{"id":23644,"date":"2016-12-23T13:53:33","date_gmt":"2016-12-23T18:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=23644"},"modified":"2016-12-23T13:59:31","modified_gmt":"2016-12-23T18:59:31","slug":"the-pc-thug-i-still-love-creepshow-2-a-bit-more-than-creepshow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/23\/the-pc-thug-i-still-love-creepshow-2-a-bit-more-than-creepshow\/","title":{"rendered":"The PC Thug: I Still Love \u201cCreepshow 2\u201d a bit more than \u201cCreepshow\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>“Juvenile delinquency is the product of pent up frustrations, stored-up resentments and bottled-up fears. It is not the product of cartoons and captions. But the comics are a handy, obvious, uncomplicated scapegoat. If the adults who crusade against them would only get as steamed up over such basic causes of delinquency as parental ignorance, indifference, and cruelty, they might discover that comic books are no more a menace than Treasure Island or Jack the Giant Killer”.<\/em><\/p>\n

I often describe \u201cCreepshow 2\u201d as a mean spirited sequel, but I think that\u2019s why it stands apart from the original. And granted the original movie was also a bit mean spirited in and of itself, so I don\u2019t know why I continuously give it such a label. The whole janitor and med student being eaten by the yeti in \u201cCreepshow\u201d just pour cruel, harsh deaths. Anyway, I love \u201cCreepshow 2\u201d and my re-watching it in its crisp restoration from Arrow Video confirmed that. There are a ton of movies I adored as a kid that just hasn\u2019t held up very well, but \u201cCreepshow 2\u201d still maintains its inherent quality.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s a very barebones and more simplistic sequel to the original film. Where the first was an all out celebration of EC comics with George Romero trying hard to make the movie in to a living EC Comic, the sequel celebrates the same aesthetic but in a different format that\u2019s just as creative. Plus where the original film hinted at the Creeper, \u201cCreepshow 2\u201d puts Tom Savini in full make up and places the character front and center. Savini as the Creeper is fantastic and he\u2019s a wonderful horror ghoul who should be as iconic as the Cryptkeeper. I\u2019d love someone to revive that character someday very soon. I have a long history with \u201cCreepshow 2\u201d which is half of the reason why I love the movie so much. Yes, it\u2019s a great anthology horror film with three very creative stories, but I fondly remember a lot of my experiences with it on TV.<\/p>\n

Back before we were wired with cable I turned to TV for all my horror movies, and \u201cCreepshow 2\u201d was my favorite. Many times in the nineties local stations played movies late at night and often times I\u2019d get up at night to see if my favorite local network was airing \u201cCreepshow 2\u201d and record it on VHS. I must have seen that VHS a thousand times before wearing out the wheels on the tape. Though many horror geeks consider \u201cThe Raft\u201d to be the best segment of the trio, \u201cOld Chief Woodnhead\u201d has always hit a chord with me. I just love the idea of an inanimate object being given so much love and care over the years that it garners a sentience and pure emotion if for a brief moment, allowing it to avenge its masters that were slain for ridiculous reasons. Old Chief Woodnhead is already the embodiment of traditional Native American values and ideals and when he watches his owners being dealt harsh injustices, he really gets angry and murderous.<\/p>\n