The Killing Zone

The Killing Zone


Starring:Easton, Berns, Mcbee
Studio: Madacy Records
Product Type: DVD
The Dead Zone (Special Collector's Edition)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • One of the Better Stephen King Screen Adaptations
  • This Movie Is a Thought Experiment
  • ONE OF THE BEST "KING" ADAPTIONS TO DATE!
  • "You're Going To Get An Ice Cream Headache...."
  • The Dead Zone: Highly recommended dvd
 The Dead Zone (Special Collector's Edition)
Starring: Christopher Walken , Brooke Adams , Tom Skerritt , Herbert Lom , and Anthony Zerbe
Director: David Cronenberg
Manufacturer: Paramount
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B000GBEWH0
Release Date: 2006-09-26

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The Dead Zone is based on a novel by Stephen King, directed by David Cronenberg (Scanners, The Fly) and produced by Debra Hill (Halloween, The Fog). Such a trio of horror vets would be expected to come up with an evening of shocks and gore, but The Dead Zone is a surprise. While it has great atmospheric eeriness and undeniably scary moments, The Dead Zone is at heart a sensitive and thoughtful portrayal of main character Johnny Smith's dilemma. Christopher Walken, king of the vaguely creepy, plays Smith, a man who awakens from a five-year coma with the very mixed blessing of second sight. At the mere touch of a hand, Smith is unwillingly launched into scenes of past and future terror. (Director Cronenberg is said to have fired blanks from a .357 Magnum just out of camera range to keep Walken's flinching spontaneous.) The Dead Zone wisely takes its time telling the story, and thus allows for some great performances. Walken gives a rich portrayal of the conflicted Smith, and Colleen Dewhurst and Tom Skerritt both do welcome turns in smaller roles. The most fun of all, though, is clearly being had by Martin Sheen, who gives a spirited performance as a complete sleazebag. --Ali Davis

Description

Christopher Walken wakes from a coma due to a car accident, only to find he has lost five years of his life, and yet gained psychic powers. Foreseeing the future appears to be a 'gift' at first, but ends up causing problems…

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars One of the Better Stephen King Screen Adaptations.......2007-05-18

David Cronenberg directs the Stephen King novel about a man who awakes from a coma with a life draining ability to see future tragedies when making contact with people. He also finds he can change these morbid outcomes. The screenplay (not written by Cronenberg or King) remains the films only real flaw besides some questionable supporting cast members. The novel is not a book that would make a perfect story to tell on film so the screenplay sort of stays in the shallow end and spits forth each episode that our hero Johnny Smith expereinces one at a time and without the level of understanding and depth King's book has. That is not to say The Dead Zone isn't a good movie. It's actually a very good movie.

The film remains a semi-classic in the suspense genre. Cronenberg has a way of handling scenes that is very European despite lacking the technical skills of his peers. He can give the actors very specific emotional direction and tell so much with using little or no dialogue. This helps the screenplay because it only offers some flashes of great dialogue. Cronenberg loves taking on films that lack certain aspects and giving them depth in places you never thought could have it. He is a unique force in independant films and earns his stars among the mainstream fans with this film. Martin Sheen surprisingly gives a solid performance here as well. He plays a crooked politician bent on gaining the presidency and earns our hatred quickly. He is actually quite remarkable here.

O.K., now it's time to play favorites. Johnny Smith is played by one of the most identifiable actors of all time. The greatest character and supporting acting of all time in my eyes and here we see him in a rare feature role. He is Christopher Walken and with all the imitations of his wild talk and bizarre off-screen shenanigans aside, he is quite simply an amazing actor. He takes his role very seriously here and turns the film from mediocrity into a very good movie. He takes the character for what readers may have loved about him and that is that he is your every day guy who happened upon some very usual and at times deeply sad circumstances...it just wasn't in the cards or it wasn't meant to be like Smith's Doctor felt. For those who read the novel you'll see subtle references to some of the more robust thinking in the story but never quite enough. There is an underlying message in the film that I really wish wasn't somewhat lost among the communication of the screenplay and the direction. King's novel touches on these things tremendously well and makes us question fate and wonder if time and death is really just so one-dimensional. The film makes you think if you want it to, but not like the novel which is truly one of King's greatest. I honestly believe Walken may have been the only guy on the set who understood this about the story.

