Creepshow 2 (1987)

I yet have to watch Creepshow (1982) but since story didn't seem to be much of an issue in these series I thought I might as well give Creepshow 2 a shot before I watch the original. Although Creepshow 2 turned out to be an entertaining flick I still was slightly disappointed, mainly due to the huge popularity of these series among 80's fans.

"Creepshow 2" is divided into three stories, conducted by a leading segment where a boy that loves the horror comic book Creepshow buys seeds of carnivorous plant and is bullied by four teenagers. Meanwhile the Creep tells the tales of Creepshow.

                                                                            Tale 1: "Old Chief Wood'nhead"

''Old Chief Wood'nhead'' is about shopowner Ray and his wife Martha who live in a deserted town where no money is to be made anymore. In front of the store is a wooden statue of an indian warrior, which Ray is very fond of. They kill the couple and make a run for it. Then the statue of the indian warrior turns to life and looks for revenge. 

Old Chief Wood'nhead is definitely a disappointing segment. The story is slow and boring not to mention that the acting is absolutely horrible. When the wooden statue awakens things turn a bit more entertaining, mainly due to the decent kills. Still this segment is a very weak start for a film. 

-2 out of 5-

                   Tale 2: The Raft
''The Raft'' is about a group of schoolkids heading for a lake and its raft. As soon as they are on the raft they notice that a slimey water monster is circling the raft. It soon kills its first victim and there are many more to follow.

The Raft actually does have a good tempo. It only takes a couple of minutes before the group are on the raft and hunted by the sea monster. The gore effects in this segment were pretty cool, not to mention the booming 80's music featured in this story. The reaction of the group when their friends get eaten alive by the monster are way to amateuristic though, which kinda gets you out of the cool vibe this segment has. The ending is amazing though and totally makes up for it. 

-3,5 out of 5-

                                                                                                 Tale 3: The Hitchhiker
The Hitchhiker is about a woman who accidentally hits and kills a hitchhiker who was standing on the side of the road. She decides not to take the risk of destroying her life by going to prison and drives away like nothing happened. Soon after the hit and run she sees the hitchhiker standing on the side of the road again, and this time he's out for revenge.

Creepshow 2 saved the best for last as The Hitchhiker was definitely my favorite segment. The tempo is good and as soon as the hitchhiker is run over, the movie turns to horror with non-stop suspense. There are a few great jump scares and the gore scenes are pretty nice. Not to mention that this story actually is legitimately scary at times.

-3,5 out of 5-

Creepshow 2 turned out to be great entertainment but not much more than that. While the second and third segment are very cool, the first is just way to boring. I had hoped to see a bit more quality when I read that horror masters like Stephen King, George. A Romero, Tom Savini and Rick Wakeman joined together for the making of this film. The animation sequences between the stories were pretty cool though.