This is the sequel that no one wanted yet here we are discussing the in-name-only sequel to the George A. Romero and Stephen King anthology series. Originally inspired by EC Comics, CREEPSHOW was a landmark in horror film cinema blending both dark comedy and gut wrenching gore into one cohesive whole; CREEPSHOW 2 managed to capture the feeling of the original film but lacked the great storytelling of the first film. In this new film CREEPSHOW 3 everything that made the series what it is, is thrown out the window for this indie produced film.
The vignettes in CREEPSHOW 3, unlike in the previous two films, are loosely linked together by characters and situations. In one of the stories you have a disenfranchised teen who finds herself being thrust between dimensions by a remote control developed by the neighborhood inventor. There is also a story about serial killing stripper who discovers something more dangerous then her just down the street, and there is even a story with the inventor and his new fiancée whose students believe that she is a synthetic robot who will stop at nothing to prove it. This is just a sampling of the stories contained within this film as the filmmakers (directors Ana Clavell and James Glenn Dudelson, who both also contributed to the screenplay) clearly wanted to take the series into a new director by linking all the stories. This is actually the only good idea the filmmakers had with this film as the rest is a complete mess.
The film is neither funny nor scary but just hovers on being just gore-filled enough to keep the casual viewer from falling asleep during the films all to predictable stories and unoriginality. None of the comedy comes off as being funny or disturbing (as is befitting of most great dark comedies) and there is no suspense in the film whatsoever. The lack of suspense in the film goes to the fact that most of the film happens during the daytime in what appears to be an uninspired cinematographer in which all the images are washed out with no flare to interesting camera positions or movement. This horror film just comes off as being dull.
Another bad idea on the part of the filmmakers is the horrible animation used to show the “comic book” aspect of the film. Using computer CGI was a huge mistake as it looks like something a high school student put together on their fifteen-year old computer. Now I hate to come down on a film as much as I have on this one (although this is not the worst film I’ve ever seen) but the truth is that if you are a filmmaker extending upon an already successful franchise, there are some things that must be in the film in order to appease the fans (the people who end up buying or renting such films as CHILDREN OF THE CORN 7 or HELLRAISER 8) and if you don’t meet the fans’ expectation then don’t be disappointed with the bad reviews. It’s your own fault.
No fan of the first two films will enjoy this film and only the casual horror fan will even take notice. It’s an experience worth forgetting ever had.
The vignettes in CREEPSHOW 3, unlike in the previous two films, are loosely linked together by characters and situations. In one of the stories you have a disenfranchised teen who finds herself being thrust between dimensions by a remote control developed by the neighborhood inventor. There is also a story about serial killing stripper who discovers something more dangerous then her just down the street, and there is even a story with the inventor and his new fiancée whose students believe that she is a synthetic robot who will stop at nothing to prove it. This is just a sampling of the stories contained within this film as the filmmakers (directors Ana Clavell and James Glenn Dudelson, who both also contributed to the screenplay) clearly wanted to take the series into a new director by linking all the stories. This is actually the only good idea the filmmakers had with this film as the rest is a complete mess.
The film is neither funny nor scary but just hovers on being just gore-filled enough to keep the casual viewer from falling asleep during the films all to predictable stories and unoriginality. None of the comedy comes off as being funny or disturbing (as is befitting of most great dark comedies) and there is no suspense in the film whatsoever. The lack of suspense in the film goes to the fact that most of the film happens during the daytime in what appears to be an uninspired cinematographer in which all the images are washed out with no flare to interesting camera positions or movement. This horror film just comes off as being dull.
Another bad idea on the part of the filmmakers is the horrible animation used to show the “comic book” aspect of the film. Using computer CGI was a huge mistake as it looks like something a high school student put together on their fifteen-year old computer. Now I hate to come down on a film as much as I have on this one (although this is not the worst film I’ve ever seen) but the truth is that if you are a filmmaker extending upon an already successful franchise, there are some things that must be in the film in order to appease the fans (the people who end up buying or renting such films as CHILDREN OF THE CORN 7 or HELLRAISER 8) and if you don’t meet the fans’ expectation then don’t be disappointed with the bad reviews. It’s your own fault.
No fan of the first two films will enjoy this film and only the casual horror fan will even take notice. It’s an experience worth forgetting ever had.
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