Review from Aintitcool.com
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MovieChat Forums > Creepshow 3 (2007) Discussion > Review from Aintitcool.com
man, i shoulda read the fangoria review first, it pretty much explained everything that everyones been saying bout the movies not making any sense, horrible acting, etc. the guy that plays the "waky" professor in the movie even said, and i quote "ours is the best out of the 3". Boooo.
shareWhy people listen to reviews mI'll never know. Don't you have minds of your own? Who cares what some critic says? It's their job to pick apart movies and find the faults in them. Most crictics are just wanna be actors anyway. Movies are made for entertainment, that's it. Creepshow movies are not meant to make you think. You want to think? Go watch Fight Club, or The Machinst or something and learn to think for yourself. Watch the movie and then decide if you like it or not. That's what most people do. Screw the critics. They can't decided if you'll like a movie or not.
share"Why people listen to reviews I'll never know."
Well, let me explain it to you.
We listen to reviews to help us watch great movies, and steer clear of the crap ones.
For example, I now know not to waste my time watching Creepshow 3, because it's a crappy movie.
Instead I'll watch something that's actually entertaining.
See? Not so hard to understand.
So, you're saying you don't think for yourself? Do you listen to everything other people tell you? If someone tells you a movie's bad you won't go see it? You need to learn to make choices on your own instead of believing everything you read. These crictics can't tell you what you'll like because it all depends on you. Sure, you can read the reviews, but don't listen to them unless the movie doesn't seem like the kind of movie you'd like. For example, Spider man 3. Had I listened to the reviews I never would have saw it, but I thought for myself and said screw the reviews. I'm happy I did too. Spider man 3 was awesome. This movie coould have been better had it followed a little more closely to the previous two, but it was entertaining and campy. In the end campy hprror is what Creepshow is all about. So, why do people listen to reviews when we're all different and like different things? People can't tell you what to like. That's called brainwashing. People can't jusy say you'll like or you'll hate this. Only you really know. These crictics don't know enough about you to say what you'll like or dislike. See? Not so hard to understand.
shareYou really need to put lines in your paragraph, otherwise nobody will bother to read it.
Anyways, yes, I'll listen to reviews of a movie, and so do lots of others, here's why.
Why waste your time watching a bad movie, when you can watch a good one instead?
There's only so many hours in the day, and only so many movies you can watch, so make sure you watch the best ones for you.
Putting aside Spider Man 3, as it's the wrong board for it, Rotten Tomatoes has seven reviews of Creepshow 3, and they're all bad.
Plus the IMDb user reviews aren't too good, either. So no, I won't go see it. Consider me brainwashed!
By your logic, you should watch the bottom 100 movies, and decide for yourself if they're really that bad. Me, I'd rather watch something that got good reviews.
By my logic, you should decide for yourself. Simple as that. Haven't you ever seen a good movie get bad reviews. By your logic a movie could be great but get horrible reviews and you would not go see it.
What exactly do you mean by "the best one's for you"? Are you saying there are certain movies some people may like and others hate? Isn't that what I've been saying? Only you can decide what movie is best for you.
Let me ask you this. If a lot of people you know told you a movie was bad, nut you read a few good reviews and a few bad reviews, would you go see it? The only people I trust to tell me if a movie is good or bad is a friend of mine who has similar taste.
In the end, this is a love or hate movie. I, for one, thought it was worthy of ending the trilogy and I'm sure I'm not the only one. It could've been better I'll agree, but all in all it was entertaining.
I think dinoman200-1 is somehow involved with Creepshow 3.
This is sort of a weird place and time to go into a rant like this...
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I'm not involved, I'm just stating my opinion, which we're all entitled to, on a disscussion board. My opinion is that people should make descisions for themselves about how good a movie is. If you want to see it, go see it.
shareMe too. How could this have ended the series well? It truly is an insult to Romero, King and their fans alike. In fact, it is an insult to anyone who has ever made or released a movie!!
share"By your logic a movie could be great but get horrible reviews and you would not go see it."
