This is a nice mini-series, though almost everyone will agree it's not great. The acting of James Belushi really lacks impact when it counts (the desperate crying in the car!), but overall, he gets away with playing a big shot TV executive who grows something of a conscience over the course of five episodes. Ben Savage plays the most fascinating role, that of Harry Wyckoff's 'son' Coty; a young brat who turns into a megalomaniac murderer / general. But there was really no truly disappointing acting here, even if it is all not that grand. Robert Loggia, Angie Dickinson, Dana Delaney, Kim Cattrall, Ernie Hudson, David Warner, Bob Gunton, Brad Dourif, they all fit right in there.
The story is at its core pretty interesting, though dramatically, I was hardly ever overwhelmed. The most fun is in all those details; the rhinoceros, the strange society in which people are openly attacked but no one bats an eye, the empty swimming pools, the luxurious, exuberant settings, the glasses that light up, the holograms, the 'metallic' monster that gets Terra, the samurai and movie references, the choice of music, etc., etc.. Good fun, and with enough interesting dialogue and story details to keep things going. Unfortunately, I missed quite a bit of dialogue (due to the fact that the DVD has no subs and I couldn't play it very loud), so I'm sure I'm going to give it another go sometime.
For now, a small 7 out of 10.
The story is at its core pretty interesting, though dramatically, I was hardly ever overwhelmed. The most fun is in all those details; the rhinoceros, the strange society in which people are openly attacked but no one bats an eye, the empty swimming pools, the luxurious, exuberant settings, the glasses that light up, the holograms, the 'metallic' monster that gets Terra, the samurai and movie references, the choice of music, etc., etc.. Good fun, and with enough interesting dialogue and story details to keep things going. Unfortunately, I missed quite a bit of dialogue (due to the fact that the DVD has no subs and I couldn't play it very loud), so I'm sure I'm going to give it another go sometime.
For now, a small 7 out of 10.