tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407391624985829089.post7102122781595298980..comments2024-03-28T16:52:10.619-04:00Comments on Radiator Heaven: CreepshowJ.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11823190634186509982noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407391624985829089.post-63492321272977013702013-10-11T15:34:12.793-04:002013-10-11T15:34:12.793-04:00Jeremy [Retro]:
Thanks for stopping by!
Steve L...Jeremy [Retro]:<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!<br /><br /><br />Steve Langton:<br /><br />Thanks! Yeah, The Crate segment is so well done - easily the highlight of the film, for me.<br /><br /><br />Roman J. Martel:<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by. Yeah, a friend of mine got me into this film during a great summer where I really got into the horror genre in a big way and this was one of them that really stuck with me.<br /><br /><br />Francisco Gonzalez:<br /><br />Yeah, Nielsen did a really good job playing a nasty guy. It still amazes me how good he is in it. Yeah, the bookends in the film are good. Always good to see Tom Atkins in there!<br /><br /><br />Drew McIntosh:<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by. Yeah! I do love Amicus' anthology films. They really knew how to do them back then, but, as you so rightly point out, they really didn't capture the EC horror comic vibe like King and Romero do on CREEPSHOW.<br /><br />You make quite a good defence for King's performance, but it still bothers me to no end. I do agree with you about his character's final moments. That's where the segment really hits you hard and delivers the goods.<br /><br />Great observations!<br /><br /><br />Caffeinated Joe:<br /><br />Nice!<br /><br /><br />Sean Gill:<br /><br />Thank you, my friend!<br /><br />Good point about King's performance. I guess the over-the-top nature of it balances out the utter despair of what happens to his character.<br /><br /><br />Joshua Raymond:<br /><br />You are more than welcome!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407391624985829089.post-22848751138116070232013-10-08T23:56:31.683-04:002013-10-08T23:56:31.683-04:00Man, I haven't seen this movie in, like, forev...Man, I haven't seen this movie in, like, forever. Thanks for reminding me to watch it again.Joshua Raymondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05125034908130424940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407391624985829089.post-5973702573975654502013-10-06T12:07:02.174-04:002013-10-06T12:07:02.174-04:00An awesome and thorough write-up, and thanks for t...An awesome and thorough write-up, and thanks for the shout-out! <br />In terms of King's performance, I do still think it possesses a kind of boneheaded genius, and the the comedy sort of prevents complete despair... can you imagine, say, a Harry Dean Stanton-type slowly decaying into a suicidal plant-man? I'd probably be weeping uncontrollably and consequently be unable to fully enjoy Leslie Nielsen torturing Sam Malone in the next segment.Sean Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537515557596273876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407391624985829089.post-12899368020492439332013-10-05T12:33:54.445-04:002013-10-05T12:33:54.445-04:00My brother and I have a running joke between us us...My brother and I have a running joke between us using the "I want my cake, Bedelia!" line. :)Wings1295https://www.blogger.com/profile/08045644215235749353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407391624985829089.post-75751344348410199332013-10-05T01:10:27.084-04:002013-10-05T01:10:27.084-04:00Nice piece J.D., I love this flick. It's certa...Nice piece J.D., I love this flick. It's certainly a top tier horror anthology for me, which is a subgenre I've always had a soft spot for. I'm a big fan of the Amicus stuff also, but there's a much drier sensibility at work in those and they really couldn't care any less about capturing the essence of the old comics they're ostensibly drawing from; the Romero on the other hand does a tremendous job realizing that grotesque EC aesthetic. <br /><br />I disagree with you about Stephen King though, I genuinely think his is a brilliant comic performance. It's so exaggerated and over the top that it bypasses any camp potential and lands in the realm of the same kind of pure expression of mania that I associate with a Jerry Lewis. I think it also works productively for the material, in that the final moments of the segment become suddenly so dour and hopeless, his voice reduced to that pathetic gurgle, for me the sudden shift is like a punch and makes the ending more stark and haunting than if it all had rather been anchored by more low key, straightforward acting. Drew McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054307044280470117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407391624985829089.post-84674468653174799732013-10-04T17:18:49.968-04:002013-10-04T17:18:49.968-04:00Super fun movie, love the spooky bookends to the m...Super fun movie, love the spooky bookends to the movie, with the kid looking at that floating skeleton thing on the window...plus, the kids delight when he sees it I think is the most disturbing thing about it....and of course, seeing Leslie Nielsen playing a villain so well! Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407391624985829089.post-41915453953940221232013-10-04T17:16:53.884-04:002013-10-04T17:16:53.884-04:00I was never a huge horror fan when I was a kid, bu...I was never a huge horror fan when I was a kid, but my buddy at school was. One day he invited me and another friend over to watch some scary movies. He picked "Creepshow" and "Vamp". So this flick is kind of special in it's own weird way to me. My first full blown horror flick. I have to say "The Crate" made the biggest impression on me, and is still my favorite. But when I recently revisited the film "Something to Tide You Over" was filled with some excellent dark humor that I had forgotten about. All in all a fun and funny horror flick and a nostalgic 80s favorite. <br /><br />Thanks for reviewing it and including some of that very interesting behind the scenes info. Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407391624985829089.post-7356666120339606912013-10-04T11:32:57.600-04:002013-10-04T11:32:57.600-04:00Thanks for a lively, informative review, JD. My wo...Thanks for a lively, informative review, JD. My won favourite segment is Something To Tide You Over, though I most certainly share your enthusiasm for The Crate. Some terrific work by Tom Savini, and even the Verrill section grows on me the more I see it.Steve Langtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00759586159893673244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407391624985829089.post-21916366097054033832013-10-04T11:17:36.356-04:002013-10-04T11:17:36.356-04:00totally forgot that ed harris was in this, knew ev...totally forgot that ed harris was in this, knew everyone else... thank you for the post. where is my cake?<br />Visiting part of the "Countdown to Halloween"<br /><br />Jeremy H.<br /><br />New Look, New Name and Same Stuff...<br /><a href="http://www.beingretro.com/" rel="nofollow">[Being-Retro]</a><br /><br />Also, thought I would share this with you... this is the label I work for and we want to get a good turn out this year.. Maybe you like and then share?<br /><br />13 Days of Chills [2013] Win Prizes and More!<br />Brought to you by "Howlin' Wolf Records", go ahead you should check it out! 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