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A little TALENT could've saved this thing (SPOILERS)

posted 14 years ago by wallacesawyer
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Watched this again recently. Watching lots of anthologies, get me inspired for writing anthology screenplays.

Maybe it was the budget, or lack of talent, the film could've been better.

Since this is - (exhales) - CREEPSHOW III, it should've been more fun and more in tradition of the first two. Wraparound with kid Billy reading comics.

Drop the ALICE segment completely. I don't know what that was about.

THE RADIO would need a rewrite. Maybe as a thriller, where you don't know if the radio holds a spirit that tells Jerry to do such horrible things, or if he's just lost it.

CALL GIRL is probably still the best segment. Not saying a lot though. Needed work, and better make-up effects.

THE PROFESSOR'S WIFE could've been good with some work done. Though brief, if you think about it, the concept is so bizarre it could've been a great tribute to EC comics. Two guys dissect their professor's stepford style wife thinking she's a robot. How messed up is that!

THE HAUNTED DOG is both decent, and stupid. Some minor comedic moments, and I like to idea of a run down doctor haunted by the ghost of a man he unintentionally killed. Drop the god awful hot dog idea though.

And I wonder why it was called CREEPSHOW 3? No one ever knew why. Does Taurus really own the sequel rights? Or did someone from the earlier films forget to 'trademark' the title? A lot of fans say this is an unofficial sequel simply because Stephen King and George Romero didn't have anything to do with it. That wouldn't make it unofficial, they probably say that because it makes them feel better. If Taurus owns the sequel rights, then it is official. Sucks, but still official.

I wrote an anthology about kids reading comics. Anyone think I'd be able to title it CREEPSHOW 4 and get away with it? I won't of course, just asking. But if Stephen King asked me to write him a sequel, then hell yeah.

Ironically, the prologue for my script was based on a "Creepshow 3" idea I made up while in high school.

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[–] wallacesawyer 13 years ago

A quickie sequel to hold onto the rights? But for what? CREEPSHOW RAW failed. They cancelled CREEPSHOW IV. This remake/reboot/sequel with the WB doesn't seem to be happening. Taurus doesn't answer my emails anymore.

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[–] wallacesawyer 13 years ago

The deal with the rights holders of Hellraiser was that if they didn't make another one the franchise would be up for grabs to another studio interested in keeping the series alive. They didn't see the percentage in loosing the franchise given that it could have serious money making potential in the future especially with a reboot. They cranked out a cheap direct to disc sequel just to hold onto the rights. That's the story Bloody Disgusting gave a while back & they're sticking to it.

So maybe there is small hope for this reboot, hopefully the WB prevents Taurus from having any creative input.

I don't know who Taurus is so I'm guessing they are rather a small company.

The company that produced the film. They also made DAY OF THE DEAD 2: CONTAGIUM. You can see they're a very despised company. Last I heard they were planning another DAY remake. And in 3-D.

http://www.taurusec.com/

wallacesawyer, you sly dog! You've been keeping secrets. I didn't know you wanted to write horror movies. That's very impressive. You have a lot of taste in the genre and an eye for facts & detail, too. Odds are what you're writing will be well worth consideration.

Now if only script competitions could be so generous.

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[–] falcon2484 13 years ago

Couldn't agree more. The thing I was most flabbergasted by was: not one name actor in the entire cast. Not even a D-List actor or one with a "familiar face" (you know, the kind where you say, "Hey, I've seen that dude (or girl) before in 'Blah Blah Blah, Part 2'). Granted, CREEPSHOW is not the most famous, newest or even sexiest franchise, but it IS a "name" franchise, and you'd think they could've gotten at least ONE famous or almost-famous actor in the joint.

There were some promising ideas (the stories' interconnectedness, the monster party, etc.); unfortunately, they all fell flat.

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