Tales from the Crypt: Forever Ambergris (1993)
Season 5, Episode 3
9/10
Disgusting but in a good way
2 July 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Dalton Scott (Roger Daltrey) is an old glory of combat photography than one day visits his boss and he tells him that he hasn't got the same edge anymore. That night Dalton visits his young disciple Isaac Forte (Steve Buscemi) while he is having dinner with his wife. Dalton soon has the hots for Isaac's wife Bobbi and plots a deadly scheme during their next assignment in the jungle: sending Isaac in a village ravaged by infectious diseases for the photos and then Roger can pass them as his own photos. All goes as planned (and Isaac will be gunned down) but once in the US, when Dalton and Bobbi make out she suddenly rots on top of him, and when Dalton washes up his blood he will lose something else...

This was a great episode for the main reasons: Roger Daltrey and the always reliable Steve Buscemi give great performances and there is even Titus Welliver in a small role. The special effects are very impressive for its time, and especially the scenes where Buscemi writhes in agony and loses his eyeball and also when he is rotting before he can tell the truth (and he is gunned down) are even funny in their own way. And the ending, despite being scary, was very unexpected. A must see, even tho you MUSTN'T eat while watching!
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