Pilot Episode Directed by Del Toro 1 hour 40 Minutes.
I walked away from Del Toro’s The Strain very pleased and excited. From beginning to end, this new series, the Pilot episode was engaging. Typically that’s tough waters to tread because you want to grab the attention of the viewer and you want to introduce the characters. And there are some very decent characters here.
The overall feel was typical of a Del Toro film. Rich textures and colors. The sound was important too and they just nailed it. There were a couple of times, it was pretty damn scary and in some cases people are going to turn their heads away. Since this is on FX, they have some liberties they take advantage of… Visually and language.
Highly recommend. Just when you think they’ve exhausted the Vampire genre, this little nugget appears. Nothing like I’ve ever seen before.
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