BCI/Navarre
Corporation
R1 DVD
Til Death Do Us Part (also known in UK,
Canada and Australia as Love You to Death) is a television series which debuted
on Court TV in America during March 2007. The first season of 13 episodes has
been released in the US by BCI/Navarre Corporation on DVD, it is presented on 3
DVDs in a nice slipcase with a darkly amusing insert booklet.
The series is narrated and hosted by cult
film director John Waters, who plays "The Groom Reaper." He provides
a witty, sometimes vindictive and always insightful introduction to each 30
minute episode as well as various comments throughout the episode. He also
provides the wrap up at the end and warns the viewer that it may be their
marriage he will report on next. In the TV series viewers could send text
messages to guess the killer and win prices.
The DVD series includes extra
introductions by Waters and is an absolute scream. It is somewhat like the
Twilight Zone or even Tales from the Crypt except it focuses on tales of love
gone bad rather than strange yarns. The re-enactments are well done with
regularly bloody murders.
Til Death Do Us Part is certainly made as
humorous entertainment with over the top character acting, deliberately
exaggerated dialogue and John Water’s misanthropic reflections on life, love
and death. Each story is, however, based on a real event and hence has quite
some bite, including all forms of infidelity and, of course, all manner of
murder.
If you ever have doubts about the sanctity
of marriage, Til Death Do Us Part will confirm your opinion.
This review will appear in Volume 2:1
(2009) of the digital and print edition of Synergy Magazine.
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