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| CATEGORY: | Video |
| DIRECTOR: | James Goldstone, Felix E. Feist, Byron Haskin, Leonard Horn, László Benedek, Abner Biberman, John Brahm, Paul Stanley, Gerd Oswald, Charles F. Haas |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 16 September, 1963 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Mgm/Ua Studios |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Black & White, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Television |
| MEDIA: | VHS Tape |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 027616142931 |
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Customer Reviews of The Outer Limits: Nightmare
Surreal "Nigthmare" ! I agree with the other reviewers that this episode was one of the best from the original series. I saw this as a kid when it first aired and again in a re-run. "Nightmare" has stuck in my mind for 40 years now.
The idea of a United Earth, with men of all races, fighting an enemy that resembles Satan himself was the hook of the story. Yet, as events unfold we find that the cruel Ebonites may not exactly be the Aliens of inhuman brutality we first think they are, as they go about torturing the Earth men for information.
There motivation actually coming from a very human source.
This well acted Sci-Fi is well worth watching again. It explores moral issues on the question, is torture and humilation of a POW justified, even for a so called greater purpose?
In light of the recent 21st Century Iraqi nightmare prison scandal "Nightmare" should be viewed by neo-conservatives and any other Americans who believe the "Geneva Convention" rules need not apply, as they use "immoral and inhuman" methods to extract information from captured human beings.
Nightmare = 3.5 stars out of 5
One of the better episodes of the series and maybe, just maybe, the most memorable. The whole episode deals with the interrogation of human soldiers by am alien army called Ebonites. The sheer starkness of the set and coldness of everything is very effective, giving it a dreamlike quality. The prisoners are interrogated one-by-one because they have information that the Ebonites (and others) need. When the plans are exposed to the Ebonites about the next wave of soldiers arriving, the 5 remaining members of the party believe they have been betrayed by one of their own. I don't want to give anyway if you have not watched the episode, so I will seal my lips now.
thank you for your time, David
Arguably the best of the Outer Limits
If you were to only watch one episode from the original series, this one ought to be it. There is much drama here and, as others have noted, convincing acting.
Sure, the sets and makeup are pretty basic, but the plot and acting make up for the low budget constraints of this episode.
Also, the episode is full of some intriguing zingers such as "They do not permit madness on Ebon", and "Death will truly be a mysterious adventure here" among others.
The irony in the plot is apparent when the Ebonite Interrogator demands an end to the immoral and "inhuman" experiment on the unfortunate POWs.
Many of the aliens or monsters in the series were basically humanoid in general appearance but with bizarre cranial development. The Ebonites are interesting looking aliens. I would rate the Ebonites up there with the games master of Andarra in "Fun and Games" as being the best of the weird aliens. (The gelatinous monsters of some other episodes just weren't convincing or entertaining for me. I guess it is hard to believe that a being that looks like a pile of crap is really intelligent.)
James Shigeda and John Anderson (the Interrogator) in this episode contribute some of the best acting in the series.