Tales from the Crypt: Spoiled starts as lonely housewife & soap opera addict Janet (Faye Grant) decides to get cable TV, Janet takes a shine to Able (Anthony LaPaglia) the cable guy since her scientist husband Leon (Alan Rachins) spends all his time in their basement conducting research on a new anaesthetic. Janet seduces Able & they have an intense affair, however Leon discovers this & decides to to take his experiments to the next stage...
This Tales from the Crypt story was episode 13 from season 3, directed by Andy Wolk this is actually pretty average stuff. The script by Connie Johnson & Doug Ronning was based on a story from the 'Haunt of Fear' comic book & feels more like a drama than horror with a neglected soap opera loving woman having an affair, this is what takes up most of this episode, it's pretty dull watching to be honest & even though the twist at the end almost saves it from mediocrity it's a bit predictable. I will admit even though some of the sexual innuendo & chat between Janet & the cable guy are amusing this isn't really much in the way of compensation for a pretty lifeless 30 odd minutes.
This one looks alright but it has no sense of style, it's forgettable, there's no tension or scares & it's all rather flat & bland, a bit like the conveyor-belt soap opera's that Janet seems to love so much. Forget about any gore either, there's some blood stained medical equipment but nothing else. The acting was a bit too cheesy & tongue-in-cheek for my liking.
Spoiled is far from the best tale from the crypt episode, maybe just about worth a watch but I'd struggle to really recommend this one to anyone except the fans.
This Tales from the Crypt story was episode 13 from season 3, directed by Andy Wolk this is actually pretty average stuff. The script by Connie Johnson & Doug Ronning was based on a story from the 'Haunt of Fear' comic book & feels more like a drama than horror with a neglected soap opera loving woman having an affair, this is what takes up most of this episode, it's pretty dull watching to be honest & even though the twist at the end almost saves it from mediocrity it's a bit predictable. I will admit even though some of the sexual innuendo & chat between Janet & the cable guy are amusing this isn't really much in the way of compensation for a pretty lifeless 30 odd minutes.
This one looks alright but it has no sense of style, it's forgettable, there's no tension or scares & it's all rather flat & bland, a bit like the conveyor-belt soap opera's that Janet seems to love so much. Forget about any gore either, there's some blood stained medical equipment but nothing else. The acting was a bit too cheesy & tongue-in-cheek for my liking.
Spoiled is far from the best tale from the crypt episode, maybe just about worth a watch but I'd struggle to really recommend this one to anyone except the fans.