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These are two classic 1950's "B" movies. Each was produced on a shoestring budget for the drive-in circuit. Upon watching them, I became aware of how lovingly crafted they were, given their constraints. I bought this DVD set because I can remember how scary the shrews were when I was a kid. The scene where they trap poor Rook in the tree and knock it down used to give me nightmares! Well, nowadays, it isn't so awful. In fact, the shrews are actually dogs with crepe hair body suits and long rat tails stuck on! In spite of this they look convincing (mostly). The film stars a young James-Roscoe P Coltrane-Best as Captain Thorn Sherman. The evil alcoholic jerk Jerry is immediately at odds with Thorn over the gorgeous blonde Anne Craigis. The actor playing Jerry actually co-financed the film. The "Giant Gila Monster" is from the same production group, and despite the villain being a regular Gila Monster slowly crawling through miniature sets, it's a lot of fun. Chase Winstead, auto mechanic and saint seeks to stop the vicious creature while helping the sheriff, rescuing a drunken DJ, cutting a demo record and trying to get leg braces for his handicapped little sister! One thing to watch for in this flick is the unusual way that everyone standing at one time or another will put his leg up on something. The director thought it looked cool or something. Anyway, this DVD set comes with both black-and-white and colorized versions of both films along with extras and trailers. These movies were both cheap and well written with characters you either love or hate. The acting is even good! Definitely recommended!Read full review
Both movies are great fast shipping and great communication with the seller at a great price.. they're great classic monster movies and even better now that they're in color.. well worth the money and I highly recommend this combination to get them in color..
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what's good is that the movies are in color and have a clear picture . What's bad is that somebody cut part's out of The giant Gila monster movie
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Always liked The Giant Gila Monster B-movie growing up on tv. Enjoy watching the colorized edition. Never was a fan of The Killer Shrews'
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Great classic movies for the old movie buffs. Awesome pair. 😊
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