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Summary: 5 For The Price Of 1!!
Review: Creepshow is perhaps the best horror anthology ever made. It truly is like getting five movies for the price of one. Let's break it down. 1- "Father's Day" is a chilling tale about an annual family ritual to "celebrate" father's day, which happens to be the day that dear old dad was murdered by his daughter, "Aunt Bedilia (Vivica Lindfors)". Tonight will be the last time the family will be gathering, as daddy has decided to rise from the grave for his father's day cake! 2- "Something To Tide You Over" Leslie Nielson pulls off the role of jealous, sadistic husband with zeal and ease! He buries loverboy (Ted Dansen) and his unfaithful wifee-poo up to their necks in sand and videos the whole thing (with cameras and tv sets right on the beach) so they can watch each other drown as the tide slowly rises. Nielson is scary enough, but wait 'til you see the two soggy lovers return to get their revenge! 3- "The Lonely Death Of Jordy Verril" The weakest of the five, it's still good for a laugh or two. Stephen King proves once again that acting is not for authors. Jordy (King) finds a meteor in his yard. A strange plantlife begins covering everything, including Jordy Verril himself. 4- "The Crate" Hal Holbrook plays a nebishy husband who married the queen witch from hell (Adrienne Barbeau). Fritz Weaver is Holbrook's friend and colleague. Weaver helps a janitor at the college to get a hidden / forgotten crate out from under the basement stairs. What's inside? Sort of a jack-in-the-box with razor claws and fangs! Hmmm, can ol' Hal get anything outta this?? Not for the squeamish! 5- "They're Creeping Up On You" My personal favorite, stars E.G Marshal as excentric zillionaire "Mr. Pratt". He lives in a mega-security, sanitized / sterilized penthouse that is more like a prison cell than a home. He's an evil old booger who has destroyed many lives to get to the top. His worst fear is BUGS. Well, guess what pops in for a visit? If you think cockroaches are gross and hard to get rid of, just wait until you see this! "Creepshow" is great. I highly recommend it to any and all horror fans...
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Summary: King & Romero: Two Great Tastes Together At Last!
Review: Creepshow might not be the best work of either of the principle creators, Stephen King and George A. Romero, but it is darn good fun! The film is set up as a series of vignettes that remind the viewer of something they might see on Tales from the Crypt. In fact, both Tales and Creepshow are homages to the ghoulishly delightful EC Comics from the 1950s. As such, Creepshow features a bold visual style and campy storylines and acting. Both work to serve the material, though, rather than detract from it. The DVD presentation is rather barebones, with only a trailer serving as bonus material, but the transfer looks good and clean. The movie looks better than I've seen it in a while. In short, for the low price Amazon has listed for this item you really can't go wrong if your a King fan, a Romero fan, or just a horror fan. This is one treat of a movie!
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Summary: George A. Romero brings EC Comics to life!
Review: I'll just get this out of the way, my favorite director ever is George A. Romero, so I am probably a little more inclined to like this film than the regular movie viewer. But, this movie is just too wonderful. There's nothing cooler than watching roaches crawl out of some dude's chest. I also must get out the fact that Tom Savini is my favorite make-up artist. Which also makes me more inclined to like this movie. There's really nothing scary about any of the stories in this film, but they're all super fun. Plus, Stephen King fans will love it because he's one of the stars.
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Summary: Very stylish Horror film!
Review: Creepshow is a Horror film,that is broken down into five different stories.The format is kind of like the tv show Tales from the Crypt.If you enjoy these type of horror films you'll be sure to enjoy Creepshow.If you're afraid of cockroaches beware of the final story.This isn't a bad horror film for children that like horror movies,there's no sex or nudity,and the language isn't too bad until the last story.
