Tales from the Crypt: Collection Completed starts as Jonas (E. Emmet Walsh) arrives home on the day of 65th birthday party & the day of his mandatory retirement, his animal obsessed wife Anita (Audra Lindley) has arranged a surprise party for him but he just goes to bed. On his first full day home for 57 years Jonas discovers that his wife Anita treats her pets & the strays which turn up outside their house better than him, Jonas needs a hobby to occupy his mind & pass the time but he isn't interested in the model kits his neighbour Roy (Martin Garn) gives him. Finally Jonas breaks & he decides to kill two birds with one stone, he chooses a hobby which will keep him busy & get rid of the animals which are getting more attention than he is...
This Tales from the Crypt story was episode 6 from season 1, the final episode in fact. Directed by Mary Lambert this is one of my favourite stories from season 1 which has been both solid & entertaining throughout. The script by A. Whitney Brown, the strangely named Battle Davis (!?) & Randolph Davis was based on a story from 'The Vault of Horror' comic book & is all about the build up which while it isn't the most action or incident packed it's very effective, quite amusing at times & necessary for the terrific twist ending to have the impact that it does. Personally I didn't see this one coming & it felt like the perfect way to round this story off, at less than 30 minutes long it has surprisingly good character's & it has that dark sense of humour that many of the best Tales from the Crypt episodes do.
This one looks good as usual although not particularly scary it has a nice tension bubbling under the surface where you know something outrageous is going to happen. The acting is great especially from Walsh as the craggy retired husband who doesn't know what to do with himself.
Collection Completed is a great way to round off a great first season of Tales from the Crypt, a top story from a top show from a top season.
This Tales from the Crypt story was episode 6 from season 1, the final episode in fact. Directed by Mary Lambert this is one of my favourite stories from season 1 which has been both solid & entertaining throughout. The script by A. Whitney Brown, the strangely named Battle Davis (!?) & Randolph Davis was based on a story from 'The Vault of Horror' comic book & is all about the build up which while it isn't the most action or incident packed it's very effective, quite amusing at times & necessary for the terrific twist ending to have the impact that it does. Personally I didn't see this one coming & it felt like the perfect way to round this story off, at less than 30 minutes long it has surprisingly good character's & it has that dark sense of humour that many of the best Tales from the Crypt episodes do.
This one looks good as usual although not particularly scary it has a nice tension bubbling under the surface where you know something outrageous is going to happen. The acting is great especially from Walsh as the craggy retired husband who doesn't know what to do with himself.
Collection Completed is a great way to round off a great first season of Tales from the Crypt, a top story from a top show from a top season.