Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

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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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"Four Ghoulish Fables In One Modern Nightmare".......2007-08-10

"Tales From The Darkside: The Movie" *** out of ****
"The Wraparound Story" **** out of ****
Starring Deborah Harry and Matthew Lawrence; A boy trapped in a cell in a witch's kitchen tells her three stories from the book "Tales From The Darkside" to stall her from cooking him for her dinner party. A funny introduction to all the stories.
"Lot 249" *** out of ****
Starring Christian Slater, Steve Buschemi & Julianne Moore; screenplay by Michael McDowell inspired by a story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A college brain summones a mummy with a curse to get revenge on those who wronged him. A funny story of revenge with a great twist ending.
"Cat From Hell" *** out of ****
Starring David Johansen & William Hickey; screenplay by George A. Romero based on a story by Stephen King. This story has a somewhat funny premise with horrific results and disgusting visuals but it all makes for great horror. Johansen is great as the hit man hired to kill an evil cat in the mansion of a rich, crooked, old pharmacultical owner (William Hickey).
"Lover's Vow" **** out of ****
Starring James Remar, Rae Dawn Chong & Robert Klein; written by Michael McDowell. The best story of the three! A down-on-his-luck artist witnesses a gargoyle kill his friend in the alley and his life is spared as long as he vows NEVER to tell anyone what he saw. He agrees, and the gargoyle vanishes. Eventually his luck changes after he meets a beautiful woman. He is a successful artist, he marries her, they have two kids together, but he is still haunted by not telling anybody about that gargoyle. The end twist is what makes this story amazing, and this story is what makes this movie a must-see. Great performances and great writting.
The movie follows the great tradtion of the "Tales From The Darkside" series of which I am a fan.

Deliciously creepy!.......2007-04-27

I first viewed this movie almost a decade ago, and it only gets better with repeated viewing, that's how good it is! The movie begins with a little kid who is trapped in a witch's house, with the witch herself preparing to serve him up as the main course for her coven's dinner. The kid proceeds to buy himself time by telling stories to the witch, and the three stories make up the movie. The first revolves around a college student who uses arcane means to resurrect an ancient mummy for his own purposes [Christian Slater & Julianne Moore are in this], the second is about an old man who hires a hit man to kill a malevolent cat, but the cat has a few tricks in the bag, and the last story [also my favorite] is kind of a romance/horror about a struggling artist who encounters a horrific murder, only to escape death and find true love in the form of the lovely Rae Dawn Chong who harbors some dark secrets of her own. All in all, this is great entertainment and a treat for horror fans.

Deborah Harry is a SCREAM!.......2007-03-17

I mostly bought this movie because I am a big fan of Deborah Harry. Still The stories were really very good. The mummy one started out ok but got a little much toward the end. The Black Cat by Stephen King, oh my gosh, the part were the cat crawls inside of that guys mouth and then later when the old man comes back and we see the dead guys stomach move and the cat climbs out of his mouth and blood goes all of that old man, I thought I was going to throw up. But I loved the ending when the little boy tricks the witch (Harry) and she ends up being cooked alive. She did such a terrific job at screaming her head off! I loved it! I watch this movie over and over.
Jess Preston

Tales From the Darkside.......2007-01-24

I just received the complete series with over 60 episodes, so I needed the actual movie to complete the collection....Thanks

BLONDIE THE CHEF.......2006-11-23

This 80s movie based on a tv series is one of those anthology horror movies, with the wraparound segment pretty humorous. Deborah Harry seems to be in rapture as a housewife/witch who has kidnapped a little boy and is planning to serve him as the main dish for a coven dinner party. He tries to stall her by reading her stories from TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE, which gives us the three stories in the film:
The first one features Christian Slater, Julianne Moore and Steve Buscemi in a story about revenge via an ancient mummy. Buscemi and Moore demonstrate their early talent but Slater has yet to evolve beyond the geekish nerd he frequently played back then. The story has a few suspenseful moments with a twist ending.
The middle tale revolves around hitman David Johansen who has been hired by cranky old William Hickey to kill a dangerous black cat that has wiped out his friends and is planning on killing Hickey too. The cat wins in this one, folks.
The final tale features talented James Remar who plays a struggling artist who encounters a murderous gargoyle creature who promises to spare his life if he never tells anyone about it. Soon Remar meets lovely Rae Dawn Chong and they get married..and, well...things don't turn out too well. Robert Klein plays Remar's manager.
The stories are well done and effective, and horror fans should have a good time.

