Review by Gary Tooze

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• Interviews with 5 members of the crew

• 6 Deleted Scenes (about 6.5 minutes)

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Description: An epic adaptation of John Wyndham’s best-selling iconic novel, which brings his terrifying creation of carnivorous plant species to life in a CGI extravaganza, supported by a sensational all-star cast that includes Dougray Scott, Joely Richardson, Brian Cox, Eddie Izzard, Vanessa Redgrave and Jason Priestley.

In this electrifying thriller, social order collapses as humanity confronts a double catastrophe. The majority of people have been blinded in a freak solar storm leaving them at the mercy of opportunists who still have their sight. Meanwhile the Triffids are evolving and advancing on the towns in search of human prey.

In the face of total human annihilation, it is down to a select few to take a stand against mankind’s deadliest adversary, a foe with a fatal sting and an unquenchable taste for human flesh.

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An epic adaptation of John Wyndhams best-selling iconic novel, which brings his terrifying creation of carnivorous plant species to life in a CGI extravaganza, supported by a sensational all-star cast that includes Dougray Scott, Joely Richardson, Brian Cox, Eddie Izzard, Vanessa Redgrave and Jason Priestley. In this electrifying thriller, social order collapses as humanity confronts a double catastrophe. The majority of people have been blinded in a freak solar storm leaving them at the mercy of opportunists who still have their sight. Meanwhile the Triffids are evolving and advancing on the towns in search of human prey. In the face of total human annihilation, it is down to a select few to take a stand against mankinds deadliest adversary, a foe with a fatal sting and an unquenchable taste for human flesh..

 

 

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We get about 1.5 hour's worth of cast interviews - very weak image - and mostly they talked about their characters. During Jason Priestly's there is plenty of background screaming as the film was being made at the same time - but the interviewer and he, amusingly, ignored it. There is also interview pieces on 5 of the crew, 6 shortish deleted scenes and a slap-dash, half-hour, 'Making of...' shot during production.

BOTTOM LINE:
I was reminded a lot of Fernando Meirelles' Blindness, with the more frank explorations of harrowing social events that might transpire if most of the world lost their ability to see. I like the whole flesh-eating plant thing too - even enjoying the 81' UK/Aussie TV flic (reviewed HERE). I loved the 62' original film (reviewed HERE) and I might put this one somewhere in between. It has good value for sci-fi fans, a great cast, and an impressive visual appearance on Blu-ray. It may be a perfect late Friday night fodder for the insomniac types (3 hours here folks!) - worthy of a spin and probable revisit one day.