The Twilight Zone: Vol. 5
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• DVD-Video
• NTSC
In Theaters : 02 October, 1959
DVD Release : 30 April, 2001 |
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The Twilight Zone: Vol. 5 Customer Reviews
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Grandmothers & Lonely People.
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From my teens this is one of the series that I more fondly remember. As a sci-fi fan I was attracted by "The Twilight Zone" proposal. At that time I wasn't able to see more than a score of episodes, but they remain in my memory with extraordinary persistence.
Thanks to the technological marvel of DVD I'm able to see these amazing stories again and find them as magical & thought provoking as 45 years ago.
As the structure of the episodes are mostly bounded to a surprise ending or to the argument in a very short span of time of 25 minutes each, I'll focus my review more on outstanding features than on the topic of the episode in order not to spoil the pleasure of the viewer.
Disk 5 contains four good chapters with intermixing themes: Grandmas, robots & loneliness.
1) Long Distance Call - Is love so powerful as to defy death?
This chapter is, in a certain level, more complex than ordinary TTZ episodes as it cast lights & shadows on family relationships, transcending the anecdote.
This episode was written by Charles Beaumont, a major contributor to The Twilight Zone scripts, he totalized 22.
Bill Mumy fleshes Billy Bailey with natural freshness; he is best remembered by his role as Will Robinson in "Lost in Space" series.
Qualification: 8.
2) I Sing the Body Electric - The most noticeable trait of this chapter is: it is the only one written by Ray Bradbury who was a sort of "alma mater" of the main writers of the series.
The story is rather simple a recent mature widower is pressed by a "well meaning" lady to leave his three children at her charge. Father & siblings refuse and request help from a robot grandma.
Once more as in other episodes brilliant cinematography in charge of George Clemens contributes to the excellence of this chapter. Clemens won Emmy Award 1961 and nominations for the same honor 1962 & 1963 all due to several episodes of this series. He filmed 112 episodes of this series.
Veronica Cartwright performing as the conflictive pre-teen girl is outstanding.
Qualification: 10.
3) The Lonely - A solitary, almost crazed, convict receives from his generous guardian a strange gift.
This is an episode written by Rod Sterling in person delivering a forceful story that seeks deeply in human emotions.
Jim Warden & very beautiful Jean Marsh perform greatly.
Qualification: 10.
4) Probe 7, Over and Out - A stranded pilot finds a stranded woman from another planet. It is a classical TWLZ episode.
Richard Basehart as Adam Cook gives a good performance. He is well remembered for his characterization as Adm. Harriman Nelson in "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea"
Qualification: 9.
This DVD series presentation has two great advantages: it has a very good price and allows buyers to choose their favorite chapters without needing to buy the whole series.
Reviewed by Max Yofre.
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