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Tales of the Third Dimension (1984)
Directed by Worth Keeter, Earl Owensby, Todd Durham, Thom McIntyre
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Overview
This movie is made-up of three tales, the first one is, “Young Blood” it is about a married pair of vampires who adopt a child. In “The Guardians,” a pair of avaricious grave robbers make a terrible mistake when they visit the St. Francis Abbey cemetery to do a little pillaging. The final episode, “Visions of Sugar-Plum” is set at Christmas time and is set at the home of a loving grandmother.
Rated NR | Length 85 minutes
Actors
Robert Bloodworth | William T. Hicks | Katelyn Hunter | Terry Laughlin | Kathy O'Toole | Neal Powell | Leon Rippy | Dandy Stevenson | Francine Taylor | Kevin Campbell | Kent Raiteri | Tracy Rhodes | Joel Padgett | Sherri Chambers | Benjy Helbein | Charles Bibby | Ginger Heath | Helene Tryon | Dandy Saville | Charles Elledge | Craig Nelson
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/29/2011 | TV | Other | Other | 3 stars |
| (Average) 3 stars |
Viewing Notes
Coming as a random pick in a pile of old VHS, I wasn’t expecting much from TALES OF THE THIRD DIMENSION IN 3-D and for 2 of the 3Ds, that’s true. And then the last story hits.
The first two stories are rather lackluster and uninspired. The first one sees two vampires adopting a kid and it turns out to be a werewolf, their mortal enemy. The vampires are played as the biggest stereotypes since banned cartoons and there’s little to no characterization; the werewolf kid himself is an unspeaking plot device that has no appeal. The second story is about medieval-era pillaging and I was so bored I don’t really care to try and google what it was about.
But then there’s the last story, “Visions of Sugar-Plum,” where two parents unload their kids on their grandmother for Christmas, who turns out to be wonderfully psychotic. There are some real laugh out loud moments and it gives the world, “what?” a whole new spin. This story alone made the movie a treat to watch and one I want to watch every Christmas, if only for this short alone.
The movie has one other bit of genius in the story bookends that feature not only a talking Rod Serling skeleton narrator, but 5 talking vultures that mimic Laurel and Hardy and the Three Stooges. It was so out of left field my head was spinning and I was mentally clapping even though they weren’t funny. At all.
THIRD DIMENSION has some great beats and one great story; it’s just a shame they didn’t spend more time on the first two stories to make it as great as the third.
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