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Summary: Stephen King's tribute to good old E.C. Comics
Review: Rather than attempt to avoid charges of cheesiness, Creepshow embraces such a characterization, patterning itself openly on the old E.C. horror comics of the 1950s, those delightful horror-filled books of illustrated wonder which the horror-phobic among the general population brought down with their baseless charges of fragile little mind corruption. The movie is framed around a modern-day father who all but thrashes his son for having brought a Creepshow comic book into the house. Out in the trash the comic book goes, where an animated horror-meister and a cooperative set of wind gusts take us through its pages of old-style, campy spooks and scares. Each of the five stories making up the bulk of this movie are delivered in the form of a cinematic comic book, with the opening and closing of each tale of terror literally presented inside the type of illustrated frame found therein. Each of the stories is good but perhaps not great, enjoyable but not overly exciting. Among a cast of several big-name actors, a certain fellow from Maine comes close to stealing the show. In Father's Day, you have your basic decayed dead body crawling up out of the grave to demand the final wish denied him in his final moments of life. This is really the most stereotypical of the five vignettes, although it does offer a modern example of hideousness in the form of Ed Harris dancing. Next up is The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill, wherein a half-wit of sorts discovers that meteorites from the heavens bring with them something more than the prospect of a couple of hundred bucks from the university science department. This story could easily be called It Grows on You. Playing the part of Jordy is none other than Stephen King himself, and I believe he gives a rather remarkable performance. The role doesn't exactly call for the world's greatest actor, but King definitely exhibits some natural acting skills in this unprecedented extended foray before the cameras. Something To Tide You Over is pretty good, casting Leslie Nielsen as the jealous husband intent on teaching his wife and her lover (Ted Danson) a thing or two about threatening to take away one of his possessions. It's rather predictable, but the unusual nature of the jealous husband's revenge is fun to watch. The Crate is the best of these five stories in my opinion. The action revolves around the discovery of a 150-year old crate inside a university science building. The janitor who finds it is the first to discover the importance of its contents, although he quickly finds himself in no condition to communicate the discovery should he wish to do so. The professor who watches the scene in horror is severely traumatized and runs off to seek the aid and comfort of a friend. One man's nightmare is another man's gain, as Hal Holbrook's hen-pecked character proves. Of course, what would a Creepshow be without bugs? The fifth story provides cockroaches in legions, much to the horror of a hard-nosed, germ-paranoid, bug-hating businessman. Sure, the man's got a problem interacting with his fellow man, but the hard lesson he learns is a little bit extreme. Bug-haters should be forewarned about the content of this story as it is literally crawling with bugs. Creepshow is the brainchild of modern horror master Stephen King and well-known horror director George Romero. The format and unique style of presentation of this movie are impressively campy, and the manner in which the stories are introduced is very effective. Creepshow comes as close as humanly possible to becoming a video comic book. Its faithfulness to and nostalgia for E.C. Comics are quite satisfying to those of us whose disdain for would-be censors of such material knows no bounds. Those who would criticize the campiness of this horror film would probably have a hard time understanding that such charges are, in this particular case, indications of success rather than failure. If you like your crypts emptied of animated corpses, your meteors filled with a substance much more significant than metals of different sorts, and your murders conducted with the type of unusual flare that shows how much the perpetrator really cares, Creepshow is a movie that can definitely entertain you.
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Summary: creep #1
Review: this movie is wicked awesome.i saw the second one and i loved it.
so i got the first one and it is creepely cool. i loved the comic book style. i watched it a milliom times . if you like fun ol horror flicks youll love this one.
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Summary: Insects, High Tides, and Crates to Place Not-So-Loved One In
Review: Welcome to the world of classic 50's horror comics brought to life through the collaborative efforts of Stephen King, George A Romero, some decent actors, and Tom Savini. It actually has that touch and taste, too, wearing the fragrances of many a story told throughout the times when pulp horror tales thrived, much to the thrill of some and to the dismay of others. Here, five hit-or-miss tales are showcased on a barren DVD, some that are quite entertaining and some that are somewhat disappointing, giving people who have lived in the perpetual world of ghoul-ridden horror and those simply looking for something to do in deadiness of the night something to burn many a midnight hour with. These are all showcased quite like comic tales, their special effects oftentimes coming in tiny frames and having a distinct aura of cheesiness riddling the background. Further, they find themselves hugged tightly by a storyline involving a father who disapproves of his son's tastes, finding and wantoning expressing his dismay about a horror comic. Yes, after storming into a room filled with the loveliness of some Godzilla toys that clearly distracted me, the father throws the comic book away and the stories begin.
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Father's Day, a little yarn dealing with the complexities of murdering someone who might one day come back from the dead, demanding that they be served some a little slice of the human- headed pie their demise denied them. The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill, dealing with the woes of the undereducated (played by King himself) and the dilemmas that can sometimes be spawned from finding meteorites and their potentially fatal greenery growing auras. Something to Tide You Over, is a little piece that teaches you about revenge and the vengeance it can sometimes bring back upon itself, especially when it involves the depths of love and the needs of those willing to surpass even death. This is one I liked as far as concept and some follow through, plus the actors themselves delivered in ways that the effects should have aspired towards. The Crate, possibly the best tale of the set, finds itself looking upon a gaggle of professors and one annoying drunken wife, "Billy," as a janitor at the college finds a crate dating well over one hundred years old. Labeled as the remains from some forgotten Arctic expedition and tucked away under some forgotten stairwell, no one, least of all the victims, expect something to still be moving inside the crate until its too late. Besides delivering on the occasionally bloody punchline, this also deals with a little forethought on the part of one of the characters, plus a constantly reappearing theme, that of ever-tasty revenge. They're Creeping Up on you, another tale I liked, revolves around a rather wealthy, rather insect-obsessed individual and a fate that most people would loathe, one decided by flocks of cockroaches and the love they bring. I, myself, am somewhat torn on the results of this effort, oftentimes finding myself in love with it and other times finding myself disenchanted and thinking of what could have been. Still, I think its worth watching for people who like tales that have a campiness to them.
