Santa Claus Conquers The Martians....an appreciation thread

Thanks! He has been a part of the family for many years

 

That really is awesome gates69.

 

Thanks. Glad you guys like him. My wife bought him for me many years ago. Still makes me smile when I look at him.

 

I have gotten rid of my Westlake DVD of this movie and replaced it with a Mill Creek Holiday Movies box which has this and other public domain Christmas movies. The set has other movies I had standalone DVDs of which I managed to be able to get rid of at the same time. http://www.amazon.com/Holiday-Family-Favorites-Jimmy-Durante/dp/B00198LHB8/

 

how is the quality?

 

Not very good at all. The same print that Westlake uses is the print that Mill Creek uses for Santa Claus Conquers The Martians. I only bought this set to get rid of other standalone DVDs I had as well including the Westlake DVD of the hour TV version of Miracle On 34th Street, the 1959 Santa Claus movie, etc. and save space in my closet.

 

thanks Bradley....

 

You're welcome. I do think that the lousy prints used adds to the charm of the movie.

 

Just found this on Youtube this past week--absolutely THE best I have ever seen this film look. Where was this sourced from? Any ideas?

Ho Ho *HO*!!!!

 

There is a Kino Blu-Ray out there.

 

I've been tempted to buy the Blu ray. If that's how it looks, it looks amazing, but the reviews I've read say the bonus features are lacking and that's probably the main reason I'd buy a title like this.

I wish it came with the MST3K track!

 

I know, right? I can understand it being in 1:33 because the Avco/Embassy slug at the beginning gives it away as a TV print, so it's safe to assume that it comes from a 16mm dub, but damn if that color isn't the best that I have ever seen for (let's face it) a title that we are used to seeing look like crap. I mean the print is scratchy with some obvious moisture damage, but the color is IMPRESSIVE. The sudio is pretty clean, too. YOU SPELL IT S-A-N-T-A.......C-L-A-U-S.......well, you get the idea.

I'm going to Amazon to order that Blu-Ray right now. The whole contents list looks quite cool...if the rest of it looks as good as this, then I'm REALLY looking foward to it!

 

Tempted to pick up the Kino Blu-Ray based on the clip but think I'll hold out for the Criterion version.

 

A true Christmas classic. This one never fails to make me smile. First saw it on MST3k of course.

 

The one with the Martin Scorsese commentary and three-hour retrospective documentary?

 

I like the Hooray For Santa Claus song at the end way more than the actual movie. Pia Zadora sings it....

 

Exactly! "I remember staying up late at night and watching this on my little black and white TV in New York when I was a child and being facinated by the composition. Then I got to see it in color and it was even more amazing..."