{"id":23709,"date":"2020-08-21T06:38:49","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T13:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=23709"},"modified":"2020-12-18T13:24:22","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T21:24:22","slug":"review-tales-from-the-darkside-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2020\/08\/review-tales-from-the-darkside-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Tales from the Darkside: The Movie – Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Tales from the Darkside: The Movie<\/em><\/strong> has two decent stories, one was dull and the other, the wrap-around, so-so. Still, it\u2019s an anthology film worth checking out.<\/p>\n

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Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
\n<\/span>\u2014 Collector’s Edition \u2014<\/span>
\n(1990)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror, Fantasy<\/span>
\nShout Factory | R \u2013 93 min. \u2013 $29.99 | August 25, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 08\/21\/2020 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Director: <\/strong>John Harrison
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (\u2018Lot 249\u2019 story inspired by), Stephen King (\u2018Cat from Hell\u2019 short story); Michael McDowell (\u2018Lot 249\u2019 screenplay) (\u2018Lover\u2019s Vow\u2019 screenplay), George A. Romero (\u2018Cat from Hell\u2019 screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Deborah Harry, Christian Slater, Steve Buscemi, Robert Sedgwick, Julianne Moore, David Johansen, William Hickey, James Remar, Rae Dawn Chong<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentaries, Featurettes, Galleries, TV Spots, Radio Spots, Theatrical Trailer
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), English (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>44.63 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>42.02 Mbps
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/span><\/p>\n
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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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THE MOVIE \u2014 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>To keep from being eaten by a modern-day witch (DEBORAH HARRY), a young paperboy (MATTHEW LAWRENCE) weaves three twisted stories to distract her. In \u201cLost 249,\u201d a vengeful college student (STEVE BUSCEMI) resuscitates an evil mummy to teach unsuspecting student bodies (JULIANNE MOORE, CHRSTIAN SLATER, ROBERT SEDGWICK) a lesson in terror. Then, the \u201cCat from Hell\u201d follows a furry black feline who cannot be killed\u2026 he may have nine lives, but those who cross his path are not so lucky. Finally, in \u201cLover\u2019s Vow,\u201d a stone gargoyle comes to life\u2026 to commit murder.<\/p>\n

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Quick Hit Review:<\/strong> While I have heard of the Tales from the Darkside<\/em> television series, having aired from 1983 to 1988, I was too young to watch and never got the DVD either. Later, at least throughout the 90s, I was more into Tales from the Crypt<\/em>. With that, I went into Tales from the Darkside: The Movie<\/em><\/strong> hoping to be entertained by the four short stories, and for the most part I was.<\/p>\n

My favorite easily was \u201cLot 249\u201d, not only did it have a bit of an old school horror vibe, but includes a great cast, two before they became famous, with Christian Slater, Steve Buscemi and Julianne Moore (who made her big screen debut).<\/p>\n

The second story, \u201cCat from Hell\u201d, based off of a Stephen King short and adapted by the legendary George A. Romero, was the worst of the bunch, not bad per se, but really dull to the point I was having trouble staying awake. I guess I don\u2019t find killer cats all that scary.<\/p>\n

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\u201cLover\u2019s Vow\u201d is an interesting one with a nice twist, though before it\u2019s revealed, perplexing on some characters actions (for one, why a woman who is grabbed by a man on a deserted street, willingly goes to his loft on his say so… yeah, right). However, I did like James Remar and Rae Dawn Chong who were good together.<\/p>\n

The final tale, the wraparound, with a witch preparing to grill a boy, had a bit of dark fun to it, but found the kid to be on the annoying side and Deborah Harry not quite deliciously devious enough in my book. It\u2019s a fun enough storyline but I don\u2019t really count it as much as it serves as the glue to introducing the others.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 4.25\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This \u201cCollector\u2019s Edition\u201d release comes with a matted slip cover<\/strong>. The inside cover is reversible showing the film\u2019s poster artwork.<\/p>\n

Audio Commentaries:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n