if you thought this movie wasn't scary..
Added 9/17/2009
if you thought this movie wasn't scary you should have been the only white person in a theater with only African Americans. didn't help that i heard someone say "stupid white boy" as i walked to my seat. i was ducking down when the raciest white guy was on the screen.
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GREAT MOVIE
Added 4/4/2008
LOVED IT! WATCHED IT 20 BILLION TIMES AND WANT TO BUY IT FOR MY OWN PERSONAL COLLECTION:)
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Not a die hard Spike Lee fan, but...
Added 10/13/2007
I rented this when it first came out at 15 years old. My mom and I got thru the first two stories and due to the language and freaky violence, we turned it off. What's ironic, is from the case, I thought it was a comedy, boy! Was I ever wrong!
In the past several years, I've watched it a few more times, I still don't `enjoy' it per se, but it's interesting how the stories play an homage to real life, every day problems.
It's very creepy, but well done, until several years ago, I wasn't a big fan of story collections in a movie format, this, Stephen King, R.L.Stine's Nightmare Room and Tales from the Crypt, helped me reconcile with that.
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Just a movie
Added 9/28/2007
Old movie seen in high school and wanted to see it again and was cheaper then renting it.
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Welcome to hell !!
Added 7/24/2007
In an experience more frightening than their worst nightmares, three friends tour a funeral home with a creepy mortician (Clarence Williams III) in this Spike Lee-produced horror anthology. Along the way, they hear a story about each of the corpses. From cops turned bad to a child with uncanny powers, a bigoted politician tormented by voodoo dolls and a drug dealer who undergoes sensory rehab, all of the spooky tales have racial implications.
As always, there's controversy when it comes to a Spike Lee production. Personally, I understand that when I fire up "a Spike Lee joint" (no pun intended - that's the logo on his films) - I know what I'm in for. A well made, well acted, sometimes imaginative film with some pretty heavy racially biased overtones. That's pretty much it. Such is the case with this movie. It has everything you would expect from a "Tales From the Crypt" parody set in the "hood". The production values are tight and the acting is of a higher standard than Tales from the Crypt (the one with Stephen King).
I was glad to see Clarence (Mod Squad) Williams III working again (he was excellent) and I enjoyed the menacingly dramatic change of pace characterization from David Allen Grier. There were some creepy moments and some humorous ones - what else would you want from this type of movie. So if you're not inclined to whine about heavy-handed prejudiced moralizing and can accept a decent horror flick at face value - this one was worth it.It has its underlying themes of racism, child abuse and gang related murders mixed together with horror style story telling. There should've been a sequel!
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if you thought this movie wasn't scary..
Added 9/17/2009
if you thought this movie wasn't scary you should have been the only white person in a theater with only African Americans. didn't help that i heard someone say "stupid white boy" as i walked to my seat. i was ducking down when the raciest white guy was on the screen.
1 out of 1 people found this helpful.
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GREAT MOVIE
Added 4/4/2008
LOVED IT! WATCHED IT 20 BILLION TIMES AND WANT TO BUY IT FOR MY OWN PERSONAL COLLECTION:)
0 out of 1 people found this helpful.
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Not a die hard Spike Lee fan, but...
Added 10/13/2007
I rented this when it first came out at 15 years old. My mom and I got thru the first two stories and due to the language and freaky violence, we turned it off. What's ironic, is from the case, I thought it was a comedy, boy! Was I ever wrong!
In the past several years, I've watched it a few more times, I still don't `enjoy' it per se, but it's interesting how the stories play an homage to real life, every day problems.
It's very creepy, but well done, until several years ago, I wasn't a big fan of story collections in a movie format, this, Stephen King, R.L.Stine's Nightmare Room and Tales from the Crypt, helped me reconcile with that.
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