Considered a classic by some, CREEPSHOW is Stephen King's homage to old E.C. horror comic-books. Expecting a masterpiece, I was disappointed a bit, but just trying to enjoy a silly horror movie, it was still a lot of fun.

Anyways, I think that's enough of a prologue for this review, eh? I really couldn't think of any more fluff to put in front of the actual review, so on to it. O.K., well, this movie is split into five different parts, all framed in the style of a comic book. The first one is a story about this rich family with a shady past involving a murder of the family patriarch. This patriarch was killed by his senile daughter on Father's Day (of course, it's always on a special occassion). Anyways, as the whole family gather's to celebrate the anniversary of the old dude's death, surprise surprise, the guy comes out of his grave to take revenge. Not really that interesting, with two exceptions: seeing a young Ed Harris in a lame little role, and for the immortal line, "I want my cake!"

On to story number two, a relatively depressing story of a farmer who turns into a plant. This one wasn't too hot, but it's still worth watching because the farmer is played by none other than Stephen King in a really funny performance. It's a short one, and before long the third story begins, and finally CREEPSHOW lives up to its potential. This one is automatically hilarious because it stars Ted Danson and Leslie Nielsen in their younger days. Besides that, it's got a terifically cheesy plot involving revenge and people being buried up to their necks in the beach. I don't want to give too much away, but it's a lot of fun, trust me.

Well, the fourth one is the longest and the centerpiece of the film, but it's not all that great. It is called THE CRATE and is about some random box being found containing a nasty thing which likes to ingest humans. This story is O.K., but it goes on for way too long. Which is too bad since the final story rocks. This one involves a really mean businessman who is a total clean-freak. I mean, this guy won't touch anything without wearing gloves. So of course, since he is mean, and since he is a clean-freak, something nasty and filthy has to happen to him. And what is nastier than cockroaches? This one makes the movie, especially with it's totally awesome finale.