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Lost Room
Review date: 2007-07-07 Rating: 10 out of 10

What can i say about this series exept brilliant it had me & my wife hooked. I hope theres another series

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An Original Gem
Review date: 2007-05-04 Rating: 10 out of 10

If you like your TV shows to give you all the answers and explain everything in detail then this mini-series is not for you.

However if you want to see a series with a truly original and imaginative storyline then the Lost Room is a must.

Other reviewers have explained some of the storyline, but until you watch the series you cannot fully appreciate the characters and their interaction with the mysterious objects they own and hunt. I think it is great that the objects themselves are just mundane everyday things instead of some the fancy made up items you see in most fantasy and Sci-Fi shows.

A lot of questions go unanswered but this in no way detracts from how good this series is and just leaves you wanting more... much more.

Few people seem to have heard of The Lost Room, which is a real shame as it is one of the best mini-series I've seen.


A different sort of "Lost"
Review date: 2007-05-01 Rating: 8 out of 10

Taking the idea of an old "Twilight Zone" episode "Little Girl Lost" one step further, "The Lost Room" is a top notch bit of entertainment with great performances.

SPOILERS AHEAD:

A cosmic event occurred in a motel room in 1961 that altered time and space forever. All the objects in the room suddenly have mysterious, weird powers attributed to them. When police officer Joe Miller(Peter Krause)accidently comes into possession of a key to room 10 where the "event" happened, he finds that the key when used can teleport him anywhere he has been before. More importantly is the place that he has to go before being teleported--a room from that motel that no longer exists. When Joe's daughter uses the key to escape from thugs intend on taking the key from Joe she disappears. Suddenly Joe is thrust into a world full of conspiracy as he discovers multiple warring groups--the Legion a group dedicated to eliminating the objects, a group that worships the objects and believes they will provide them with access to God and a wealthy man (Kevin Pollack) who wants the key and objects for his own reasons.

END OF SPOILERS:

Featuring a top notch cast including Roger Bart, Dennis Christopher, Julianna Margulies and Margaret Cho "The Lost Room" never stays past check out time. The mini-series does leave some dangling loose ends that could be followed up in a sequel or TV series but the main story is self contained with a solid resolution. Although the main question doesn't get answered (what occurred? Who caused it to occur and why?) like many magicians tricks knowing how something was done doesn't necessarily improve the trick itself and could diminish its impact.

Although some of the characters could have been fleshed out a bit more and we had a number of lingering mysteries, the show still managed to be engaging, intelligent and fun to watch. The show isn't overwhelmed by CGI effects which gives the focus over to the drama where it belongs.

The show looks great in its DVD transfer with some minor edge enhancement issues. The only extra we get is a 18 minute featurette but its pretty comprehensive; we hear about the inspiration for the mini-series through to the casting process and production. While I would have liked some commentary tracks, this two disc set won't disappoint those who saw the show during its original run on Sci-Fi Channel and newbies.

One of the best sci-fi/fantasy shows of the year, "The Lost Room" has some dazzling performances, well written scripts and sharp direction that make checking out of this motel difficult at the very end.


Lose yourself in The Lost Room
Review date: 2007-04-26 Rating: 8 out of 10

I approached this obscure mini-series with no prior knowledge of its existence. Barely even a whisper of it having been broadcast. So I took a chance on it and came up trumps. The Lost Room is an enthralling three-part sci-fi fantasy that managed to make the mundane seem amazing, and the normal seem incredible. This is a show that requires the suspension of disbelief in every sense, and reaps rewards for those who do so.

Joe Miller is a Detective who begins investigating a very strange double homicide, eventually tracking down a potential witness who hands him a mysterious Key. To what and for what purpose is not entirely clear at first. And to say anymore would be to give away the plot of what amounts to some of the most original television I have seen since the first dozen episodes of Lost Season One. You could put the lack of TV exposure for this little gem down to poor marketing by the Sci-Fi Channel execs in suits. But the loss of those who haven't yet seen this show, is the gain of whoever does decide to purchase this mini-series on DVD.

The opening is, admittedly, slightly cheesy in its construction, but somehow pulls you in to its mysterious playground of magic tricks and paranoia. Some may label the show as X-Files-lite, or Twilight Zone-esque, but that only serves to further the injustice over such an unexpected treat. The concept is so involved and inventive that the characters and plot strands developed over the three-parts are enough to fill up a dozen other TV shows. The wide scope of the drama plays out across a variety of landscapes and locations, only heightening the ingenious nature of the writing. A deck of cards, a nail clipper, a clock, a jacket, a coin, a glass eye, a bus ticket, to name a few, all act with their own form of magical power that gives free reign to the creative juices of the writers and producers to form a very special and mystical place, much like the Motel Room Joe Miller is sucked into. The originality on display is simply delicious, full with imagination and wit, that never lets up. Not for a second.

The performances range from the passably average (certain supporting players) and the simply fantastic, namely Peter Krausse as our protagonist Joe Miller, while familiar character actors like Kevin Pollack serve to enrich the script, investing it with the conviction it so truly deserves. Mini-series very rarely interest me. I usually think, why not just make a movie or even a TV movie? But this is one time when I find that three episodes just is not enough to suffice. There are so many directions that this idea-filled concept can be taken down. It could survive a 22-24 episode season, at least the one. Other, lesser shows run for much longer, and have much littler to offer than the wide-eyed wonder of imagination inherent within The Lost Room.

You could fault this for occasional mis-steps in direction, or lapses in pacing, but as a television mini-series goes, this is one of the best I have ever seen, and I will definitely be returning to it very soon. I just hope they decide to do a full season, or at least follow it up with another three-part series to continue the exploits of Joe Miller and its unique world of bizare, obsessed and endearing characters.

At once mysterious and intriguing, exciting, magical and relentlessy original. Take a chance and get lost in The Lost Room.

Product Details/Specifications


Actor(s):
April Grace
Julianna Margulies
Peter Krause
Dennis Christopher
Peter Jacobson

Creators:
Peter Krause (Primary Contributor)
Julianna Margulies (Primary Contributor)

Director(s):

Recording label: Lionsgate
Manufacturer: Lionsgate
EAN: 0012236211761
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Closed-captioned, Colour, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC,
Release date: 2007-04-03
Universal product code (UPC): 012236211761
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Region code: 1
Running time: 284 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2006-12-11
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: Spanish (Original Language)

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