Finally seeing John Carpenter doing some real acting was very funny. His performance as the very ghastly coroner at a morgue, was brilliant, and he handled it very well for someone who technically isn't an actor. The TV movie is basically about the coroner who tell the stories of three corpses, basically because they were the only one's with interesting stories. Apparently he hates death by natural causes, because he have no fun checking them out. Honestly, he was hilarious, in a very morbid way of course. Oh, and of course, let's not forget the co-directing of Tobe Hooper who also did a splendid job with this TV movie. (I added this sentence later, because I forgot he was in this movie, so sorry Tobe Hooper fans for not having mention him anymore)
The first story is about a woman who has to work late at a gas station. And there has been report of a murderer in the town, so she's a little shaky every time someone stop at the station. I think you get the general idea, so I don't think I'll need to say more about his one.
The second story is about a man(Stacy Keach) who is very disturbed about his thin hairline and wishes their was a way to grow back his hair. One day he sees an ad on TV telling about a new miracle cure than can give you a full hairline over night. He applies, and wakes the other day with long lush hair. His life takes a twist for the better, but his hair never seems to stop growing and he starts feeling a little sick. Once again I'll leave the rest for you.
The third story is about a baseball player (Mark Hamill) who in an car accident loses his right eye. Then he gets the offer from a doctor who say he can give him an eye transplant. the procedure is a success and he can play baseball again. Plus he's gonna be a father, his life couldn't get any better. But eventually he starts seeing dead bodies everywhere and his personality gets more aggressive. And he later uncovers a horrible truth about the man from which he got his new eye.
Now these three stories were quite enjoyable. The first one had the best Carpenter style atmosphere and suspense, and was probably the best of the three. the second was more funny than scary, but that's not a bad thing either. To be honest it had a bit of a TwilighZone feel to it, but for me that's not a bad thing in any way. The third story had a great performance by Mark Hamill, but was little predictable. Still it had some frightening and gory moments.
For Carpenters great performance in both acting and directing, and some decent horror stories, I give "Body bags" a 7/10. I only have a simple warning, if you're easily scared and are a afraid of a little gore, don't watch this. But if you're a horror fan, or for that sake a Carpenter fan, you'll love this.
The first story is about a woman who has to work late at a gas station. And there has been report of a murderer in the town, so she's a little shaky every time someone stop at the station. I think you get the general idea, so I don't think I'll need to say more about his one.
The second story is about a man(Stacy Keach) who is very disturbed about his thin hairline and wishes their was a way to grow back his hair. One day he sees an ad on TV telling about a new miracle cure than can give you a full hairline over night. He applies, and wakes the other day with long lush hair. His life takes a twist for the better, but his hair never seems to stop growing and he starts feeling a little sick. Once again I'll leave the rest for you.
The third story is about a baseball player (Mark Hamill) who in an car accident loses his right eye. Then he gets the offer from a doctor who say he can give him an eye transplant. the procedure is a success and he can play baseball again. Plus he's gonna be a father, his life couldn't get any better. But eventually he starts seeing dead bodies everywhere and his personality gets more aggressive. And he later uncovers a horrible truth about the man from which he got his new eye.
Now these three stories were quite enjoyable. The first one had the best Carpenter style atmosphere and suspense, and was probably the best of the three. the second was more funny than scary, but that's not a bad thing either. To be honest it had a bit of a TwilighZone feel to it, but for me that's not a bad thing in any way. The third story had a great performance by Mark Hamill, but was little predictable. Still it had some frightening and gory moments.
For Carpenters great performance in both acting and directing, and some decent horror stories, I give "Body bags" a 7/10. I only have a simple warning, if you're easily scared and are a afraid of a little gore, don't watch this. But if you're a horror fan, or for that sake a Carpenter fan, you'll love this.