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Darkness (1993)

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Reviews Counted: 2 Fresh: 0  Rotten:2 Average Rating: N/A
Synopsis:
A homegrown vampire splatter-fest, with a convenience store clerk taking up arms against the army of bloodsuckers holding his bucolic Midwestern burg in a filthy death grip. The title--and the lunatic spirit--recall "Army of Darkness," released a year earlier. The production values are... [More]
A homegrown vampire splatter-fest, with a convenience store clerk taking up arms against the army of bloodsuckers holding his bucolic Midwestern burg in a filthy death grip. The title--and the lunatic spirit--recall "Army of Darkness," released a year earlier. The production values are limited, but this one wears a big badge of cool: an editing job by John Carpenter, working under one of his many synonyms (John T. Chance). [Less]

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Director: Leif Jonker
Screenwriter: Leif Jonker
Producer: Leif Jonker
Composer: Michael Curtis, Billy Davis

DVD Info

Release:

May 30, 2006

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • 2-Disc Set
  • Disc 1: DARKNESS (New digital film-to-tape transfer)
  • Widescreen - 16X9

Audio:

  • (unspecified) - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentaries - 1. Leif Jonker - Director
  • 2. Special FX artist and Composer
  • 3. Cast & Crew
  • Bonus Featurette - 1. Vampire Bootcamp
  • Bonus Footage - 1. Behind the scenes footage of climactic meltdown sequence
  • 2. Extended rough-cut of the climactic meltdown sequence
  • Music Video - 1. APOSTAY - "World of Sin"
  • Trailers - 1. Original theatrical trailers

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Photo Gallery
  • Disc 2: DARKNESS (Original Release version)

Audio:

  • (unspecified) - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Alternate Audio Track
  • Bonus Footage - 1. Highlights from film festival screenings of DARKNESS
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Television Interviews - 1. Leif Jonker - Director
  • Trailer - 1. Alternate Trailers

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Photo Archive

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What it lacks in every imaginable component of professional filmmaking, it kinda makes up for in enthusiasm and gore. For about 40-some minutes, anyway.

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I thought the acting was solid, the story didn't offend what's left of my intelligence and I thought it was a fairly effective spooker. Who knows maybe I'm just evil.

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