I made the mistake of sitting down with a sandwich before rolling the season 5 premiere of Tales from the Crypt. The show is, obviously, no stranger to gross-out humor and gore, but nothing throughout the series has been quite as downright disgusting as the character of Winona Brackett. Yikes. I almost lost my lunch.
Tim Curry completely disappears into the roles of the three Bracketts. This episode is a complete testament to his skills and versatility as an actor. Ed Begley Jr. is also suitably slimy as the slick salesman who you don't really mind seeing in his fatal predicament, and Yvonne De Carlo has a small but memorable appearance as one of the folks he swindles. My only complaint about the story is the final twist; it caught me by surprise, but I'm not sure how much sense it made in the context of the story.
Tim Curry completely disappears into the roles of the three Bracketts. This episode is a complete testament to his skills and versatility as an actor. Ed Begley Jr. is also suitably slimy as the slick salesman who you don't really mind seeing in his fatal predicament, and Yvonne De Carlo has a small but memorable appearance as one of the folks he swindles. My only complaint about the story is the final twist; it caught me by surprise, but I'm not sure how much sense it made in the context of the story.