Lovesusti The Worst Film Ever

SunnyHello Nice effects though.

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Anonymous Andy (Minus_The_Beer) A mixed bag amongst an impressive body of work, John Carpenter's "Body Bags" is an inessential yet perfectly enjoyable digression. What was originally conceived as the pilot for what would've been a full- fledged series (ala HBO's "Tales From The Crypt,") instead emerged as a TV movie on the Showtime network. A three-part horror anthology spliced with cut scenes featuring the director himself as an undead mortician, "Body Bags" is an oddity that the Carpenter faithful (as well as any fan of anthologies and/or horror-comedy) will want to seek out, but not necessarily required viewing.To hear John Carpenter tell it on the featurette included with the Scream Factory Blu-Ray, "Body Bags" was anything but a passion project. In fact, the director claims he didn't even like anthology films! That being the case, it certainly doesn't show in the final product. Whether it's the goofy intermissions from Carpenter hamming it up in full-on rotting makeup or the slew of horror-friendly cameos, "Body Bags" looks and feels like a big boat-load of fun. Maybe it was intended as an easy payday, but that vibe certainly doesn't translate to the screen.The first segment is a very Carpenter-esque tale. "The Gas Station" finds a young woman (Alex Datcher) working her first graveyard shift at a gas station just outside of Haddonfield, IL (the same location from "Halloween," for those keeping score). Thankfully she is protected by a thick glass partition between her and creeps like Buck Flowers (!), but when she steps out for a brief second, the door locks behind her and things quickly get out of hand. Featuring the director's signature slow-burning suspense methods, "The Gas Station" is the smoothest of the three segments to go down and may very well even get under your skin if you let it. Look out for cameos from Wes Craven, Sam Raimi and David Naughton.Next up comes "Hair." Certainly the silliest of the three segments, this one follows Stacy Keach as an aging womanizer who is obsessed with with his rapidly diminishing hairline. In order to keep his young ladyfriend (Sheena Easton) at his side, he enlists the help of a deceiving miracle drug salesman, played by the indispensable David Warner. Before long, he realizes he got more than he bargained for when tiny alien lifeforms start taking over his face. A showcase for Keach's undeniable commitment to the material and some truly impressive special effects (at least by 1993 TV standards), "Hair" doesn't have much else going for it. Not bad, but definitely could have used some trimming.Finally, the film wraps with "Eye." For this piece, the director's chair is passed to none other than Tobe Hooper. This one is a little darker and more mean-spirited than the other two. In it, a minor league baseball player at the top of his game succumbs to a brutal car accident that leaves him with only one eye. As in "Hair," our hapless hero gets more than he wished for when his new implant takes him down dark paths. Mark Hamill plays the sympathetic character gone bad to perfection, alongside model Twiggy, who plays his devoted wife. This one is well done to be sure, but not quite as "fun" as the other two. Hamill's creepy performance goes a long way in elevating the material, delivering some moments you aren't soon to forget.When you zip it all up, "Body Bags" is a nice chunk of late-night entertainment that more or less delivers. It's not a classic in either Carpenter or Hooper's oeuvre, but worth looking into regardless. While it would have been great to have seen what a weekly horror anthology series hosted by Carpenter would have looked like, this brief glimpse will have to suffice.

dworldeater This was a pilot episode for a possible series on Showtime. Showtime wanted to spend less money on it, so the idea was aborted and John Carpenter continued to make feature films. All three episodes are packed with guest appearances and cameos by many great actors and horror directors. Performances in all of them are excellent and each episode has a different tone and style. The first is somewhat of a slasher. The second is a bizarre comedy with sci fi elements. Both of those were directed by John Carpenter. The third is the darkest and is directed by Tobe Hooper. Body Bags has a lot of actors that are very talented, but very underrated that normally don't get to do this type of stuff like Robert Carradine and Mark Hamill. Stacy Keach is always excellent as well and does great here. As far as I am concerned the Tales From The Crypt series on HBO is the best anthology horror there is. Body Bags would have made a good series and could have been able to compete with it if it could maintain this sort of quality. John Carpenter is the host of this show and has the right delivery and the right hair to keep up with The Cryptkeeper.

encyes 'Body Bags' (aka 'John Carpenter's Body Bags') appears to be many things; it's one of those fun, bad movies you can't help watch, force yourself to finish and then ask yourself why you did the first two. It is not only one of the many anthology movies of the 1990's cashing in on the genre: those poorly written, darkly filmed stories with no true catch-you-off-your-guard endings, but it is also a who's who of horror movies. It is only when you realize this, that you'll enjoy the movie so much more and even (gasp!) watch it a second time.Take for example, of course, John Carpenter (who not only lends his name to the title, but also directs a segment and scores the film) but also legendary horror movie makers like Tobe Hooper and Wes Craven putting in cameos. This film, although clearly nothing more than just three schlock horror stories, becomes an almost "Where's Waldo" of people who have cemented the horror genre as it is today.The structure of the film, like many other horror anthologies of the time ("Tales from the Crypt" television series comes quickly to mind), is "hosted" by a silly, seedy (and rarely scary) character with clichéd lines and no reservation for gore, hedonism or the bizarre. Beware! Your stomach may turn from the host's sickening dialogue than from all the gruesome special effects.This movie may stick in your head for all the wrong reasons; whether it is the fun and memorable parts like Stacy Keach's giggling, Mark Hammill doing his best Jeff Foxworthy imitation, or Tom Arnold doing, well, whatever Tom Arnold does that makes him so funny, this isn't award-winning storytelling, folks. Don't expect anything more than to be entertained for cheap entertainment sake. The overall B-flavor of the film fits perfectly like a crude, blood-soaked glove.

kurciasbezdalas There isn't much to say about this film, if you are horror movies fan, you gonna like it. This film is made in a same style as Creepshow and many other horror flicks. There is nothing special about it, but it does what it promises - to tell three great horror stories. All three stories were good. After i've watched Creepshow 2, I thought I would newer watch these kind of movies again, but this movie was much better than Creepshow 2. The first story was the best. It was made in Alfred Hitchcock's style when waiting of whats coming to you is the scariest part. The second story was more comical but still great. Deborah Harry had a small role in it. The third one was also good and I liked an idea of it very much.