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My husband is so sick of me talking about this movie, he has never seen it and a lot of my friends have not even heard of it!! We are having a mandatory viewing of this movie the day it comes in the mail!! I remember as a child watching theis on VCR over and over again, its the best movie and I am so excited to receive it in the mail!! I am not sure how people are saying that Amazon ripped them of and sent a bad copy when the item is still not available yet? I just love this movie to pieces and hope that my son will one day love it just as much!! i own every color version of the twilight zone and this will complete my collection, lots of good memories!! YAYYYYYYYYY is all that I can say about this movie!!!
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I saw this movie back in 1983 and loved it ever since.what makes this outstanding is the voice over on each segment by original star of twilight zones burgess meredith.although it has lost its popualrity at one time with the death of vic morrow and two children in a helicopter accident.the movie is a tribute to rod serling's twilight zone tv shows.very well made 4 tales,one original story.outstanding performances by vic morrow,john lithgow,kevin mccarthy,kathleen quinlan,scatman crothers.one story in particular is the segment nightmare at 20,000 feet is truly the scariest tale of all 4 and also an outstanding performance of john lithgow.well worth to add to your twilight zone collection.a must see film and now on dvd in october 2007,here's a chance to own a classic...........
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Two men traveling on the dark road open the scenario to this episodic flick. They are without audio "entertainment", and must improvise with trivia television theme song imitating. Funny intro to amusing tale of four previously done Twilight Zone television episodes, and may, or may not please the devout fans of Rod Serling series. This movie takes elaborate liberties, but it takes the general premises and makes it their own ironic scary fable. My favorite was the boy with unschooled magical powers in need of the teacher he found by chance in smalltown cafe. The second is John Lithgow's extreme give it his all paranoic performance in the final episode. One note to anyone who does not like this movie, it's an iconic gem whether you like it or not.
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The music, the directing style, the special effects, the lighting...that's right, it's the 80's, 1983 specifically, that brings us Twilight Zone the Movie.
Yeah, as many have said, it was Spielberg's "optimistic" era of filmmaking, he had just finished making E.T. prior... and so as many people point out his episode "Kick the Can" is very childlike and easily the most optimistic, or "sunny", of the 4 segments (the style of this episode was to me a blueprint for a lot of what later would become "Amazing Stories")
In the meantime, the other stories are scarier...Of course the movie starts off with the famous John Landis segment (sadly, mostly remembered for the tragic accident) with the late Vic Morrow as the racist who suddenly learns what it is like to be on the other side of racism. It is directed in 80's Landis style and is not unlike his other films of that time as far as style goes, except for the serious tone of the subject. Landis mostly made comedies in the 80's "Spies Like Us", "Into the Night" etc,..which makes this episode interesting to see...
Then there is the third segment with the creepy kid who can make anything he thinks of happen...this segment has some real nightmarish interesting design going on (the house having a picture on the wall of a family with no faces, etc), like a slightly nightmarish cartoon, and Yep the future voice of Bart Simpson Nancy Cartright is the ticked off older "sister"...the way the kid manipulates these adults into being his surrogate "family" is creepy and suspenseful, yet funny. The mechanical special effects of Athnony's "cartoon-like monsters" (created by effects expert Rob Bottin) for sure harken back to the 80's in the days before CGI. But to me, models and mechanical effects make the movies of the 80's what they were, and adds to the nostalgia factor in some ways...obviously the EFX, if the film was made now, would all be CGI ...anyways, Joe Dante who directed this segment would go on to make the much more successful Gremlins and so this is a sort of precursor to that idea
The final story is as everyone says the best....John Lithgow as the worst nervous flyer ever known (besides me, I hate flying)-This is one of the most memorable movie roles he ever did.... The gremlin on the wing of the plane is a trippy looking little creature...the directing, acting, & suspense in this sequence are the best of the 4 stories for sure-cool work from George Miller
I saw this movie in the Theaters back when I was a 13 year old kid. As a movie fan who grew up during the heyday of Spielberg and George Lucas, I guess I consider this movie a classic for it's 80's "throwback" style...but I think it's production stands the test of time pretty well....I am glad to see this film on DVD and I hope there will be at least a few special features
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I was disappointed somewhat in the film at its release, and my feelings havent changed too much. I always believed their were so many better episodes of The Zone to redo. The perfect candidate was "Nightmare" and that was done well, but the others lost something in the transfer(to film). We all have our favorite episodes, so it is subjective. People who love and appreciate the Twilight Zone will always look away from the flaws in this film and see it as a trying attempt to elevate the original tv series into a big screen splendour that succeeds. Its a shame the sci fi know it all "critics" such as one I recently read use this forum to tear apart other comments by reviewers. These writtings are intended for mindless fun, and everyone is their own critic, even if they get the facts wrong. An imput of correction is fine, but to devote nearly an entire review into a continual rant against another person is infantile. It totally discredits that person. I know I'm on a bit of a soap box myself, but it had to be said.
I will purchase this DVD and enjoy it for what it is, a minor homage to the epitome of sci fi television. Update: the film will be released in HD on Oct. 9th, 2007. Go to Hi Def Digest and see the stats. To bad Criterion cant seem to get aboard with their releases(especially Fiend... and Robinson...).
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