V - The Final Battle

V - The Final Battle
by Richard T. Heffron

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Actor: Faye Grant, Jane Badler, Michael Durrell, Richard Herd, Robert Englund
Director: Richard T. Heffron
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Georgian (Subtitled); Chinese (Subtitled); Thai (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 267 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-08-06
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Warner Home Video

DVD Reviews of V - The Final Battle

DVD Review: V THE FINAL BATTLE
Summary: 5 Stars

I USED TO WATCH THIS WHEN IT WAS ON TV, WHEN I SEEN IT ON HERE I JUST HAD TO BUY IT. AND I'M GLAD I DID IT WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION, STILL IN PLASTIC. DVD'S WORKED VERY WELL I WAS VERY PLEASED.

DVD Review: Whats old is new again
Summary: 4 Stars

I remember the ads for this program and I remember thinking how great it was. I think it has lasted the test of time. My kids enjoy it too.

DVD Review: V-The Final Battle.........
Summary: 4 Stars

True, V seems ancient by today's standards but, in its' day, it was a ratings powerhouse for NBC and stands as, perhaps, the greatest television miniseries of all-time. The sequel was created to tie up loose ends that was left in the original miniseries(basically a retelling of the rise of Nazi Germany, the Holocaust, and the Third Reich, with a science fiction cover)with the Visitors trying to take over Earth.

V - The Final Battle picks up where V left off. The resistance are still fighting the Visitors, and they finally uncover just exactly what it is that the Visitors are here for.

While it is a great sequel(no doubt about that), it is pretty evident that Kenneth Johnson left in its' early stages as the sequel isn't quite as strong storywise as the first. All the actors from the original series reprise their roles. Still, it's one I highly recommend to all SCI-FI fans. It stands the test of time as a great Science-Fiction achievement.

DVD Review: Good Serie, Bad DVD
Summary: 3 Stars

The serie is a favourite of all time; but, what happened with this DVD edition? Double side? Mono sound?

The European edition is much better: The Complete Collection (V-The Original TV Miniseries, V-The Final Battle, V-The Complete Series) is in Dolby Surround, Multilanguage, Double Layer, Print Disc...

Why don't in America?

I'm waiting for a new DVD release or the Blu-Ray edition.

DVD Review: Cheesy 80s Sci-Fi romp but NARY A DVD EXTRA IN SIGHT!
Summary: 4 Stars

Not quite as well thought-out as the original V, but still a enjoyable, albeit a bit cheesy 1980's sci-fi romp! The final conclusion of "the battle" is, well, just kind of goofy. One of those "we've only got 15 minutes of air time left, so let's wrap this all up pronto" endings. To call the last 15 minutes "sci-fi" is a stretch, "just plain dumb" would be a more apt description.

OTHERWISE, the other 5 1/2 hours are fast-paced and entertaining, although the plot is rather like swiss-cheese, with LOTS of holes and continuity gaps!

Still, given the era and the made-for-TV format, it's still a nice trip back in time to the good old days before the now oft misused and abused CGI of today. I can't count the number of newer movies that suffer from what I like to call "video-game syndrome". "Laws of physics??? Never heard of 'em!," said the director. At least with V, the effects may be cheesy, but they at least stick to "real world" physics!

DVD wise, TWO, DOUBLE-SIDED discs, with the fourth side being a BLANK!
Not an extra to be found except close-captioning! At least the original V contains a director's commentary. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ON THIS SET, THOUGH! Just the show!

All in all, I'd give it FOUR stars. The story of the growth of a resistance movement is ALWAYS relevant to the story of LIBERTY and FREEDOM from tyranny!

Description of V - The Final Battle

Marc Singer, Robert Englund and Michael Ironside in the thrilling sequel miniseries about human resistance to alien invaders - from the birth of the first interspecies child to a harrowing countdown to nuclear doomsday.

DVD Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access

Though followers of current science fiction television series may dismiss V: The Final Battle as a quaint relic from the pre-computer animation days, the six-hour miniseries about an alien invasion of Earth was a ratings juggernaut for NBC in 1984 and should still provide some entertainment for hard-bitten devotees and fans of '50s-style sci-fi. The Final Battle picks up four months after the shock conclusion of the 1983 prequel miniseries, with a small group of humans known as the Resistance struggling to convince their fellow humans that a fleet of seemingly friendly visitors from space are in fact bent on world domination.

Executive producer Kenneth Johnson (who oversaw most aspects of the first series) only supervised the sequel's script (which underwent several changes before its airing), and the writing occasionally suffers due to the lack of his attention. But the series still delivers its share of action and intrigue, as well as one showstopping gruesome moment involving the birth of interspecies twins. Acting is again a stumbling block, with leads Marc Singer and Faye Grant as bland as any performers from the American International Pictures stable; character actor Michael Ironside makes the strongest impression as a tough Resistance member, and a pre-Freddy Krueger Robert Englund is amusing as a kind-hearted alien. The miniseries was followed by an inevitable weekly series featuring most of the same cast, which was demolished in the ratings by Dallas, but a faithful Resistance-like following remains to this day. --Paul Gaita

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