- Actors: Michael Moriarty, Samuel Fuller, Ricky Addison Reed, Andrew Duggan, Evelyn Keyes
- Directors: Larry Cohen
- Writers: James Dixon, Larry Cohen, Stephen King
- Producers: Larry Cohen, Barry Shils, Janelle Webb, Paul Kurta
- Format: Colour, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language English
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.77:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: R (Restricted) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Warner Archives
- DVD Release Date: 4 May 2010
- Run Time: 101 minutes
- ASIN: B003L2M584
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 36,705 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Excellent Sequel
6 Aug 2011
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I saw this movie for the first time about 20 years ago when I was a young teenager. I thought it was great. Of course I liked everything then. I still like it today, though. What I remember from years ago was it had a cool old guy in it and it took place partly in a church. I knew the old guy as the director of one of my favorite war movies: The Big Red One. Years later, the old guy is still pretty cool and ads a little life into a movie that has a lot going for it. Director Larry Cohen teams up with actor Michael Moriarty for the fourth time in their careers. Larry Cohen has contributed quite a bit to horror as a writer and director. His best known movies are the It's Alive series. I would have to say that this movie is one of the better teamings of Cohen and Moriarty. They first worked on the cult classic The Stuff and then went on to be participants in It's Alive 3: Island of The Alive which was an entertaining sequel. Then they made this movie and finally the last teaming between the two was the Masters of Horror episode: Pick Me Up which is my favorite Masters of Horror episode. There is a lot of action in this movie and it keeps getting better as it goes along. The vampires are totally in control of Salem's Lot and it is fun to see Michael Moriarty, his son and the cool old guy battle for their lives in this one. When I saw it was a DVD-R I thought that it would mean that this would be a VHS-like transfer to DVD. That was not the case. The picture is crystal clear and definitely DVD quality. The movie is also 1:85.1 widescreen which is another plus. This movie still holds up well. It is not as good as the original, of course, but that is a classic. It is an interesting study as to why the franchise did not go on. Samuel Fuller is still cool as the old guy.
Cheap knockoff of the real movie
24 April 2012
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I love Stephen King and his stories. This movie is a wannabe and does not make the cut. However, Amazon delivered it rapidly, safely and completely. I am definitely satisfied with Amazon....
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
A Satire on Horror Films
14 Sep 2011
Format:DVD
A Return to Salem's Lot
The credits list some actors who were well-known in the 1940s. This story is based on the Stephen King novel. Are some savages about to sacrifice a human? It's a cultural thing. There are gunshots to announce messengers with news from the States. [Is that Newark airport?] There is a funny scene at the used car lot! They arrive at the old house. "Thanks a lot Aunt Clara." The welcome wagon greets them. Then night falls. Teenagers learn to respect the residents. Children take care of the homeless. "Tell it to the judge." Is their welcome too good to be true? Where is Jeremy going?
They raise cows for milk and other products. Human blood can be infected with hepatitis, drugs, AIDS, etc. They want an anthropologist to record their society for the future. The children attend school at night. Kathy waited for Joey all these years. "Good Day, Dear." The people love their cows very much. An old geezer rolls up in his old jalopy asking for directions. Are those people the descendants of the "Speedwell"? [Those are Holstein cows (black and white), not Jersey cows (brown).] Has Jeremy developed a sensitivity to sunlight? There is a fight in the stream, and Joe is captured. The vampires are very wealthy, they've lived for 300 years and have grown wealthy from real estate. [What about taxes?] Is Van Meer looking for a Nazi? Van Meer knows how to cut out the red tape! Why did a Short Line bus stop at Salem's Lot? The townspeople entertain the tourists and travelers. Jeremy learns how to whittle to make a point. Is Kathy "one of them"?
So Van Meer and Joe Weber go about their task of saving humanity from the vampire menace of Salem's Lot. Shots are fired, they keep rolling up a body count. Will Van Meer step into a trap? His P-38 saves him, along with some Holy Water. Will fire consume the vampires? There is a showdown at the school. There are more gory effects in their escape. Many coffins burn. [Does the EPA approve?] Is there any safe place in town? Ever wonder why the flag poles of yesteryear have a spear point? The sun comes up and Van Meer and Joe and Jeremy leave. Now Jeremy has can write a winning essay on what he did on his summer vacation.
Aside from "Salem's Lot" there are echoes of "Night of the Living Dead", "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", and other films. This is one of the funniest horror films since "Love at First Bite". This is an entertaining fast-paced film but it won't be appreciated by everyone. There are shocking words in the beginning; they would be censored on broadcast TV. The story line is so crude is had to be done for comic effects. And it worked for me!
The credits list some actors who were well-known in the 1940s. This story is based on the Stephen King novel. Are some savages about to sacrifice a human? It's a cultural thing. There are gunshots to announce messengers with news from the States. [Is that Newark airport?] There is a funny scene at the used car lot! They arrive at the old house. "Thanks a lot Aunt Clara." The welcome wagon greets them. Then night falls. Teenagers learn to respect the residents. Children take care of the homeless. "Tell it to the judge." Is their welcome too good to be true? Where is Jeremy going?
They raise cows for milk and other products. Human blood can be infected with hepatitis, drugs, AIDS, etc. They want an anthropologist to record their society for the future. The children attend school at night. Kathy waited for Joey all these years. "Good Day, Dear." The people love their cows very much. An old geezer rolls up in his old jalopy asking for directions. Are those people the descendants of the "Speedwell"? [Those are Holstein cows (black and white), not Jersey cows (brown).] Has Jeremy developed a sensitivity to sunlight? There is a fight in the stream, and Joe is captured. The vampires are very wealthy, they've lived for 300 years and have grown wealthy from real estate. [What about taxes?] Is Van Meer looking for a Nazi? Van Meer knows how to cut out the red tape! Why did a Short Line bus stop at Salem's Lot? The townspeople entertain the tourists and travelers. Jeremy learns how to whittle to make a point. Is Kathy "one of them"?
So Van Meer and Joe Weber go about their task of saving humanity from the vampire menace of Salem's Lot. Shots are fired, they keep rolling up a body count. Will Van Meer step into a trap? His P-38 saves him, along with some Holy Water. Will fire consume the vampires? There is a showdown at the school. There are more gory effects in their escape. Many coffins burn. [Does the EPA approve?] Is there any safe place in town? Ever wonder why the flag poles of yesteryear have a spear point? The sun comes up and Van Meer and Joe and Jeremy leave. Now Jeremy has can write a winning essay on what he did on his summer vacation.
Aside from "Salem's Lot" there are echoes of "Night of the Living Dead", "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", and other films. This is one of the funniest horror films since "Love at First Bite". This is an entertaining fast-paced film but it won't be appreciated by everyone. There are shocking words in the beginning; they would be censored on broadcast TV. The story line is so crude is had to be done for comic effects. And it worked for me!
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