Tales from the Crypt. The first season (on June, 10-28th, 1989). An episode №1: The Man Who Was Death
The minifilm of the known director and producer Uoltera Hilla («Streets on fire», «48 hours», «Red heat») «The Man Who Was Death» («the Person who was death») became the first episode «Баек from a crypt».
In it it is told about cynical prison executioner Najlze Telbote (William Sedler – «the Strong nutlet 2», «the Knight of demons of night», «Runaway from Шоушенка») which does the work, that is executes the prisoners sentenced to death on an electric chair, with special pleasure. For it news about an abolition of capital punishment is terrible blow. In conversation with the chief of prison Telbot says, that he is not able to do anything else (though, in my opinion, it would leave the quite good electrician). Remained without work, the former executioner it is very difficult to them to leave "business", starts to create self-court – it refined kills the criminals justified by court. For the time being all goes at Тэлбота smoothly while once on it there is no police …
I do not know, how to you, expensive readers, and the first episode has not so liked me. Like all in it is, and original murders, and it is a little «обнаженки», and amusing enough ending, but … all the same not that. Be not surprised, but this episode has seemed to me a little tightened (it at it 20 with superfluous minutes!) and dullish. Probably my opinion was affected by that during all episode the offscreen voice of the protagonist is constantly heard. It tyres a little and the film "brakes".
My estimation – 3 from 5 (at all respect for Hilla and Сэдлеру).
There, where it is possible, transfer of names of episodes will correspond to names which have been used during serial display on the Russian TV and in company "ЕА" VHS-releases. In any case of the name in Russian will often differ from English in view of complexity of transfer (almost all names of episodes «Баек» are connected with a word-play).