Carrieattheprom
05-16-2004, 03:57 PM
Much tamer than the HBO t.v. show. But I think it's odd the movie only got a PG rating. I realise that PG-13 didn't exist yet, but that's still a weird rating. Oh, well.
The basic premise: five people find themselves lost in a crypt. The crypt keeper is an old dude with no special make-up. He tells tales about each of the five people.
All Through The House: Woman kills her husband on x-mas eve to get his insurance money. News report comes on saying a maniac wearing a Santa suit escaped from the nut house. Woman lockes up the doors and windows. Daughter opens the door to let "Santa" in.
Reflection Of Death: Man leaves his wife and kids to be with his misstress. They are involved in a car accident. Man starts to walk home. Whenever anyone looks at him, they flee in terror.
Poetic Justice: Sweet little old man is tourmented by an SOB who thinks the old man is a disgrace to the neiborhood. After recieveing some nasty valentimes, old dude hangs himself. A year later he comes back as a zombie to get revenge against the SOB.
Wish You Were Here: If you ever heard the story of The Monkey's Paw, this story will be familier to you. Woman wishes for money. Her hubby dies, she gets his insurance money. She wishes to have her husband alive again forever, not realising he's been embalmed.
Blind Alley: Mean dude is put in charge of a home for the blind. Mean Dude makes them eat crappy food, doesn't let them have blankets, and won't call for a doctor when someone is sick. Blind People get revenge.
Final part of the wrap around has the crypt keeper reveal exactly why our peeps are there, and where the exit is.
All around a good movie. Despite it's PG rating there is blood shed. Sword in the head, a heart removed, a nasty encounter with some razor blades.
The only problem I had was with the story,"Wish you were here" the dude in that story did NOT deserve what happend to him. In all the other stories, the characters DO deserve what happens.
"Wish You Were Here" seems out of place.
The basic premise: five people find themselves lost in a crypt. The crypt keeper is an old dude with no special make-up. He tells tales about each of the five people.
All Through The House: Woman kills her husband on x-mas eve to get his insurance money. News report comes on saying a maniac wearing a Santa suit escaped from the nut house. Woman lockes up the doors and windows. Daughter opens the door to let "Santa" in.
Reflection Of Death: Man leaves his wife and kids to be with his misstress. They are involved in a car accident. Man starts to walk home. Whenever anyone looks at him, they flee in terror.
Poetic Justice: Sweet little old man is tourmented by an SOB who thinks the old man is a disgrace to the neiborhood. After recieveing some nasty valentimes, old dude hangs himself. A year later he comes back as a zombie to get revenge against the SOB.
Wish You Were Here: If you ever heard the story of The Monkey's Paw, this story will be familier to you. Woman wishes for money. Her hubby dies, she gets his insurance money. She wishes to have her husband alive again forever, not realising he's been embalmed.
Blind Alley: Mean dude is put in charge of a home for the blind. Mean Dude makes them eat crappy food, doesn't let them have blankets, and won't call for a doctor when someone is sick. Blind People get revenge.
Final part of the wrap around has the crypt keeper reveal exactly why our peeps are there, and where the exit is.
All around a good movie. Despite it's PG rating there is blood shed. Sword in the head, a heart removed, a nasty encounter with some razor blades.
The only problem I had was with the story,"Wish you were here" the dude in that story did NOT deserve what happend to him. In all the other stories, the characters DO deserve what happens.
"Wish You Were Here" seems out of place.