Borserie it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.

KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

Rio Hayward All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Cheryl A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

StuOz Five horror stories.Generally speaking, I don't review horror films but Creepshow 2 has a connection to a 1958 science fiction film called: The Blob. The blob came from outer space on a meteor and starts killing people. The film was later re-made in the 1980s.But forget both versions and just watch a chapter of Creepshow 2 titled: The Raft. The Raft is basically a "blob story" but told in a much quicker, smarter, suspenseful and sexier way. About a group of attractive stoned teenagers on a raft who encounter a creature in a lake. As is the case in these things, there is the rather dumb lad and the more intelligent lad who spots the danger before it happens.As for the other four chapters of Creepshow 2, well I did not really warm to them, but I am more into science fiction than horror, so I would not pay too much attention to that.

Yggort Stephen King novellas transformed very well onto screen by George A Romero. Let's face it, Stephen isn't known for logic, but that's also why we usually love his twists. OLD CHIEF WOOD'N'HEAD sets up some likable characters, and suddenly introduces some unlikable young punks who seem to embody all the 7 deadly sins, with their leader caught up in vanity. The Chief sorts them out. THE RAFT has a school jock and nerd going to a lake and getting stoned. There are of course 2 chicks with them. It has possibly the cheapest SFX by way of a black floating blob resembling a garbage bag floating on a lake that eats its prey in mere seconds. Through clever tension, it is somehow terrifying, and our 4 characters don't have many options as it surrounds their small raft. THE HITCHHIKER is interesting as our main female character talks to herself through this entire story. A necessity of letting us in on her internal dialogue. This woman is cheating on her guy, and obviously self absorbed, but soon becomes the victim of a relentless hitchhiker that just will not die. Intense music drives this story through the best parts. All up, as our hitch-hiker says best: "Thanks for the ride lady!"

GL84 Waiting to see the new Creepshow comic book, a young boy arrives when The Creep drops them off and begins leafing through the book, reading three stories.The Good Stor(ies): Old Chief Wood'nhead-Running a general store in a drying up town, a man and his wife are presented with a special gift for their services. Immediately afterward, a group of punks decide to rob the store, leaving the couple for dead. The Indian sculpture in front of their store, Old Chief Wood'nhead, comes to life and tracks them down one-by-one. This wasn't bad, and is overall pretty decent. The special effects for the statue are excellent, applying a 'wooden' body-suit to make it move and act just like a wooden statue coming to life, having the stiffness that comes with a moving statue. It steals all the best scenes, especially the assault in the garage and inside the trailer park which are both quite suspenseful due to its presence. The kill scenes also show some verve, as we get attacks by a volley of arrows, a swipe to the head with an axe, and a pretty nasty scalping. On the downside, the story is predictable which ruins the experience a little as you know exactly what's going to happen exactly as it would be expected, playing out basically a routine slasher film with the statue as the killer. It's quite obviously going this route, though, and it makes for a fun time overall.The Raft-Heading out to an abandoned lake, a group of friends swim out to a raft floating in the middle for some relaxation. When a floating mass nearby takes an interest in them, they have to find a way to get away before it kills them all. The biggest thing with this one is that the blob in the lake is really cool. There is a lot of mystery surrounding it and you can't really tell how it's going to end. As great as the mystery is, the creature just looks like a black tarp floating in the water. The deaths are wildly over-the-top, as the blob eats through their flesh, leaving a mound of bloody bones and melted skin. It has a lot of great suspense, and the tension in the second half, where the creature begins to break through the holes in the wood is really creepy. The story moves along at a sharp pace, hardly ever slowing down and being really entertaining once it gets started. This is the segment that features the most satisfying ending and everyone gets their just desserts, featuring a twist that is the nearest the film ever gets to capturing any of the black humor that ran through the original. It's a really good story.The Hitchhiker-Running late from a tryst, a woman hits a hitchhiker accidentally with her car, but fearing the repercussions she takes off. As she struggles with herself for doing the deed, she encounters him repeatedly as she continues on looking for revenge for her actions. The most interesting thing here is how hard the woman fights against the hitchhiker. She runs him over with her car, runs over him and crushes him against trees continually. She does practically everything a human would really do in a similar situation, and it's quite fun to see them. The special effects in here did a very good job on the hitchhiker as every time you see him he's gradually gotten more and more mashed to pieces thanks to Louis Chiles repeatedly driving over him with her car until there is but a skeleton left. The longer it goes on, the more it becomes distorted and the more gruesome it becomes. However, the segment becomes so ludicrously overblown in the escalating wrecking of the car in attempts to dispose of the hitcher that it earns far more on the laugh scale than ever does for its scares. It might have been more interesting if they played up how the mangled hitchhiker could have been a figment of her imagination. That really could've been played up more rather than a few passing hints at it. Its biggest problem, though, is that it gets repetitive after a while and they could have cut this segment down to keep it fresh. It feels like it's doing the same thing over and over, and could've been trimmed down.The Bad Stor(ies): While all have their little problems, as a whole this one is decent enough. The biggest thing that these suffer from is an overall bored feeling. They aren't that original either, as there's been tons of stories out there with the same general plot as these and do it much better. Also quite hard to sit through is the wraparound segments, which are quite terrible, have nothing to do with the features being presented afterward, and have none of the style and wit of the previous entry. That also applies to the stories, but this one mainly suffers from the lack of creativity.Rated R: Graphic Violence, Graphic Language, Nudity and drug use.

utgard14 A weak sequel directed by the first film's cinematographer and written by George Romero, based on stories by Stephen King. This anthology features three stories plus a linking story. The first story is "Old Chief Woodenhead." It's about a kindly old couple (George Kennedy and Dorothy Lamour) who run a general store and are murdered by a long-haired Native American (Holt McCallany) and his friends. As they get ready to leave town, the wooden Indian outside the old couple's store comes to life and seeks revenge. This is an overlong, despicable mess of a story. What kind of sick person wants to see two old people, played by amiable veteran screen actors, murdered by some overacting punks? In addition to the disturbing subject matter, the piece is poorly written with some of the most inane dialogue ever and it just goes on for ages. That this was Lamour's final screen role is truly sad.The second segment is called "The Raft," about four teenagers who party at a remote lake. Some kind of blob monster traps them on a raft in the middle of the lake. This segment is probably the most famous of the three, if only for the unintended comedy that comes from the cheap-looking blob creature. It looks like the teens are stranded in the middle of this lake in fear for their lives from a tarp or trash bag. The kids are particularly unlikeable, by the way, so you look forward to seeing them all die.The third story is "The Hitchhiker," about a married woman (Lois Chiles) hurrying home after having banged some stud. She runs down a hitchhiker and does not stop to help him. However, it appears the hitchhiker will not stay dead as he continues to come after her all the way home. This is easily the best segment in the movie. Chiles' performance is great but again, the unintended laughs come into play. The way this guy keeps popping up and the damage that is inflicted to her car as she tries to get away from him is hilarious.The wraparound/linking segment is about a kid chased by bullies but he gets help from some giant flytrap plants he ordered from ads in Creepshow comics. It's a rather stupid story that is animated (poorly) because, one suspects, they wanted to save money. All in all, it's a watchable sequel that falls far short from matching the first film. The three segments have more unintended laughs going for them than anything else but that's better than nothing.