Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.

GamerTab That was an excellent one.

JinRoz For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

Robert Reynolds This is the first of two re-workings of the original Twilight Zone series created by Rod Serling. There will be mild spoilers ahead:This was a reasonably good attempt to bring back the old Twilight Zone series. Alan Brennert served as the executive story consultant, at various points both Harlan Ellison and George RR Martin were significantly involved in the show, some excellent stories were used as the starting point for scripts, including The Last Defender of Camelot by Roger Zelazny, Nightcrawlers by Robert R. McCammon, Shatterday and Paladin of the Lost Hour by Harlan Ellison, A Saucer of Loneliness by Theodore Sturgeon and The Star by Arthur C. Clarke, among others, while original scripts were done by Brennert, Martin, Ray Bradbury, David Gerrold and others. The talent was there, the first season was reasonably strong and there was much to like about the show. The show lasted two seasons on CBS and had a third in syndication. So what went wrong?For one thing, there was no Rod Serling. The shows were, frankly, all over the map. There was no real unifying vision to set just what a "Twilight Zone" story was. For another, 1985 was not 1959. The show had an all too familiar feel to it, so the novelty wore off quickly. There were more options for the audience. When the first series was on, there was no cable TV, there were no VCRs and most people had only three channels from which to choose.Finally, it stood in the rather long shadow of the original, from which it could not escape. The series more or less holds up even today, but there are more misfires in the 1985 version than there were in the 1959 version.This is available on DVD and is worth revisiting if you enjoyed it when it was on. Recommended.

CinefanR There is something about the 1985 "Twilight Zone" that makes it fascinating. It's that unique charm of the 80's, the intelligent writing, its ability to surprise, the eerie and mysterious atmosphere -who could forget the intro? The show also brings back memories from those times, which makes it a personal experience. But "Twilight Zone" is above all a document of the 80's, so if you want to emerge yourself in that era, for study or pleasure, this is it. Even if a few stories don't excel in originality, the narrator's spoken lines are always so well put, it's exhilarating. My favorite episodes include "I of Newton", "Kentucky Rye", "A Small Talent for War", "But Can she type", just to name a few. There are many others, priceless pieces of story telling that make outstanding television, especially today. "Twilight Zone" is always thought provoking, poignant, insightful and simply magic – qualities that I couldn't find in the earlier black & white version or the more recent revival. The 80's version beats the original by far, in my opinion. This is a review on the First Season of Twilight Zone. The second season is simply unwatchable. There's no trace of the Zone's mystery, the scripts, the actors and the direction are lousy. Stick to season 1.

abrown975 This is such a great reincarnation of the iconic anthology series. Narrated by a man with such an unforgettable voice such as Charles Aidman, this series had such great tales. Scary, lesson-teaching, feel-good, comedy, or just plain ironic, the 1985 version of the Twilight Zone has left its mark on the people of the world. With such acclaimed actors like Bruce Willis, Melinda Dillon, Robert Klein, Morgan Freeman, Martin Landau, Charles Martin Smith, Frances McDormand, Frances Conroy, Victor Garber, Richard Kiley, George Wendt, Jeffrey Tambor, Helen Mirren, Elliot Gould, John Carradine, Ralph Bellamy, and more guest starring in many of the episodes, this has certainly left me begging for more from the writers, hoping that maybe, just maybe, they might try to reincarnate it again. Go Twilight Zone!

Apollo_11 I remember the "new" series of The Twilight Zone with much fondness. I grew up with them. I don't remember many films/TV programs from childhood, but one episode from this series stood out for me more than any other. It was called "The Burning Man" and it was the most eerie piece of film making I had ever witnessed as a kid. In fact it first inspired me to start film directing.I know now that this short episode came from a book by Ray Bradbury, but it was the way the short film was shot that awe-inspired me. I seem to remember it featured a young Danny Cooksey as the kid. Had Piper Laurie in it too.Please CBS, bring them out on DVD. (And do it proper with extra features!)