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Kinda reminded me of a creepy Columbo/Murder She Wrote ep. Helen Mirren was fantastic and I loved that ending with the random maid ultimately shooting the husband and avenging the wife's death. Definitely one of the better episodes from the 80s TZ stuff!
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actually i kind of liked this in an otherwise series pretty put down when compared to the original, but perhaps a big part why i liked this episode had alot to do cause of the acting, its a bit strange to see a big star like mirren in an episode of an 80's tv series. i always thought the actress that plays the maid in this looks identical to cnn's paula newton. i don't remember much of the original tv episode but i know the story from twilight zone radio, and i like the ending to this version alot better, it kind of leaves you wanting to see more. i listened to the radio version again a few nights ago and realised they picked some of the narration from that episode to be featured in the 1983 twilight zone movie (assuming the narration is the same as to the tv episode).
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i was driftin around,
found no place to stay right,
you came and tied me down,
in magic wind blew my mind,
with powerful weather games,
where you seem to bend all the rules,
helpless against your use of charm turning me into a fool,
on the board move me like a pawn any which way,
trippin in winnin streak sunshine paved,
before you cut me loose to drift back in the wind,
as i cant explain what you did.
The original "Dead Man's Shoes" was strictly middle-of-the-road "TZ"; it's not bad, per se, it just feels phoned-in compared to "TZ" at its best. The remake, on the other hand, feels like effort was lavished on it. I especially like that opening shot of Helen Mirren's character -- just her legs and footwear only. It gives you a clever idea of where the source of the supernatural will come from this time. Mirren is great in the lead. And Jeffrey Tambor, as the murderous hubby, is great too. And yeah, the ending is a lot of fun ... But even with the original "Shoes" on autopilot there's just something about it -- and all "Zones" from "TZ" 's heyday -- that makes it hard to beat ... even when its challenger is pulling out all the stops.
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