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The VeilRating:
Release Date: 11 September, 2001 Retail Price: $29.99 OUR Price: $26.99 You SAVE: $3.00! Cast: |
The Veil Reviews
A Close Cousin To One Step Beyond
If you're a fan of One Step Beyond you should like this series about the paranormal. The stories are well written and Boris Karloff does an excellent job playing a variety of characters in 9 of the 10 episodes. Although the other actors are probably no one you've ever heard of, the acting was up to par with other series of that time period. A great deal for so much entertainment.
Quite a Surprise
I had never heard of this program before I found the DVD an Amazon, and decided to order it. When I finally viewed the programs, I was quite surprised at a number of things.
1. The prints are very high quality, especially considering that this was a 1950's made for TV series.
2. The series was never broadcast. This is amazing considering that the episodes could have easily been in One Step Beyond or Twilight Zone if you blinked and missed the opening credits. More to the point, The Veil predates both of its more well remembered cousins.
3. They made 10 episodes as opposed to a pilot and one or two other shoots. As such, there is enough material here to really give the viewer a feel for what this series would have been had it been picked up by one of the networks at the time.
4. Appearances by actors you know. For example, Patrick Macnee (later of Avengers fame) plays a constable in one episode.
5. Karloff's range in the various roles. Having only really having seen Boris in Frankenstein and a couple of Thrillers, I didn't realize how deeply talented he was. You get to see him in a variety of roles here, and when he needs to look menacing, he does, usually through facial expressions and body language. But it left me with the opinion that he was a brilliant actor.
Bottom line is that if you like Twiliight Zone, One Step, even X Files, this is a must have. You''ll never get to see it on TV, and it's a fun DVD to watch with the family.
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