The Terror Within / Dead Space (Roger Corman's Cult Classics)

Great SHOUT! Factory Corman Classics DVD. Havent been disappointed with any of these movies in this series by SHOUT! This one is a little lighter on special features than many of the others in this series but the transfers alone are worth it.

excellent quality excellent service ROGER CORMAN is great I love his films and very well packed

This review is solely for "Terror Within". I didn't bother to watch the second movie "Dead Space" so I can't really comment on it.TERROR WITHINThis film can pretty accurately be described as an "Alien" knockoff in terms of plot, but is a very good movie for its genre nonetheless.The two best things this film had going for it were the surprisingly good special effects and the successful building of suspense at certain parts (especially towards the end). Several of the characters also seemed to have genuine concern/empathy for one another as opposed to other "disposable crew" type films. I attribute this to the fact that they had to live/survive with the help of one another underground perpetually as opposed to just being a rag tag crew who barely knew each other, only assembled for a temporary mission. The last remaining characters in particular seemed to genuinely care for one another's safety (despite the survival of each being crucial to the other).The main "monster" (or as I should say "gargoyle") is definitely frightening looking, most notably at first. Though its monstrous alien appearance remains quite menacing throughout. The way the monster moved and reacted seemed quite organic as well, but did not give away that it was a costume. I hate when the actual actor's neck or some other body part is showing through (like in one scene in Mutations which ruined that otherwise good creepy movie for me). Some moron on IMDB claimed that the monster's costume looked "rubbery", but I disagree. The texture resembled what a monstrous desert-dwelling alien's skin/hide would probably look like, making it look too wet would not have been consistent with the climate (after all, desert iguanas and komodo dragons don't exactly have moist-looking skin) and I challenge someone to have made a better-looking "gargoyle" suit at that time.I wonder if totally fake CGI would have been better lol.I won't ruin the ending unlike some of the less considerate/intelligent reviewers on here but suffice it to say it was quite satisfying and worth the price paid.Overall I think Corman flicks are underrated, especially this one. The wonderfully clear and vibrant transfer was a nice touch too, aside from some minor grain/visible particles at times the picture was flawless. Sound was also good and I loved how there wasn't even a layer break throughout this movie (as is a minor yet common annoyance seemingly on dual layer discs in general).To wrap it up... The rather realistic effects/costumes in this certainly outdo a lot of the overdone CGI trash of today. Plus, like most other 80's movies, this one actually seemed to care about telling (or in this case recreating) a good story instead of just turning a profit in the young teen demographic.Overall a "B Movie" that is more deserving of "A -" status for the Sci-Fi Horror subgenre.

Shout factory has once again did a fine job bringing Corman Produced films to dvd. Obviously an Alien rip off THE TERROR within is fun. And Dead Space is ok but BRYAN cranston is in it... See if you can spot him.

Great movies for hard core cult classic lovers.

classic clunks. roger corman connects his name to silly junk movies and all of a sudden it's a classic? here are two terrible, terrible cheap and very dumb things. you cannot call them movies. there is' the terror within' with Andrew stevens who appears to look at the camera and ask 'did my check clear yet ?' and the second is 'dead space' which the title answers the unasked question of 'what the hell is this?' (however in 'dead space' there is a handsome young ACTOR named brian Cranston who, even in this schlock appears to act his part with feeling and professionalism.hey, somebody is gonna love these two messes so please enjoy.

Not bad for a Norman movie ,

This is a Roger Corman double feature, comprised of two negligible sci-fi flicks featuring monsters. The first feature is The Terror Within. The plot is heavily subsidized by other better films of a similar nature. In this case a few survivors hide underground after a plague wiped out most of humanity. They’re starving, there’s not much food to be had. They will eat snakes but not each other. Considering George Kennedy’s ample girth…we know who was in charge of the larder. They are besieged by mutants they nicknamed gargoyles. The mutants rape women resulting in an instant birth hours later. Things do not end will for the mothers.The second feature is a remake of Roger Corman’s film Mutant. The plot is almost identical. Marc Singer shows up to help a group of scientists with their mutant problem. They made a killer virus to kill another killer virus. Things do not go according to plans. They have a BIG monster problem yet decide to take naps and have dream sex while the thing freely roams their facility. This feature is plagued by poor lighting, cramped quarters, and smoke. I guess they didn’t want viewers to see their cheap sets.Highly amusing if nothing else.