Tales of the Unexpected, Set 1 | John Houseman

Tales of the Unexpected, Set 1 | John Houseman | Wickedly good!

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Tales of the Unexp...

	Tales of the Unexpected, Set 1 John Houseman Acorn Media, 2004 average customer review:based on 8 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Like his children?s books, Roald Dahl?s adult stories never fail to surprise, though they take more chilling flights of fancy. Darkly humorous and playfully macabre, each standalone episode in this acclaimed series is a brilliantly acted little gem of creepy delight. Episode casts feature a cavalcade of stars, including John Alderton, Joan Collins, Joseph Cotten, José Ferrer, Michael Gambon, Susan George, John Gielgud, Julie Harris, Derek Jacobi, John Mills, and Elaine Stritch. With introductions by Roald Dahl.

unexpeced thrills

this is a very entertaining set,slightly off-center(not quite horror)and a refreshing look at the way out-of-the-ordinary stories can be told/retold.the stories have a slight hitchcockian feel about them,but the endings still have an originality about them.i enjoyed them very much,and i will purchase the entire collection.

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Wickedly good!

If you are a fan of Night Gallery or Alfred Hitchcock Presents, you will enjoy this macabre set of interesting tales of the unusual and the supernatural. Dahl is a master storyteller, however some stories are indeed better than the others. "Man from the South" with Jose Ferrer and Steve Guttenberg is a gem and, of course, "Lamb to the Slaughter" with Susan George and "Neck" starring a pre-Dynasty Joan Collins (who personifies the classic "bitch" in every role she ever undertook) are superb. With a warning to all of us who make foolhardy bets and cheat at them, "Taste" is a lesson in humility and clearly one of the strongest of the episodes. "The Orderly World of Mr. Appleby" is a warning to all unmarried fortune seekers laden with satire and humor. A good set throughout.

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An Excellent Series

I first enjoyed Tales in the late 70's and early 80's. After years of searching I found the recently released DVD version. Admitedly, the shows are dated (anyone seen Man From U.N.C.L.E. lately?) but like the aforemention, it is still fun to watch. The Roald Dahl intros are great and the Tales leave you hanging to the end.
For those of you who intrigued by the title, this is not a Twilight Zone or Outer Limits style show. It is a normal storyline with an "Unexpected" twist at the end.
If you don't want to take a chance, go by Dahl's short story book by the same name.

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another item from the library

...and another item i'm GLAD i got from the library...

i liked the episodes, but for people who are'nt fans of the show, and are just passersby, i'd keep passing...

the premises are boring at points, definitely not something you'd want to push out to the english, which have a total of 4 channels...

keep on going...

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