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Even Jack Davenport can't save this!
Only for Ronan...
Nifty horror film
Good movie.
Don't waste your money!

Tale of the Mummy
Starring: Jason Scott Lee , Louise Lombard , Sean Pertwee , Lysette Anthony , and Michael Lerner
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Manufacturer: Dimension
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ASIN: 6305505519
Release Date: 1999-08-10

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When an archaeological expedition opens an ancient Egyptian tomb, the unimaginable evil of a cursed pharaoh -- Talos -- is unleashed! But before all are lost, team leader Sir Richard Turkel (horror legend Christopher Lee -- DRACULA, THE MUMMY, THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN) heroically sacrifices his own life to destroy the tomb and contain Talos once more! Then, years later, Sir Richard's granddaughter (sexy Louise Lombard) sets out with her own team to finish her grandfather's work ... not knowing that she herself is about to reawaken the supernatural terror of the mummified Talos! Also starring action star Jason Scott Lee (RUDYARD KIPLING'S THE JUNGLE BOOK, DRAGON: THE BRUCE LEE STORY), the heart-pounding RUSSELL MULCAHY'S TALE OF THE MUMMY tells us that this time, there may be nothing that can stop the mummy's murderous quest for immortality!

Customer Reviews:

Even Jack Davenport can't save this!.......2007-08-05

What a joke of a movie. As much as I love Jack Davenport even he couldn't save this bomb.

Only for Ronan..........2005-12-12

Yeah, you probably don't know who Ronan Vibert played in this film-- he was in the beginning... he went down to look at the mummy w/ Christopher Lee's character. And he said something cocky.. he had those goggles on and was drinking champagne I believe, and then.. got killed by the mummy after trying to climb up the rope...
yeah that's all I saw the movie for, and to be honest I fell asleep during the movie... even though it was an OK movie.
Eh whatever... don't waste your money though. It's not THAT great.... although Ronan's part was funny lol..

Nifty horror film.......2005-10-20

Jason Scott Lee (No relation to Chris Lee who has a cameo in the film, along with Honor Blackman and Jack Davenport) plays a cop investigating a series of murders that has origins of an ancient curse a la King Tut. Also with Gerald Butler, Lysette Anthony, Sean Pertwee and Shelly Duvall. The movie starts in 1940 with an expedition in Egypt under Sir Richard Turkel (Chris Lee). After months of digging they have discovered an entrance to a tomb. Sometimes goes horrible wrong after they enter the tomb, with everyone crumbling to dust. Turkel valiantly by blowing it up, giving his life breath to save mankind from the horror that was unleashed in the tomb.

It jumps nearly 60 years (no reason why it took so long to get around to it again), and Turkel's granddaughter (Louise Lombard) is leading a high tech team to the very tomb grandpop tried to seal for all time. Naturally, meddling grandkid is determined to open the tomb. We learn the tomb was the final burial place of Talos, a Greek cult leader who was banished for conjuring with the dark arts. He found his way to the Pharaoh's Court in Egypt where he held sway. No one turns to dust, but one team member freaks out and is never sane again and another dies reaching a pendant.

Everything is sent back to London where they are put on display at the British Museum. There is a break-in, a gruesome murder, and the mummy of Talos is stolen. After that, grizzly murders begin to happen across the city and Turkel's granddaughter and the "other" Lee try to stop the Talos before it's too late.

Great popcorn flick.

Good movie........2005-09-17

It is just a little scary but has a good story line and an intriguing ending.

Don't waste your money!.......2005-01-19

This is probably one of the worst movies I've ever seen. A real waste of money and time. How a director/producer can take a decent actor and make a dumb movie is beyond me...why waste the time. The plot never made it and the characters were just not there. Make it short--don't buy it.

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The nadir of Corman's shining collection
A wonderful horror anthology
GARBAGE
Tales of tepid terror
One of the Creepy Corman Classics

Tales of Terror
Starring: Vincent Price , Maggie Pierce , Leona Gage , Edmund Cobb , and Peter Lorre
Director: Roger Corman
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
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ASIN: 0792846893
Release Date: 2000-09-19

