Brooke Shields stars in “Came The Dawn”, and she definitely doesn’t get typecast because she plays a thief. Suffice to say this one gets a lot of its chops from one of Alfred Hitchcock’s most famous movies. But it pulls them off well, and Brooke Shields is surprisingly good. Just goes to show the good material can make nearly anyone good as well.
“Oil’s Well That Ends Well” is one of the two stinkers in this set. There’s no polite way to put it. Even the surprising presence of Priscilla Presley and Lou Diamond Phillips can’t save this one. The plot is just too predictable and the whole effort comes across as very wooden.
We have another premature burial in “Half-Way Horrible”, which may have been a clue for future episodes: don’t do premature burials. Cheech Marin is in this one. Marin has been in a lot of movies and television before and has done exceptionally well. His part here is small, so saving this one isn’t his job. But they did have the talent. The episode just didn’t come together.
The series ends on a somewhat weak note. John Stamos (Full House) plays a male escort who has agreed to marry an older woman who’s insanely jealous. I hate stories where everything is “just a dream!” Have mercy!
Overall, this collection of the fifth season of Tales From The Crypt is definitely worth adding to the home library if you’re a horror fan. You get a large accumulation of actors at different points in their career, who bring a lot of different takes to various roles, and get to see the final visions of a lot of directors that worked on the series. Anyone interested in film scripting, directing, or acting might be interested in picking this up, too. There’s not that many places we can get this much talent for such a small price. And there’s a lot of entertainment here for the horror aficionado.
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