BaronBl00d So far...as I watch the Masters of Horror episodes in no particular order or without regard to Season One or the second season, this episode "We All Scream for Ice Cream" is easily one of the weakest(only slightly better than "The V- Word." What did I like: the opening about a creepy ice cream truck, the scary clown(played wonderfully and almost anonymously by William Forsythe), and the story about a gang of not-so-tough-looking youths and a stuttering clown who sold ice cream. The first half of the episode is gripping enough and has plenty of atmosphere but as the tale unfolds one sees how barren the script is with logic until the very illogical, unsuspenseful, lame ending. The way people are killed, how Buster came back, and that ludicrous thing at the end with the strawberry ice cream made me laugh in a "wow! this is pretty bad!" way. Look, the acting is engaging. Colin Cunningham plays a crazy guy well, and I must confess the bathtub scene is disturbing and way over-the-top. Lee Tergesen(of Werd Science fame) plays the lead well-enough. His wife is attractive and decent, and the kids are all acceptable except in the flashback where we just get some ludicrous story from the past. The line, "It will be bitchin" had me rolling as it came from the lips of a kid who looked softer than the the Pillsbury Dough Boy. Buster the Clown is worth seeing the episode. Forsythe is so genial in the flashbacks and so pernicious in the "present" as a Ghost/Clown from who knows where. The line from the ice cream truck is used throughout to the point of ad nauseum. What about all that temperature freezing stuff? Did anyone else notice it? And how were two bodies buried when there were no bodies left. No investigation either? maybe I am over-analyzing here. But this episode had room to delve into these things by getting rid of all the repetitive stuff. Admittedly, this is a fun episode, but is it great or even good - NO WAY! Director Tom Holland, I guess, deserves his title if for nothing else than Fright Night, but he shows himself to be more of a novice than a master here.

Akufunkture This movie was not scary. Instead of doing something truly creative with the idea of a killer clown they dropped the ball. The end of the movie was unbelievably lame. I was vaguely entertained by the gore but overall this movie's idea was the fault. The execution was very good and that's what stops it from being a one. The actors were very good in my opinion but the scenarios were completely unrealistic. I know that clowns coming back to life aren't real but i couldn't suspend disbelief. I really wanted to like this one but couldn't. I even bought this movie for 5 dollars and thought it was a waste of money. I'll never get that money back. Never. I think that's what the really scary thing is.

Jonny_Numb I've glimpsed tidbits of articles where writer David J. Schow has vented his frustration over the final form of 'We All Scream for Ice Cream,' Tom Holland ("Child's Play"; "Fright Night")'s contribution to the "Masters of Horror" anthology. While the film itself is mostly surface and little subtext, and pushing the allotted 60-minute run time, it's not really clear what could have been done to salvage it. That's not to say "Scream" isn't worth a look--sure, part of its effect rests on our ability to take a silly premise seriously ('slow' clown-faced ice-cream man Buster--played by William Forsythe--is killed during a vicious childhood prank; years later, his ghost comes back for revenge, using the grown kids' kids as vessels of evil), but some moments are particularly well-done: the soft-focus, colorful flashbacks that show childhood cruelty in all its sadistic glory; and images of zombied kids with quarters in their hands. Parallels to Grimm's Fairy Tales is apt, and the story has a clever, well-done hook, but the acting is questionable (nobody really seems to know how the material should be played, especially in the more absurd moments), and the resolution ultimately unfulfilling (relying on a random coincidence that doesn't make narrative sense). Holland, however, does a fine job of moving the story along (even if it is never really scary), and gets a surprising performance out of Forsythe, playing the polar opposite of his "Devil's Rejects" persona.

JoePaLives This episode was wholly disappointing. Besides the decent effects work on the hot tub melting scene, the entire episode had the tension-level and overall cheesiness of Nickelodeon's old show. While it was sad to see Buster die, this could have been written to show a much creepier edginess that other Masters of Horror have done well, such as "Pelts." This episode ranks as low, if not lower, than "Valerie on the Stairs." Especially due to the downright horrible ending. Crappy lines for the stale characters (minus Buster, who was great until he died). Cue up the distant growling of Buster to finish the episode...even though you've already killed him, and you can't find the time or energy to think up a truly creepy ending. This is what really brings down the series as a whole. Can't Mick Garris screen most of these ep's for quality before they're aired? Oh wait, it doesn't help that all of the episodes Garris has directed are quite mundane also. Hopefully the last three of the season are much scarier and better than this load o' poo.