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In its day,
f1i V
f0i0 was a monumental event that for one generation remains a pop-culture touchstone.
f1i Close Encounters of the Third Kind
f0i0 may have reassured us that perhaps we have nothing to fear from alien visitors and
f1i E.T.
f0i0 introduced us to a benign extraterrestrial who only wanted to go home, but Kenneth Johnson's 1983 television miniseries knew better. Visitors who claim to come in peace are revealed to be nothing but human-looking reptilians on human conversion and conquest. As in the dark days of fascism, some collaborate with the enemy; others form the resistance.
At the time, the epic scale of this production was unprecedented. Those 50 motherships that hover over Earth's major cities anticipate
f1i Independence Day
f0i0 by more than a decade. The special effects and makeup are still awesome. Less so is the often-hackneyed dialogue. But thanks to their signature roles, the mostly no-star cast, most of whom would be reunited for a sequel and subsequent television series, have ensured themselves standing invitations to sci-fi conventions. Marc Singer is cameraman-turned-freedom-fighter Mike Donovan. Julie Parrish is a medical student-turned-rebel. Richard Herd is the aliens' supreme commander. Jane Bradler is Diana, the ravishing but ruthlessly ambitious alien science officer. Leonardo Cimino lends dignity to his heavy-handed allegorical role as a Holocaust survivor. Look for a pre-Freddy Krueger Robert Englund as one of the aliens.
The DVD is presented for the first time in widescreen format. Supplemental features include an amiable and enlightening director's commentary and a brief "making of" segment.
f1i --Donald Liebenson
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| upc: |
085391148920 |
| title: |
V - The Original TV Miniseries |
| theatricalDate: |
01-05-1983 |
| purchase date: |
31-03-2005 |
| publisher: |
Warner Home Video |
| published: |
03-02-2004 |
| price: |
$14.97 |
| net Rating: |
4.28 |
| MPAA Rating: |
Unrated |
| last lookup time: |
133965306.1748399 |
| genre: |
Science Fiction |
| edition: |
DVD |
| director: |
Kenneth Johnson |
| currentValue: |
$11.99 |
| created: |
133965271.2333115 |
| aspect: |
Color
Closed-captioned
Widescreen |
| asin: |
B00005B8UD
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