Trilogy of Terror

It's a trilogy, I'll give it that. The terror is a bit thin on the ground, though. The first story with its fairly dark theme is probably the most interesting, and it goes downhill from there via the predictable second part to the faintly ridiculous final segment (which seems to be the most popular, for some reason). Black seems to have a good enough time in her various roles, but overall this is a bit low key and uninteresting.

Everyone is going to tell you about the third sketch, but the first is about a woman that let's men use her as a sex toy until they run out of ideas and therefore become boring and useless, so she kills them. This was made for television. In the seventies.

This is like a precursor to the Tales From the Crypt series. Karen Black was good in all the shorts but only the last one was any fun. Maybe it was because I grew up in the '90s and watched all the horror anthologies that used to be on TV but I figured out the twists in the first two right away.

I would rate this higher if it was merely "Amelia". That segment is horrifying and simply incredible to watch. The other two segments are fun enough to watch based on their source and Karen Black's performances. But damn...that doll is fuck crazy.

the first two stories are pretty decent but the third one was just awful

I like the idea of three quick stories where the film gets in, gets its scares and gets out, but while none of the three stories here is bad, they're not so good either. The first is a decent concept but underdeveloped, the second very predictable and the third a bit too absurd.

Karen runs the gamut from A to B.

Story 5/20 Execution 6/25 Casting & Acting 11/20 Worldbuilding 5/10 Entertainment 3/25

Fun trilogy of horror sketches, though the third is the only one that really qualifies as “terror”, with a nightmare fuel killer doll and some creative camera work. Segment 1 is fine, but I’m not sure the “sting” bites as hard as it could, and Segment 2 is the only one that feels long-winded, taking its time to reach a “surprise” conclusion that’s not much of a surprise. Still, it’s really a showcase for Black, and boy does she deliver for each of her 4 characters.

Trilogia do Terror estreava há 50 anos na TV americana. Um dos melhores filmes de horror já feitos pela TV americana, amo demais todos os episódios, mas o primeiro é especialmente catártico contra o patriarcado. YouTube ( https://youtu.be/LMnY8hYGatM )