Creepshow | | Cast : | Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeau, Leslie Nielsen, E.G. Marshall, Ted Danson | | Director : | George A. Romero | | Studio : | Warner Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Widescreen | | Released Date : | November 12, 1982 | | DVD Released Date : | February 03, 2004 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), English (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 07, 2005 | | Summary | Good Horror Fun | Content
 | The collabaration between Stephen King and George A. Romero really works in this horror classic. King's screenplay with Romero's direction makes this a fine piece of work or works if you want to call it that. The dvd is terrible, but I'm reviewing the movie not the dvd. The first story is a good revenge story. Ed Harris plays one of the victims. The second is kind of depressing. King is great as an actor and this role was meant to be played by him. The third story is a really good revenge story but with a twist. Leslie Nielsen and Ted Danson are great in their role especially Nielsen adding his funny charm to a more dramatic role. The fourth story is the longest and is good but is a little drawn out at times. Hal Holbrook is great as a man who would do anything to get rid of his wife. Adrienne Barbeau is also good as his wife. The fifth is a weird story about a millionaire who puts people down his whole life but is about to pay from the littlest of visitors. E.G. Marshall is great as the millionaire. This movie does have some scary parts but also has alot of funny moments in it. Highly Highly Recommended. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 04, 2005 | | Summary | Nice selection of horror stories all in one movie. | Content
| This is a great bunch of horror short stories. A lot of great actors are in these well done vignettes. George Romero and Stephen King have teamed up to make a work of art in this series of well-done stories of the macabre. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 31, 2005 | | Summary | Campy horror fun | Content
| I want to start out by saying to anyone who hasn't seen the movie that it is not particularly scary to anyone over 10. It is, however, a fun movie that is sure to entertain. The movie is made up of 5 short stories out of a comic book a boy's dad throws away at the beginning of the movie.
Father's Day:
This is the campiest story out of the bunch. A lot of people don't like it but I think it's good because it doesn't try to be anymore than it is: a fun campy little story. It is about a disturbed woman named Bedelia Grantham(Viveca Lindfors) who became enraged at her father years earlier a killed him on Father's Day. Now years later the Grantham family have gathered for a dinner and are waiting on Bedelia to arrive. When she finally arrives she goes out to the graveyard and accidently spills some liquor on her father's grave and and somehow this brings him back to life and he proceeds to take revenge while looking for his Father's Day cake.
The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill:
This is hands down the worst of the segments. Stephen King stars as Jordy Verrill who discovers a meteor in his yard. It cracks open and causes everything in sight to start sprouting plants including Verrill, who touches it. This is supposed to be funny I guess but it is just a waste of time. Whenever I watch this movie I always skip this segment.
Something To Tide You Over:
This along with the last one is probably my favorite segment of the movie. It is about a sadistic millionaire Richard Vickers(Leslie Nielsen) who finds out his wife ,Becky, is having an affair with a man named Harry Wentworth(Ted Danson) and exacts revenge on them by burying them up to their necks in sand and letiing them drown in the tide. Nielsen and Danson both give great performances. I loved seeing Leslie Nielsen as the villain. He's a little over the top but not too much and Danson is solid as a guy who made a bad desision but doesn't deserve the punishment he receives.
The Crate:
This is another great segment and while it's not very scary compared to the rest of these stories it is probably the scariest. It stars Hal Holbrook as Henry Northrup, a meek college professor who spends his time thinking about killing his incredibly annoying, obnoxious wife Wilma(Adrienne Barbeau)and playing chess with his friend Dexter Stanley(Fritz Weaver) whose also a college professor. One day Dexter gets a call about a mysterious crate that a janitor has found under the stairs. The janitor and Dexter open the crate I find a a very hungry creature inside of it. After it eats the janitor and Charlie Gereson, a student Dexter drives to Henry's house and hysterically tells him the story. Henry gives Dexter some pills to put him to sleep for awhile and leaves his wife a note to meet him at the college(so he can get her ate by the creature) and cleans up the mess before she arrives. Everyone involved gave great performances. Holbrook was excellent as the wimp who ends up resolving the whole situation, Weaver was solid as the dignified Prof. Stanley who turns into a hysterical mess after his contact with the creature and Barbeau was way over the top as the wife who you really want to see gone.
They're Creeping Up On You:
This is either my favorite or 2nd favorite of the stories. A heartless insect phobic millionaire, Upson Pratt(E.G. Marshall) is having a particularly bad cockroach problem one night. That's really all there is to the plot, but it's the most famous segment in this movie. The reason it's the most famous one is probably because of that disgusting ending but what makes the story so good is Marshall's ourageous performance as a very heartless man who actually rejoices when one of his competitors commits suicide. It's an outstanding performance.
FINAL WORD: This is not a work of art jus a fun enjoyable movie that will definently entertain you.
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| Rating | | | Date | July 14, 2005 | | Summary | It'll Creep Up on You | Content
| This DVD is dated but nevertheless quite enjoyable at times. Divided into 5 stories, the sum of this movie is not as good as some of its parts. The first sketch, "Father's Day" is pure camp and sometimes gruesome but it works. Things go downhill with the second and third sketches - but the fourth, with Hal Halbrook, Fritz Weaver, and a hilarious Adrienne Barbeau is great fun. The final sketch, "They'll Creep Up On You" is my personal favorite. E.G. Marshall is perfect as a hateful, pompous millionaire who loathes people and bugs. If you picture Donald Trump as Upson Pratt, screaming at the 911 Operator that he is being overrun by bugs, the scene is even funnier. Sadly, the DVD is devoid of any extras. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 09, 2005 | | Summary | I Want My Father's Day Cake!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | Content
| Creepshow has to be the scariest movie I have ever seen in my 22 years of life. Nothing has come close to keeping from wetting myself while watching a film. True horror genious that still scares me today. Good stuff that I recommend every single person to watch. |
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