I have loved the TV show TALES FROM THE CRYPT. It's one of those shows that despite a few losers never disappointed me because I am one of those folks that love the twisted humour for which this show is famous. I had to watch the movies: DEMON KNIGHT was great. It had great performances by Billy Zane and William Sadler and it looked like a prolonged version of a great episode of the show itself. BORDELLO OF BLOOD was awful because it looked like an excuse for the filmmakers for using disgusting special effects just for the sake of shocking viewers. When I arrived to RITUAL I was afraid because I thought it must have been awful considering its score of 4,8 and the fact that in the US was released direct to video. Instead this time I was wrong. It wasn't great like DEMON KNIGHT or awful like BORDELLO OF BLOOD, just somewhere in the middle.
This film is set in Jamaica. After an introduction by the Crypt Keeper that has his hair in ''deadlocks'' and lots of gorgeous women around him, we go to our story. Dr. Alice Dodgson (Jennifer Grey) is fired from the hospital where she works because she is involved in the death of a patient. She then decides to go to Jamaica and become a nurse there. A local girl named Caro looks very suspicious and Alice will soon find out why: she is seeking revenge against a guy named Wesley because their father killed Caro's mother and rejected Caro as his daughter leaving her without the inheritance. Will Caro manage to turn Alice into a zombie? See the movie.
At times the movie was very surprising because of its twists and turns (just like those in the best episodes of the show) and the performances were good especially by Tim Curry (who guest starred in the original show) and Stephen Tobolowsky in a small but notable cameo. Not to be missed if you are a fan of the show like me (and don't let the score and reviews fool you!).
This film is set in Jamaica. After an introduction by the Crypt Keeper that has his hair in ''deadlocks'' and lots of gorgeous women around him, we go to our story. Dr. Alice Dodgson (Jennifer Grey) is fired from the hospital where she works because she is involved in the death of a patient. She then decides to go to Jamaica and become a nurse there. A local girl named Caro looks very suspicious and Alice will soon find out why: she is seeking revenge against a guy named Wesley because their father killed Caro's mother and rejected Caro as his daughter leaving her without the inheritance. Will Caro manage to turn Alice into a zombie? See the movie.
At times the movie was very surprising because of its twists and turns (just like those in the best episodes of the show) and the performances were good especially by Tim Curry (who guest starred in the original show) and Stephen Tobolowsky in a small but notable cameo. Not to be missed if you are a fan of the show like me (and don't let the score and reviews fool you!).