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Review of Tales from the Crypt: The Complete Second Season
- Two scary! Welcome fiends. Back for more deadtime stories hmm? Then settle in with these devious die-monds of die-abolical delight - all 18 uncut (but variously stabbed electro-volted haunted twisted incarcerated incarnated voodoo-ized and even vampirized) episodes from two-riffic Season 2 of Tales from the Crypt! The Cryptkeeper is again your gleefully macabre host for a frightfest of classic E.C. Comics stories involving a for-the-money honey (Demi Moore) hoping for a big fat inheritance; a cartoonist (Harry Anderson) whose creations come to life (and death); a ventriloquist (Don Rickles) and an idolizing wannabe (Bobcat Goldthwait); and poker players for whom a losing hand could mean exactly that. Ante up for these and more tales. We think you'll agree they're absolute monsterpieces.Running Time: 486 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 012569682900
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- Here are 18 more eye-popping episodes from HBO's shiver-shudder-and-shriek anthology series, adapted from the pages of E.C. Comics' legendary horror comics. Season 2 of Tales from the Crypt doesn't back down from the promise made by its debut season: some of the biggest names in Hollywood do their best in front of and behind the camera to deliver the gory goods, with a healthy dash of Tales' signature coal-black humor. There's Demi Moore as a classic E.C. femme fatale in Howard Deutch's "Dead Right"; Desperate Housewives' Teri Hatcher co-stars with a reanimated corpse in "The Thing from the Grave"; Iggy Pop and the voice of Sam Kinison are featured in a sinister story of music and murder in "For Cryin' Out Loud"; and Arnold Schwarzenegger makes his directorial debut with the macabre "The Switch." Series co-producers Walter Hill and Richard Donner also contribute creepfests, as do horror vets Jack Sholder, Tom Holland, and special effects designer Chris Walas; other performers facing fearsome fates include Patricia Arquette, Don Rickles, Bobcat Goldthwait, Lance Henriksen, and Harry Anderson. The three-disc set definitely delivers a triple treat of terror, but unfortunately, the supplemental features are a little (ahem) anemic, especially in comparison to the solid extras in the first-season set. Here, fans only get a short behind-the-scenes featurette that focuses mainly on actor John Kassir, who provides the Crypt Keeper's voice, and a glimpse at a Tales episode done for radio with Tim Curry. --Paul Gaita
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- Posted on 2007-12-29
the secon season of ghoulish tales
This second season contains three disks of 18 ghoulishly fun 22 minute to 30 minute episodes.
If you loved season one you will love season two here is a synthesis of six of the episodes.
1. In dead right a gorgeous female gold digger after vesting a physic. Marries a fat over weight man in hopes of inheriting his money after his unfortunate death will see she succeeds.
2. In the switch and elderly rich man goes through a series of operation to change his body to impress his young female love interest. What price will he pay for his desporation for love?
3. In cutting cards to players play a highly stakes game of poker. Will either win or what will the cost be finding out in the unexpected conclusion?
4. In till Death scum ball developer seeking money asks for help from voodoo women. To land a rich wealth bride to satisfy his ambitious life style. Will his plans succeed find out in the chilling conclusion.
5. Threes a crowd a hubby murders his girl friend suitor when he thinks she has turned on him. Is he right or has he just made a grizzly mistake find out in the chilling conclusion.
6. When a jealous Romeo murders his girl's friend's suitor will he get away with it? Punish his women or is there such a true thing as undying love find out in the spine chilling conclusion.
Some other episodes are the scarf ice, Judy your not Yourself today Fitting punishment and 9 other ghoulish tales. If you like this I also recommend tales from the crypt season 3-7 and the twilight zone season box sets. You can pick it up oneline or in barnes noble I'm sure you'll be glad you axed for it!
Score: 5
- Posted on 2007-12-23
AWESOME!!
THis is a must for any body who loves cheesy camp horror stories; the humor is great, the gore, and the stories all hve a moral, how nice. I used to watch this show on HBO all the time, and I remember all of the episodes from the second season, so I was glad to see them again (and uncut) when I bought the DVD's. Great stuff!!
Score: 5 - Posted on 2007-10-14
Gore TV.
Tales From the Crypt was the best show on TV, hands down. I remember watching these on HBO when thay aired back in the 90's and loving the show as a kid. I haven't seen it in a while and decided to pick up season 2 to see how it hold's up. My feelings haven't changed a bit, and as an adult I love it even more than I did then.
The shows on on season 2 are filled with gore, sleaze, murder, sex, decapitations, dismemberment, splatter and black comedy. Some of the effects in this are great, even by todays standards. Even as a seasoned gore-hound I was very impressed with the amount of red stuff on screen.
This DVD contains 18 shows that are roughly about 20-25 minutes long. Most of them deal with adultery, gold-digging wives or just revenge in general, and are very clever little plots (most of the time).
This is a 3 disc set that runs about 486 minutes and is well worth the $35 asking price.
Tales from the Crypt is an excellent TV show for fans of horror and I can't wait to pick up the rest of the seasons on DVD.
