Icons of Science Fiction: Toho Collection - DVD

Three-disc set includes The Unknown Terror (1957)When an explorer went missing deep in Mexico, his worried family mounted an expedition to find him. Their journey brought them to a location that the skittish townsfolk deemed the InchCave of DeathInch-and they'd discover it was aptly named, as a mad researcher (Gerald Milton) used it to house a foamy fungus that turned all it touched into moldy man-beasts. Long-sought fantasy-frightener co-stars Mala Powers, John Howard, Paul Richard, May Wynn. 77 min. BW/Rtg NR The Colossus Of New York (1958)After a brilliant researcher is killed in an accident, the man's surgeon father and robotics expert brother transplant his brain into the body of a giant robot. Suddenly returned to life as the Colossus Robot, the dead man finds himself missing his wife and child and resenting his family's nature-defying actions. Quicker than you can say InchFrankenstein's monsterInch he begins a rampage of terror. Thrilling sci-fi tale stars John Baragrey, Mala Powers, Otto Kruger, Ross Martin. 70 min. BW/Rtg NR Destination Inner Space (1966)In the ocean it's a little more difficult for someone to hear you scream, as the staff of an underwater research lab learns after discovering the wreckage of an alien craft on the sea floor. The ship contains a pod which grows into a savage aquatic creature that must be stopped before it's too late. Deep-six sci-fi shocker stars Scott Brady, Gary Merrill, Sheree North. 83 min. C/Rtg NR Standard and Widescreen; Soundtrack English; Subtitles English; audio commentary; theatrical trailers.

Eight-disc set includes Spider-Man (2002)A bite from a genetically altered arachnid turns timid high schooler Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) into a web-spinning wallcrawler who learns through tragedy to become a hero, in the hit screen rendition of Marvel Comics' flagship character. Kirsten Dunst is Parker's love interest Mary Jane Watson, and Willem Dafoe is scheming scientist Norman Osborne, who uses his technology to become the armored, bat-glider-riding Green Goblin. With Rosemary Harris, James Franco, J.K. Simmons; Sam Raimi directs. 121 min. C/Rtg PG-13 Spider-Man 2 (2004)Two years after receiving his spider-powers, life hasn't gotten any easier for college student/crimefighter Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire). With his grades slipping and his personal life at an all-time low, Parker hangs up his red and blue costume. But when New York is threatened by a new menace-tentacled terror Doctor Octopus (Alfred Molina)-will Spidey return to save the day? Director Sam Raimi's smash hit sequel also stars Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Rosemary Harris, J.K. Simmons. 128 min. C/Rtg PG-13 Spider-Man 3 (2007)As Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) has his hands full dealing with life in the public eye and the effects of an alien symbiote that has attached itself to him in the form of a sleek new costume, he must also contend with a former friend (James Franco) who's adopted the mantle of the New Goblin, the granular goon the Sandman (Thomas Haden Church), and rival photographer Eddie Brock (Topher Grace), who joins with the alien to create the villainous Venom. Also stars Kirsten Dunst, J.K. Simmons, and Bryce Dallas Howard. 139 min. C/Rtg PG-13 The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)Well-received reboot for the Marvel Comics screen franchise casts Andrew Garfield as gifted but troubled teenager Peter Parker, imbued with a spider's abilities in the wake of a laboratory accident. Using his newfoun

Try as he might, timid twentysomething record store clerk Bear (Michael Johnston) couldn't get past the friend zone with co-worker and lifelong crush Nikki (Inde Navarrette). Stumbling upon a magical knickknack that promised one wish, he asked for her to fall in love with him-but as her immediate adoration began crossing into dangerous mania, he'd discover too late to be careful what you... well, you know. Acclaimed shocker also stars Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless, and Andy Richter. 108 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English.