Route 66: Season 1, Vol. 2
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DVD Cover Information Actor: George Maharis Director: Arthur Hiller, George Sherman Brand: ROUTE 66-SEASON 1, VOL. 2 (DVD MOVIE) DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Original Language) Format: Black & White, Box set, Closed-captioned, NTSC Picture Format: 1.77:1 Running Time: 780 minutes DVD Release Date: 2008-02-05 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Infinity Entertainment Group |
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Movie Reviews of Route 66: Season 1, Vol. 2
Movie Review: Awaiting with trepedation . . .
Summary: 5 Stars
First, the bad news. The initial "official" release by Roxbury of the first fifteen episodes of the brilliant 1960's drama Route 66 was pretty much an unmitigated disaster, unacceptable by any standards of a professional DVD TV series official rerelase. Picture quality of many episodes was inferior to that on tapes of Nickelodeon reruns, showing that absolutely no effort had been made to remaster the films. Worst of all, the episode "A Fury Slinging Flame" was an edited for syndication version, missing four and a half minutes of footage. It is patently obvious that the set was put out by an organization that didn't care about quality and was out to make a quick buck. All told, the first Roxbury set was no better than a bootleg. So any fan of the series must look forward to the second set with some trepedation.
On the bright side, the second fifteen episodes of season one of Route 66, in whatever form one is lucky enough to view them in, chronicles one of television's true unheralded classics in the period when it really begins to find its legs. The characters of Tod and Buz are really starting to take on depth, and scripts are becoming more and more character-driven as opposed to the straightforward action-adventure plots which marked the show's earliest efforts. Highlights include:
"Fly Away Home", an epic two-parter in which Tod and Buz become involved in the life of a fatalistic Phoenix cropdusting pilot (played by Micheal Rennie) in an outstanding, moving and poignant story.
"Like a Motherless Child", Tod and Buz split up after an argument and orphan Buz later becomes drawn into the life of a lonely elderly woman who previously gave up her own child.
"Most Vanquished Most Victorious", in which Tod searches for his missing cousin in the slums of L.A. and must confront not only the squalor and cheapness of life there but also the darkness in his own heart.
"Incident on a Bridge", the season finale, a most unusual love story set against the backdrop of blue-collar Cleveland, involving a physical freak and a mute, cowed servant girl.
The five stars are for the excellence of the classic series. Only time will tell, however, if Roxbury improves upon the horrendous quality of their first set.