Night Visions (TV Series) Cargo/Switch (2002) User Reviews

Snacking on people

[ctomvelu-1 · 7/10 · 8 March 2009]

Jamie Kennedy is convinced there are stowaways on board his ship, and tells ship's captain Philip Baker Hall so. It is clear something odd is going on, and we get glimpses of the stowaways who are locker inside a large shipping container. Something unseen is slowly killing them off and eating them. Kennedy tries to help them, which turns out to be a very big mistake. The gruesome ending is something one would expect in a movie, but not a TV show. Truth be told, there's not much plot to this episode, so it drags a bit. But I defy anyone to figure out the ending ahead of time. Some very good gore livens up the proceedings, and for once, I enjoyed Mr. Kennedy's performance. Too bad he is such a bust on GHOST WHISPERER.

Good episode directed by Tobe Hooper!

[b_kite · 7/10 · 5 February 2017]

A young worker on a cargo ship Mark (Jaime Kennedy) reports to the captain (Philip Baker Hall) that he has heard sounds coming from the cargo section of the ship, including strange whispers as if people were talking, he thinks there maybe stowaways aboard that need to be found. He later discovers this is true and the stowaways are locked inside a huge container, and that a strange creature maybe killing them off one-by-one, he attempts to help them escape, but with dire consequences.

This is my first review of an episode of this short lived anthology series that aired on FOX back in 2001, before being cancelled following the September 11 attacks. This one which aired along with "Switch" to form an hour long show is one of the three episodes which did not air and was aired by the Sci Fi Channel a year later. Its the one I fondly remember the most when watching reruns on Sci Fi in the mid-2000s. This was one of the two episodes of the show directed by Tobe Hooper the other being "The Maze". While this isn't the best episode this short lived series has to offer Hooper does a good job directing and even tho these were done on the cheap the ship setting and exteriors look nice and make you believe your actually on a ship. The conclusion and twist is handled nicely enough, even tho the explanation for who or what? is there is pretty stupid. There is also one of those what might happen endings? as well. The two main star powers here the young Kennedy and the veteran Hall both do nicely.

Tobe Hooper in his classic style

[andreygrachev · 10/10 · 19 April 2009]

I saw most of Tobe's films and really love and respect his input into world horror genre. This short story from Night Visions TV-series made me really respect him more. The story shows some ship going to New York. On board that ship there are some gypsy looking like people with Russian names. They are kept in isolator and they start to eat themselves of hunger. Very sarcastic and gore episode includes the thing, that young sailor once found the captain's secret- his best attitude to help the dirty and weird men and women turns out to be big mistake. The creatures inside the isolated sector are not people at all . In the end they look more like demons with shining green eyes. Very short and original plot. Thank You, Tobe. You are the best horror maker after Romero and Carpenter. With Respect from Moscow