If you are looking for a film full of suspense and several exciting climaxes and you like Christopher Walken, then I highly recommend The Dead Zone...but keep in mind that so few King novels have been done real justice with a film and where this is probably not one of them it remains a very good movie. It isn't quite Carrie or The Shining but it is still very good.

4 out of 5 stars This Movie Is a Thought Experiment.......2007-05-18

I am used to Stephen King's work being horror stories. It was surprising for me to discover that this was not a horror story, but a thriller. I will not describe the story for the fear of revealing the plot. One thing I will say is that the description on the reverse of the package concentrates too much on the particulars of what happens to an individual and totally neglects the bigger implication - that this is Stephen King's thought experiment of what would happen if a person possessed a power that most other people do not possess - of the particular power of seeing the future, the past or the present - but elsewhere. What kinds of possibilities are opened for such a person? How would the society and individuals interpret his actions? This is, indeed, a thought experiment in sociology of ESP. I enjoyed this movie and was surprised.

5 out of 5 stars ONE OF THE BEST "KING" ADAPTIONS TO DATE!.......2007-04-08

This is an impressive king adaption. Walkin is mezmerising as the man who can not only see the future,but he can change it. The rest of the cast is excellent in this first rate production of one of my favorite thrillers! This film deserves a completely remastered DVD treatment.

4 out of 5 stars "You're Going To Get An Ice Cream Headache....".......2007-03-12

Stephen King has always been an enigma to me. Once in a while there's some pretty good adaptations of his novels("Carrie, "The Shining", "Misery") though it's his short works that seem to have produced the better films("Stand by Me", "The Shawshank Redemption", "The Green Mile"). "The Dead Zone" falls in the category of slightly above average thanks to the stellar direction of horror-meister David Cronenberg and a top-notch cast led by Christopher Walken. There were moments of deja vu here where I felt the film was derivative of a "Twilight Zone" or "Outer Limits" episode but there's also some genuine inspired moments as well. King has some interesting things to say about telepathy and the responsiblities of those imbued with it. Walken has a sympathetic turn here as the telepath whose psychic abilities are foisted on him. Good supporting work by vets Herbert Lom as Walken's physical therapist, Tom Skeritt as a local sheriff, cult fave Anthony Zerbe("The Omega Man", TV's "Harry-O") as a father who hires Walken to tutor his son. Martin Sheen's work here kind of anticipates "The West Wing". Think of Josiah Bartlett's evil twin. Not bad but could have used more cowbell.

5 out of 5 stars The Dead Zone: Highly recommended dvd.......2007-02-16

The Dead Zone, in my estimation, represents Stephen King at his best.
It is an absolutely chilling story of psychic phemomena centering
around a man , Christopher Walken, who can not only see the future
but in some instances can change it. It is Walken's best work and
almost on par with his performance in the Deerhunter.
Martin Sheen is also quite excellent as a meglomaniac senator
who would become President and literally end the world by placing
his finger on the button and enabling nuclear holocaust to ensue.
Many similarities may be drawn to our current leader Mr. Bush.
The film was shot in 1983. It is now 2007. Stephen King
surely had tremendous insight into the future.
The Dead Zone
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • One of the Better Stephen King Screen Adaptations
  • This Movie Is a Thought Experiment
  • ONE OF THE BEST "KING" ADAPTIONS TO DATE!
  • "You're Going To Get An Ice Cream Headache...."
  • The Dead Zone: Highly recommended dvd
 The Dead Zone
Starring: Christopher Walken , Brooke Adams , Tom Skerritt , Herbert Lom , and Anthony Zerbe
Director: David Cronenberg
Manufacturer: Paramount
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