Pretty much, yeah. When was the last time a great movie got horrible reviews?
"Only you can decide what movie is best for you."
Yes, but I don't have the time to watch every movie before deciding if it is best for me. Which is why I listen to critics and the users of IMDb, and then make an informed decision.
"If a lot of people you know told you a movie was bad, but you read a few good reviews and a few bad reviews, would you go see it?"
No.
"It could've been better I'll agree, but all in all it was entertaining."
You didn't exactly say it was an awesome movie.
So with Creepshow 3, most people that have seen it say it's bad, and it's only gotten bad reviews.
I'll skip it, but thanks anyway.
Last time a great movie got bad reviews, Spider Man 3 got bad reviews from critics and mixed reviews from other people.
People have different taste. I like horror movies and I have a soft spot for campy horror. Things along the lines of Friday the 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street. This was pretty campy too which is what Creepshow is all about.
So, a few bad reviews mean a movie is bad?
I never said it was an awesome movie, I said it was a good movie in my opinion
A FEW BAD REVIEWS!!!!!
Nearly every site that has seen this has said it's a giant piece of crap.
I don't know a site (or sane person) that said it was good
They said it was the greatest homoerotic novel since huckelberry finn - Mr macky
I still think you can't decide until you see it for yourself. You learn through experince. After you see the movie, then decide, unless it's not the type of movie you'd want to watch. If you want to see it, go see it and make the choice on your own.
shareI get what your saying Dinoman200-1, I'm a lot more like you in the sense that I will pick up a movie and watch it for myself. But the reason for critics is to help people out with their movie watching choices.
That being said, I have watched Creepshow Vol. 3 (as it's being called), and can honestly say its a piece of garbage. I wanted it to be good, believe me you, but it simply is trash on celluloid. While it does not tarnish the greatness of the first one and the fun of the second one it certainly makes you want to honor them by banishing this one from memory.
Creepshow Vol. 3 did try something new, that was kind of fun for the series had it worked, by having all the stories interconnected. This however did not work and should of had more time spent on that aspect.
0 name actors which is a no, no for small films with bad stories. No Stephan King stories, which is a no, no for a creepshow film period. He has a rotary dial selection of great shorts that have never been put to screen. This really was a horrible attempt. George Romero should of been tapped and I'm sure at that point King would of followed suit. But hey, I'm just a dude that saw the movie, check it out for yourself.
Jeese dinoman200-1, you can't understand why people read reviews? Common sense and logic should tell you. If someone reads a review it doesn't mean they are going to do what it says. On the other hand if everyone is saying it's a crappy movie and you don't have musch interest, why not watch another movie? You are aware that their are thoughsands possibly millions of movies and we cannot watch them all. Therefore sometimes rely on reviews to decide wether or not to view or rather buy. If I paid $15 for this DVD I'd be pissed off. It's no wonder people rely on on piracy to decide on whether to get that DVD in their collection.
If you can't understand that then it's like talking to a wall. Practically everyone and their mother gave this a bad review. I watch Ed Wood movies so don't tell me about having reviews decide watch I should watch.
Personally, I thought it was alright. The stories were badly made. Terrible acting.
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Dinoman, really, I don't know where to begin with you. There are SO many faults to your arguements that it'd take too long to dissect them all. So I'll just quickly refute two of them.
First, A Nightmare on Elm St. and Friday the 13th (at least the first one of each series) are not "camp horror" along the lines of any of the Creepshow movies. Those two are the epitome of what 1980s horror was. Scary and terrifying for its time...today yes, they seem quite dated, but back then they were truly scary. Actually I'd go far enough to add the original Creepshow as part of the true 80s horror movies (tho it did include more humor into its plot than either of the other two mentioned above).
Secondly, the fact that you state people should watch Fight Club or The Machinist if they wished to watch a "thinking person's" movie...well, that only proves how intelligent you are (at least when it comes to films).
