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5.0 out of 5 stars Classic TV horror from the 1970's , 30 Jun 2006

By	I. R. Kerr (Lancashire) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

I saw this series when it first came out and if there have been any re-runs I have missed them. There are only 6 episodes, plus an extra "Murrain" from another series. The first one, 'Baby' is the one I most remember and one particular image from this episode has stayed with me ever since. A vet and his pregnant wife move into a new home in the countryside. They find an old jar and inside it a strange mummified creature. The wife hears that the area has a history of animal miscarriages and this plays on her mind,soon she starts to see the rocking chair moving and hears strange noises. The suspense builds up brilliantly until the last scene when she goes to investigate a noise downstairs and sees.....well you just have to see it.
The second one is about a ghostly dolphin 'Buddyboy' and is more of a psychological horror. It stars Martin Shaw as the owner of an adult movie theatre, thus allowing a few brief breast flashes to be used.
"The Dummy" concerns a C list actor's descent into alcoholism over his wife, who has left him for another actor and his dependence on one role, that of a shrunken Godzilla "The Dummy" of the title. Is he pushed over the edge by his depression or is there something more sinister?
"Special Offer" is based in a supermarket where strange things are occurring. Could it be their mascot "Briteway Billy" is really alive or are the poltergeist like disturbances more do with the plain check-out girl's infatuation with her boss. A great character performance by Pauline Quirke.
"What Big Eyes" has a man who tries to become a werewolf by extracting blood from wolves and experimenting on himself. An RSPCA inspector checking on the wolves disappearances is on his trail.
"During Barty's Party" is a claustrophobic tale of an elderly couple whose home comes under attack from what they believe to be a horde of rats, once again nothing is seen. Their only hope appears to be contact via a radio phone-in show.
There is no closing music which neatly sets off the fact that the stories tend to end with a suggestion of the terror to come rather than complete disclosure, some may regard this as a weakness but at the time I remember it being very effective and creepy.
You also get a booklet on the making of the series and several PDF files of the scripts you can look at on your PC. Well done Network for getting this ATV gem on release, let's hope some more see the light of day soon.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good .... but not a classic series by any means., 25 Oct 2007

By	D. Wright (Scotland) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The late Nigel Kneale was arguably one of the the most influential script writers in British television. It can also be argued that his influence reaches beyond the genre of sci-fi but "Beasts" is a very unpredictable animal. While the first story on the DVD is pure gold, the rest are a mixed bag and if your idea of terror is groceries falling off shelves - I suggest you get out more. The acting on display isn't merely unfashionably mannered but the actors commitment is of the " this may tosh but, well, it pays the mortgage " level. All too often the central idea of the story is good but the stories lose dramatic impetus. While it desirable for drama to allow the viewer to draw their own conclusions all too often "Beasts" seems to hint at profundity rather than deliver entertainment. The stories seemed to have underlying theme of the individual's thirst for freedom and right to self-determination but when it comes down to it this is series often is no more than a collection of sub-par "Tales of the Unexpected". But like all TV from the pre-MTV era it is easy to admire the more relaxed editting and even if the stories promise more than they deliver they are at least original.
In summary, interesting but not essential viewing, I'm afraid "Beasts" bark is worse than its bite.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Not very inspiring I'm afraid., 14 Jun 2007

By	geurilla pen (UK) - See all my reviews

A rather disappointing anthology in my opinion. Six independent stories of varying quality with not enough substance to recommend purchasing.

The first story Baby has already been well described here and whilst good it ends rather abruptly for me. It is also not really clear what the 'thing' at the end actually is, it tells you in the production notes but there is no way you would have known otherwise so whilst leaving things to ones imagination is good, on occasion you have to be slightly more explicit about what you are attempting to portray if you want viewers to 'get it'

The second story 'Buddyboy' about the spirit of a vengeful dolphin is ok but seriously marred by an irritating female lead whose character and acting are unconvincing; on top of an unconvincing plot this does not make for entertaining viewing.

Number 3 is 'The Dummy' which I quite enjoyed concerning a depressed actor who becomes 'possessed' by the creature he is playing in a horror production. The scenes where the police are involved are ridiculous though. TWO coppers turn up in response to a 999 call that there is a wild animal loose on a film set that has killed someone. The sergeant insists (twice!) on confronting the 'creature'/rescuing someone ALONE whilst the PC is just seen feebly standing around and at one point half attempting (and failing) in letting a woman walk past him and confront the deranged actor from the other door. Very unrealistic but not too bad over all if you can ignore the massive plot holes.

Special Offer is next about a poltergeist in a supermarket. Pauline Quirke puts in a good performance but it's hard to convey terror with a series of scenes of baked bean tins falling off shelves and bags of flour exploding. Not bad.

What Big Eyes is rubbish. Very dull, unimaginative nothing actually happens in this. The writer and director forgot to insert anything actually taking place in this as they were too busy with the characterisation and dialogue. Very lame ending as well.

The last one is 'During Barty's Party' concerning a couple trapped in their house by a horde of (unseen) super rats! It's quite good but again seems to end prematurely when the ideas have been exhausted as to what to do next. A really annonying element I found through all of them was how volatile a lot of the relationships were. It was if the characters are perpetually in a rage over the slightest incident or comment; this really grates after a while and you wonder why in the stories the other person would put up with continually being spoken to like this.

Anyway, for your money you get 2 quite good, 3 tolerable and 1 rubbish. Even the 2 quite good aren't enough to justify this and having watched them once I have no desire to do so again.

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