GeneralGeneral | Horror | Genres | DVD | Video
David CronenbergDavid Cronenberg | Horror Masters | Horror | Genres | DVD | Video
GeneralGeneral | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Genres | DVD | Video
CanadaCanada | By Country | Art House & International | Genres | DVD | Video
Adams, BrookeAdams, Brooke | ( A ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Burroughs, JackieBurroughs, Jackie | ( B ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Campbell, NicholasCampbell, Nicholas | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Dewhurst, ColleenDewhurst, Colleen | ( D ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Dvorsky, PeterDvorsky, Peter | ( D ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Lom, HerbertLom, Herbert | ( L ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Pogue, KenPogue, Ken | ( P ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Sheen, MartinSheen, Martin | ( S ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Skerritt, TomSkerritt, Tom | ( S ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Walken, ChristopherWalken, Christopher | ( W ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Zerbe, AnthonyZerbe, Anthony | ( Z ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Cronenberg, DavidCronenberg, David | ( C ) | Directors | Stores | DVD | Video
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CanadaCanada | By Country | Foreign & International | Stores | DVD | Video
David CronenbergDavid Cronenberg | By Director | Foreign & International | Stores | DVD | Video
DVDs Under $7.49DVDs Under $7.49 | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video
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( D )( D ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
Similar Items:
  1. Brainstorm
  2. Dead Ringers
  3. Scanners
  4. Pet Sematary (Special Collector's Edition)
  5. The Fly (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

ASIN: B00004W5UG
Release Date: 2000-09-19

Amazon.com

The Dead Zone is based on a novel by Stephen King, directed by David Cronenberg (Scanners, The Fly) and produced by Debra Hill (Halloween, The Fog). Such a trio of horror vets would be expected to come up with an evening of shocks and gore, but The Dead Zone is a surprise. While it has great atmospheric eeriness and undeniably scary moments, The Dead Zone is at heart a sensitive and thoughtful portrayal of main character Johnny Smith's dilemma. Christopher Walken, king of the vaguely creepy, plays Smith, a man who awakens from a five-year coma with the very mixed blessing of second sight. At the mere touch of a hand, Smith is unwillingly launched into scenes of past and future terror. (Director Cronenberg is said to have fired blanks from a .357 Magnum just out of camera range to keep Walken's flinching spontaneous.) The Dead Zone wisely takes its time telling the story, and thus allows for some great performances. Walken gives a rich portrayal of the conflicted Smith, and Colleen Dewhurst and Tom Skerritt both do welcome turns in smaller roles. The most fun of all, though, is clearly being had by Martin Sheen, who gives a spirited performance as a complete sleazebag. --Ali Davis

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars One of the Better Stephen King Screen Adaptations.......2007-05-18

David Cronenberg directs the Stephen King novel about a man who awakes from a coma with a life draining ability to see future tragedies when making contact with people. He also finds he can change these morbid outcomes. The screenplay (not written by Cronenberg or King) remains the films only real flaw besides some questionable supporting cast members. The novel is not a book that would make a perfect story to tell on film so the screenplay sort of stays in the shallow end and spits forth each episode that our hero Johnny Smith expereinces one at a time and without the level of understanding and depth King's book has. That is not to say The Dead Zone isn't a good movie. It's actually a very good movie.

The film remains a semi-classic in the suspense genre. Cronenberg has a way of handling scenes that is very European despite lacking the technical skills of his peers. He can give the actors very specific emotional direction and tell so much with using little or no dialogue. This helps the screenplay because it only offers some flashes of great dialogue. Cronenberg loves taking on films that lack certain aspects and giving them depth in places you never thought could have it. He is a unique force in independant films and earns his stars among the mainstream fans with this film. Martin Sheen surprisingly gives a solid performance here as well. He plays a crooked politician bent on gaining the presidency and earns our hatred quickly. He is actually quite remarkable here.

O.K., now it's time to play favorites. Johnny Smith is played by one of the most identifiable actors of all time. The greatest character and supporting acting of all time in my eyes and here we see him in a rare feature role. He is Christopher Walken and with all the imitations of his wild talk and bizarre off-screen shenanigans aside, he is quite simply an amazing actor. He takes his role very seriously here and turns the film from mediocrity into a very good movie. He takes the character for what readers may have loved about him and that is that he is your every day guy who happened upon some very usual and at times deeply sad circumstances...it just wasn't in the cards or it wasn't meant to be like Smith's Doctor felt. For those who read the novel you'll see subtle references to some of the more robust thinking in the story but never quite enough. There is an underlying message in the film that I really wish wasn't somewhat lost among the communication of the screenplay and the direction. King's novel touches on these things tremendously well and makes us question fate and wonder if time and death is really just so one-dimensional. The film makes you think if you want it to, but not like the novel which is truly one of King's greatest. I honestly believe Walken may have been the only guy on the set who understood this about the story.

