Creep

Description

London. Midnight. Unable to find a taxi, model-agency booker Kate (Franka Potente) heads underground. Waiting for the last subway train, she dozes off…and awakens to find everyone else gone. Gripped by panic, Kate realizes she's locked in. But she is not alone. Lurking in the pitch-black maze is something unimaginable. Something that calls a deranged laboratory home. And something that's determined to make this subterranean hell Kate's last stop!

Customer Reviews:

Creeped me out.......2007-08-06

There was a lot of pretty standard stuff in this film, like the bad thing popping up here and there and everywhere and the endless chases through dark tunnels, but this movie was intense. Take out the creature, the torture and the homeless people and you still had the heroine in a pretty darn scary situation, one that would have freaked me out to no end. Just being locked in the subway system alone at night would be bad enough. This was a low budget picture that looked kind of low budget but it delivers big on the thrills. Franka Potente...wow! She was awesome in this flick. I felt bad about the homeless couple. All they were trying to do was help. The surgery scene was a real test of the stomach and at one point I was unable to watch. Also the scene in the cages. Yuck!!!One thing I liked about this film was that there were some genuine characters in the movie, not just caricatures or a bunch of stereotypes. The director kept away from the usual cannon fodder, like the bimbo, the nerd, the jock, the girlfriend etc. Victims and killer all came off sympathetic to some degree. I would for sure recommend this to horror fans. Great atmosphere. Oh, and a dog too. What more could you ask for?

Average, But Some Will Appreciate.......2007-07-19

I was anxious to watch Creep because I do not get to see many British horror films. I had read mixed reviews online, but I had high hopes for this one. It wasn't the high expectations however, that made things difficult for Creep.

The overall premise of the film could potentially be very, very good--perhaps the best in quite some time--being trapped in the Underground after hours, without chance of escape until morning. But, for being trapped after hours, there were too many characters involved. That effectively destroys the feeling of being isolated.

Unfortunately, the Creep looked and sounded like something out of a Rob Zombie flick. In otherwords, it didn't look very real or believable. On the other hand, there is good reason the history of this monster-like being wasn't overly developed--to keep viewer sympathy minimal--and I think that is important. As in science fiction, you cannot answer every question for your audience. In a sense, you can only facilitate.

I felt that too much light was used throughout the movie. For one, you're underground, for god's sake--let there be darkness. Second, and generally speaking, less lighting would have made the film creepier. For instance, it could have helped make the Creep more mysterious and spooky. Instead, the viewer is presented a full, well-lit view of the Creep early on. In this viewer's opinion, that hurt the over all effectiveness of the film.

There are a few scenes that I thought were rather odd--the operation room and the water cages for example. But, the ending is something that the director put a lot of thought into, and I do appreciate that. He did not want it to be the typical horror flick ending. I especially liked the irony of the last scene--the encounter with morning commuters.

I must add that I like Franka Potente, but wouldn't say this is her best performance. I would like to see her do more horror, though (Side note: I couldn't stand the dye job in this film).

All in all, I'd say Creep is a decent attempt at making a horror film. Judging by the interviews on the dvd, the director did put a lot of thought into this film, but that may have taken him too far away from what really sends chills down the viewer's spine.

i've seen it all before.......2007-02-09

The reason i gave this 2 stars is because it is nothing great. The movie is average and alot of the gore is assumed as we see blood splash on the walls and we don't get to see much of people being torn apart. For example you see a guy getting his head or neck ripped open but we only see his legs hanging there while all the dismantling is where we cannot see and that is very disappointing to me. In other scenes we see people being dragged away then see there half mutilated body later but we don't see the them being killed. I am very seasoned when it comes to horror movies so if you want mediocrity this is it. The acting wasn't all that bad but I became bored easily and i turned it off after 1 hour. Some people may enjoy this but again this is nothing new for me.

A rental at best (spoiler warning).......2006-12-07

After falling asleep and being locked in the subway station Franka Potente and others are pursued and dispatched by a deformed maniac who curiously travels with his own entorage of rats. The acting is decent but the story is full of plot holes and cliches. The "operation" scene was creepy but too little too late to save the film. I suggest watching the alternate beginning which was a helpful backstory of the film but was unfortunately left out. It would have filled in some of the plot holes. If you are a horror fan like me then you will probably rent it anyway out of curiosity but you are probably better off watching it when it comes to the sci fi channel.

Unique and Very Good. 73 out of 100.......2006-08-30

Creep is the story of a German woman named Kate, played by Franka Potente, who falls asleep in a subway station and wakes up to find she is locked in with some sort of nearly inhuman killer. The action winds through lost, old and unused underground train tunnels, sewer tunnels, etc, which makes for a very unique setting and feel.