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Summary: Fiendish Yet Delightful Horror Classic...
Review: CREEPSHOW is one of those movies that grows on you after you first see it. It's an undisputed horror classic from the infamous George A. Romero and the pristine and terrific writer Stephen King. When you view the five spook 'n' thrill tales of CREEPSHOW, you'll know you're watching a classic. "Father's Day" is a good ole story of old-fashioned revenge from the dead old man that rises from the grave to get what he wants...a cake...but not your typical cake by any means. It's delightfully frightening, but chilling and creepy enough to keep you on your seat. "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verill" Stephen King makes this one kind of eerie, very quirky, and kind of sad. But there are some chills to behold in this little quirk of a gem. Stephen King really does fit the role of Jordy in this one, does a snap-up job in this strange tale of a meteor crash that causes major green growth and Jordy's quiet but "bang at the end" death. "Something To Tide You Over" Ted Danson is a classic actor, and seeing Leslie Nielsen play someone bad is a treat. This one really gives you some chills and some scares as Nielsen stars as someone who buries a couple alive at the shores and then gets buried himself by their vengeful zombies. Fine acting and a fine story indeed! "The Crate" This one is the most terrifying of the bunch, and the best of them. Hal Holbrook is just fiendishly terrific and the supporting cast, with the likes of Adrienne Barbeau, is just dandy. A gory, bloody, and horrifying tale of a monster in a crate that kills people under the stairs, but then gets dumped over a cliff by Hal's character...and is the area safe from the primate monster? "They're Creeping Up On You" A wealthy millionaire who is afraid of cockroaches gets to witness his worst fear come true as thousands upon thousands of cockroaches bring him to his untimely death, and one of the most horrifying finales. Not the best of the bunch, and not really too scary, but still quite enjoyable. CREEPSHOW is a great movie for Halloween movie marathons, or if you just want a good scare, this is just what the video collection ordered for you! Delightful, scary, spooky, chilling, and worth the price of admission...in your own home!
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Summary: I wish I never had to give this a star
Review: They say horror movies are a test of your wits and your endurance .... and this movie does that .... but not in the way they may have intended it to be . The acting is so diabolical you begin to wonder why the hell did you put your money to waste on a movie like this . The acting is so hilariously bad that when friends and family interrupt and start talking about " think I ought to mow the lawn tomorrow , what do you think dear " you gladly give your opinion just so you can get away from the terrible film . Now when you think of a George Romero film you think " Oh this might be good " because of such classics as The Living Dead trilogy and Code Name Trixie ( The Crazies to you and me ) and the amiable Bruiser . But then this just really tears your heart out . Again I go back to the acting and how poor it is but you've just got to see it to believe it . I mean how do these " actors " ( I use the term loosely ) sleep at night knowing they made a turkey like this . Actually I'm being cruel - turkeys have better taste than to watch this tripe Avoid at all costs - Please I beg you don't submit yourself to this torture
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Summary: great movie, bad DVD
Review: I'm not writing this review to comment on the actual content of the film, which is great and classic and already more than well-established. I'm writing to comment on the actual DVD itself. See, this is one of the DVD's they keep warning you about; the kind of DVD that I refused to believe existed, until I saw it for myself. Namely, it's one of the rarest of instances where the picture and sound quality are actually inferior to VHS. I know, I know... I didn't believe it, or want to believe it, either... but I'm telling you, it's a fact. I don't know for sure, but to me it really, seriously looks like it was copied from a VHS tape. The picture is grainy, the colors dark and muted, the sound muffled, and the whole thing seems like it could use a thorough going-over. Whatever stock this DVD was taken from, it's aged terribly. I actually froze the screen, for a moment, to find that there was a hair in the picture, just like an old film projection! My theory that it was taken from a VHS tape, or whatever, is bolstered by the fact that the movie preview, in the bonus section, has far better picture and sound quality... leading me to believe that it was the only segment taken from a higher source. Shame, shame, Warner Bros. We're talking a bona-fide classic, here! I hope somebody got fired over this one.
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