Dreamland (2007)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

James P. Lay

Writers:

James P. Lay (story)
Kenny Saylors (story)

Release Date:

27 February 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Horror | Mystery

Tagline:

They know who you are...

Plot:

Cast

Jackie Kreisler	...	Meghan
Shane Elliott	...	Dylan
Marlo Bernier	...	Hitler (as Mark Bernier)
Jonathan Breck	...	Blake
Kyle Saylors	...	Dr. Niedlander
Channing Nichols	...	Rachel
Tony Vitucci	...	Michael
Rino Vitucci	...	Anthony
Wayland Geremy Boyd	...	Glenn
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bridget Brady	...	Mrs. Neidlander
Dashiell Howell	...	Young Blake
James P. Lay	...	Redneck reading paper
Ashton Livesay	...	Baby Rachel
Ward Roberts	...	Army Private

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (HDCAM)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Blue Voo Doo Technologies

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The DJ on the car radio announces that Elvis has enlisted in the armed services, then plays "Crazy" sung by Patsi Cline. Elvis enlisted in March of 1958. The song came out in 1961.

Movie Connections:

References "Star Trek" (1966)

Love Moody films like this- Little weird but I like that

There are some movies that let you know very early on what kind of ride you're in for. Whether it's a whole lot of explosions or a whole lot of dead bodies or a whole lot of laughs, sometimes you just know what you're in for before the whole thing really gets firing up.

"Dreamland" is one such movie.

And what "Dreamland" is letting us in for is the ride of a lifetime--across the desert. With a young couple whose primary hobby seems to be squabbling. After a quick stop at the Little Green Aleinn (sic) for a Beam Me Up Burger and Groom Lake Shake, they get back on the road, and sure enough, all hell breaks loose.

Suffice it to say that when Hitler starts screaming at you in German before he steals your car, it's pretty safe to say all hell has broken loose. And that's just the least of it.

"Dreamland" has a talent for freaky scenes. One noteworthy sequence features only the ground you can see under a flashlight circle. The circle of light moves, and that's all we can see--what's in that flashlight's radius. Every time Megan, our female lead, wakes up from a dream in this movie (she spends a surprisingly large amount of time asleep), she wakes up gasping with her eyes wide as saucers.

If you're one of the no doubt large number of people who misses Spooky Mulder and his various adventures, then this is a great way to bridge the gap, o former X-Phile.

The ending will not disappoint in terms of sheer freaky--in fact, it will almost go too far and circle back around to comic.

All in all, if you're looking for something totally out of left field, not too scary but plenty creepy, then "Dreamland" is going to make your night.