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Review of Tales from the Crypt - The Complete Fourth Season
- Monsters. Madness. Mayhem. BAD PUNS! What kind of bonehead would do this? Oh that kind of bonehead: the Crypt Keeper. Yes four the beast in humor and horror this is it: all 14 complete uncut Season 4 episodes hosted by that netherworld naughty boy the Crypt Keeper. Offered four your warped amusement are Split Personality with a lounge lizard getting more than he bargains four when he marries identical twins; Werewolf Concerto with Timothy Dalton on the hunt four a lupine fiend; Beauty Rest with Mimi Rogers as an actress who'd kill four a part. Plus Brad Pitt Treat Williams and Cathy Moriarty are here four more fright-'n'-fun tales. Did we mention these are all in Season 4? Go four it!Running Time: 376 min.System Requirements:Running Time 376 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 012569753853 Manufacturer No: 75385
Product Description
- The Cryptkeeper dusts off another set of horror yarns in this fourth collection of Tales from the Crypt, featuring more semi-big-stars, a handful of name directors, and a bevy of excruciatingly bad puns. There are some goodies here if you're nostalgic for 1950s-era comic-book scares (or for vintage 1992 late-night pay-cable), but this fourth season represents diminishing returns for the franchise. The 14 episodes get off to a poor start with the first installments, including "None but the Lonely Heart" (directed by Tom Hanks, who cameos), about a Lothario (Treat Williams) who marries and kills rich old ladies, and "This'll Kill Ya" (directed by Robert Longo), about a nasty drug researcher (Dylan McDermott). The series' very sporadic nudity is provided here by Sonia Braga.
Of the famous directors represented, best in show is John Frankenheimer, whose "Maniac at Large" makes sinuous use of a single set, a large library; Blythe Danner plays a meek librarian in fear of a serial killer, and Salome Jens (star of Frankenheimer's "Seconds") is her shrewish boss. Elsewhere, William Friedkin should be embarrassed by "On a Deadman's Chest," an extremely silly rock & roll thing about a tattoo with a life of its own. And Richard Donner's "Showdown," while providing a welcome bit of Western atmosphere, is either an existential puzzler or an unfinished production. The directorial novelty must be "Split Personality", a story of a con man (Joe Pesci) seducing a wealthy pair of twins. It's one of the more entertaining episodes, and it marks the sole directing outing for Hollywood mega-producer (and Tales exec producer) Joel Silver. For sheer perversity, few segments top "Beauty Rest", in which aspiring actress Mimi Rogers ends up regretting a successful audition (with Buck Henry, of all people).
The biggest rising-star find is probably Brad Pitt in "King of the Road", a lame tale of hotrod racers. Timothy Dalton, then fresh from his James Bond run, stars in one of the better shows in this set, "Werewolf Concerto," a clever piece about a werewolf hunter staying at a lodge terrorized by a lycanthrope. Perhaps the most sustained episode--nailing the series' blend of campy humor and gory fright--is "What's Cookin'," in which Christopher Reeve, the owner of an all-squid restaurant, revitalizes the business by switching to a different kind of meat.
The minimal extras are a commentary track for the Chris Reeve episode (including the voice of the Cryptkeeper, John Kassir) and a perfunctory montage about the season's stars. The show has a loyal following that will be happy to own this set, but for anybody else it must be noted that season 4 is a year of decline, and not the place to start for horror-curious boils and ghouls. --Robert Horton
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Comments for Tales from the Crypt - The Complete Fourth Season
- Posted on 2008-02-06
Getting worst and worst... but I can't help myself to go on
Stories of the series are getting worst by each new season. Transfer quality is not different than poor old VHS copies. And it's not anamorphic. Lack of English subtitle is big mistake, because you can't understand muffled dialogs very well via poor sound quality.
Score: 2
- Posted on 2008-01-08
Tales from the Crypt-DVD
What can I say the krypt keeper never lets you down!!
Roxann Hill
Gecko Girl
Score: 5
- Posted on 2007-03-28
Truly entertaining
I can remember those free weekends HBO would allow the cable companies to have every so often. I would go over to my friend's house have some pizza and soda and stay up late watching the free cable. Along with other hopes that pre-teen would see on cable, this was another show I was hoping to feast my eyes upon. Though these shows were a little bit scarier in my youth, the episodes contained here entertained as well as brought back memories from a time all but forgotten. These stories are great to watch with the family around Halloween or to watch while having as few guests over during the summer. Fun for all I say, fun for all!
Score: 4
- Posted on 2006-11-05
creepy and steamy
I found the tales from the crypt to have a little of everything. It has the weird, the funny, the creepy, and the bizaar. The actors were very talented and entertaining. I have all the series so far and will continue to collect these fascinating series.
Score: 5 - Posted on 2006-08-31
Best Season by Far!
TftC Season 4 is by far the best Season so far! I guess when they had all these good actors in it they tried harder when writing the episodes. Either way every single one was really good!
Every other review went into all the details you neeed about it, so I wont do that again.
I will say if you truly love horror you'll LOVE Season 4! I hope Season 5 was this good!
Score: 5