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List Price: $29.98 | | Label: 20th Century Fox
Salesrank: 4040
Released: October 25, 2005 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
There are two sides to every soul... Delve into the sexy, supernatural world of Point Pleasant on DVD. The complete series, includes 5 unaired episodes that fans are dying to see!
Description of Point Pleasant - The Complete Series:
Combine elements of The O.C., Dawson's Creek, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Desperate Housewives, to name just a few, and you have the slight but diverting Point Pleasant. And for those frustrated by Fox TV's decision to cancel this 2005 series after just eight episodes, the good news is that this three-disc set includes the five episodes that never made it to the airwaves. The show centers on blonde teenager Christina Nickson (Elisabeth Harnois), who's pulled from the surf off the beach at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, and is soon taken in by one of the town's troubled families. It's not for nothing that Christina is, well, a bit mysterious; we learn that she is "the child of darkness," daughter of Satan himself, endowed with malevolent powers that she neither understands nor can control. Sleepy little Point Pleasant, meanwhile, will soon be "home to the greatest coming of evil since the angels fell from heaven," and Christina has arrived to usher in the End of Days, with a little help from the smarmy Lucas Boyd (Grant Show), ol' Mr. 666's errand boy. To that end, all sorts of bad stuff starts to happen: Insects attack! The church's stained glass window breaks! A dance marathon brings out the worst in the townsfolk! Teenagers get jealous! Horny adults flirt… and maybe more!
If all of that sounds pretty tame, that's Point Pleasant's principal problem: good premise, less than stellar execution. The show looks great, including the actors; the teens all appear to have stepped out of a Gap commercial, and the grownups are model-beautiful too. But their acting isn't nearly as hot as they are. Same goes for the dialogue (ten episodes in, people are still saying things like "This may sound crazy, but…"). And the special effects. And the excruciatingly slow pace of the story development. Most of all, even though the body count and the fear factor rise in the last few episodes, Point Pleasant (which was co-created by former Buffy writer-producer Marti Noxon) just isn’t scary enough. In trying to be titillating and concentrating so much on the characters' various personal problems, even those brought to light by Christina's appearance, the producers seem to have forgotten that when the Devil comes to town and the apocalypse is at hand, mere melodrama just won't cut it. In the end, those looking for genuine thrills have any number of other series and films to turn to. On the other hand, if a supernatural soap opera sounds like your cup of karma, then Point Pleasant is for you. The box set includes a "making of" featurette as well as the 13 episodes. --Sam Graham
Point Pleasant - The Complete Series Reviews:
LAMENTABLE 
2009-12-17 - Comienza bien pero luego se vuelve insoportable. Llena de fingido dramatismo. Entiendo el motico de la cancelación de la serie.
Lo único rescatable es el hermoso lugar donde fue filmada
Bought for my wife and she loved the Point Pleasant set. 
2009-10-15 - The story line was totally different, and ahead of its time when it was on. I never watched it until I found in on Chiller one weekend of old series. I was thrilled to be able to find the ending of the series. The reruns never showed them in sequence.
If you love dark comedy, paranormal shows, this is one to watch!
"Decadent, disturbing and addicting"
2009-08-31 - "Point Pleasant", a series set in a small town on the coast of New Jersey. It is about a community that is impacted by the arrival of a young girl. From all appearances, both the town and the girl are normal. But, don't look too closely. The girl, Christina, turns out to be the "daughter of darkness" and the presence of evil brings out the worse in the community.
"Point Pleasant" is called a supernatural soap opera but it is so much more. Even though the story is often predictable, there is an element of surprise-often frightening at times. One reason I especially like the series is the thread of good vs. evil. It is more than your typical battle-there is a reminder that there is light and darkness in everyone-in all of us. Circumstances and people impact others in this respect throughout the series.
Often, the difference between evil and good in the characters are not easily distinguishable. One character, Lucas Boyd (brilliantly played by Grant Snow) is evil defined yet there are times that you start to feel sorry for him.
Every part of the story will keep your attention-it is compelling and suspenseful.
Unfortunately, the series lasted only one year. Only 8 episodes of the 13 were aired and I was glad to see a conclusion to the story with the complete DVD set. All the mysteries were explained and there is a finale. Even so, It would have been interesting to see where the show would go if it continued.
"Point Pleasant" is a great place to visit-but, be warned, it can be addicting, disturbing and decadent. Another way to put it, it is like chocolate: you know it is probably bad for you but you can't resist.
Point Pleasant the Complete Series
2009-08-25 - I don't watch much television. I started to watch the series on the Chiller Cable Channel and liked it. However, the cable network didn't show all the episodes so I ordered it from Amazon because it was relatively cheap and I wondered what happened in the series. This would have made a GREAT movie. A little too intense for a weekly series. Your service was great. I like ordering from Amazon. I KNOW I will get the products in good shape and in a timely fashion. Can't say that for Alibris. I tried to talk my daughter into NOT getting her college textbooks from Alibris. She had alot of problem ordering from them. Will only use Amazon from now on. Thanks for the great service!
Love the show and love the DVD.
2009-08-04 - This is by far as good as it gets for a Point Pleasant Fan. The quality and presentation is at 100%. You will love this DVD set. This is one of the best canceled TV shows, next to Dark Angel. The new Fox show Dollhouse came close to never having a season two. This is a classic and the people at Fox know it. I highly recommend to buy while the price is low.
