Nightmares & Dreamscapes - From the Stories of Stephen King

Nightmares & Dreamscapes - From the Stories of Stephen King
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Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Starring: Robert Mammone, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Kim Delaney, William H. Macy, Jacqueline McKenzie
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0012569823686
Format: Closed-captioned
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2006-10-24
Running Time: 378
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2006-07-12
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Editorial Reviews:
This hair-raising miniseries is comprised of 8 mind-bending stories each featuring an all-star cast and cutting-edge special effects. Each episode is adapted from on of King's short stories and will feature such notable performers as Oscar nominees William H. Macy, William Hurt, Tom Berenger and other favorites as Kim Delaney, Steven Weber, Henry Thomas, Samantha Manthis, Claire Forlani and others. The series will premiere this summer in a 4-week television event on TNT starting July 12, 2006.

DVD Features:
Additional Scenes
Featurette
Interviews
Production Sketches
Spotlight customer reviews:
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Summary: My favorite author
Comment: I have been reading Stephen King for years and years. I had read some of the short stories and wanted to see the movies. I have enjoyed watching these movies.
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Summary: Excellent idea, mediocre execution
Comment: Pretty good series of shorts, though I think stretching each story out to an hour wasn't a good idea. Most were okay, but a few felt padded.

The reason that I didn't rate the series higher is that I got the feeling watching this that most of the directors were straight out of film school. I was wondering if this series was in some way related to King's dollar baby project.

Easily the best episode was the first one: 'Battleground'. No surprise there, the story was adapted by Richard Matheson's (Stir of Echoes, Duel) son and directed by Jim Henson's son Brian.

The rest of the episodes don't feature quite that level of talent, though most are worth a watch. The only one that I didn't like at all was the second episode 'Crouch End'. It's a shame, as the story is terrific, but the direction was very clumsy.

The actors featured do a pretty good job overall. I especially remember William Hurt from 'Battleground', William H. Macy from 'Umney's Last Case', Peter Livingston and Henry Thomas from 'The End of the Whole Mess', Tom Berenger from 'The Road Virus Heads North' and Richard Thomas from 'Autopsy Room Four'

Overall the series is worth a rent. Generally the stories are able to overcome the so-so production values.

I didn't know where else to fit it, but I do have to say that the other stand-out episode was 'The Fifth Quarter'. That was an excellent little nail-biter of an episode.
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Summary: Nightmares and Dreamscapes
Comment: For the Stephen King fans to be sure, a wonderful collection of short stories captured on film
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Summary: nightmares and dreamscapes
Comment: if your a true king fan you will want to watch this.i really liked it.it makes a great addition to your king collection.highly recommend!
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Summary: Nightmares and Dreamscapes
Comment: These short stories are all great fun to watch. They differ in tone due to the different writers and directors, but they are all fun.
I highly recommend this product to Stephen King fans.
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