Lexx Series 4 Volume 5

Lexx Series 4 Volume 5


Director: Stephen Manuel, Stefan Ronowicz, Bruce McDonald
Studio: Acorn Media
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
Description
Caught between their ailing, organic spaceship and doomed planet Earth, the LEXX crew members make one last-ditch move after another as the plot thickens and their troubles multiply. This offbeat SCI FI Channel favorite heats up in these four episodes from the final season that include satirical echoes from classic films, parodies of sacred institutions and blasts from the series' own past.
4.17 Dutch Treat — With the LEXX on its last legs, the crew desperately seeks refuge elsewhere. 4.18 The Game — Kai and Prince play a high-stakes chess game in the "Other Zone." 4.19 Haley's Comet — Teenagers invade the LEXX, which can only mean trouble. 4.20 Apocalexx Now — Lyekka resurfaces, more ravenous than ever.

DVD SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE audio: 5.1 Surround Sound, 2.0 Stereo; storyboards; behind-the-scenes photos; production sketches CGI gallery; interactive trivia; and original uncut episodes including scenes not aired on TV.
Lexx Series 4 Volume 5
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Some "creative burnout" is now showing on "The Lexx"
Lexx Series 4 Volume 5
Director: Stefan Ronowicz , Bruce McDonald , and Stephen Manuel
Manufacturer: Acorn Media
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00018D4L8
Release Date: 2004-02-10

Description

Caught between their ailing, organic spaceship and doomed planet Earth, the LEXX crew members make one last-ditch move after another as the plot thickens and their troubles multiply. This offbeat SCI FI Channel favorite heats up in these four episodes from the final season that include satirical echoes from classic films, parodies of sacred institutions and blasts from the series' own past.
4.17 Dutch Treat — With the LEXX on its last legs, the crew desperately seeks refuge elsewhere. 4.18 The Game — Kai and Prince play a high-stakes chess game in the "Other Zone." 4.19 Haley's Comet — Teenagers invade the LEXX, which can only mean trouble. 4.20 Apocalexx Now — Lyekka resurfaces, more ravenous than ever.

DVD SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE audio: 5.1 Surround Sound, 2.0 Stereo; storyboards; behind-the-scenes photos; production sketches CGI gallery; interactive trivia; and original uncut episodes including scenes not aired on TV.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Some "creative burnout" is now showing on "The Lexx".......2004-06-17

On this DVD volume there is a good episode, a great episode!, another "stupid teenagers" invade The Lexx story, and a head scratcher where the writers are seriously reaching for plot. Here are the episodes:

4.17 Dutch Treat--President Priest, First Lady Bunny, and Prince (caught inside a television set--this is completely unexplained, and seems to have no other purpose than to allow Prince some dialogue). This has some fun editing during on sequence where President Priest and Bunny have to kill a bunch of Moth Breeders in able to regain the key to the Lexx. Just call him "Cowboy Priest." But when they finally get the key, the Lexx is too ill to go anywhere without eating first. They let the Lexx eat Holland. Thus the title of this episode.

4.18 The Game--Chess enthusiasts will love this episode, as I did. Kai and Prince play a high stakes game of chess in the Other Zone where, if Prince wins, Stan and Xev will die. If Kai wins, he will be given life by Prince so that he may finally die. The character discrepancy that allows Kai any sort of motivation other than to kill is always questionable. But this is, and always will be, a classic Lexx episode.

4.19 Haley's Comet--This is where the Lexx is showing it's fatigue as a show. This is another re-do story from season 2 but with a minor plot change. Teenagers invade the Lexx, and instead of Kai going on a murderous rampage slaughtering them all, one of the teens does it with a little motivation from psycho-Robot Head 790. Oh, and there just happens to be a "black pack" on the bridge that nobody has noticed? A "black pack," for those unacquainted, is a very nasty disintegration weapon. This is a tired episode, and if not for a couple truly dazzling special effects near the end, would be a complete waste of time.

4.20 Apocalexx Now--Lyekka, or rather a reasonable facsimile, returns to the Lexx. Now the crew is in Vietnam, of all places, and this is another case of the makers of this show reaching for any sort of story. There are a lot of episodes in season 4 that just don't feel like science fiction, but more along the borders of bizarre fantasy. And just like the previous episode, the humor is either forced on the viewer or absent. This show used to have great satire, but all too often during season 4, like in this weird episode, the story fails to enthrall.

The first two episodes here are the DVD's only saving grace, while the last two are really unnecessary viewing. One more DVD to go...

DVD:

  1. The Magic Sword
  2. The Day the Sky Exploded
  3. Lexx: Series 4 V-2
  4. Classic Sci-Fi Movies (In The Year 2889 / They Came From Beyond Space / Teenagers From Outer Space)
  5. Ulysses 31 - The Mysteries of Time
  6. Town Has Turned to Dust
  7. Rocky Jones, Space Ranger: Beyond the Moon
  8. Lexx - Series 2, Vol. 1
  9. Rocky Jones, Space Ranger: Menace From Outer Space
  10. She Demons

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