Nerds That Geek Blu-Ray Review: ‘Creepshow’

Written by John Edward Betancourt 

There was a time, when all of my favorite horror films were hitting the shelves by way of new DVD releases and these particular releases, featured all kinds of goodies for horror fans everywhere. Fresh commentaries, behind the scenes goodies we never knew existed and the list of those special features goes on and on. But eventually, that particular market seemingly dried up and future releases on Blu-Ray only offered a re-release of those all-important features. That’s not a totally bad thing by any means, because said films look amazing in high def, but outside of the lack of new goodies, something more was missing from those particular editions of our favorite horror films.
 
Quite frankly, they just felt like passionless, obligatory releases and that’s a problem, because injecting passion and care into said releases makes for an exciting experience for the fan. It amps them up and motivates them to either rush out and buy them or pre-order them because they know they’re getting something special. They’re getting something a fellow fan cares about and everything on the disc is designed to celebrate the wonder of those movies and what they stand for and well, that’s why I’m such a big fan of Scream Factory, because they offer up that care and that passion and recently, they just released a magnificent collector’s edition of one of my favorite films, Creepshow.
 
Now what makes this particular release of Creepshow so important, is that it meets all of the criteria we just discussed. It’s a love letter to Stephen King and George Romero’s comic book themed masterpiece since it features all kinds of incredible documentaries on just about anything and everything to do with the film, even going so far as to feature an interview with the man that put together the animation for the opening credits and there’s even a location tour and behind the scenes video from Tom Savini to be found here and all of this was just incredible to watch and pour over since it gave me brand new insight into this iconic motion picture.
 
But, all special features aside, we need to talk about the actual transfer itself. Because the film’s Director of Photography, Michael Gornick, oversaw a brand new 4K remaster of the original camera negative and my goodness, Creepshow has never looked better. Everything simply pops here, and the detail you will find in this print is simply incredible, and the stunning images present here are complimented nicely by a wonderful 5.1. DTS surround mix, the first one ever for this film, I believe, and it is just a delight to hear an enhanced soundtrack for this movie, and it’s equally as awesome to hear the subtle sound effects rolling around the room in natural and crisp fashion.
 
So really, if you’re a horror fan or a George Romero fan, this edition of the film is an absolute must own, and honestly, it’s been a long time since I found myself this excited over a Blu-Ray re-release of one of my favorite horror films. But the love is present in this edition, and the care that went into its creation is downright incredible and my goodness, the end result is utterly breathtaking to say the least and this is an edition that I will cherish for some time and hopefully you will too, because I highly recommend this re-release of the film, because it’s about as definitive as it gets and it breathes new life, into an age old Romero classic. 

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