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Summary: Still a favorite after all these years.
Review: What I love most about "Creepshow" is the homage it pays to the EC comics of the1950's, of which I have always been a fan. That, and the fact that I have enjoyed every single George Romero movie to date, when the ones fans and critics hated. Since the movie is told in a comic book style narrative, with 5 separate stories, I will review it as such:1. Father's Day. Your classic EC story of revenge from the grave. Nathan, the patriarch of a wealthy family, was murdered by his daughter on father's day. When the family gathers for their annual celebration, he decides to seek his revenge from beyond the grave. Let's just say that he want's to have his cake, and eat it to. Standard horror comic formula has it's moments, one of which is a young Ed Harris, but is nothing special. *** 2. The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verril. Stephen King himself flexes his comis muscle as a less-than-bright country bumpkin who discovers a meteor in his back yard one night, and upon touching it, starts to sprout green plants. His fate is sealed as he so aptly states "I'm growing". Is the funniest of the lot, with a bit of horror and a bit of absurdity. *** 3. The Crate. When a Janitor finds an empty crate under the stairs of a local university, one man must deal with the consequences of what he unleashes when he opens it. Apparently, it contains a prehistoric beast that can devour a human whole. What the man also contends with is his obnoxious, alcoholic wife (played very well by Adrienne Barbeau). How can he solve both problems? The is probably the best story in the whole movie, and by far the bloodiest. **** 4. Something To Tide you Over. Wentworth (Ted Danson) intends on marrying Rebecca (Romero regular Gaylen Ross). One problem is her current husband, Richard (Leslie Nielson), he is a little less than sane. When he kidnaps Rebecca, Wentworth must save her. But in order to do so, he must go through what she does. Richard lives on the ocean, in which the tide is an ominous sign of things to come. One of the most serious and terrifying stories in this movie. Good performances all around, but it is very similar to the first story. *** 5. They're Creeping Up On You. Upson Pratt (E.G. Marshall is a standout performance) is an obsessive-compulsive millionaire who lives in an incubated, germ-proof apartment. The only problem is that he is infested with cockroaches, lots of them. On the eve of a hostile takeover by his company, his cockroach problem intensifies. His evil ways are about to be punished at the hands of thousands of roaches. Definitely the most skin-crawling of all the stories, and my personal favorite. This one you have to see to believe. **** The DVD package is what keeps this from being a 4 or 5 star review. It is barren of anything other than the movie and an attractive widescreen transfer. The only special feature is a theatrical trailer. Other than that, there is nothing. Worse yet, Warner (as is their habit) released this movie in a cheap "Snapper" case, which is cheap cardboard with a plastic frame. This always kills it for me. Other than that, the movie is fine, and still one of my favorite Halloween party movies. Filled with fine acting, writing, and imaginative directing by Romero, this movie is a winner.
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Summary: The funniest horror movie you'll ever see!
Review: All actors have movies they are embarrassed by once they make it big. I'll make a bet CREEPSHOW is that movie for Ted Danson. In CREEPSHOW we get to see Ted Danson in a very, well, creepy story about a man (Leslie Nielsen) who drowns people for fun. Ted and his wife come back for revenge . . . and it's so unintentionally funny that I couldn't help but laugh! In other words, the special effects in CREEPSHOW are often little more than silly. But this title still lives up to its name; it IS creepy, as well as campy (i.e., terribly sad and terribly funny at the same time). If you seriously want to be scared, then look elsewhere. If you want to be at least a little creeped out, and get a good ironic/unintentional laugh, look no further than CREEPSHOW.
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Summary: What does this have in common with Tales From The Crypt?
Review: Both feature little tales mixing horror with comedy. Both were written by famous writers and directors. Both presented good actors playing the characters. What does both don't have in common? Creepshow is bad but Tales From The Crypt don't. I feel like I was cheated by the cover, title and the [garbage] lines written in front an back of the cover. If you're looking for intelligent horror comedy, featuring different kinds of morals, look elsewhere, better yet, go watch Tales From The Crypt. Watching Creepshow you will feel really dumb because the tales don't have a meaning at all. You don't need to own it just because you're a Stephen King fan (like me), do yourself a favor and read his books instead. 0 stars!
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Summary: Creepy and Funny
Review: 5 Creepy tales told in the style of 50's Horror comic books such as "Tales From The Crypt." A family gathers to continue a bizarre father's day ritual-but there's a special visitor this year. A man discovers a mysterious meteorite that crashed on his lawn. A disgruntled husband plans a beach adventure for two young lovers...and more! This film captures the spirit of the old 50's horror comics much better than any of the "Tales from the Crypt" movies could. While some of the stories fall slightly flat (witness "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verril"-which is more depressing than funny) the stories are generally surprisingly effective. "Something to Tide You Over" and "They're Creeping Up on You" are two of the best. The atmosphere of "The Crate" is slightly diminished by the hideously fake looking creature (this would have been much more effective if they'd not shown the creature), but otherwise, the makeup effects are impressive, and they add to the creepiness of the film. This film was very enjoyable, and is a must-see for King fans. Did you Know: Stephen King and George Romero originally collaborated on this film in order to make enough money to help finance a film version of King's novel "The Stand."
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Summary: Creepy!
Review: What's not to love? 5 Creepy tales told in the style of 50's Horror comic books such as "Tales From The Crypt." A family gathers to continue a bizarre father's day ritual-but there's a special visitor this year. A man discovers a mysterious meteorite that crashed on his lawn. A disgruntled husband plans a beach adventure for two young lovers...and more! This film captures the spirit of the old 50's horror comics much better than any of the "Tales from the Crypt" movies could. While some of the stories fall slightly flat (witness "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verril"-which is more depressing than funny) the stories are generally surprisingly effective. "Something to Tide You Over" and "They're Creeping Up on You" are two of the best. The atmosphere of "The Crate" is slightly diminished by the hideously fake looking creature (this would have been much more effective if they'd not shown the creature), but otherwise, the makeup effects are impressive, and they add to the creepiness of the film. This film was very enjoyable, and is a must-see for King fans. Did you Know: Stephen King and George Romero originally collaborated on this film in order to make enough money to help finance a film version of King's novel "The Stand."
