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DVD : Nightmares & Dreamscapes - From the Stories of Stephen KingIn association with Amazon.com List Price: $39.98 Amazon.com's Price: $22.99 You Save: $16.99 (42%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: Unrated Binding: DVD Brand: Warner Brothers EAN: 0012569823686 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Items: 3 Publisher: Warner Home Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: October 24, 2006 Running Time: 378 minutes Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: July 12, 2006 Sales Rank: 11583 MPN: WARD82368D Related Items:
Editorial Review: Description: 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 Amazon.com: Filter a Twilight Zone vibe through Stephen King's brain and you get Nightmares & Dreamscapes, an uneven but generally entertaining collection of eight tales that originally (2006) aired on TNT. There is no unifying theme here; although King's short stories provided the source material, there are six directors and seven screenwriters represented, so the episodes offer a variety of looks and styles, with content ranging from monsters to mind games, from pure fantasy to pulp fiction, from genuinely scary to merely unsettling. Still, a certain ineffably "King-ian" sensibility, combining elements of horror, terror, suspense, and whimsy, is always in evidence, as are the popular writer's own preoccupations (with authors who may or not be stand-ins for King himself, rock 'n' roll, and guys who won't ask for directions while their wives complain, inevitably leading them into very nasty situations). Among the highlights: In "Battleground," a merciless hit man (William Hurt) offs a toy manufacturer and then finds himself attacked in his own apartment by a battalion of indefatigable toy soldiers; directed by Brian Henson, the episode has no dialogue and some terrific effects work. In "Umney's Last Case," William H. Macy is amusing as a crime writer who cruelly toys with his literary alter ego, an arch, fedora-wearing gumshoe (also Macy); it's an acting tour de force and a story that takes some deft and intriguing turns. "The Road Virus Heads North," with Tom Berenger as a horror novelist who finds himself pursued by… well, by a painting (guess you had to be there), is perhaps the scariest of the lot; it's also the best shot, with a cool jazz soundtrack and a nifty ending. Less successful is "Crouch End," set in a sinister part of London where "thin spots" in the earth lead to creepy new dimensions (nice premise, but it's overwritten and fails to sustain its Twilight Zone weirdness), while "You Know They Got a Hell of Band" is only fitfully effective in its depiction of Rock & Roll Heaven, Oregon, a town where Elvis is mayor and the rest of the living dead range from Hendrix and Joplin to Duane Allman and Buddy Holly. The three-disc set's decent if unexceptional special features include "inside looks" at the making of several episodes, actor interviews, and more. --Sam Graham Average Rating:
 Rating: - My favorite authorI 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. Rating:  - Excellent idea, mediocre executionPretty 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 ... Read More Rating: - Nightmares and DreamscapesFor the Stephen King fans to be sure, a wonderful collection of short stories captured on film Rating: - nightmares and dreamscapesif 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! Rating:  - Nightmares and DreamscapesThese 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. Browse for similar items by category:
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