At first I thought the film might be boring because Kate, and only Kate was trapped. I was wrong. The film has plenty of other characters to keep it fresh, and the film never became boring.

The movie is very fun to watch and isn't, by any means, a typical horror film. You will remember the killer, and the setting. The setting is very immersive, and you find yourself sucked into the story very quickly.

The acting in Creep is very, very good. Vas Blackwood puts in a very good support role. There wasn't an over-actor to be found. The dialog didn't come off at any time as forced or phony, as happens quite often in horror films.

Overall, there really were no cliches to be found. Creep is fresh, and for fans of horror it is a must see. For those seeking a good, creepy, horror movie that is a cut above, Creep will satisfy because of its good action, pacing and story.

There are only a couple of times in the film where I scratched my head saying, could that really happen. These moments were few and far between, but annoying none the less.

Another nit pick I had with the film is that it could have been a bit more suspenseful at times. I didn't end the film and check all the doors in the house. Despite being a good film, Creep wasn't creepy enough for my blood.

The DVD packs a lot of interesting features which, unlike many DVDs, are fun to watch for fans of the movie.

Watch it, rent it, and you might even buy it. Creep is not a perfect film, but it is very good, very unique, and a film that many will remember.

Total Score (out of 100) = 73

40 (out of 50). Enjoyment. A rating based on my overall enjoyment of the film.
8 (out of 10). Acting. How good was the acting?
7 (out of 10). Immersion. Did the movie suck me into the story?
8 (out of 10). Intangibles. Special effects. Movie pace. Is the movie forgettable, or something you will talk about and remember for weeks? Years?
7 (out of 10). Must see. Is this movie worth seeing/renting?
3 (out of 10). Must buy. Is this movie a must buy/purchase?

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creeps
What a mistake!
BAND ON THE RUN
Creeps comes up short...........
UNDERSIZED. UNDEAD. AND ANGRY.!!!!!!!!

The Creeps
Starring: Rhonda Griffin , Justin Lauer , Bill Moynihan , Kristin Norton , and Jon Simanton
Director: Charles Band
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ASIN: B00001U0I4
Release Date: 1998-07-28

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creeps.......2006-04-11

Bashing this movie is simply stupid. Right off the bat you should know that it's a low budget, schlocky B movie. Not really what you would call horror, either. This movie did it's job for me. It entertained me and I bought it for about $3. The story is good enough to keep you interested. Of the 8 member cast, 2 did an alright job. The little blond, altough wasn't a good actress, was OK on the eyes and at times funny. You really think she thinks she's giving an Oscar worthy performance and that's funny to me. One other thing; the little dude who played Dracula, was the best actor in the movie. I thought he did a good job.

What a mistake!.......2005-09-07

this is one of the worst movies i have ever seen! it very much reminds me of something you would see on the family channel. i bought this movie thinking it might be worth a cheap laugh, but by the middle of this, i just found myself embarassed to be watching it. i didnt even bother watching the ending.

BAND ON THE RUN.......2004-02-20

Director Charles Band has given us some strange but fun movies such as THE REANIMATOR, but in this one, I think he's gone off the deep end. In the VIDEO ZONE feature, he extols his cast saying how good actors they are? Charles, please....there's not one solid performance in this whole movie, and your boasting of the originality of having the monsters three feet tall is ridiculous. How frightening can these clowns be? Rhonda Griffin and Kristin Norton are the worst actresses I have ever seen, and Bill Moynihan is atrocious. Only Justin Lauer as the hero comes across with any kind of screen presence. This one's not even funny enough to be considered camp.
Is it time for the Full Moon to set? With movies like this one, I'd say so.

Creeps comes up short..................2003-09-27

Worst movie ever. Midget monsters? Give me a break. I'm not sure what audience this movie was trying to capture. It's too stupid to keep adults entertained. It seemed like a horror movie for kids until one of the sawed off runts pulls the top off the dumb blonde and starts dialing Tokyo on her nipples.
I admit that was the best part of the movie...wink,wink, nudge,nudge.
I'd let this one rest in peace if I were you.

UNDERSIZED. UNDEAD. AND ANGRY.!!!!!!!!.......2002-06-10

Dracula. Frankenstein. The Werewolf. The Mummy. They're alive-and they're angry. These scary subjects of innumberable nightmares have been brought to life, but there was a problem in the process...
Though imbued with most of the expected attributes, the creatures' creator made a little error in the equation. The frightening fiends materialized in miniature! Three feet tall and not happy at all, the miniscule monsters embark on a mad mission to complete their creation-at any cost!

Meet the Creeps, Vol. 1: Outrageous Hidden-Camera Comedy

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prettty good
should have been better
Like Jackass but with comedians
Genius and Fresh!!!!!!!
I Can't Stop Laughing!

