Genre: Television: Series Rating: NR Release Date: 8-SEP-2009 Media Type: DVD
Amazon.com: Harper's Island, the guiltiest pleasure of the 2009 summer TV season, is part Agatha Christie and part Friday the 13th. This cleverly plotted 13-episode CBS mystery event invites return visits to the eponymous island where a good portion of an ill-fated wedding party will not survive to celebrate the happy couple's first anniversary. Harper's Island begins with a "Whap" and goes out with a "Sigh" (each onomatopeaic episode title replicates the sound of a victim's demise). Here's the set-up: Pauper Henry (Christopher Gorham) and princess "Trish" (Katie Cassidy) have invited family and friends to Harper's Island, located 37 miles off the coast of Seattle, for their nuptials. Seven years earlier, John Wakefield slaughtered six people there. These were the first murders in the history of the island. A title card warns us they will not be the last. One by one, episode by episode, a killer (or killers) methodically picks off the wedding guests in grisly and gory fashion. Some characters are more expendable than others, and those who are dispatched early don't get the chance to make much of an impression (cousin Ben doesn't even make it out of the dock in the opening episode), but as the mystery unfolds and the body count escalates, viewers become more emotionally invested in those who survive the longest. For Abby Mills (Elaine Cassidy) this is all kinds of personal. Abby, Henry's once-inseparable childhood friend, has not been back to the island since Wakefield, presumed dead, slaughtered her mother. She is reunited with her estranged father, the sheriff (Jim Beaver), and Jimmy (C.J. Thomason), the boy she left behind. Harper's Island will keep viewers guessing until its final twist, which is a doozy, although somewhat suspect. But until then, the series is an effective horror show that gets under your skin with its attractive cast, soap-opera dramatics, tantalizing red herrings, and quality kills (although nothing in the show is as creepy as the unnerving little girl named Madison). Those who missed the boat when Harper's Island first aired are advised to steer clear of the spoiler-heavy bonus features until you've watched it through to the bloody end. --Donald Liebenson
Harpers Island ^ Excellent service - received the DVD very quickly even using the free shipping. Product was enjoyed by my son as it was purchased as a gift. He was very pleased with the DVD and has enjoyed watching it several times. It keeps you in suspense throughout the video and has a few twists and turns along the way. Everytime you think you have it figured out, it surprises you.
Fantastic,shocking. loved it ^ Loved every minute of this series......Always wanted to live on a cute little beachy island, small community, after watching this, FORGET IT......Tried watching this @ work on night shifts, impossible. This is a series that need your full attention every minute or you will miss one small thing that will throw you off and you will never get back on track. Final note: DIDN'T SEE IT COMING!!!!!!!
Don't Miss This Addictive Series ! ^ Could NOT stop watching this series . Very well made and drew you in as it progressed Watch it and enjoy as I did. kal~
Cheesy, but great acting! ^ I watched this show on Netflix and absolutely loved it. For a one-series show with relatively unknown actors, the acting was very good. Though it can be extremely cheesy at times, the plot will keep you on the edge of your seat, wondering whodunit! For anyone who likes horror mysteries--this show is definitely for you.
Are you kidding me??? ^ I don't want to ruin this for anyone but this show breaks too many of the murder mystery rules and for a 13 hour show...that just makes me mad. In a murder mystery you can't say here is the killer at the end of disc 10 when they never been introduce on screen before that...that's just shady business. Ten hours of red herrings that lead nowhere only to find out we've been pulled around blindly for ten hours. Half the cast has disappeared and finally someone thinks something might be wrong. All of that would have been forgiven if it hadn't been for the ridiculous last disc where all is reveled. My eyes were rolling back in my head with ever silly ass discovery and the ending was just plain lame. Thanks for the attemp but come on...
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