Horror Movies Forum - Harper's Island Moved To Saturday Nights

Re: Harper's Island Moved To Saturday Nights

dummy@example.com (BASSI) — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 10:12:06 +0000

i just saw trailer last night, looks really good

Re: Harper's Island Moved To Saturday Nights

dummy@example.com (azathoth) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:28:35 +0000

I agree with MomAteDog & Bulin- slow start but really gets going 1/2 way through. Gorier than expected for a broadcast show, also had some good tension. It has some of the usual horror tropes of people splitting up and such (which made me bang my head against the wall), but overall I was fairly impressed. There is some website associated with the show that gives you some more background info, which is sort of interesting.

Re: Harper's Island Moved To Saturday Nights

dummy@example.com (yourmotheratemydog715) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:24:11 +0000

BlackTequilaKiss wrote:

Thank you Wave already bookmarked for when it starts and equal thank you to you too YM, you have pretty damn good taste in movies etc, so I trust your opinion and this does sound like something I will get hooked into. Looking forward to this

Glad I could help BTK, and thanks for the "good taste in movies" compliment

Re: Harper's Island Moved To Saturday Nights

dummy@example.com (MistressOf Horror) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:37:18 +0000

I'll be checking this out ..

Re: Harper's Island Moved To Saturday Nights

dummy@example.com (WaveCrest) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:54:31 +0000

If you miss the first screening of the first two episodes, they're repeated later on Sunday night on BBC3 and again next week (Thursday or Friday).

Re: Harper's Island Moved To Saturday Nights

dummy@example.com (BlackTequilaKiss) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:35:20 +0000

Thank you Wave already bookmarked for when it starts and equal thank you to you too YM, you have pretty damn good taste in movies etc, so I trust your opinion and this does sound like something I will get hooked into. Looking forward to this

Re: Harper's Island Moved To Saturday Nights

dummy@example.com (WaveCrest) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:30:58 +0000

Harper's Island starts in the UK this Sunday night, on BBC3 at 9 pm with the first two episodes.

Re: Harper's Island Moved To Saturday Nights

dummy@example.com (yourmotheratemydog715) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:07:09 +0000

I really recommend it BTK and Jackal. I agree with Bulin that it's pretty slow at first. For the first few episodes it feels more like a soap opera than a horror show, but when it picks up, it's really entertaining. If you like murder mysteries/slashers, then I think you'd like the show.

Re: Harper's Island Moved To Saturday Nights

dummy@example.com (BlackTequilaKiss) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:30:17 +0000

Same here Jackal, I plan to see it when it airs on BBC3, we'll have to compare notes but have to admit it looks interesting

Re: Harper's Island Moved To Saturday Nights

dummy@example.com (jackalqueen) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:22:15 +0000

Thanks for that, I'll know not to give up if it's a bit slow to get going!

Re: Harper's Island Moved To Saturday Nights

dummy@example.com (Bulin) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:16:21 +0000

Im halfway through the dvds right now...slow start but it is picking up and getting better.

Re: Harper's Island Moved To Saturday Nights

dummy@example.com (jackalqueen) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:10:40 +0000

This is going to be shown soon on BBC3 in the UK - if anyone saw it all, can you say if it's worth watching? Thanks

Re: Harper's Island Moved To Saturday Nights

dummy@example.com (yourmotheratemydog715) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:11:47 +0000

Now that the series is over, I agree they couldn't have really done a second season, but I read somewhere that if the series did well, they did have ideas for a second season.

After you get past the first few episodes where it's more soap opera than horror, I thought that the series was pretty f'ing awesome. And I really liked the end twist.

Re: Harper's Island Moved To Saturday Nights

dummy@example.com (azathoth) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 14:29:13 +0000

WaveCrest wrote:

I thought this was a series which could have carried on past a first season. But then I've read on the web recently that it is a one-off 13 episode season.
It's being shown soon in the UK, on I think FX. Not 100% sure.

Once you see the end, you'll see why there is no real way to continue the series. Now another series in the same vein, however....

Re: Harper's Island Moved To Saturday Nights

dummy@example.com (killjoy) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 14:19:28 +0000

My wife and I watched this and agreed that while entertaining, this could have EASILY been fit into 7 or 8 episodes instead of 13....Dragged like a sonofabitch at the end...