Review of Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) by Alyssa B — 12 Aug 2011

Its fun to scare yourself once in a while. someof these are'nt tht scary but most are.

This review of Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) was written by Alyssa B on 12 Aug 2011.

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

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By Janet Maslin (949) for The New York Times (9,847) on 15 Jun 2017

Nothing about Tales From the Darkside is likely to give anyone much of a scare…

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By Mark H (1,764) on 10 Sep 2017

One of my favorite memories from growing up in the 80s is seeing this movie with my best friend. Fun horror movie…

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By Matt R (1,999) on 25 Mar 2014

Each segment is more entertaining than the last; ranging from hilariously absurd to clever and disturbing…

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By Denise M (213) on 21 Aug 2013

Too dated and silly to enjoy now, but what a cast from 1990. Steve Buscemi, Julanne Moore, Christian Slater…

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By Robert M (1,753) on 27 Nov 2012

Lover's Vow was the only decent story, but the title gives away the twist and creates a plot hole in itself…

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By Tom R (1,102) on 13 Apr 2013

I was pleasantly surprised with this film, though not quite the quality of the original Creepshow, it is better than some other films of it's…

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By Corey W (745) on 26 Dec 2012

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 Felix Vasquez Jr. (1,949) for Cinema Crazed (1,907) on 21 Oct 2012

Suffers from being a very grim and bleak anthology film with a narrative structure that never lives up to the innovation of Creepshow…

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By Wesley J (162) on 15 Apr 2013

Not as polished as your general viewer would prefer, but still lots of fun with genuine scares and plenty of gore…

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By Blake K (27) on 27 Jan 2014

I thought the movie was well thought out and I love the clever twists of the story lover's vow and am a big fan of cat from hell as it was…

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