If you are looking for a film full of suspense and several exciting climaxes and you like Christopher Walken, then I highly recommend The Dead Zone...but keep in mind that so few King novels have been done real justice with a film and where this is probably not one of them it remains a very good movie. It isn't quite Carrie or The Shining but it is still very good.

4 out of 5 stars This Movie Is a Thought Experiment.......2007-05-18

I am used to Stephen King's work being horror stories. It was surprising for me to discover that this was not a horror story, but a thriller. I will not describe the story for the fear of revealing the plot. One thing I will say is that the description on the reverse of the package concentrates too much on the particulars of what happens to an individual and totally neglects the bigger implication - that this is Stephen King's thought experiment of what would happen if a person possessed a power that most other people do not possess - of the particular power of seeing the future, the past or the present - but elsewhere. What kinds of possibilities are opened for such a person? How would the society and individuals interpret his actions? This is, indeed, a thought experiment in sociology of ESP. I enjoyed this movie and was surprised.

5 out of 5 stars ONE OF THE BEST "KING" ADAPTIONS TO DATE!.......2007-04-08

This is an impressive king adaption. Walkin is mezmerising as the man who can not only see the future,but he can change it. The rest of the cast is excellent in this first rate production of one of my favorite thrillers! This film deserves a completely remastered DVD treatment.

4 out of 5 stars "You're Going To Get An Ice Cream Headache....".......2007-03-12

Stephen King has always been an enigma to me. Once in a while there's some pretty good adaptations of his novels("Carrie, "The Shining", "Misery") though it's his short works that seem to have produced the better films("Stand by Me", "The Shawshank Redemption", "The Green Mile"). "The Dead Zone" falls in the category of slightly above average thanks to the stellar direction of horror-meister David Cronenberg and a top-notch cast led by Christopher Walken. There were moments of deja vu here where I felt the film was derivative of a "Twilight Zone" or "Outer Limits" episode but there's also some genuine inspired moments as well. King has some interesting things to say about telepathy and the responsiblities of those imbued with it. Walken has a sympathetic turn here as the telepath whose psychic abilities are foisted on him. Good supporting work by vets Herbert Lom as Walken's physical therapist, Tom Skeritt as a local sheriff, cult fave Anthony Zerbe("The Omega Man", TV's "Harry-O") as a father who hires Walken to tutor his son. Martin Sheen's work here kind of anticipates "The West Wing". Think of Josiah Bartlett's evil twin. Not bad but could have used more cowbell.

5 out of 5 stars The Dead Zone: Highly recommended dvd.......2007-02-16

The Dead Zone, in my estimation, represents Stephen King at his best.
It is an absolutely chilling story of psychic phemomena centering
around a man , Christopher Walken, who can not only see the future
but in some instances can change it. It is Walken's best work and
almost on par with his performance in the Deerhunter.
Martin Sheen is also quite excellent as a meglomaniac senator
who would become President and literally end the world by placing
his finger on the button and enabling nuclear holocaust to ensue.
Many similarities may be drawn to our current leader Mr. Bush.
The film was shot in 1983. It is now 2007. Stephen King
surely had tremendous insight into the future.
The Killing Zone
Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
  • DARING DERON MC BEE
 The Killing Zone
Starring: Augustine Beral , Wally K. Berns , James Dalesandro , Deborah Dare , and Michael Easton
Director: Addison Randall
Manufacturer: Madacy Records
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ASIN: B00009MEII
Release Date: 2003-06-10

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars DARING DERON MC BEE.......2005-09-16

Those of you who remember the early nineties tv show called AMERICAN GLADIATORS may recognize Deron McBee, one of its star performers. McBee, looking buffer than ever, plays a determined young man out to avenge the near-crippling of his uncle by a pair of Mexican drug lords. The movie's action sequences are borrowed from countless other films, and only the film's sincere attempt to take itself serious keeps it from being a true bomb. McBee has a tough swagger and is attempting to induce his audience to take him as a serious actor. Since McBee hasn't really done a whole lot since, guess the audience didn't see things his way though!
The Killing Zone
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    Starring: Rony Clanton
    Manufacturer: Mti Home Video
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    ASIN: B00009YXBA
    Release Date: 2003-08-26
    The Killing Zone [Region 2]
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      		The Killing Zone [Region 2]
      Starring: Julian Boote , Paul Vates , Mark Bowden , Padraig Casey , and John Bardon
      Director: Ian David Diaz
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