Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
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Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
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Actor: Christian Slater, David Forrester, Deborah Harry, Matthew Lawrence, Robert Sedgwick
Director: John Harrison
Brand: Paramount
Producer: David R. Kappes
Producer: Mitchell Galin
Producer: Richard P. Rubinstein
Writer: Arthur Conan Doyle
Writer: George A. Romero
Writer: Michael McDowell
Writer: Stephen King
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 93 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-09-25
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Paramount

Movie Reviews of Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

Movie Review: Chilly little horror anthology that mostly succeeds
Summary: 3 Stars

Hyped by Tom Savini himself as "the real Creepshow 3", I was more than a little excited to check out Tales From the Darkside: The Movie. Based on the popular horror anthology television series, Tales is comprised of three short films containing input from the likes of George Romero and Stephen King among others. We begin with a little boy who has been captured by a witch and is about to be prepared for dinner. To stall her, he pulls out a book and reads the following stories.

Lot 249- After being cheated out of a scholarship, a dorky would-be archeologist raises a decaying mummy from his eternal slumber to seek revenge on those who wronged him. As far as storylines are concerned it doesn't get much more generic than this, although I presume the simplicity of it was supposed to be part of the charm. It's always a pleasure to see Steve Buscemi, but even he can't boost this above being just average.

Cat From Hell- A rich old man who is the head of a pharmaceutical company is being tormented by a murderous black cat due to their product testing on cats. He hires a hit man to kill the cat before it kills him. This story is just ridiculous and easily the weakest of the three. A killer cat? They couldn't come up with anything even a little better than that?...

Lover's Vow- After being dumped by his agent, a struggling artist witnesses a gargoyle-like creature murder a man in an alleyway. The creature corners him, making him promise never to tell what he witnessed, to which he agrees. Immediately after the incident, he meets the woman of his dreams and his art career explodes into success, but this all may be part of a deal he made with the creature. I won't give away the ending of this one, it's entertaining but is also very predictable.

Overall Tales From the Darkside is decent, but it sure isn't Creepshow. Hell, I wouldn't even say it's as good as Creepshow 2. However I have no trouble viewing it as "the real Creepshow 3" after witnessing the utter abortion of a movie released in 2006, a sequel in name only entitled Creepshow III. Never seen that one? Keep it that way. The acting is adaquaete as are the special effects, and the stories were alright, so I give it a very solid three stars. Absolutely recommended for fans of good horror anthologies.

Summary of Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

From Stephen King (Pet Sematary), Michael McDowell (Beetlejuice), George A. Romero (Night Of The Living Dead) and Arthur Conan Doyle (creator of Sherlock Holmes) comes Tales From The Darkside: The Movie, an all-star horror anthology packed with fun and fright. "The Wraparound Story" concerns a little boy who spins all the tales... to distract a modern-day witch who wants to pop him in the oven!

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