Product Details

• Actors: Jodelle Ferland, Arjay Smith, Branden Nadon, Michael Ironside
• Directors: Ernest R. Dickerson
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: ANCHOR BAY
• DVD Release Date: December 11, 2007
• Run Time: 58 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000WC38FU
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #33,686 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

Product Description

For two geeky best friends who ve only experienced
carnage via their video games, it s the ultimate late
night dare: Ever seen a real dead guy? But when the
pair breaks into a creepy local mortuary, they unleash a ferocious ghoul (Michael Ironside of SCANNERS and STARSHIP TROOPERS) who s hungry to share a few depraved urges of his own. Even if these pals-forlife can resist a violent suburban blood-spree, is there any peer pressure more horrific than that of the undead? Jodelle Ferland of SILENT HILL co-stars in this grisly twist on teenage vampirism written by series creator Mick Garris.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Typical Masters of Horror, October 5, 2007

By	Jay (USA) - See all my reviews

I can't bash the MOH series because regardless of how dumb they are I continue to check them out. I guess I am on a mission to find one that blows me away. I'm starting to think I may need to give up. The V Word was no exception to the typical MOH story. This one is a vampire story. It had it's moments, but nothing to rave about. There were times I wondered if I should shut if off or not, but I forged on and came up empty. I would say it's up to you to check it out but I wouldn't strongly recommend it.

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Watch, January 8, 2008

By	Santeria "Son of Tazz" (Tallahassee) - See all my reviews

I bought this on the Strength of Michael Ironside being in it.He is just so manic in his performances that he holds the viewer by dint of his own energy. The earliest example of Ironside that I know of is a USA network Half hour piece from the 1988 Episode (of some Obscure TV Series)by Ray Bradbury called "The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl".If you can get a view of this, its not a great show by any means, but Ironside plays off Robert Vaughn so well that he generates his own heat and light right up to the denoument.
The V WORD is attempting to be innovative, so I assume thats why it has polarised views. I watched the show on DVD on a 5.1 sound system and the call of the night voices amongst many elements just touch the right view, and the right feel.
The DVD extras are a plus too.The commentary is a very good highlight, and shows how Mick Garris is viewing things and how the Director is approaching things. The FX are discussed, and shown in some of the extras, and for a low Budget TV show, the quality is very good. Whilst not as high in production Values as MILLENNIUM ( Seasons 1 and 3 being the most ideal), the V WORD holds a good place in quality production. Dickerson brings a fans delight to the fright, and I feel this works well on many levels.

3.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable MOH episode despite some flaws, December 13, 2007

By	N. Durham "Big Evil" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

As much as I loved Tales From the Crypt: Demon Knight, I wouldn't call Ernest Dickerson a "master of horror". Then again, when you get right down to it, other than John Carpenter, Dario Argento, Takishi Miike, John Landis, Tobe Hooper (who is a shell of his former self), and maybe Lucky McKee (the guy's got talent), I wouldn't call many of the directors of Mick Garris' Masters of Horror series masters of the genre either. All that aside, The V Word is a pretty fun and bloody vampire tale, featuring the always great Michael Ironside as a powerful vamp discovered by two friends (Arjay Smith, Branden Nadon) who decide to break into a mortuary. The story, scripted by Garris himself, is actually pretty fun and Dickerson's direction is energetic and atmospheric as well. The gore effects from industry legends Greg Nicotero and Howard Berger are nicely done as well, and Ironside himself is a scene stealer. The only real downsides to The V Word is that while it is enjoyable, there isn't anything really special about it either. It's not very suspenseful, and is kind of slow moving in the beginning, but wraps up nicely in the end. All in all, The V Word is a solid episode of the second season of Masters of Horror, and while Ernest Dickerson is no master of the genre, he's not a novice to it either.