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Summary: A Horror Fan's Dream Team Have Truly Created A Monster!
Review: Take one of our most talented and prolific horror writers and translate it through the eyes of a real horror movie pioneer and what do you get? A real treat for anyone who enjoys a good scare laced with a dark sense of humor. This movie never gets old...it truly is fun to watch, in a scary kind of way. I remember reading the illustrated book as a kid, and it scared the heck out of me then. So when I finally got around to renting the movie, I kept my fingers crossed and hoped I wouldn't be disappointed. Not only wasn't I disappointed, this was one of the few cases where I felt the movie version actually improved upon the source material. It's very well-constructed, and the comic book style of storytelling works very nicely. The acting is great in that campy old-fashioned way (intentionally so, I'm sure), and Stephen King himself actually turns in a memorable performance as the title character in "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill", one of the movie's creepier segments. Everyone seems to have a different favorite segment, which is a testament to the film's variety of styles. If you hate cockroaches, for example, the last segment should send you to the E.R. Don't like to swim? "Something To Tide You Over" won't get you over your fear anytime soon, and "The Crate" will make you think twice about opening any oversized packages. Unfortunately, the sequel isn't nearly as good, partly because there are only three stories, but mainly because they put the emphasis on the gore more than on the atmosphere - which part 1 has in spades. Any horror-buff should have this in their collection, but even those who don't normally find themselves in the horror section of the video store should give it a try. It just might change your video-renting ways.
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Summary: One of the Better Ones
Review: This was a good movie. Something the family can watch because its not real gory.
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Summary: Classic, fun Movie!
Review: Creepshow is not a movie where you are going to be deeply involved in the plot and really care about the main characters, but a collection of horror stories presented in a manner like the show "Tales from the Crypt." The stories presented in the movie are all fun and are presented in a comical (comic book) manner. A fun movie!
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Summary: A poor homage to EC comics
Review: "Creepshow" is supposed to be Stephen King's tribute to the EC comic books he grew up on. However, his five stories for this anthology film are completely lacking in all but the most base level the wit, irony, and moral underpinnings that were a staple of that comic series.
These stories are representive of only the absolute worst of the original comics such as "Tales From The Crypt" and "Vault Of Horror", the kind the editors ran when they faced a deadline and had nothing better to offer. They could have been devised by third-graders. None of them can be considered in the least bit frightening because of their predictability and laughable effects and costuming (unless you consider gore and gruesomeness in itself to be frightening, and there's plenty of that). True, the original EC comics could be gory, but the stories usually had more substance than the ones offered here.
King's "The Crate", about a university professor who sees in the discovery of a crate containing a carnivorous beast from the arctic a means to do away with his shrewish wife, is probably the best of the five, but that certainly isn't saying much. If the EC comics offered stories as poor as the ones in this movie, they would have deserved their fate of being virtually banned. (Fortunately, they did not.)
"Creepshow 2", the sequel, accomplishes the almost superhuman feat of being even worse than this one. This movie isn't even enjoyable as camp.
A poor tribute to the EC comic line.
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Summary: One of the Best Work from George A. Romero.
Review: Based on Stephen King`s Short Stories, told in the Tales from the Crypt 50`s Style Telling. Five Different Stories in this, Are:An Abusive Father that comes Back from the Dead to Stalking his Rich Family of Cuttorats. A poor redneck (Campy Played by Stephen King) Metamorphoses into a Huge Plant as the Result of a Strange Meteor Crash. A Murdering Rich Man (Leslie Nielsen) is haunted by the Two People, he Killed. An Arctic Beast that lives in a Cargo Box. A rich man (E.G. Marshall) with a Penchant for Cleanliness supported by an Intense Phobia of any Dirt. Directed by George A. Romero (Day of the Dead, Monkey Shines, The Dark Half) brings a clever anthology of Horror Stories. From a Screenplay by Stephen King (Cat`s Eye, Pet Sementary, The Stand) brings a Funny and Clever Edge of Stories told in Tongue in Cheek Style. This film features a terrific Cast ever to be in a George A. Romero film, they are:Hal Holbrook, Andrienne Barbeau, Fritz Weaver, Viveca Lindfors, Ed Harris and Ted Danson. Also King, Nielsen and Marshall are terrific also in their own ways. The Best Segment is the Fourth and the Funniest Segment is the Second. Excellent Make-Up Effects by Tom Savini (Dawn of the Dead, Friday the 13th, Maniac). Savini also appears in a Cameo. One of the Film, True High-Light is the Great Comic Book-Style Cinematography by Micheal Gornick (Romero`s Martin and The Knightriders, Gornick directed the Sequel to Creepshow). One of Romero`s best work as a Director. DVD`s has an fine anamorphic Widescreen (1.80:1) transfer (also in Pan & Scan) and an clear Dolby Stereo 2.0 Surround Sound. DVD`s only extra is the Trailer but look well for Some Scenes in the Preview wasn`t in the Final Cut. Look for Gaylen Ross (Dawn of the Dead) in a Cameo. Joe King (Son of Stephen King) has a small role in the film`s opening and the ending of it. Christine Romero (George A. Romero`s Wife) in a Cameo. Tom Atkins appears Unbilled. This is a Well Done film all around and a fun movie to Watch to See. Grade:A.
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