The Originals: The Complete First Season (DVD)
September 4, 2014
This spinoff of The Vampire Diaries is much darker than its sister show, focusing on familial relationships, revenge, and yes, a bit of sex.
This spinoff of The Vampire Diaries is much darker than its sister show, focusing on familial relationships, revenge, and yes, a bit of sex.
The non stop action engulfs any real plot that might have existed. While some of the martial arts is exciting, the constant use of CGI is a major disappointment.
Led by an all star cast, Lesley Ann Warren is delightful as the title character and shares a nice chemistry with the Prince, Stuart Damon.
Nicholas Cage cashes yet another paycheck with the dull and forgettable Rage. Sporting a hairpiece that no tornado could move, the actor offers little in the way of expression, simply going through the motions in this paint-by-the-numbers tail of revenge….
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