TALES FROM THE CRYPT
SEASON 4
UNCUT

WARNER BROS. PRESENTS

Release Date: July  25th, 2006

MSRP Price: $39.98 
Amazon Price: $27.99
Sam's Club Price: $28.98 
Costco Price: $28.99 (if available)

14 Season 4 Episodes
Format: Standard Version 1.33:1
Studio: Warner Bros. Entertainment
Run Time: 376 minutes
Number of Discs -  3
Sound - Dolby Digital

Tales From the Crypt - Season 4 Rating:  B

Video - B
Audio - C
Content - A
Extras - F
Overall - B

STARS: Tom Hanks, Treat Williams, Henry Gibson, Cathy Moriarty, Mimi Rogers, Kathy Ireland, Buck Henry, Ben Cross, Tia Carrera, Heavy D, Christopher Reeve, Bess Armstrong, Meat Loaf, Judd Nelson, Margot Kidder, Kevin McCarthy, Timothy Dalton, Dennis Farina, Beverly D'Angelo, Joe Pesci, Burt Young, Brad Pitt, and many more. 

Tales From the Crypt has always been a unique horror series beyond coming from a comic book. The Crypt franchise comes from producers David Giler, Richard Donner, Joel Silver, Walter Hill and Robert Zemeckis. The producers brought in top notch directors and the stars of television and feature films. The writing was top notch and expected when you have guys like Frank Darabont and Donald Longtooth. 

The series is a television masterpiece done in an hourly format. The only series of this type that comes close was Stephen Spielberg's "Amazing Stories" that was done on a higher budget and a much lighter tone. 

The fourth season is excellent. You will love it. Long Live the Crypt Keeper. Ha!

PACKAGING 
The cover artwork looks good. The Crypt Keeper is dressed to impress with an awesome grey suit. His feet are propped up on the desk and he's deep in some heady dark arts shit. The inside case have a great image of the crypt keeper as well. On each side of the case is the descriptions of the episode synopsis. 

VIDEO: 
The video transfer is sharp. The colors are vibrant and there's no bleed. Pixelation is absent with minimal dirt and debris on the transfer. It looks great.  

AUDIO: 
The audio is in Dobly Digital 2.0 and sounds decent. Sure, it's better than season one and two but it won't rock the audio system in the least but the voices are sharp an clear with no distortion at the higher volumes. It's acceptable. Most of the background music is cheese but can really add to some of the episodes. 

BONUS FEATURES: 
You basically aren't getting any extras with the boxed set, but with the quality of the stories, the actors, and directing - who needs extras.  

• Commentary by the Cryptkeeper (voice by John Kassir), writer Alan Katz, and series chronicler Digby Diehl on What's Cookin'
• "Stars of Season 4" montage hosted by the Cryptkeeper

SUMMARY: 

These Tales of the Crypt boxed sets are nearly priceless. You seldom see the stars of television and feature films do these types of projects anymore. With class of producers, directors and actors you just can't go wrong. This is a great collection for any video mogul.   

Tales From The Crypt Season 4 Rating: 
video/audio/content/extras/overall: B/C/A/F/B

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