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When you've got Vincent Price, Basil Rathbone, and Peter Lorre all in the same movie, how can you go wrong? Tales of Terror is a trio of Edgar Allen Poe stories, starring three of horror's greats and produced and directed by the immortal Roger Corman. The first story, "Morella," involves a girl (Debra Paget) who returns to her isolated, spooky family home to see her estranged father (Price) for the first time in 26 years. He's let the housekeeping slide a bit--cobwebs abound and, oh, yes, his dead wife is still upstairs. Peter Lorre joins the fun for "The Black Cat," a piece with comic flavor that allows Price to show his rarely seen silly side, and then it's Basil Rathbone's turn to be creepy in "The Case of M. Valdemar," the tale of a mesmerist who decides to experiment with the unknown (bad idea). The movie is well paced, and makes good use of comedy without undercutting its chills. It's a rare treat to see this many masters of the genre working together and so clearly enjoying themselves. Don't miss it. --Ali Davis

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The nadir of Corman's shining collection .......2006-09-11

Peter Lorre's ,"The Black Cat",is charmingly done.Yet,the other two are stinkers.I'm a Corman fan,but this was boring and silly to watch.I think they had a good idea ,bringing the trilogy it to the big screen.But,this version and interpretation of Poe's masterpieces didn't translate well at all.So ,beware of the dog!

A wonderful horror anthology.......2004-02-05

Vincent Price leads an all-star cast in this horror film. Price appears in all three segments. In the first, he plays a man named "Locke" who blames the death of his wife on his daughter who's just came back after 26 years. This is great, verbal horror sort of like a throwback to "Night Gallery" or other dramatic anthology shows, where the horror is in the character's personality and not in the graphics. only the final minutes does the story turn into what AIP movie goers expect. The second story, as has been voted by mostly all on here, is the stand-out. Peter Lorre and Joyce Jameson team up with Vincent in a re-telling of "Cask of Amontillado" but re-titled "The Black Cat". If you've heard or read the story, you pretty much know what's going to happen...the wine tasting scene is hilarious. The final segment offers Basil Rathbone and Vincent although Rathbone has the most action as Price's character, Valdemar, is bed-ridden. Rathbone plays an evil mesmerist who mentally tortures Valdemar's wife and keeps Valdemar in suspended animation you could say in an effort to kill him and run off with the wife! The segment ends with a memorable scene that isn't really sick...but it's not for the squeamish, either! It's one of Rathbone's finest roles, aside from Sherlock Holmes and the hilarious nut-case character in "Comedy of Terrors". This film came along in 1962. At 85 minutes in length, it's short for a feature-length film...but the material and the first-rate acting by everyone make it seem even SHORTER!!

GARBAGE.......2003-10-10

Don't waste your time or money with this DVD. The best part of the DVD is probably the Trailers and most of those are Garbage also. My DVD came loose in the package and scratched, too bad it didn't do any damage to ruin the Movie. I couldn't wait until the Movie was over, I would have stopped it earlier, but wanted to see if any damage was done. You'll be counting the minutes and seconds after watching the first half or even earlier. The last story was stupid and horrible and should have been left off. Don't waste your money, spend it on the cheap $5-6 horror DVD's, because at least those can be somewhat entertaining.

Tales of tepid terror.......2002-11-03

What happens when you take great actors (Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Basil Rathbone), a great writer (Richard Matheson), great source material (E.A. Poe) and a passable director (Roger Corman) and have them make a movie? Nothing very good, as it turns out.

This movie is actually three short movies linked by Price's narration. The first story deals with a young woman who returns to the home of her father, a recluse tormented by the death of his wife; how she died is not really clear, but she is nonetheless intent on revenge. The second story - the best of the three - is a take-off on the Cask of Amontillado with Lorre as a murderous drunk. The final story has Rathbone as a mesmerist who traps Price in a state between life and death.

All three stories have potential, the first and last for horror, and the middle one for humor. Unfortunately, none of the stories are executed well, a fault that seems to lie primarily with Corman. For fans of the Poe movies of the sixties (directed primarily by Corman), this might be worth watching, but for horror fans, it is best to look elsewhere.

One of the Creepy Corman Classics.......2002-10-30

Directed by the venerable king of quality low-budget filmmaking, Roger Corman, and scripted by the prolific and popular SF and horror writer Richard Matheson, TALES OF TERROR is comprised of three vignettes based on stories by Edgar Allan Poe. The incomparable Vincent Price stars in all three, with Peter Lorre and Basil Rathbone each co-starring (separately, alas) in one of the others. Any knowledgeable horror fans should be nearly euphoric after reading the credentials behind this flick--and they won't be disappointed!

The first story is based on Poe's "Morella," but Corman and Matheson take great liberties to make the tale darker and scarier than the original. Unfortunately, the altered plot and its resolution (?) are a bit hard to follow, and it is therefore the weaker of the three plays.

