Mad Monster Party |  | Director: Jules Bass
Actors: Boris Karloff, Allen Swift, Gale Garnett, Phyllis Diller, Ethel Ennis
Studio: Lions Gate
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 9959
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Special Edition, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 94 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: 25998
UPC: 012236104391
EAN: 0012236104391
ASIN: B002ECJZG2
Theatrical Release Date: 1968
Release Date: September 8, 2009
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Product Description
Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 09/08/2009 Run time: 93 minutes Rating: Nr
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 cool, but not as much as when I was 6 November 17, 2009
Ian Peter Duke (Frederick, MD)
I used to wait for this to be broadcast on tv every year with my older sister. We loved it, and it was a staple of the season. One year it never came back and we were bummed. Now I know why. It's not a great movie. Great stop motion only as Rankin Bass could do back in the day, and even has some decent writing for the music, but the story just moves too slowly to be of any interest to today's kids (including me :) ). I fell asleep in the middle of the day watching it and still don't recall how it ends... I am glad I bought it, as it was a childhood memory that I wanted to give my kids, who did watch and enjoy it some. Not their favorite movie, but if we watch it each year, maybe they will have fond memories of it and the other holiday classics that are from the era. It has some additional things I have not yet explored which I am sure are very cool to watch. Maybe soon, when the weather is too cold to be outside, I will revisit. Not a horrible purchase, just a small disappointment. If you have the other Christmas classics, this is a must. I thought it was lost forever.
Should have been more September 13, 2009
R. Monteith (Ft. Lauderdale, FL United States)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I completely agree with Joe brando's review. This is a disappointing release, most especially for the lack of even a mention of Gail Garnett, but also because the featurettes appear as rushed and shoddy things. You have to wonder why they even bothered. If you still own the previous DVD -- keep it. There was a nice booklet with the original release that really makes it overall better than this one. But both versions don't properly offer an anamorphic 16X9 transfer, which they should, and it would be nice if the soundtrack were "stereo-ized."
Great Movie - Somewhat Disapointing "Special Edition" September 10, 2009
Joseph Brando (NJ, USA)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
Please note that this review is for the "Special Edition" DVD of Mad Monster Party, and not the actual movie, which is an easy 5-star animation classic.
The bonus material consists of 3 featurettes - a "Making Of"; a "Music Of"; and a "Secrets Of Animagic". While it was enjoyable to see Arthur Rankin talking about the history of the film, I found it almost unforgivable that the two surviving stars (Phylis Diller and Gale Garnett) were not interviewed for this. Especially when footage of Phylis speaking about MMP already exists and only had to be purchased and tacked on. What's even worse is that Gale Garnett's name was not even mentioned, I kid you not! Every other person involved with the making of this movie was talked about except for the voice behind two songs in the film, and the most memorable character, Francesca. Apparently it was a legal issue, but one that should most definitely have been resolved.
Also included is the theatrical trailer which was present on the previous release but the TV spots and photo stills gallery which were on the original DVD were omitted from this one. This "Special Edition" has a better cover but the first DVD has much more attractive menus. If you are a Rankin/Bass fan, you will probably still want to pick up this new release (even if you already have the other one) but I do feel that more effort could have been put out to make this "Special Edition" more special.
 3 GREAT SPARKHILL documentaries on this NEW DELUXE EDITION! July 26, 2009
Richard J. Goldschmidt (Oak Lawn, IL USA)
12 out of 15 found this review helpful
Just watched the rough cuts and REALLY like what SPARKHILL did! GREAT editing and it makes you want to watch the film all over again! SCREEN NOVELTIES (Seamus and Mark) explain ANIMAGIC perfectly! MAURY LAWS gives some insight to his scoring in a seperate documentary about the soundtrack. Loved seeing ARTHUR RANKIN and DON DUGA talk about their parts and hearing ALLEN SWIFT do the voices again! You will not want to miss this 2009 edition!
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