Creepshow 2

The most valuable thing about Creepshow 2 is Stephen King's literary idea, i.e., the plot and the point of individual stories. Romero's screenplay more or less mechanically translates King's story into a film, without adding anything substantial, and Michael Gornick's mediocre direction devalues the film because it is simply unremarkable and unable to handle the opportunity given. The film lacks a real horror atmosphere and attention to detail in the sound and camera work. I'm still giving it three stars thanks to the humor contained primarily in ironically animated sequences that connect the individual stories and also form their appendix. It could have been a quality horror comedy in the end if the creators had lightened the individual stories with a greater number of such moments, like the quick resolution at the end of the second story entitled The Raft. In comparison to King, it is clear how deprived the film is. Where King can play with the death of one of his characters on a whole page of text, the hurried creators of Creepshow 2 get it over and done with in a three-second shot. Overall impression: 50%. (28/05/2009)