FINALLY after about 6 or 7 years of being stuck with the 112 minute version, Warner Bros. FINALLY released the SALEM'S LOT: THE MINISERIES on LASERDISC--I bought it from TOWER RECORDS (rest in peace Tower Records)--the THREE-STORY Tower Records store is now a three-story CVS Pharmacy "back home" on South Street in
PHILADELPHIA!!!!
I remember hiding behind the green arm chair in our living room when Dad was watching this during its premier in 1979--Danny Glick was banging on Mark Petrie's Window and my brother and I were scared to death.
Unlike the 112 Minute version, this complete 4-hour version totally flows and I'm glad for that the characterizations and the build-ups all work in tandem to create a great movie.
There was a 3-Hour version that aired later with scenes the two-hour video version didn't have.
Everything's here: the prologue, the epilogue (with Susan), the scene where Ben and Susan meet in the park.
Stephen King wrote that he liked the 112 Minute version better and that the 4-hour version lacked tension; I LOVE the 4-hour version!
June 3, 2010
