Scott LeBrun Interesting entry in the 'Masters of Horror' series is well acted, appropriately disturbing, and does the best it can at creating a dystopian future on a budget. If you're like this viewer and haven't read the source material, this adaptation does intrigue you as to where it's going. Why would rebel youth be out to drain the blood from senior citizens? Why are those dead bodies being piled into a garbage bin and immolated? Ultimately, this does have something to say about human nature in the face of adversity, and work its way towards a time honoured twist of just desserts. The frenzied editing and camera-work is merely distracting most of the time; it's unfortunate that has become common in modern fright fare. The music is largely discordant and does a fine job of disorienting the audience. Director Tobe Hooper indeed may have had an uneven career ever since his breakthrough classic "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre", but he actually does a pretty good job with this tale, scripted by Richard Christian Matheson from a story by his legendary father Richard Matheson.Jessica Lowndes stars as Peggy, a teenager living with an overprotective mother, Kate (Marilyn Norry) and working in her diner. A catastrophic event dubbed "The Blizz" has either killed or scarred many humans, and the younger generation are now running amok. One of the bad kids, Jak (Jonathan Tucker), is more sensitive than most and catches Peggy's eye. She sneaks out one night to be with him and goes to the club that he and his pals frequent. This is a decadent place where heavy metal is played and where women are made to "dance" in a rather creepy way. It's ruled by a grinning MC played to the hilt by the great Robert Englund, with whom Hooper had worked on "Eaten Alive" and "The Mangler".The big reveal near the end and the eventual comeuppance do make this intense tale worth sitting through. Until then, Hooper lets the acting carry the story along. Lowndes is appealing in the lead role, and Tucker does a creditable job as well. The atmosphere is pretty heavy and in general this *is* a decently entertaining episode if not among the more well regarded ones of 'Masters of Horror'.Seven out of 10.

trashgang Looking forward for the combination of director Tobe Hooper and Robert Englund it failed a bit. Not that Englund was bad, he dis a great job but the story was a bit weak and the way it was filmed annoyed me after a while. All those shaky shots and picture over picture didn't do this episode well. Not only that, there's not that much for horror buffs to find, there's no red stuff let even say gore to spot and the way the dead danced was a bit ridiculous. The acting itself was above mediocre and Jessica Lowndes (Peggy) as a newcomer did very well. But the end was predictable too. It sometimes looked a bit like a mess in the 'Doom Room'. Was it the way it was directed or filmed I can't tell. Not my favourite Dance Of The Dead and to be honest it was a bit remade again with Robert Englund in another turkey, Zombie Strippers (2008).Gore 1/5 Nudity 1,5/5 Effects 1,5/5 Story 2,5/5 Comedy 0/5

DVD_Connoisseur Hooper's "Dance of the Dead" is horror on an epic scale, dealing with an apocalyptic America that has descended into anarchy. This portrayal of a society that is on the brink of collapse is realistic but, ultimately, not really "Masters of Horror" material.There may well be elements of horror in this episode, I just didn't find it particularly engaging, frightening or horrific. Actress Jessica Lowndes who plays the lead role of Peggy is very watchable and I'm confident she will move onto bigger and better projects.Tobe Hooper's direction in this episode proved distracting. Sophisticated camera techniques proved irritating rather than effective, taking me out of the viewing experience instead of enhancing it. Too much flash and not enough bang...7 out of 10 for imagination but one of the weakest episodes I've seen despite excellent product values and a capable cast.

Kia_Tee The only thing that kept me watching this episode was the sexy bad boy performance of "Jak" by Jonathan Tucker. I was thoroughly impressed by his ability to show sensitivity through such a tough character. Tucker carried this whole film. Robert Englund is better off writing this character off as "what not to do in future film choices".The budding love story (or fascination story) between the two main characters is the only good point of this story, the rest of it was just plain rushed and horrible. The director seemed to caught up in trying to shock us with what the world had become that the characters and the story itself were lost in translation. The only horror I felt by the end of watching this was how small Tucker's paycheck must have been for such a great performance.