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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: Lions Gate
Salesrank: 2959
Released: April 3, 2007 |
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MPAA Rating: Unrated
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
In the 1960s, an unknown event at the Sunshine Motel caused ordinary things in Room 10 to transform into items of wonder. The room and its contents gained unique and inexplicable properties, transforming them from mundane things into indestructible Objects with extraordinary powers that are sought after by anyone who knows their secrets. Police Det. Joe Miller (Peter Krause) first learns of The Room when he unwittingly comes across the most powerful and coveted Object of them all: the Key. His life immediately turns upside down as his young daughter becomes lost in the room and Joe is the target of shadowy figures who will stop at nothing to take from him his only hope of saving her - the Key.
Description of The Lost Room (Mini-Series):
If you're a fan of NBC's 2006 hit show Heroes, chances are you'll get a similar kick out of The Lost Room, a three-part, 4.5-hour Sci-Fi Channel miniseries originally broadcast in December 2006. It's pure hokum (especially when compared to Heroes, which rises from the same creative zeitgeist), and not nearly as clever at it initially seems to be, but there's something undeniably compelling about its premise, which turns everyday objects from the Kennedy era into powerful talismans of supernatural force. The present-day story is rooted in a dark, terrible, and cosmically reverberant incident that occurred in a remote motel room in 1961. Now it's 45 years later, and Detective Joe Miller (Six Feet Under's Peter Krause) has acquired a motel-room key that turns any door into a portal to "the lost room," a kind of alternate-reality no-man's-land, where his young daughter Anna (Elle Fanning, a look-alike for her older sister Dakota) soon goes missing. In his quest to retrieve her, Miller attracts the dangerous attention of various secret factions (with names like The Order, The Legion, and The Collectors) in heated competition to locate the many objects that hold strange powers and could, when gathered together, yield amazing benefits or tear reality apart.
Beginning with Krause, superb casting makes The Lost Room constantly engaging, even when its logic borders on nonsensical. Clearly intended as a potential series, it leads to a let-down ending where too many questions remain unanswered, but getting there is a blast. And while the smart, beautiful Julianna Margulies seems cast adrift as Miller's bland love interest (and a member of the object-seeking underground), the story grows increasingly intriguing with the introduction of a wealthy father (Kevin Pollak) obsessed with curing his cancerous son with the objects; an unstable nebbish (Peter Jacobsen) who's been driven nearly mad by his visits to the lost room; a devious doctor (Dennis Christopher) who falls in with a group of religious zealots convinced that the lost room leads to God; and various supporting characters (including comedian/monologist Margaret Cho) and subplots that lead you to believe this is all leading to something fantastic. That The Lost Room fails to deliver on its early promise doesn't mean it's a waste of time; it's got the same clever appeal as Heroes and Lost, and one can easily see how it might've made a more rewarding long-form series. Individual reactions will vary, but fans of supernatural sci-fi will want to check it out for themselves. --Jeff Shannon
The Lost Room (Mini-Series) Reviews:
1* for quality, , 3* for finale, 5* for the trip ! 
2009-12-17 - The artifacting on disc one of this set is abominable - it may be that they tried to sqeeze in too much info onto one disc to keep costs down. Plus, though it says it is widescreen it isn't on disc one yet was on disc two (which didn't have artifacting issues).
It's watchable, it just isn't commercial dvd quality.
I haven't had any trouble with my "play all" selector - it works.
While the finale was a little weak, didn't make a lot of sense and felt rushed the trip getting there was fantastic, filled with great suspense and clever solutions that never seemed too contrived.
The shows underlying metaphor regarding the corrupting effect of possession of material goods is also rather clever and the sick way some of humanity attributes it's importance as "Godly" is also very amusing, if intentional. I don't really think the filmmakers intended such depth, but the plot and story lines lead to those metaphors and it works well.
Overall, well worth the new cost and time - it's a shame this didn't get picked up as a series. I like very few (read "none") of the Sci-Fi channel's offerings (well, maybe "BG for a while), so it really breaks my heart.
must see for syfy fans 
2009-11-30 - As a big syfy fan I loved the Lost Room. It was one of those movies you just can't pause. Once I finished the first part ( it's a three part mini series) I had to pop in the second one asap! With every scene you discover something new that keeps you wanting more. The plot is unique and unpredictable. The characters are real and easy to relate to. The concept is so one of a kind there is no way to guess what's coming next. I highly recommend the Lost Room DVD it's a steal for under $20. Great gift idea for all the syfy fans on your list.
Pretty darn good
2009-11-12 - My husband wanted to watch this because he heard from a coworker it was good. I was very reluctant, as I'm not into the shows on Sci-Fi, however I got pulled in and we ended up staying up late watching the whole mini series the same night! I just had to keep watching to see how it would continue and end. Great entertaining movie. and only $8!!
Very pleased 
2009-10-25 - I saw this short series when it originally aired and told my son about it when he was home on leave. He wanted to see it for himself and I was very happy to find it on Amazon. We got it in just a few days and he thoroughly enjoyed it. We just wish they had made more so some of the questions could have been answered!
One Heckofaflick.
2009-10-09 - I don't watch much TV so before the DVD I hadn't heard of "The Lost Room". I've read the other reviews and, although most describe the plot, I found the opinion of the DVD itself very informative. This is a really good SciFi drama. A great plot, intelligent script and good acting. Not scary, but interesting. I'd have gone bonkers if I had to wait for weekly installments. The DVD wasn't put together well, buttons don't work as they should and there are previews that lock out the menu, however, the story is worth the electronic inconveniences. Rent it, it's one heckofaflick.
