Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Diagonaldi Very well executed

Sharkflei Your blood may run cold, but you now find yourself pinioned to the story.

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Smartlink John Carpenter is a true master, defiantly the best actor but I did like his cryptkeepesk coroner. Gas station segment is well made, slasher / scream queen. psychological horror. with cameos from Sam Raimi, Wes Craven, David Naughton and more. It's a horror convention in a box. Hair is more on the dark comedy side of things. With a brief barely noticeable cameo of Greg Nicotero, this one is fun. Debbie Harry drops by with David Warner , Stacy Keach takes it out of the park. A Psychological confusion masterpice, it's Tobe Hooper from the Chainsaw/Funhouse days. Macabre, it's the perfect finally for this anthology. Never understood why showtime pulled the plug on this planned series. This would have been a series with great potential. Roger Corman, Robert Carradine, George Buck Flower, Mark Hamill , Twiggy , Charles Napier, the cameo's in this are just insane....

skybrick736 Even though this anthology is comprised of three short stories, it's really John Carpenter as the undead corpse that steals the show. Carpenter is flawless in his crypt keeper role while being actually quite humorous pulling off multiple moments that can offer a good laugh. The stories themselves were all pretty cheesy and mindlessly entertaining. The first story of a young lady's first day of work with a serial killer on the loose is by far the best, being somewhat suspenseful and cool. The second story was a bit too over-the-top and third story had potential but fell flat at times. One aspect of Body Bags that is surprising is how many big name actors the anthology managed to pull in. Mark Hamill, Stacey Keach and Robert Carradine all had major roles in their respected story. Also, there were some amusing little cameo's thrown into the stories as well. Body Bags isn't spectacular by any means, but it is a fun movie to throw on and laugh along with.

utgard14 Body Bags is a horror anthology film that was intended as a pilot for a Tales from the Crypt knock-off TV series. Thankfully, that series never came to pass. Now it serves as a curiosity for fans of the two big directors attached, John Carpenter and Tobe Hooper. Both Carpenter and Hooper were past their primes by the time this film aired, though Carpenter had substantially more gas left in the tank than Hooper. Body Bags provides further proof of this fact. It features three stories; the first two directed by Carpenter, the last directed by Hooper.Right from the start, the obvious attempt to mimic Tales from the Crypt is evident as we are greeted by a ghoulish-looking coroner who presents the film's stories. The coroner is played by John Carpenter himself, who tries his cackling best to emulate the Cryptkeeper from Tales. Carpenter's acting here is atrocious and it would come as no surprise to me if the TV execs who watched this pilot turned it off within minutes due to this opening."The Gas Station" is about a new attendant (Alex Datcher) on the night shift at a gas station who is stalked by a escaped killer. The second story, "Hair," is about a man (Stacy Keach) obsessed with his thinning hair. So obsessed he is willing to try an experimental treatment. It works too well, however, as his hair won't stop growing. The last story is called "Eye." It's about a baseball player (Mark Hamill) who loses his eye in a car accident. He's given a new eye in an experimental surgery and, you guessed it, the eye belonged to a murderer. And what's this? Now the killer's spirit is taking over his whole body and making him want to kill! This was such an original story....in the 1920s or '30s. The film ends but not before Carpenter does some more schtick as the coroner character, including a bad twist.The first story is easily the best and has touches of classic Carpenter. The second story is passable despite the lame twist ending that is telegraphed early on. The third story is another derivative Hands of Orlac story. It was done many times before 1993 and at least a few times since. Hooper seems more concerned with shock scenes and gore than building any kind of suspense. Truly a mess. The movie's only merits are in the Carpenter segments. Good score, tense direction, fun cameos from the likes of Wes Craven. The best I can say about the Hooper segment is that Mark Hamill did a decent job. Overall, it's a mixed bag film that gets worse as it goes along.

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.