Meet the Creeps, Vol. 1: Outrageous Hidden-Camera Comedy
Starring: Meet the Creeps-Ourtrageous Hidden
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ASIN: B0002JP3GK
Release Date: 2005-03-01

Description

Get prepared to witness a hilarious hidden-camera comedy DVD that mercilessly puts unsuspecting people in the cross hairs of outrageous comics Jim Florentine (Comedy Central's "Crank Yankers"), Don Jamieson, Artie Lange (The Howard Stern Show), Jim Norton (Comedy Central's "Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn"), KC Armstrong ("The Howard Stern Show") and their band of hilarious predators. The "Creeps" are out to make people as uncomfortable as possible while capturing it all on camera. The viewers are in on the joke. Those who they are creeping out, are NOT. "Meet The Creeps" will keep you from looking at your world the same way again. Ever wonder what an "upper decker" is? You will never look at a men's room the same way again and you'll have a hard-time not thinking of the "Creeps" the next time you bring your girlfriend flowers. Plus, an animated Jim and Don torture a telemarketer and go fishing for fatties! Also Starring: Club Soda Kenny, Gary Gentile and Chuck Mignanelli, supermodel Anna Lexington, plus many, many more of the nation's hottest comedians!

Customer Reviews:

prettty good.......2007-06-27

the guys are pretty funny in this movie. i definetly reccomend it for your collection

should have been better.......2007-01-25

you watch it, you laugh a bit, you wonder why you paid $10.00 for this DVD. Should have had more norton, and more artie.

Like Jackass but with comedians.......2005-10-21

This dvd was prettry funny, Jim Florentine (Special Ed from Crank Yankers) rounds up his comedy buddies like Artie Lange and Jim Norton to go around New York and cause trouble. Basically they do a bucnh of bad stuff and act like they dont know what theyre doing is wrong. Its Worth watching if you like that kind of comedy.

Genius and Fresh!!!!!!!.......2005-06-20

For those of you who don't know Jim Florentine is, this DVD will surprise and shock you. He is one of the funniest pranksters on the planet. The fact that they managed to capture on video a lady freaking out and whispering to her manager their plans on how they are going to deal with Jim and his crew when they come back for more Ice Cream, is genius. Jim Norton and Kenny are hilarious, how could somebody be that mean to an autistic person and have people just stand around doing nothing? I don't know whose worst them or the people they're creeping out.. but their reactions are priceless... I mean the producer is two feet from her face shooting her with a hidden camera and she doesn't even know it.

It's unbelieveable that all this is HIDDEN CAMERA.. I mean, most hidden cameras are either hidden behind mirrors or you have some cheesy black and white blurry image from some stupid eyeglass camera... I mean I understand that it can't look like HD or something, but they do a good job capturing everything without it looking like Blair Witch.. The editing and camera quality is really professional... plus it's got this raw and real element... Nothing's fake here.. They aren't crashing golf carts or putting a toy car up their ass. Or doing any silly skateboard stunts... Their humor is horrifying people and really pestering people the way you wish you knew how to do.. You don't hear Jim reciting some cheesy line like, "My name is Jim Florentine and I'm going to blah blah blah" He just does it and it's funny... This is the East Coast humor at it's best. There's some stuff that's censored, but I have a feeling that if they sold it themselves, it'd be a different story..

I can't wait for Volume II!

I Can't Stop Laughing!.......2005-04-11

I bought Meet The Creeps a few weeks ago and I haven't stopped watching it since. I'm always looking for stuff like this and I'm glad I took a chance on it.

I don't know how these guys can keep a straight face when their messing with people. DeNiro wouldn't be able to keep up with them!

Looking forward to Volume 2!

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Someone in AL watch Shaun of the Dead
this is worth seeing
indie zombie success
Too damn funny
Wonderfully Bad

Hide and Creep
Starring: Kyle Holman , Melissa Bush , and Michael Shelton
Director: Chuck Hartsell , and Chance Shirley
Manufacturer: Asylum Home Entertainment
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ASIN: B0009XRZOW
Release Date: 2005-07-19

Customer Reviews:

Someone in AL watch Shaun of the Dead.......2007-05-30

A dark comedy and satyr poking fun at zombies, red necks, and fans of zombie movies. Not the best in speacil effects, scripts, or directing but worth the watch.

this is worth seeing.......2007-05-05

i really liked this movie. there wasn't much gore. there wasn't anything scary. but there were very funny lines. it was made on a low budget [well, at least they didn't use the money on the film]
the acting was very good, throughout. good charactorization, and the camera work was always well done. they had no great f/x and the back drop is just a little town.
zombie infestation hits a backwater town on a weekend when the sheiff is away. this means that the characters have to handle the problem themselves.

