All rather unpleasant and not for the squeamish.
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05/14/08
Tales From the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
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Reviews Counted:13
Fresh:5
Rotten:8
Average Rating:4.6/10
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: George Romero's (NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD) popular television series becomes a feature film, with some help from Stephen King and Michael McDowell (screenwriter of BEETLEJUICE), in the form of... [More]
Starring: Deborah Harry, Christian Slater, William Hickey, David Johansen
Director: John Harrison
Reviews for Tales From the Darkside: The Movie
1 - 14 (sorted by source; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticHarrison never quite transcends the inherently limited format.
02/09/06
Top CriticThis group of tales is perfect for your low-calorie horror midnight snack.
04/16/02
No review available.
03/31/03
Not nearly as cool as Creepshow, but a lot better than...Campfire Tales? Deadtime stories? Tales from the Hood? Creepshow 2? See, there just aren't enough cool horror anthologies out there.
01/15/03
No review available.
08/11/05
A disappointment, but not a complete waste of time.
11/10/04
"you'll be terrified -- that you wasted your time"
07/29/02
A Creepshow ripoff that wallows in the fact.
07/01/04
hanks to casting that is savvier than the horror norm, and to direction by John Harrison that is workmanlike and sometimes even witty, at least it's fun.
08/30/04
Top CriticOffers the kind of variety and creative opportunities that help paper over the movie's weaker narrative aspects.
11/17/01
Dull, derivative horror anthology.
05/14/08
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03/26/09
Top CriticThis is just another miss along the lines of Creepshow and Twilight Zone: The Movie.
11/17/01
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