{"id":40121,"date":"2023-06-18T03:28:13","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T07:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=40121"},"modified":"2023-06-18T03:30:05","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T07:30:05","slug":"creepshow-1982-collectors-edition-4k-uhd-blu-ray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/18\/creepshow-1982-collectors-edition-4k-uhd-blu-ray\/","title":{"rendered":"Creepshow (1982): Collector\u2019s Edition [4K UHD\/Blu-Ray]"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Just tell him to call you Billy!”<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

The one, two, three punch of George A. Romero, Stephen King, and Tom Savini is one of best, if not the<\/em><\/strong> best example of the horror anthology to date. While many have come before it, \u201cCreepshow\u201d really set the bar high in 1982. \u201cCreepshow\u201d (and its sequel) were basically the Boomer generation snapping back at the censors and government that helped bring down EC Comics and destroy what was a pretty excellent institution that was almost obliterated by puritans and the like. Thankfully \u201cCreepshow\u201d celebrates the whole spirit of EC Comics with a series of stories that practice in the formula of EC with themes about karma, revenge, poetic justice, and crime.<\/p>\n

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From favorite to least Favorite, there\u2019s the great \u201cSomething to Tide You Over\u201d about a violent millionaire who punishes his wife and her lover (Ted Danson, and Gaylen Ross). Leslie Nielsen is great in a rare villain role. \u201cThe Crate\u201d is arguably the best, about an inexplicable crate discovered in a science hall that houses a blood thirsty monster. After witnessing its appetite, Henry (Hal Holbrook) uses the opportunity to \u201cfix\u201d his abusive marriage to wife Billy (Adrienne Barbeau). \u201cFathers\u2019 Day\u201d finds a group of petulant heirs celebrate the death of their demanding wealthy father who wants his \u201cbirthday cake\u201d no matter what.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re Creeping up on You\u201d finds a reclusive millionaire (E.G. Marshall) being stalked by pesky roaches that consume his ivory tower when the lights go out. It\u2019s a nice, gross bit of comeuppance. Finally, \u201cThe Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill\u201d stars Stephen King as a traumatized farmer who is consumed by mysterious alien vegetation that consumes him and everything around him. \u201cCreepshow\u201d still is a stellar horror masterpiece, one filled with dark humor, genuine scares, and mesmerizing effects from Tom Savini.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve yet to see it, now\u2019s as good a time as any.<\/p>\n

Creepshow<\/a> is transferred on 4H Ultra HD from Scream Factory with a brand new 2023 4K scan from the original camera negative aided by a new HDR10 Dolby Vision color-grading. The Atmos helps the John Harrison score pop. It\u2019s presented in 2160p 4K Ultra HD and framed in 1.85:1 widescreen. There’s WCG color grading. Audio on the disc includes a new Dolby Atmos remix that is full-bodied, we also get the previous English DTS-HD MA Stereo 2.0 and Surround 5.1 mixes from the previous release with optional English subtitles.<\/p>\n

Sadly there are no new extras for this 4K UHD which is disappointing considering Scream could have really drawn some more buyers at least including \u201cJust Desserts \u2013 The Making of Creepshow.\u201d That is nowhere to be found. Archival extras include an Audio Commentary With Director George A. Romero And Special Make-Up Effects Creator Tom Savini, a second Audio Commentary with Director Of Photography Michael Gornick, and a third Audio Commentary with Composer\/First Assistant Director John Harrison And Construction Coordinator Ed Fountain. We Terror And The Three Rivers, and The Comic Book Look – Interview with Costume Designer Barbara Anderson. There\u2019s Ripped from the Pages is a sixteen minutes interview with animator Rick Catizone who worked on both Creepshow and Creepshow 2.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s The Colors of Creepshow a ten minutes interview with cinematographer Michael Gornick, and Into the Mix – an interview with sound re-recordist Chris Jenkins who goes into creating the sounds of Creepshow. There\u2019s the ten minutes Mondo Macabre \u2013 a look at Mondo\u2019s various Creepshow posters with Mondo co-founder Rob Jones and Mondo Gallery Events Planner Josh Curry, the thirteen minutes Collecting Creepshow, and Horror\u2019s Hallowed Grounds with host Sean Clark who revisits some of the notable locations used in the film, along with \u201cCreepshow\u201d star Tom Atkins. Atkins reenacts a few of his most memorable lines from the film. There are sixteen minutes of Deleted Scenes that didn’t make the final cut, as well as a Trailer with illustrated graphics, TV and Radio Spots, and a ton of Image Galleries.<\/p>\n