First off, Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th can be qaulified as campy horror. They may not be, but they can be qualified as that. Second, psycholgical films are movies that make you think. If they don't you're clealy not paying attention. Shows how much you know about films. Trust me I've seen much worse and I've heard much worse about other 'films' if they can even be called that. This is nothing compared to what people have said about Temple of Doom and Last Crusade, but I'm sure you agree with them and I'm sure you've never watched them. Take a chance once in a while people. Different taste, different movies for different people. A review is simply one person's feelings towards a film. I could care less. What matters is whether or not I liked it. Sure if I pay for it and it's bad I'll be pissed but that's what video stores are for. At least then I don't have to keep it. I don't see why you people are flaming me for my opinion. I didn't flame you for yours. I stated my opinion on a simple subject and if that upsets you so much then you need to get out more. Maybe go see a few movies without reading a review. Take a chance with it. You'll miss out on many good movies while I'll be enjoying hidden gems. Enjoy you're big name actors and high budgets.
shareYou make good points in your newest statement here. But I still wonder (and this isn't so much an attack on you or your tastes) if you believe The Machinist is one of those "hidden gems" you've found. If so, I'd urge you to find a better video store. Cheers.
shareBig name actors are big name actors for a reason... they make good movies.
High dollar movies are high dollar movies for a reason because people are willing to put more in, to get more out.
If critics almost unanimously agree that this is a bad movie i'm not going to go rent it again. Are they intentionally trying to screw the movie...... NO.
You have a vested interest in the movie, and we know it.
Well said Benajacks... This movie blows bigtime... I'm an avid member of Video ezy here in Australia and i have only been to blockbuster a few times since it's arival in Mudgee. I went in there the other day and i saw this, from the cover i should have known it was gonna be bad but it said Creepshow 3 i have the other 2 i was thinking i will give this 1 a go... I think i would have prefered a kick in the nuts, This movie cost $5 bucks to rent where as a kick in the nuts is free and it really would have been way more entertaining that this *beep* movie...
Really anyone who slightly enjoyed this movie has issues...
Ohh yeah the reason why blockbuster had this movie and not video ezy... Video ezy did it's research and decided it would not rent...
No, the reason people are being warned away from the movie is because every rental and every purchase is money in Taurus "Entertainment"'s pocket.
TAURUS MUST BE STARVED OUT OF EXISTENCE. PERIOD.
It is not about "deciding whether it's a bad movie".
It's about making sure these people never make another movie again.
He's saying he doesn't want to waste his life watching garbage like Creepshow 3 if anyone can warn him in advance. Is that so hard for you to understand? That's why people give their opinion to other people.
Creepshow was a GREAT movie! Creepshow 2 was not bad but Creepshow 3 shouldn't even be allowed to associate with the other two, it's like getting a bunch of people off the street and trying to parody the franchise. DISGUSTING!
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in this case - the critics are right.
this movie had awful foley, bad direction, awful script and bad fx. looked like it was shot by a couple of grad students. the guy who wrote and directed it was involved in Matawan, and yet did this horrible piece of crap
Having no involvement from King or Romero, and knowing how awful DTV's can sometimes be (although I do still occasionally see a good one), I decided against seeing it. I knew the fact that it basically ignores the previous two (which actually had two recurring characters), would piss me off. And the fact that it didn't adapt at least ONE Stephen King story makes it an unoffial sequel, in my opinion. If they wanted to do something that had nothing to do with Creepshow, they should have given the film another title, and who knows, maybe I would've rented it, but you shouldn't just tack a title of a good series onto your lame movie just because you can. It's not like John Carpenter wanting Halloween to be an anthology series and producing Halloween III, which was a creative decision, this is just somebody buying the title rights to a well-liked film series and putting it on their movie, which has nothing to do with the previous two, because they can't sell it any other way. It mostly implies that the director either didn't know or didn't care that he was making a Creepshow sequel, and either way, it still makes "Creepshow III" look bad.
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