Score: 5 - Posted on 2007-06-17
BLACK COMEDY CONTINUES
The Cryptkeeper is back with his usual set of puns and an overall entertaining second season. Here's a quick rundown:
DEAD RIGHT: Demi Moore plays a golddigger who marries a grossly unattractive man (Jeffrey Tambor, virtually unrecognizable in all his latex) because a fortuneteller told her he's going to be a rich man and then die. Nice twist. ****
THE SWITCH: William Hickey plays a wealthy octogenarian who is obsessed with young beautiful Kelly Preston, but she wants a younger man. He doesn't tell her he's rich because he wants her to love him for himself. Hickey goes to a doctor who initiates a bodily switch with muscular Rick Rossovich, but things don't go as well as he thought and he exhausts his fortune with further surgeries. Twist is predictable but Hickey and Rossovich enjoy themselves. ***
CUTTING CARDS: Over the top story of two gamblers who go to extreme measures to outbest each other. Lance Henriksen and Kevin Tighe chew up the scenery effectively. **
TIL DEATH: D.W. MOFFET stars as a greedy land developer who'll stop at nothing to get money. Voodoo ensues. ***
THREE'S A CROWD: Effective tale of a jealous husband who can't get his wife pregnant and suspects her of having an affair with his best friend. Good performances from Gavin O'Herlihy, Ruth DeSosa and Paul Lieber. *****
THE THING FROM THE GRAVE: Nasty Miguel Ferrer murders his fiancee's photographer boyfriend (Kyle Secor) but didn't count on eternal love. Teri Hatcher is the femme fatale. ****
THE SACRIFICE: Kim Delaney sparkles as a dangerous woman who helps her lover (Kevin Kilner) bump off her rich hubby, only to find a blackmailing Michael Ironside in on their scheme. ****
FOR CRYIN OUT LOUD: Lee Arenberg is very good in this modern take on THE TELL TELL HEART as he battles his conscience while robbing a concert for a charitable cause. Katy Sagal also appears. ****
FOUR SIDED TRIANGLE: Tedious and uneffective tale of a strange girl and her love for a scarecrow. Even Patricia Arquette can't save this one. *
THE VENTRILOQUISTS DUMMY: Hilarious special effects and Don Rickles' strong performance highlight this tale of madness and murder. ****
JUDY YOU'RE NOT YOURSELF TODAY: Weird concoction saved by the delightful Carol Kane's performance as the victim of a scheming witch. ***
FITTING PUNISHMENT: Predictable and mean spirited tale of a murderous mortician and his naive nephew, given some strength from Moses Gunn's performance. **
KORMAN'S KALAMITY: Colleen Camp's over the top performance ignites this whimsical tale of a comic book writer who is finding inspiration from his fertility pills which results in bringing his murderous monsters to life. Fun. ****
LOWER BERTH: The origins of the Cryptkeeper are explained in this tale of a carnival freak show and the tragic romance between two of its stars. Jeff Yagher, the late Lewis Arquette and Mark Rolston star. ***
MUTE WITNESS TO MURDER: The best of the season features the remarkable Patricia Clarkson as a young woman who witnesses a murder and then is suddenly struck mute and horrors, when her doctor arrives, HE'S THE MURDERER. And its good old John Boy Walton (Richard Thomas), who locks Clarkson up in a looney bin. Excellent change of pace episode. *****
TELEVISION TERROR: Gruesomely funny look at how far television will go for ratings. Morton Downey Jr. is himself and he's perfect for the role of the sleazy talk show host who investigates a haunted house. ***
MY BROTHER'S KEEPER: Siamese Twins Jonathan Stark and Timothy Stack just might get separated when one falls in love with Jessica Harper. Some weird but effective humor in this one. ****
THE SECRET: Spooky tale of a young orphan who is adopted by strange parents who have a dark secret; but so does the young boy. Effective performances from Larry Drake and Grace Zabriskie. ****
Score: 4
- Posted on 2006-07-20
One of the finest seasons!
This one's got some great episodes:
"Dead Right" starring Demi Moore as a gold-digger looking for a quick cash fix by wedding a fat slob (Jeffrey Tambor). Very entertaining episode.
"The Switch" starring William Hickey as an old man searching for the fountain of youth (figuratively) in order to make himself attractive to the woman of his dreams. Directed by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
"Three's A Crowd" starring Gavin O'Herlihy as a jealous husband who suspects his wife is running away with his best friend for their anniversary. Definitely one of the best "deadly serious" TFTC episodes ever made.
"The Thing From The Grave" starring Teri Hatcher as a supermodel whose agent/ex-boyfriend (Miguel Ferrer) kills off her new beau.
"For Cryin' Out Loud" starring Lee Arenberg as Marty, a crooked concert promoter whose nosey and annoying conscience decides to speak up. Also starring Katey Sagal, Iggy Pop, and Sam Kinison as the voice of Marty's conscience.
"Four-Sided Triangle" starring Patricia Arquette as a girl trapped on a farm who insists that her boyfriend, the farm scarecrow, is alive.
"Fitting Punishment" starring Moses Gunn as a dishonest, penny-pinching funeral home director who takes in a lifestyle-cramping relative.
"Television Terror" starring Morton Downey Jr. as a sleazy TV journalist who takes a tour of a haunted house... LIVE on television! Very atmospheric and creepy episode...
Score: 5