Creepshow DVD

Well guys, I finally got my bloody hands on a copy of this classic. I remember seeing it on local tv one Saturday when I was about 8 and it scared the s**t out of me. I realize now that it's not as scary as I once thought, but still one of the best horror anthologies to ever be made.
This movie boasts some of Romero's most unique direction. This is due to the comic book quality of the film. You get everything from split screens to colored backgrounds, and truly hilarious expressions in some scenes. We also get some of Savini's great special effects.

I really can't write this little review without mentioning King's superb portrayl of Jordy Verill. This is King's best performance in any of his films. It is also his longest, being about fifteen minutes long.

The first story is about a woman that kills her father on Father's Day. He comes back to get his Father's Day cake. This is one bad mofo. We get strangulations, crushings, neck snappings and decapitation. Probably my favorite out all of the stories.

The next is about the lonely death of Jordy Verill. Only one death in this one, but it is a powerful one. We get to King as a complete idiot who finds a meteor. This meteor is better than miracle grow guys....and King eventually starts to sprout some plants on his body. Great story, very predictable.

The third story is about a very young Ted Danson who is having an affair with Lesley Neilsen's wife. This one moves much faster than the other stories. Neilsen buries Danson to his head on a beach and waits for the tide to come in to drown him. He does the same to his wife. They of course come back to get revenge. Some more of King's style, Romero's love of zombies, and Savini's true gift with effects is shown here. Predictable ending as well.

The Crate is the fourth story in the series. It is by far the bloodiest and longest. It's about a crate that is found in a college. It's been there since 1838 and contains something found on an artic expedition. Well, one of the professor's who finds the crate has a friend who has problems with his wife. He has violent fantasies about killing her, and with good reason. Well, the crate is opened, someone gets eaten. Then a student gets eaten. It turns into a plot for the guy to kill his wife. I really enjoyed this story, but it was too long. But, of course, the gore makes up for this. We get head shots, violent eatings, and a creature tearing chunks out of people's necks. Great stuff. Good ending as well.

They're Creeping Up On You is a very very very disturbing story. It's about an insane corporate owner (think Howard Hughes) who has a thing about germs and bugs. He keeps his house locked down and freaks out about any bugs. Well, his company takes over another company one day. The owner of the other company kills himself. He then gets a call from the deceased's wife. He is extremely crude to her and hangs up. Well, he starts to find cockroaches everywhere then. Then of course, there is a power outage and his aparment is completely swarming with them. He locks himself in his "germ proof room" only to be eaten by cockroachs. Defenintly gross death scene as well. Comes in second on gore, and second on acting. One of the better stories.

Throughout all of this is a frame story about a father who finds his son with some E.C. style comics. These were popular in the 50's and even Tales from the Crypt is based on these bad boys. Trust me though, this little kid is one bad mofo. He gets some awesome revenge in the end of the film.

I also learned numerous things from this film:
1. Liqour brings bodies back to life!!!!
2. If a man wants a cake, he better get his damned cake! What happens if not is baaad.
3. Don't touch a meteor...you will turn into the Jolly Green Giant...trust me on this.
4. Ted Danson can't hold his breath!
5. DON'T f**k WITH DANSON!
6. If you see a janitor get eaten by something in a crate, don't send a student to check it out.
7. Shooting your wife in your imagination doesn't help.
8. Padlocks do not hold monsters who have been caged for over 100 years.
9. BUGS CAN EAT YOU.
10. Don't mess with children, they'll break out some serious voodoo on your ass.
11. Tom Savini is a trashworker! WHOOHOO!!!!

All in all, I give this film a 4/5. You can't beat the price either. I picked up the film for only about 15.00. Only drawback is that the video transfer is pretty jumpy. Oh well.