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Garth Marenghi's Darkplace: The Complete Series
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Garth Marenghi's Darkplace: The Complete Series

Matthew Holness, Richard Ayoade & Matt Berry

Customer rating on Garth Marenghi's Darkplace: The Complete Series: 5 out of 5 stars ( 32 customer ratings )

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Special Features

 

  • Click here to view an exclusive message from Garth and Dean
  • Audio commentary for each episode!
  • 12 page booklet written by Garth Marenghi and Dean Learner
  • Deleted scene
  • 'Darkplace Illuminata': character interviews
  • 'Misc. Horrificata Illuminata': character interviews
  • Image gallery
  • Original radio ads
  • Test footage
  • Colour bars
  • Original One Track Lover single
  • Easter Eggs (hidden features)

Review

 

From the best-selling master of darkness...

Celebrated horror genius Garth Marenghi introduces his long-lost television project: a haunting medical drama set in Romford.

The best-selling writer is already known to hundreds as the creative force behind such classic chillers as The Ooze (can water die?), Afterbirth (a mutated placenta attacks Bristol) and Black Fang (rats learn to drive).

Darkplace was originally filmed in the 1980s and has since earned a cult reputation as one of the most terrifying and radical television programmes ever made.

Even now, Garth warns that the show, which he describes as an effort to radicalise men's minds, may prove 'too subversive, too dangerous, too damn scary'.

Customer Reviews

 

Customer rating on Garth Marenghi's Darkplace: The Complete Series: 5 out of 5 stars

Average rating (32 reviews)

Customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars The opening credits alone merit this one 3 stars!

MovieMark | 20/05/2009 | See all MovieMark's reviews (32) »

You really have to have a warped sense of humour to fully appreciate this gem. It has some serious oddball moments - the actors purposefully act with about as much believability as your typical Fair City actor; the sets are purposefully dreadful; the editing designed to be the worst it can possibly be - and it's all the more wonderful for it. The jokes are hard-hitting, random, but always clever. The visual gags are even better, and the script, no matter how bizarre, always seems to work. Characters are intentionally dubbed over, with the same actor and out of sync, they nervously look at the camera several times each episode, props appear and disappear between obvious takes, words cannot describe how zany this series is. It has to be seen to be believed. Guwan, take a risk, you won't regret it!

Customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars Brilliant

Placenta | 01/05/2009 | See all Placenta's reviews (6) »

A true modern classic. The level of detail is quite stunning and it gets better with every watch. Plus, the commetary tracks are so funny you'll die of laughter.

Customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars You Are Entering My Darkplace...

Saundazzz | 17/04/2009 | See all Saundazzz's reviews (14) »

This is a really funny and original comedy series which I really enjoyed. Although I hate comparing two completely different series' it has to be said that the humour is very Mighty Boosh-esque and you can see that Noel and Julian must have got a lot of their ideas from working with these guys (they both appear in the series). I really love the fact that the series constantly pokes fun at itself but yet takes itself totally seriously at the same time.
I would recommend this to fans of shows such as The Mighty Boosh, Spaced & to a lesser extent Flight Of The Conchords.
This DVD is also packed with bonus material, and, overall is an essential addition to any comedy connoiseur's collection, so at this price its definately worth a look.

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Technical Details

 

Matthew Holness, Richard Ayoade, Matt Berry, Alice Lowe, Julian Barratt, Stephen Merchant, Graham Linehan & Noel Fielding

Richard Ayoade

15 years and over

2004

Fullscreen 4:3

English - Dolby Digital (2.0) Stereo

English

2 hours and 24 minutes (approx)

Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.

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