK/USA-1968) - Keir Dullea/Gary Lockwood/William Sylvester/Douglas Rain
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