Nick Kolodziejczak The Lost Room is a science fiction, miniseries thriller. Much like Stephen King did years ago with his television miniseries The Stand the director of the Lost Room decided to go the same route. The Lost Room is almost a biblical story of a motel room where all of the objects inside have supernatural powers. I personally, would of like to of seen more back story on how the room came to be, but it's all fine just how it was. The actors and actresses in the movie did a half way decent job of keeping me occupied with the movie for mainly being actors I have never watched act before, excluding Kevin Pollack, who did a terrific job in the movie Usual Suspect. I would have also liked to of known what had happened Martin Ruber's wife. It also seemed that they were going nowhere with the character called Lee Bridgewater, which was the female cop who had the deck of cards shown at her. It also seemed that once you seen certain objects after they were used once or twice they would disappear. Furthermore, I was confused by how the character named Howard Montague, or the Weasel, which was his nickname, was ever released or escaped from prison. The whole concept of the motel and the objects is a cool idea, and they did do a good job of making a good movie out of the idea. I would of like more back story on the characters, for example, the character named Jennifer Bloom, her brother supposedly had gone crazy trying to collect all of the objects. A few flashbacks would have been semi-helpful. It seemed like they would of or should have made a sequel to this movie the Lost Room, which I would be happy to watch.

mrdaley SyFy is known for their Mini-Series. Many of the programs on this channel are throwaway B-Movie junk, but occasionally the network airs something great: Tin Man, Alice, Taken. The Lost Room belongs with those great mini-series as the best SyFy has offered and the best Mini-Series ever. The story revolves around a father, Joe Miller played by Parenthood and Six Feet Under star Peter Krause, looking for his "lost" daughter, Anna played by Elle Fanning of Super 8 and We Bought a Zoo. Actually, Joe knows exactly where Anna is, but cannot get to her because she is lost in some other dimension...long story, and I won't spoil it. The production itself is great: acting, direction, and special effects are top notch. Dennis Christopher and Kevin Pollack have standout performances, but everyone plays their roles well. The only knock against the series is that it leaves a lot of questions unanswered. However, a good film is supposed to resonate with viewers. This film certainly sparked conversation, and always in a good way. I watched the show with a room full of high schoolers, and it kept them hooked for the three days we watched it. The greatest quality about the series is its creativity and ingenuity. Without going into too much detail, the characters are forced to work together in order to gather the "objects". Each object has its own special power - some better than others. The watch can hard boil and egg, but the key can take you to any room, anywhere in the world. Some objects, when combined, have more interesting powers. All of this makes for a highly engaging show that spans six 45 minute episodes. I do recommend not to watch them all back to back. The conversations that we had in between episodes were as much fun as watching them. If you are looking for an intelligent show or are sick of the droll programming on cable, find The Lost Room.

copperncherrio There are a bunch of objects that belong in the motel room. Each of them give you a power. There are different groups of people that have different beliefs about the room, whether they are the remains of God or just to be used by God. The reasoning behind these objects are unclear, and they don't go really too deep into the whole God thing. But the thing that brings all these Motel room together is key.And everything works under a certain line of rules. The mystery and the epic evolves around these objects. It's impressive that they made a mini-series that just involve simple objects and made them so interesting. The story centers around a single man who lost his daughter in the room. Like us he is discovering the history behind the objects like we are.Overall, this is a great epic that is intriguing and well written. I strongly suggest this show for those who love adventures and discovery.

foothill_warrior You may recognize (if you are an ancient computer nerd like me - or you like computer game trivia) the first line of one of the first computer text "adventure" games (technically called "Colossal Cave Adventure" http://jerz.setonhill.edu/if/canon/Adventure.htm ). I found this mini-series a bit like one of those games, where the protagonist Joe Miller discovers the "magical" properties of objects and novel ways to use them partly by trial and error (getting slammed from the sky in Gallup NM a bunch of times) or by his own cleverness. I appreciated the fact that this series was more cerebral than a lot of the shoot-em-up scifi genre ("space opera" based).Unlike some other reviews I thought this series was perfectly written, executed, and wrapped-up - with Joe's story basically finished, but the "door left open" (literally) for future story-lines.Another great thing about this series concept, like Stargate or others, is that the premise allows for the story to wander into many wild new environs and circumstances since the objects are so varied in type and usage. So writing opportunities for this series are endless - and I hope we have not seen the end.I might have liked to see more of the various "Cabals" and their philosophies and rituals explored - as that seems to mostly have occurred in the blog-o-sphere.SciFy - bring back "The Lost Room" !!