Twilight Zone - The Movie
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Movie Reviews of Twilight Zone - The Movie
Movie Review: Release Date Rumor
Summary: 5 Stars
Unsubstantiated, but I just heard that this is due to be released just before Hallowe'en 2007.Movie Review: Twighlight Zone: The Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
Recieved my order in the time specified by seller and DVD was in excellent shape.Movie Review: Buy
Summary: 5 Stars
Several episodes - one is bound to be a favorite making this movie a buy.Movie Review: Where's the 4 Stars
What is up with Warner Bros. on this one, still not out, like the reviewer below, I can only assume there are legal issues unresolved with this one, after all they & John Landis were sued over actor Vic Morrow's death in a stunt gone wrong for the first segment, E! True Hollywood Story did a piece on it, but that was in 1986 three years after the film's release, & the E! story was told back in 1999, so again, what is the delay? this one had four segments with four different directors with John Landis(Blues Brothers) doing the first one about a racist corporate guy (Morrow) who falls victim to all of history's treatment of those he hates, mainly Jews, African American, & Chinese people, he is forced to live in their shoes & experience his own hatred, this segment of course was cut short because of his death in a stunt gone wrong that would have had him renouncing his hatred & helping those he hates & ultimately redeming himself, this was never realized, but some scenes were shot, but not seen, & maybe Warner Bros. is in legal issues as to whether they should be released, who knows, however this segment is good, the second directed by Speilberg is o.k. but nothing to get excited about that involves elderly people getting a chance to be kids again & then realizing they don't want to be young again, the third is more or less a homage to Looney Tunes directed by Joe Dante(Gremlins) in which a young boy lures a woman(Kathleen Quinlan) to his house that is controlled by his very thoughts, this kid has a mean streak & apparently he is a unseen entity that constantly has Looney Tunes in the background & uses it as a way to terrorize her & others he has brought there as well, this one is out there, but Dante milks it for all its worth & has fun with it, the fourth one directed by George Miller(The Road Warrior) is by far the best one of the four that has John Lithgow as a fearful airline flight passenger who sees a gremlin on the wing of the plane he is on in severe thunderstorm & everyone thinks he is disillusional, Lithgow plays this character to the hilt, he once said it was his favorite role, & it shows, the storm makes it all the more unnerving, but it has its funny moments, especially the little girl who makes fun of him, & the gremlin himself is funny especially the window sequence, the main reason I want this one, it is a classic, & Dan Aykroyd chews up the scenery in the first & last moments of the whole film, definately a must have, any time now would be nice!!!!!Movie Review: Twilight Zone: The Movie
Summary: 4 Stars
Rod Serling's classic TV series finally reaches the big screen care of 1983's TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE! This omnibus film features updated versions of three famous episodes and one new entry as directed by genre greats John Landis, Joe Dante, George Miller, and Steven Spielberg. The first story follows a steaming racist who is transported back in time through Nazi Germany, to the days of the Ku Klux Klan, and then into the swamps of Vietnam, where he must live out the horrifying life experiences of the people he claims to hate. Up next, the residents of Sunnyvale rest home are in for a treat when a magical game of Kick the Can restores their youth for one last night of fun. A young woman falls under the spell of a young telepath who has trapped her in his twisted dream world along with the rest of his fearful family in the third entry. Finally, an unfortunate passenger with a fear of flying spots a hideous creature tinkering with the engines, but his attempts to alert the crew only get him detained as the plane begins to plummet! TWILIGHT ZONE boasts a star-studded cast, including appearances by Dan Akroyd, Albert Brooks, Vic Morrow, Scatman Crothers, Kevin McCarthy, Dick Miller, John Lithgow, and many others. The film gets off to a mediocre start with Landis' ironic morality tale that more closely resembles the EC comic stylings from the 1950's, and then moves on to Spielberg's more sentimental approach to the series. These first two entries are only mildly entertaining, but Joe Dante and George Miller prove to be the big winners with the last two shorts. Miller's retelling of Nightmare at 20,000 Feet is a frantic and terrifying tale of paranoia and fear, itself, that offers up one of John Lithgow's most memorable performances. Overall, TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE is an enjoyable throwback to the original series with plenty of colorful stories and an even blend of light humor and horror.
-Carl Manes
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