It Came from Beneath the Sea and  Earth vs. the Flying Saucers will both debut on January 15 with all new audio commentaries, tons of bonus features and an interview with the special effects master himself.

Both movies have been previously released on DVD but not colorized and not with so many extras.  If you’re not a fan of the colorization process, fear not, as the original black & white versions are included as well.

Take a look at the amazing special features:

It Came From Beneath The Sea

The first collaboration between special effects wizard Ray Harryhausen and producer Charles H. Schneer stars Kenneth Tobey (The Thing From Another World), Faith Domergue (This Island Earth), Donald Curtis (Earth vs. The Flying Saucers) and Ian Keith (The Ten Commandments)as a giant octopus attacks San Francisco.

Complete DVD Special Features :

• Audio Commentary by Ray Harryhausen, Arnold Kunert, Randy Cook and John Bruno
• Featurette: Ray Harryhausen on It Came From Beneath The Sea
• Video Photo Galleries
• Featurette: Tim Burton Sits Down with Ray Harryhausen
• A Video Discussion of It Came From Beneath the Sea’s 1955 marketing and advertising campaign by producer Arnold Kunert
• Featurette: David Schecter on Film Music’s Unsung Hero
• Featurette: A Present Day Look at Stop-Motion
• Sneak Peek of Digital Comic Book It Came from Beneath the Sea…Again!

Earth vs. The Flying Saucers

With ground breaking visual effects techniques, this was the second of several collaborations between producer Charles H. Schneer and special effects wizard Ray Harryhausen. The film about the invasion of earth and destruction of Washington D.C. was masterfully directed by Fred F. Sears (Crash Landing) and stars Joan Taylor (20 Million Miles to Earth), Hugh Marlowe (The Day the Earth Stood Still), Donald Curtis (The Ten Commandments) and Morris Ankrum (Invaders from Mars).

Complete DVD Special Features:

• Audio Commentary by Ray Harryhausen, Arnold Kunert, Jeff Okun, Ken Ralston
• Featurette: Ray Harryhausen on Earth vs. The Flying Saucers
• Featurette: A Present Day Look at Stop-Motion
• Featurette: The Colorization Process
• Featurette: Original Screenplay Credits
• Video Photo Galleries
• Featurette: Tim Burton Sits Down with Ray Harryhausen
• Advertising Artwork video montage of film’s ad materials by Producer Arnold Kunert
• Featurette: Interview with Joan Taylor
• Featurette: David Schecter on Film Music’s Unsung Hero
• Featurette: The Hollywood Blacklist and Bernard Gordon
• Sneak Peek of Digital Comic Book Flying Saucers vs. the Earth

If you’re a fan of Harryhausen or classic scifi films in general, both of these are worth the buy even if you already own them on DVD.  The Tim Burton talks to Harryhausen interview alone is worth the price and even if you’re not a fan of colorization, give these films a try, you may be pleasantly surprised.
It Came from Beneath the Sea and  Earth vs. the Flying Saucers are available for order now so you can have them as soon as they’re released on January 15.

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