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DVD Point Pleasant - The Complete Series
Combine elements of The O.C., Dawson's Creek, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Desperate Housewives, to name just a few, and you have the slight but diverting Point Pleasant. And for those frustrated by Fox TV's decision to cancel this 2005 series after just eight episodes, the good news is that this three-disc set includes the five episodes that never made it to the airwaves. The show centers on blonde teenager Christina Nickson (Elisabeth Harnois), who's pulled from the surf off the beach at Point Pleasant, New Jersey, and is soon taken in by one of the town's troubled families. It's not for nothing that Christina is, well, a bit mysterious; we learn that she is "the child of darkness," daughter of Satan himself, endowed with malevolent powers that she neither understands nor can control. Sleepy little Point Pleasant, meanwhile, will soon be "home to the greatest coming of evil since the angels fell from heaven," and Christina has arrived to usher in the End of Days, with a little help from the smarmy Lucas Boyd (Grant Show), ol' Mr. 666's errand boy. To that end, all sorts of bad stuff starts to happen: Insects attack! The church's stained glass window breaks! A dance marathon brings out the worst in the townsfolk! Teenagers get jealous! Horny adults flirt… and maybe more!
If all of that sounds pretty tame, that's Point Pleasant's principal problem: good premise, less than stellar execution. The show looks great, including the actors; the teens all appear to have stepped out of a Gap commercial, and the grownups are model-beautiful too. But their acting isn't nearly as hot as they are. Same goes for the dialogue (ten episodes in, people are still saying things like "This may sound crazy, but…"). And the special effects. And the excruciatingly slow pace of the story development. Most of all, even though the body count and the fear factor rise in the last few episodes, Point Pleasant (which was co-created by former Buffy writer-producer Marti Noxon) just isn’t scary enough. In trying to be titillating and concentrating so much on the characters' various personal problems, even those brought to light by Christina's appearance, the producers seem to have forgotten that when the Devil comes to town and the apocalypse is at hand, mere melodrama just won't cut it. In the end, those looking for genuine thrills have any number of other series and films to turn to. On the other hand, if a supernatural soap opera sounds like your cup of karma, then Point Pleasant is for you. The box set includes a "making of" featurette as well as the 13 episodes. --Sam Graham
Review(s): DVD Point Pleasant - The Complete Series
Yuck.
Lamest show EVER. Terrible acting, terrible writing, and just downright terrible. I can't believe Fox cancelled the brilliant Tru Calling for this piece of garbage. It's not as if Marti Noxon was good on Buffy, but I'd expect a little bit more from her than this.
Very disappointing. Don't waste your money.
WOW. TV beats the shows.
So how good was this this. I couldn't wait to watch it every week. Then I ordered it thru Netflix and watched all three discs on my days off. Tonight, I ordered the 3 DVD's new. Yes, it was that good. Great really.
Every actor on this show became their charactor. Every single one. Unlike a review I read tonight, this in my opinion was not The Omen meets the O.C. I don't watch the O.C. but I did see the Omen. In the Omen the "Star" was rotten to the core before finding out who he was. He loved being Satans kid. The opposite was true in point pleasant. She was a beautiful girl who hated who she was. The poor kid much like the series never had a chance.
When she's kicked out and says, "You're all the family I've got" I never felt worse while watching a show. The acting was unreal. She was so real. No camera tricks or music to hi-light the scene. Just great great acting.
You can't compare this to Buffy or Angel, long running shows with this but I'd love to see this for many years. I write few reviews but this show "moved me". So sad to see a person who comes off as so real get hurt so bad.
When she meets her Mother I felt her pain. People worse than devils everywhere.
So what about Fox. Great entertainment and then they cancel. Go figure.
Slow start? Not that I can remember. Great top to bottom.
And futhermore.
Would the "Anti-christ" beg to save the life of a friend? Like in the real world, who your parents are matters. I have to admit your father being Satan is different than being a jail-bird or drug addict but still seeing the world wanting to kill a young girl, a victum of her-own birthright, it's still sad. The ending should not have been the ending. This show should have joined Buffy and Angel but Fox doesn't like to do things like that anymore. I want more.
Excellent!!! The best gothic series which was never given a chance!
Point Pleasant was a series that never really got given a chance. Unfortunately, it was subject to a very long lead up to the action and special effect (6 - 7 episodes). I realise this was to do with the background to the story characters, but nevertheless this could have been much shorter (say 3 episodes). Thus, audiences quickly got bored unless you were a die hard fan. I think if all episodes had been aired, then viewing figures would have easily increased towards the end of the series. I thought it ridiculous that everywhere it was airing it was suddenly taken off TV without warning due to American audience figures!! I have read all reviews online and in the newspapers and the majority outside the states say it was a fantastic series. It is a pity that Fox could have not sold the rights on. Anyway, for a DVD set this is a fantastic buy, and finishes with a very explosive end to the series! - Well worth watching!!
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