Creepshow | 
| Director: George A. Romero
Actors: Hal Holbrook, Leslie Nielsen, Adrienne Barbeau, E.g. Marshall, Ted Danson
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  132 reviews
Sales Rank: 6379
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd, Full Screen, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 2
Picture Format: Array
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 120 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.5 x 0.5
MPN: WARD16053D
ISBN: 0790744295
UPC: 085391605324
EAN: 9780790744292
ASIN: 0790744295
Theatrical Release Date: November 12, 1982
Release Date: October 26, 1999
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Amazon.com
Inspired by the controversial E.C. Comics of the 1950s--which also provided the title and inspiration for the popular Tales from the Crypt TV series--director George Romero and screenwriter Stephen King serve up five delightfully frightful stories. Utilizing comic-book panels, animated segues, and exaggerated lighting and camera angles, Romero and cinematographer Michael Gornick come very close to replicating a horror comic in film format. The results mix fine acting with the morbid sense of humor and irony that made the E.C. books so popular in their heyday. Actors such as Leslie Nielsen, Hal Holbrook, Ted Danson, Adrienne Barbeau, Ed Harris, E.G. Marshall, and even King appear in the stories, which include tales of a sinister father's day celebration, a mysterious meteor, seaweed-draped zombies, a monster in a crate, and a cockroach-phobic millionaire. Fiendishly fun fare from one of horror's most famous directors. --Bryan Reesman
Product Description
Two macabre masters, writer Stephen King and director George A. Romero, conjure up five shocking yarns in the ghouls-and-gags style of classic '50s horror comic books. Special features: interactive menus, scene access, and theatrical trailer. Subtitles in English and French.
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Fun from the $5 Bin June 22, 2009
Sid the Elf (North Pole)
In 1982 George A Romero & Stephen King combined their efforts to produce classic macabre comprised of 5 short stories. The film was very well thought out being inspired by the E.C. comics of the 1950s. While watching you feel as if you are part of a comic come to life as they introduce each segment with some artwork followed by the story. It was a great idea that seemed to inspire some films to come years later including 2 other Creepshows.
The film opens with a young boy named Billy and his fixation with a his favorite comic book Creepshow. Once his father takes the comic and throws it away the fun begins as the host known as the creep introduces us to 5 short thrillers; Father's Day, The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill (Starring Stephen King), Something to Tide You Over (Starring Ted Danson & Leslie Nielsen, The Crate, & They're Sneaking Up On You. Each story is very original and very different from the next to follow.
This style of film is one of Sid's favorites and unfortunately has appeared to lost it's popularity. The reason we love the style is you don't get bored since you have multiple stories in one film. It keeps things fresh in addition to offering up a few different ideas. It eliminates that issue you sometimes get with horror movies interest is lost since it's stretched out way too long. Out of all 5 stories we'd have to choose Something to tide you over as the favorite. It's pretty funny to see a young Ted Danson not sporting a bar towel. Overall the film is a great success and has stood the test of time. Even though Creepshow 2 is our favorite out of the series this is surely one film Sid Has and WOULD enjoy back in the glory days.
 Creepshow Blu-ray spec's dissapointing June 20, 2009
S. Coombs (England)
If WB think they can get away with stereo sound and a trailer, forget it.
Universal UK released a loaded special edition sd-dvd featuring a DD5.1 track and a whole host of extras, including Romero/Savini running commentary, making of docu with many of the cast interviewed, behind the scenes footage from Tom Savini's own archives, trailer and still gallery.
It's expected this SE will make it to BD at some point.
WB step up your game with this forthcoming BD or forget it.
 Great cult fiilm, but ponderous treatment in video release June 11, 2009
calvinnme (Fredericksburg, Va)
I really love this film, but I can't figure out why Warner Home Video is putting this out on Blu-ray and not cleaning up the really hideous standard DVD release they did of this film a few years back. The beauty of "Creepshow" is in its wit and storytelling, not special effects or big scenes in which high definition would be particularly effective. Those of us who are not willing to make the leap to Blu in this economy would really like to see this film get a standard DVD release that is decent. On top of that this release will have absolutely no extra features on it.
That being said, the movie is terrific from not only a classic horror film point of view, but if you are old enough you can appreciate the players in what are really transitional roles for them. Ted Danson plays a man in love with the wife of a vindictive wealthy man. That man is played by Leslie Nielson. Nielson had not yet been typecast as a comedian, although he had done the first "Airplane" movie by the time this film was made in 1982. Likewise, this was Ted Danson's last role before he became Sam Malone in an eleven year run on "Cheers". Up to this point he had mainly bit parts in films. Steven King, who like Alfred Hitchcock always did a cameo in his films, here gets to have one of the five stories all to himself in a one man show about a luckless backwoods man who has a meteor land in his front yard.
If you like cheesy horror, you'll love this one, but don't expect to understand the logic of this release - I don't.
The film - 5/5 stars.
Ponderous treatment of the film on DVD and Blu - 1/5 stars.
Average = 3/5 stars
Great stories; bad audio May 31, 2009
Sylvia M. Hubbard (http://SylviaHubbard.com Detroit, MI)
I couldn't see this creepshow when it was first released. Being scared and sheltered in my early ears, i wasn't too fond of scary movies.
For some reason during my first pregnancy I couldn't get enough of scary movies and happened to catch this on cable. I was disgusted, shocked and oddly aroused at how creepy the stories became. I enjoyed myself immensely.
As an author of several romance suspense I realized that you could still entertain through horror and that the genres of comedy and horror could mix well, even if it was close to absurdity.
The only thing I did find disappointing was the audio. I had to turn up the volume in order to hear the actors voices - especially on the "father's day" story. It sounded as if everyone spoke in low tones and then the music would be too loud.
Other than that, I'd recommend this movie to others who have not explored the creepshow genre, which I feel is in a class by itself. I plan to get the sequels as well to add to my collection.
CREEPSHOW April 28, 2009
John R. Holt (PHILA PA)
As a comic book and horror movie fan, I have to be mindful not to be bias in my review of Creepshow. Certainly, it is a fun movie, great to watch on a rainy night with a friend. This movie consists of 5 short tales of horror. While I would not say any of the stories are truly terrifying, they are all entertaining, and provide enough suspenseful and eerie moments to make it worthwhile. Good enough that I wanted it for my collection of horror movies.
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