This follow-up to the George Romero/Stephen King-launched anthology series features five new tales of horror and a wraparound. The main stories deal with alternative realities ("Alice"), possessed communication devices ("The Radio"), vampires and serial killers in lust ("Call Girl"), mad inventors ("The Professor's Wife"), and hauntings from beyond the grave ("Haunted Dog").
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I love horror movies. I've seen so many, I'm always looking for that little gem in the sand no one has seen.I rarely go mainstream. But, I also love Stephen King - who obviously was not involved in this. 1st - great (scary, but I was about 11 when I first saw it). 2nd - pretty good. 3rd - I finally gave it 1 out of 10. I've tried watching it 3 times. Totally lame. Lost interest, fell asleep, or tonight watched paint dry instead. (Ok, not really painting ... nothing to paint. Was on internet researching things because I just had no interest). Bottom line... Don't bother. Watch water boil instead.
While I wouldn't call the original CREEPSHOW "inspired," it was a masterpiece compared to this one. CREEPSHOW gave us two segments worth mentioning: "THE CRATE" and "THE LONESOME DEATH OF JORDY VERRILL." Even CREEPSHOW II boasted some very solid direction, though the stories weren't as much fun as the stories in the original. (Oddly- or not-, the two best stories, "THE LONESOME DEATH OF JORDY VERRILL" in CREEPSHOW and "THE RAFT" in CREEPSHOW II, were both variations on a familiar theme- i.e.; THE BLOB.) CREEPSHOW III offers quite literally NOTHING of even passing interest: the stories are poorly conceived and even more poorly produced. CREEPSHOW would've made a good TV series if done right (and in the vein of the original), but CREEPSHOW III seems to have put a stake through the heart of that notion.
What a complete waste of time. I was drawn to watching it only because I'm a big fan of the King/Romero "Creepshow"'s and even though I knew they had no part in this one, I figured that it would still have to be at the same calibre. Boy, was I wrong. I understand the concept of linking one story to the other, but this was so mixed up, that I found myself quickly trying to piece together the common thread of each story as I went along. The dumbest story of all of them was "Haunted Dog". I was waiting for an ending that would tie into the storyline, but it just fizzed out. Extremely weak. This is not to say that the movie didn't have it's elements of creepiness, which is why I rated it a "3" instead of "awful". But what ruins it is the pinch of comedy thrown in, like the music during "The Professor's Wife" when the hacked body was in the process of being hidden. If it had even an ounce of horror, it was quickly stripped of that honour when the music kicked in. I thought about watching the entire movie again, to see if I would find it easier the second time around. But honestly, I don't have another 90 minutes to waste. And even though I've watched "I" and "II" numerous times, I'll watch them again when I want another "Creepshow" fix. And if they're thinking about making a "IV" - please don't. Not unless Stephen and George have some say in it.
THIS is a sequel to the first two...???? Since when?I more than agree with the prior reviews here. This is an utter train wreck. What began promising quickly escalates into pure and utter nonsense. What the devil (no pun) were Clavell and Dudelson thinking? Apparently zilch. There is absolutely zero plot, mediocre acting (at best), and no script. It is merely a "chain" of nonsensical hooker story action that goes nowhere... fast. At least with the first two, action and lines flowed decently - connecting Romero's origination. This fiasco makes a mockery of that with its own pathetic 'twist'Stay with the real horror film rubes. This is not close to crap.