Review of Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) by Larry R. B — 02 Nov 2012

Goofy fun! Not scary but some gore to it!

This review of Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) was written by Larry R. B on 02 Nov 2012.

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie has generally received mixed reviews.

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Its sad that a bevy of great actors in Tale from the Darkside: The Movie can't save the boring and laughably non-frightening stories within…

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By Michael W (3,003) on 17 Oct 2016

I wanted to like it, but I couldn't. The first adjectives that come to mind are old/outdated, hokey, and ridiculous…

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