From
Dusk Till Dawn: The Series - Season One
(2014/E1 Blu-ray Set)
Picture:
A Sound: A Extras: A+ Episodes: A-
After
breaking out of prison and pulling off a 30 million dollar heist, the
Gecko brothers are making a run for the Mexican boarder with a Texas
Ranger hot on their tails. Their fate becomes mixed up with the
Fuller family when they steal them and their RV to cross the boarder,
but when they stop at a strip club full of vampires they all work
must together to survive ...or die.
From
Dusk Till Dawn: The Series - Season One
(2014) dares to take the hit vampire film and make a cable TV series
out of it. Seth (now played by DJ Cotrona) and Richie (now plated by
Zane Holtz) become Texas most wanted after stealing 30 million and
leaving a trail of dead Rangers. They are now chased by Ranger
Gonzalez who's after them for revenge for the death of his partner.
The Fuller family, a family who's lost their faith in god after the
death of their mother, finds their faith in each other tested when
their path crosses with the Geckos, but everything is placed on the
back burner when they find themselves trapped in an ancient
Aztec/Mayan temple full of snake/vampire people. Richie is somehow
lead by visions from beautiful vampire succubus queen imprisoned for
the last 500 years and requests him to 'free' her from the 9 Lords of
the the night.
Mexican
snake vampires, enough said. The series started out a bit slow,
going through the characters back story for the first half of the
season and kept on jumping back in time to explain all their stories,
but things got more interesting in the second half, after all the
characters end up at the temple. Ironically, the two killers become
the anti heroes fighting against the evil blood suckers of the night.
Impressive.
The
1080p 1.78 X 1 digital High Definition image across all the episodes
is top rate, worthy of the theatrical film and has a consistent
atmosphere, while the lossless DTS-HD MA (Master Audio) 5.1 mix on
all the episodes may have outdone the film with exceptional,
recording, mixing and overall sound design. Extras include a ton of
stuff, including commentary with director and staff, behind the
scenes, making of the characters, Q & A, trailers, gags, and much
more.
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Pilot
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Seth and Richie are making a run for the Mexican boarder and make a
quick pit stop at a liquor store where they run into Ranger Gonzalez
and his partner. Richie is haunted by demonic visions.
Blood
Runs Thick - The
Gecko brothers flee with Ranger Gonzalez hot on their tails. The
Fullers are also on their way to the Mexican boarder, unaware of the
fate in store for them.
Mistress
-
As Richie struggles with his visions, they stop by a hotel where they
run into the Fullers. Gonzalez searches for information on where the
Geckos might be.
Let's
Get Ramblin' - The
Gecko Brothers take the Fuller family hostage, but Gonzalez finds
them and things go South.
Self-Contained
-
After another daring escape the Gecko use the Fullers and their RV to
cross the Mexican boarder. Jacob cooperates for the safety of his
children.
Place
of Dead Roads - The
Gecko and Fuller barely manages to cross the boarder and ends up at
the Titty Twister where sin and vice are for sale.
Pandemonium
- The
Geckos are forced to stay and watch the sexy performance of Santanico
Pandemonium, and as Gonzalez shows up hell breaks loose as they are
trapped in a temple of vampires.
La
Conquista -
As Santanico seduces Richie, the Geckos and Fullers learn more about
the vampires origins and fight to find a way out of the temple.
Boxman
-
In order to escape the Gecko brothers are forced to enter the
Labyrinth, a prison of the mind made of their worst fears.
The
Take -
Seth and Richie manages to break free of the Labyrinth only to find
they have been backstabbed by Carlos, but now they have Santanico on
their side. The Fullers make a fateful choice.
-
Ricky Chiang
