Friday May 2 through Tuesday May 6
Day Break - 2006
This is an interesting TV series. Basically, it's The Fugitive meets Groundhog Day. The only twist to that is that things that happen to his body carry forward. So he could die. The hero does get hurt. It also has a sort of the ol' Quantum Leap in the mix, in that he has to find the absolutely perfect way to "fix" the day. It's kinda funny, because several times, you think, "there, that should do it" only to have another complication pop up.
This is a very complex show, and you kinda have to watch close. I truly enjoyed it, as it made me think occasionally.
There's are 2 commentaries to the Pilot. Commentary #1 features writer/creator Paul Zbyszewski (yeah, say that fast five times), Exec Producer Jeffrey Bell, director Rob Bowman, and Exec Prod Matthew Gross. This one was not very good, actually. No technical details, too much "he does a great job here".
Commentary #2 has Rob Bowman again and Editor Marta Evry. Man, is she full of herself. All she can talk about is how other shows have stolen her work. Really self aggrandizing. Good thing the show is good, cause these extras suck.
Every episode has at least one commentary. Sorry, life's too short. And after the two poor performances on the pilot, I'm not willing to watch any more. There is a behind the scenes on the final disc that's way short. It's really just a single "making of a scene" without commentary or explanation. The only other extra are the obligatory cast & crew interviews, where they just describe the show. Pointless.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Drive-In Double Feature
Circus of Horror - 1960
Features a short by very "meaty" part for the totally awesome Donald Pleasence. This movie is pretty exploitive for 1960. Pretty tame by our standards, but I bet this rocked 'em back in the day. Beautiful women and a creepy doctor. Gotta love that.
Theater of Death - 1966 aka Blood Fiend
Christopher Lee and Julian Glover (he was General Veers in Empire Strikes Back, you'll remember him in the scene with the Walkers). There's a funny (to me) scene where Chris Lee talks about vampirism. Yeah, I guess he ought to know a thing or two, having revived the genre for Hammer just a few years earlier. Overall, however, this one is more a thriller than a horror movie.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
One Missed Call - 2008
A fair J-Horror remake. I wonder if the original was better? Probably. Anti-climatic ending. IMDB says it cost $12.5M to make. I sure don't see it. SOMEONE got rich making this puppy, cause it sure ain't on the screen. And there's no stars to eat it up. But, it make $26 in the US alone, so it was profitable.
Wrong Way - 1972
WOW! Can these people NOT act! It's almost like they're trying to be wooden. And since when is grass a hallucinogen. Guess they didn't know any better in 1972. This is a sexploitation roughie, pure and simple. Rape and lots of it. If that bothers you, stay away. In fact, pretty much stay away no matter what your taste. Nothing to recommend itself here.
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Daybreak was very clever. You would think it would be just another stupid Science fiction TV show but they took it in some unique ways. I'm not sure they could have maintained a 2nd season but as a stand alone 13 episode series, it's pretty strong.
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