The second--and best!--vignette, "The Black Cat" is actually a composite of Poe's story of the same name and his "The Cask of Amontillado." Peter Lorre hilariously hams it up as the cuckolded Montresor Herringbone, and Vincent Price is also a riot as Herringbone's nemesis, Fortunato. In spite of the humor, however, there are still plenty of chills when Lorre builds a wall around his "problems."

The final vignette, based on Poe's "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar," features the wonderful Basil Rathbone as the hypnotist who uses his powers to put the titular character, Valdemar (portrayed by Price), in a sort of limbo between life and death. Again, Corman and Matheson have taken liberties with the original story (e.g., making the hypnotist malevolent and self-serving), but this time it's to great effect, as Rathbone makes a delightfully devilish villain. The make-up job on Price in the final scene is pretty creepy, too, in spite of the film's low-budget effects. Good old-fashioned frights in this one.

Customer Reviews:

Even Jack Davenport can't save this!.......2007-08-05

What a joke of a movie. As much as I love Jack Davenport even he couldn't save this bomb.

Only for Ronan..........2005-12-12

Nifty horror film.......2005-10-20

Good movie........2005-09-17

It is just a little scary but has a good story line and an intriguing ending.

Don't waste your money!.......2005-01-19

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Dracula 2000 & Tale of Mummy (2pc)
Starring: Jason Scott Lee , Louise Lombard , Sean Pertwee , Lysette Anthony , and Michael Lerner
Director: Russell Mulcahy , and Patrick Lussier
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
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ASIN: B000067J40
Release Date: 2002-07-02

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Dracula 2000 - English/French DVD- The master of modern horror, Wes Craven, presents a riveting adaptation of the chilling classic featuring Jennifer Esposito (SUMMER OF SAM), Omar Epps (IN TOO DEEP), Jonny Lee Miller (TRAINSPOTTING), Vitamin C (GET OVER IT), and Jeri Ryan (STAR TREK: VOYAGER). When a team of techno-savvy thieves breaks into a high-security vault, they don't discover priceless artwork ... they find a crypt that hasn't been opened for 100 years! Suddenly, the ancient terror of Dracula is unleashed in the chaotic 21st century. Free to follow his pursuits of seduction and power, Dracula's first destination is America and the exotic city of New Orleans, a place where he feels right at home. Not far behind, however, is a young vampire hunter (Miller) from London, determined to save a young woman (Justine Waddell) with whom Dracula shares his dark legacy! Russell Mulcahy's Tale Of The Mummy - DVD -When an archaeological expedition opens an ancient Egyptian tomb, the unimaginable evil of a cursed pharaoh -- Talos -- is unleashed! But before all are lost, team leader Sir Richard Turkel (horror legend Christopher Lee -- DRACULA, THE MUMMY, THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN) heroically sacrifices his own life to destroy the tomb and contain Talos once more! Then, years later, Sir Richard's granddaughter (sexy Louise Lombard) sets out with her own team to finish her grandfather's work ... not knowing that she herself is about to reawaken the supernatural terror of the mummified Talos! Also starring action star Jason Scott Lee (RUDYARD KIPLING'S THE JUNGLE BOOK, DRAGON: THE BRUCE LEE STORY), the heart-pounding RUSSELL MULCAHY'S TALE OF THE MUMMY tells us that this time, there may be nothing that can stop the mummy's murderous quest for immortality!

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Tale of the Mummy [Region 2]
Starring: Jason Scott Lee , Louise Lombard , Sean Pertwee , Lysette Anthony , and Michael Lerner
Director: Russell Mulcahy
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ASIN: B00004VYDA

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Even Jack Davenport can't save this!
Only for Ronan...
Nifty horror film
Good movie.
Don't waste your money!

Tale of the Mummy [Region 2]
Starring: Jason Scott Lee , Louise Lombard , Sean Pertwee , Lysette Anthony , and Michael Lerner
Director: Russell Mulcahy
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ASIN: B00005QZRE

Customer Reviews:

Even Jack Davenport can't save this!.......2007-08-05

What a joke of a movie. As much as I love Jack Davenport even he couldn't save this bomb.

Only for Ronan..........2005-12-12

Nifty horror film.......2005-10-20

Good movie........2005-09-17

It is just a little scary but has a good story line and an intriguing ending.

Don't waste your money!.......2005-01-19

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