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Movie Reviews of Creepshow (Snap Case Packaging)
Movie Review: Fiendish Yet Delightful Horror Classic...
Summary: 5 Stars
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!
Movie Review: Classic, pure and simple
Summary: 5 Stars
Creepshow is a name that I feel gets often overlooked in the horror community. Directed by George Romero (Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead), the film is comprised of 5 short films based on tales by Stephen King. It's a fantastic homage of sorts to the E.C horror comics of the 50's, and is a great mixture of horror with a touch of comedy thrown in for good measure. The result is a well put together, slightly but not too campy two hours of entertainment.
Father's Day: Perhaps the shortest feature, this is a tale about a wealthy family getting together for a Father's Day dinner. However the deceased father rises from his grave to get revenge on the family who desperately wanted his money after his passing. Oh and he wants cake too.
The Lonely Death of Jordy Verril: Another relatively short piece featuring Stephen King himself as the ignorant yokel Jordy Verril. A meteor crashes to earth near Jordy's home, so he decides to pick it up and try to sell it at the college. However the meteor emits some strange goo that causes weeds to grow everywhere, like on Jordy for instance.
Something to Tide you Over: Great feature starring Leslie Nielson as the bad guy who buries his wife and the man with whom she is cheating with up to their necks on the beach. He then lets the rising tide deal with the two of them. However he may not have seen the last of them as they rise again as the living dead.
The Crate: The longest feature by far, a professor and custodian discover a crate underneath the stairs at a college. After prying it open, the unleash a vicious ape-like beast that has a taste for human flesh. A fellow professor then utilizes the crate to rid himself of his overbearing and dominating wife.
They're Creeping up on you: A mean spirited millionaire with a bug-phobia is having an intensifying roach problem.
Overall I'd say that all of the short films are quite enjoyable, and the little animated sequences in between the segments are a unique touch. Creepshow is well casted, generally well acted, and just a lot of fun to watch. If you love horror with a bit of humor as well, you can't beat this movie!
Movie Review: 5 For The Price Of 1!!
Summary: 5 Stars
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...Movie Review: "I want my cake,Bedelia!"
Summary: 5 Stars
Creepshow is one of the best horror films of the 80's.George A.Romero and Stephen King are the perfect team as they weave five hillarious and often creepy stories.
Story 1:Father's Day
It's Father's Day and Bedelia always comes back to visit her father's grave after brutally murdering him.But not this year.This year,Nathan Grantham has a surprise for Bedelia as he kills her and the rest of her family,seeking his father's day cake he didn't get on his last Father's Day.Soon,Nathan finds a replacement,and it's not what we expected.
Story 2:The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill
When a meteor hits near redneck Jordy Verill's house,he accidentely splits it in half,dumping the wastes all over his grass.Soon,the entire property is covered in the green stuff,including Jordy himself.Now,Jordy must find a solution before perishes in his own mistake.
Story 3:Something to Tide you over
Leslie Nielson makes his debut as Richard,a vengeaful husband who seeks revenge on Harry,them na his wife was having an affair with.So,he lures them down to the beach and buries them neck-deep in the sand,near the shore.Soon,the tide finshes both of them off and Richard believes his troubles are over.But the dead don't really stay quiet,or do they?
Story 4:The Crate
A 300 year old crate is found at the bottom of some stairs at a University,and soon,Professor Stanley unleashes an ancient creature that kills two people and is now running loose in the University.Now,only Henry can help the delerious professor by getting rid of the thing.But not before disposing of his nagging wife,who's got quite a surprise coming to her.
Story 5:They're creeping up on you
Upson pratt's having bug problems,but not ordinary ones.Soon,his"germ-proof apartment"is running rampant with the filthy roaches,and it's not a problem that an ordinary exterminator can deal with.Can Upson live through the night,or will he succumb to the bug's wrath?
You have to get this film.
Movie Review: One of the best cheesy movies money can buy!
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie is great! That is if your into cheesy movies! Alot of people get the wrong impression about this movie, its not scary! Non what so ever, but it is so much fun! Fathers Day: Fathers Day is about a woman who kills her father on fathers day. The reason why she kills her father is because he is ranting and raving about getting his fathers day cake. so she takes a...I don't know what it is... and smacks him with it. She buries him in her yard and she moves and someone else moves in (it doesn't show this but it basically tells you). Every fathers day she comes back to the spot where she burried him. Now this is where it starts showing. she goes and visits him and he comes to life (the people are awear that the woman is there). she gets killed, and the people in the house are sick of waiting, so each of them go out-side..one by one...and all get killed off...well sorta! just watch it!
The lonesome Death of Jody Verrill: To make a long story short...This one is about a meteor striking and turing some guy, jody verrill (stephen king), into a weed. This one is pretty funny!
Something To Tide You Over: A rich guy strikes revenge on a guy for cheating him out of his money. The guy, and his girlfriend, that he kills comes back to life and they then get revenge on him.
The Crate: Is the longest story of them all. so, as you can tell from the tital of this one its about a crate. and in that crate is some sort of evil monkey/monster thingy. and the other part of this story is about a man that cannot stand his wife (niether can I) and he see's this crate and the animal in it. he tells his wife to come down and help him and the monster gets her! so basically its about a guy that is trying to kill his obnoxious wife!
They're Creeping Up On You: is the story that makes the movie! A millioniar hates bugs, and keep in mind that this man is mildly evil, and to make a long story short he his invaded with cockroaches. it is pretty gross and this one is probably the reason why this movie is rated R!