The Lost Room (Mini-Series) |  | Actors: Peter Krause, Julianna Margulies, Peter Jacobson, Dennis Christopher, April Grace
Studio: Lions Gate
Category: DVD
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Rating:  102 reviews
Sales Rank: 6830
Format: Subtitled, Color, NTSC, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 270 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: D21176D
UPC: 012236211761
EAN: 0012236211761
ASIN: B000MMMTD2
Theatrical Release Date: December 11, 2006
Release Date: April 3, 2007
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Product Description
A detective investigating mysterious occurrences in room ten at the Sunshine Motel discovers a portal to another universe.
Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: UN
Release Date: 8-JAN-2008
Media Type: DVD
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If you're a fan of NBC's 2006 hit show Heroes, chances are you'll get a similar kick out of The Lost Room, a three-part, 4.5-hour Sci-Fi Channel miniseries originally broadcast in December 2006. It's pure hokum (especially when compared to Heroes, which rises from the same creative zeitgeist), and not nearly as clever at it initially seems to be, but there's something undeniably compelling about its premise, which turns everyday objects from the Kennedy era into powerful talismans of supernatural force. The present-day story is rooted in a dark, terrible, and cosmically reverberant incident that occurred in a remote motel room in 1961. Now it's 45 years later, and Detective Joe Miller (Six Feet Under's Peter Krause) has acquired a motel-room key that turns any door into a portal to "the lost room," a kind of alternate-reality no-man's-land, where his young daughter Anna (Elle Fanning, a look-alike for her older sister Dakota) soon goes missing. In his quest to retrieve her, Miller attracts the dangerous attention of various secret factions (with names like The Order, The Legion, and The Collectors) in heated competition to locate the many objects that hold strange powers and could, when gathered together, yield amazing benefits or tear reality apart. Beginning with Krause, superb casting makes The Lost Room constantly engaging, even when its logic borders on nonsensical. Clearly intended as a potential series, it leads to a let-down ending where too many questions remain unanswered, but getting there is a blast. And while the smart, beautiful Julianna Margulies seems cast adrift as Miller's bland love interest (and a member of the object-seeking underground), the story grows increasingly intriguing with the introduction of a wealthy father (Kevin Pollak) obsessed with curing his cancerous son with the objects; an unstable nebbish (Peter Jacobsen) who's been driven nearly mad by his visits to the lost room; a devious doctor (Dennis Christopher) who falls in with a group of religious zealots convinced that the lost room leads to God; and various supporting characters (including comedian/monologist Margaret Cho) and subplots that lead you to believe this is all leading to something fantastic. That The Lost Room fails to deliver on its early promise doesn't mean it's a waste of time; it's got the same clever appeal as Heroes and Lost, and one can easily see how it might've made a more rewarding long-form series. Individual reactions will vary, but fans of supernatural sci-fi will want to check it out for themselves. --Jeff Shannon
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 A Treat for Sci-Fi Fans February 9, 2010
GoodRead65 (Southern California USA)
Just got through the first disc and if the second is even half as good it'll still be worth the ride.
The Lost Room has all the key ingredients of an award winning show: great premise, great cast (headed by Peter Krause of Six Feed Under fame), and great writing. The supporting actors were clever, watchable, and real...even antagonists like the Weasel (e.g. "You couldn't have got a cordless?!?!") were a treat. I thought Julianna Margulies was a bit underutilized but that just allowed all the focus to be on Krause. Also, I've seen a tendency of sci-fi shows to get carried away with adding powers or cast (e.g. Heroes, 4400) and lose cohesiveness. Thus far, Lost Room has stuck to the rules/boundaries it originally set; the writers don't "spring" new characters or modify powers just to suit the story.
I find it both a shame and a blessing that this show wasn't made into a series. It's a shame because there are apparently a lot of unanswered questions at the end of the miniseries. That said, I have doubts how well this show would have translated into a weekly series. It would have been a travesty if this show had degenerated into a Heroes or 4400 (my apologies to any diehard fans reading this). So yes, it is a downer that the show didn't have a "proper" ending but it was still a good show nonetheless. Plus I've gotten used to abrupt endings to great shows: Dead Like Me, Carnivale, etc.
Oh, and yes, the DVD menu/options are very poor. Fortunately the show's quality makes up for it.
 Am I Missing Something February 5, 2010
Joe Doorman
I admit that I am late coming to the purchase and viewing of the Lost Room DVD. That said, I saw the original series and loved the whole thing, the premis, the writing, the acting , the settings etc. So, when I finally decided to purchase the DVD I did so with eyes open taking into consideration some negative comments regarding the quality of the DVD itself. Note that none of the reviews were negative with respects to the actual story line etc. My problem, and my question is where did the segment regarding the glass eye and the visit to the vault to retrieve the glass eye disappear to? It was not on my video and I am wondering if other viewers missed it as well. To someone who did not see the series in its entirety on TV this is a crucial segment in understanding the ending. Perhaps I just have a defective DVD, or perhaps I am running into one of the DVD issues previously noted by earlier reviewers. Without this segment I can not recommend the DVD version of the lost room and that is a loss in itself.
the lost room January 30, 2010
amy zone (united kingdom)
after seeing it on a friends vidieo I got it dvd and it was even better it kept me on the edge of my seat in suspense
 worth watching January 21, 2010
lucy cranky (columbus, Ohio)
This is science fiction. I like science fiction; therefore, I enjoyed it. I think the producers were on a budget. It could have been more detailed in presenting the characters. All in all I would recommend it. It is very well worth the money and the time spent in watching. Too bad they didn't do a second season.
DVD Flaws January 9, 2010
R. A. Mandylor (USA)
While I enjoyed the mini-series during its original airing on the Sci-Fi channel, I was greatly disappointed by the quality of the dvd itself. The menu is reasonably flawed. The "Play All" function merely repeats the previews until returning to the menu screen. Also, the highlighting function which displays the menu choice you are making is frequently misaligned, causing you to select the wrong option.
Also, the dvd only allows the "stop" function to be used while watching the program. You cannot stop the dvd from any of the menus or during the previews.
I am aware that this is the only dvd you can buy of this program, but it is really irritating to deal with this dvd.
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