From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series Season 1
DVD Wholesale Quick Overview:
In a time where vampires and zombies are in “things” right now on cable TV Rodriguez is genius for reintroducing this concept now. From Dusk till Dawn is fresh take on the vampire genre with some added crime-drama action and campy humor to boot. Fans of the original movie, Rodriguez’s films ,Supernatural , Hellboy, and the like should give this series a shot.
After having a chance to re-watch the original 1996 movie and the series I can honestly say I love both. The concept of vampires and Mesoamerican folklore has not been entirely or successfully explored. The idea of the vampires being snake-like in origin is a nice touch. Yet, that`s not what makes the movie or the series such classics. Its the characters and the story itself.
The series is not a carbon copy of the movie, which for this series to work is a good thing. Changes have been made to further expand the world and the characters of From Dusk till Dawn.
Not to mention to make some characters a bit more likeable and sympathetic. The acting is good, the special effects are good, and the writing itself is good. However, in saying that the show does suffer from a few plot holes. Only having 10 episodes in its 1st season , I would have expected the writing to be bit tighter in some areas and less dragging in others. Yet considering the scope of what this series could become and how enjoyably fresh it actually is I can bypass some of my nitpicking.
Be warned that Season One is not really a stand alone season. Its basically an introduction season. Luckily there will be second season coming out next year which will run 13-14 episodes vs. season`s one 10 episode run.
-GretS
We’ve been looking for a way to watch this since we read about it in People magazine. It airs on the El Rey network which isn’t available in our area. THRILLED to find it on amazon. We bought the pilot episode and we were HOOKED. Hubby had seen the movies–I had not. It pleases BOTH of us. The Gecko brothers are both believable as professional thieves, and Richie (played by Zane Holtz) is simply brilliant as a troubled, vision-seeing, semi-sociopath. Every character is believable (with the exception of Jake Busey–who always seems to play a caricature). We binged all the available episodes in 3 days and would highly recommend it for fans of “thinking-man’s-horror.” (no mindless slashing) The stylized format of flashbacks is done seamlessly and provides ongoing surprises and fleshes out the characters. Try it–you’ll like it!
– K. Rogers
Stretches the movie into a ten hour series, adding all sorts of mythology and scares. Nobody can match George Clooney’s malevolent charm, but DJ Cotrona holds his own in this version of Seth Gecko. Zane Holtz as Ritchi plays it a bit less manbaby crazy than Tarantino, but here the character is less batshit and more… well, you’ll just have to watch. Eliza Gonzales does a fine job honoring Salma Hayek as Santanico, who this time is given a backstory that plays out well across this and the second season. Lots of blood, lots of quirks, but maybe a little less time hoping without establishing the time. The audience just has to pay attention; you’re rewarded. Great turns from Jesse Garcia as a Texas Ranger hunting the Geckos and Wilmer Valderrama *yes, from that 70s show) as a villain. Totally nails it. Don Johnson, Adrianne Palicki and Jeff Faehy sneak in here too.
– Mark Wooden
DVD Wholesale Main Features:
Actors: D.J. Cotrona, Zane Holtz, Eliza Gonzalez, Wilmer Valderrama, Robert Patrick
Directors: Various
Format: Multiple Formats, NTSC
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number of discs: 3
Studio: Entertainment One
DVD Release Date: September 16, 2014
Run Time: 450 minutes
