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Among the highlights: In "Battleground," a merciless hit man (William Hurt) offs a toy manufacturer and then finds himself attacked in his own apartment by a battalion of indefatigable toy soldiers; directed by Brian Henson, the episode has no dialogue and some terrific effects work. In "Umney's Last Case," William H. Macy is amusing as a crime writer who cruelly toys with his literary alter ego, an arch, fedora-wearing gumshoe (also Macy); it's an acting tour de force and a story that takes some deft and intriguing turns. "The Road Virus Heads North," with Tom Berenger as a horror novelist who finds himself pursued by… well, by a painting (guess you had to be there), is perhaps the scariest of the lot; it's also the best shot, with a cool jazz soundtrack and a nifty ending. Less successful is "Crouch End," set in a sinister part of London where "thin spots" in the earth lead to creepy new dimensions (nice premise, but it's overwritten and fails to sustain its Twilight Zone weirdness), while "You Know They Got a Hell of Band" is only fitfully effective in its depiction of Rock & Roll Heaven, Oregon, a town where Elvis is mayor and the rest of the living dead range from Hendrix and Joplin to Duane Allman and Buddy Holly. The three-disc set's decent if unexceptional special features include "inside looks" at the making of several episodes, actor interviews, and more. --Sam Graham
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Mikael Salomon, Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, Rob Bowman |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 12 July, 2006 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Warner Home Video |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Feature Film-drama, Gift Set, Horror, Horror / Sci-Fi / Fantasy, Movie, TV Shows |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 3 |
| UPC: | 012569823686 |
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Customer Reviews of Nightmares & Dreamscapes - From the Stories of Stephen King
Brilliant and well thought out. I did not get to see this series when it was shown on TNT, but I did pick up this dvd set the day it came out. I am a big Stephen King fan and sometimes I cringe when people make movies out of his books and short stories. Having said that, this is well done. You can tell that there is enthusiasm and genuine passion given by the actors and the directors who made this set a pretty solid project. As some have stated some of the stories are good and some are bad, well I would say that most are great and a few are good. I don't feel that any of them are bad. <
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> I really like the actors that were onboard for this production. William Hurt is great in the very impressive "Battleground". He plays a hitman who collects souvenirs from each of his victims and keeps them in a protective case in his lush penthouse. But his recent "job" was taking out a big time toy maker. The fun begins when he receives a package of toy soldiers at his door step. Very well done on this episode, great special effects. <
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>The Road Virus Heads North- stars Tom Berenger as a very popular horror writer who picks up a strange painting at a yard sale and finds that the picture foreshadows his impending doom. This also one of the great ones in this set. <
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>Crouch end has good atmosphere and a mysterious setting to add to the uneasy feeling. I liked this episode a lot. And Claire Forlani does a good job with her American accent. If you watch the special feature for this one you can hear that she may be British? <
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>The interview sections on each show are insightful and interesting. Most people comment on their love for Mr.King's books and vision. I think somewhere in his Bangor Maine estate he is proudly watching these.
HIT AND MISS KING
This 8 episode TNT series takes stories from the title book and also one from NIGHT SHIFT and EVERYTHING'S EVENTUAL and gives them the standard television treatment. ALthough not one of the best King adaptations, the acting is above average and a couple of the stories well handled. Here's a quick rundown:
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>BATTLEGROUND - William Hurt stars as a hitman besieged by deadly toy soldiers in an episode with no dialogue. It's all pretty predictable but Hurt is good and the episode maintains a level of suspense and terror. **** stars.
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>CROUCH END - Confusing, muddled and hopelessly dull, this spooker focuses on the release of a deadly other dimension. Claire Forlani and Eion Bailey are trapped in this nightmare. * star.
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>UMNEY'S LAST CASE - Even the talented William H. Macy in a double role can't save this muddled mishmash about a novelist and his private eye creation who switch places. The story plods along and then just ends with no resolution. ** stars (for Macy's efforts).
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>THE END OF THE WHOLE MESS - intriguing tale about a genius who comes up with a way to stop wars and fighting, but at a crippling cost. Ron Livingston and Henry Thomas do well in their roles. *** stars.
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>THE ROAD VIRUS HEADS NORTH - reminiscent of other King stories, this puzzling tale focuses on Tom Berenger, a man who might have cancer, and his doomed trip home. The plot never fully explains itself and has a weird resolution. Marsha Mason co-stara as his sweet aunt. ** stars.
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>THE FIFTH QUARTER - Jeremy Sisto and Samantha Mathis give good performances in this thriller about an ex-con and his revenge on the robbers who killed his best friend. Not a typical King story, but well done. *** stars.
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>AUTOPSY ROOM FOUR - seriocomic tale follows Richard Thomas who has supposedly died from a heart attack, but as he lays on the coroner's table, he desperately tries to convince them he's alive. Meanwhile coroner Greta Scacchi and another doctor express their true feelings. It has good bits of humor and a slithery ending. **** stars.
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>YOU KNOW THEY GOT A HELL OF A BAND - TWILIGHT ZONEish tale of a young couple who stumble into a town called Rock and Roll Heaven and find people there who resembled dead rock stars like Janis Joplin and Ricky Nelson. Although the actors aren't dead ringers, their resemblance is uncanny. Kim Delaney and Steven Weber do okay but don't seem to be totally into their performances. ** stars.
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>Not a classic collection but should please the legion of King fans.
NIGHTMARES & DREAMSCAPES
let me start by saying that im a hardcore horror fanatic usually but have always had a sweet tooth for stephen king even though his movie/tv adaptations are nowhere near as gruesome as most of the things i watch.
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>in the order in which i watched them. took me 4 days to finish.
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>THE FIFTH QUARTER: thumbs up! good story with some great acting by the very talented jermey sisto. solid effort.
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>THE ROAD VIRUS HEADS NORTH: thumbs down! while intrigueing at first the episode is missing something and the ending sucks bad. tom berenger gives a decent performance.
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>CROUCH END: thumbs down! i'll tell what i liked about this episode. the atmosphere and the location, sadly thats where it ends. the 2 leads are miscast and do not click with each other not to mention some of the acting by the lead male is very weak. the cgi effects are laughable at best. i hate cgi but when its as bad as it is in this episode there is no hope. this episode never should have been aired.
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>YOU KNOW THEY GOT A HELL OF A BAND: thumbs down! some tension, some suspense. ultimately a failure.
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>AUTOPSY ROOM FOUR: thumbs up! now this is a very guilty pleasure. i happened to enjoy this episode more then i thought i would. kept me entertained.
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>UMNEY'S LAST CASE: thumbs up! very good performance by macy in a very interesting story and he had me cracking up with some of the things he was saying as clyde umney.
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>THE END OF THE WHOLE MESS: thumbs up! teriffic end of the world tale told by ron livingston who plays the part of howard the older brother in his final hour of life. i remember reading this short back when i first got into king growing up. it also stars henry thomas (ET).
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>BATTLEGROUND: thumbs up!!!!!!!!! A MASTERPIECE easily the best episode of the collection its almost worth buying just for this segment alone. great performance by william hurt who gets plenty a hurtin in this one as he plays an assasin who kills the owner of a huge toy corporation only to receieve a package at his luxury apartment door the same night that he'd wished he never opened. FANTASTIC!