indie zombie success.......2007-02-04

Imagine "Shawn of the Dead" set in Alabama and filmed on a budget of $9,000 or so and you have Hide and Creep. Zombies invade a small southern town and have the misfortune to cross paths with a sardonic and bored video store owner, a jilted lover, and a wisecracking police dispatcher (well played by Birmingham thespian Meilssa Bush). Expect plenty of southern fried deadpan, and mediocre acting but delivered with the type of direction that can only come from a fan. It doesn't have the flash or the effects of Resident Evil, or even 28 Days Later, but the producers and directors of "Hide and Creep" did a laudible job of realizing what they could pull off given the limitations they had. If you're looking for zombie movie fun, go no further.

And the director's name is Kyle -- how cool is that?

Too damn funny.......2006-11-05

This is a low budget "B" film and you have to watch it as such. For a B movie, it's great. It is well done and very funny. Grab a beer and some popcorn, sit back and enjoy.

Wonderfully Bad.......2006-08-11

I have come to believe that making truly bad films is an art form. Done properly, the end result is a brilliant piece of farce that can bring a smile to any face.

This movie is just such a gem. The corny dialogue, awful special effects and rambling plot all combine to make a film you'll watch again and again just to laugh at how awful it is.

The "plot" goes something like this: zombies arise just outside a small Alabama town, possibly as a result of UFO activity in the area. They first assault a minister of a small church, an owner of a video store, and unwary members of the local gun club. They then spread throughout the community, wreaking havoc while the townspeople go about their daily activities.

One poignant scene shows a grocery store remaining open during the attack. The manager announces over the intercom "Attention shoppers: the bag boy reports that the parking lot is now zombie-free; you may make a mad dash to your cars with your purchases."

Other surreal scenes involve s lunch stop at a BBQ place which has been taken over by the undead, a naked woman falling from the sky and telling how much she enjoyed the anal probe her alien abductors used, and a verbal outburst by a Coca-Cola lover who becomes enraged when he is offered a Pepsi.

Wonderfully weird and featuring a real cutie as the heroine Barbara, "Hide and Creep" is a horror-comedy you'll get a real chuckle out of. Enjoy!

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Great 3D for a enjoyably stupid movie
A regular snoozefest.....
This DVD is what I waited for !
Best 3D on DVD on the market
A must buy DVD for 3-D fans! Fun 3D movie!

The Creeps in 3D For Your TV!
Starring: Rhonda Griffin , Justin Lauer , Bill Moynihan , and Phil Fonacondo
Director: Charles Band
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ASIN: B0007GBBVO
Release Date: 2004-12-29

Description

THE CREEPS is a genuine 3-D film shot on 35mm with Chris Condon Stereovision lenses. These lenses utilize a 3-D filming technique called "over and under." During filming, a normal 35mm film frame is exposed by two lenses (one for each eye view) instead of one. The top half of the film frame is exposed by one lense and the bottom half of the frame by the other lense. Hence, the name "over and under."

Great care was taken during the transfer and multiplexing (combining the two eye views) to correct convergence in many shots and scenes. The quality of 3-D on this disc is excellent for field sequential home viewing.

This disc contains stereo (3-D) menus and logos, as well.

The Creeps has been availble in 2D, but is now available for the first time ever in 3-D on DVD. To our knowledge, this DVD represents the first legitimately released feature-length 3-D film in field sequential 3-D. A must have for 3-D collectors!

Enjoy The Creeps in 3D For Your TV!

*Viewing this disc requires 3D shutter glasses. *This disc is region coded 1-5. *This disc is an NTSC field sequential 3D DVD

3D For Your TV only distributes genuine, real, true 3-D content.

Customer Reviews:

Great 3D for a enjoyably stupid movie.......2006-01-15

OK,there is not really much to say here except that if you like to show off your field sequential 3D set you should have this disc as the depth is great and there is almost no ghosting in the entire film. The Plot is pure ham and cheese. A whacked out scientist steals the original manuscripts for Dracula, Frankenstein,The Werewolf of Paris, and The Mummy and begins to suck out the life force of a young librarian in order to bring the essence of the archetypes contained in the books to life.( I told you it was stupid)Before the entire experiment can transpose the girl escapes midway through and we are left we pint sized versions of the classic monsters who are none too happy about their current height.If you can accept a movie on the level of a Police Academy or Earnest goes to Camp then you should not have a problem with this. Only major gripe is that there is not enough in your face gags but compared to steaming dung like Camp Blood this is a masterpiece.

A regular snoozefest............2005-07-28

This is a dumb boring movie. I actually think this movie would be better to watch in 2d than 3d. The 3d in this movie sucks badly, and in order to really appreciate the campiness of the bad acting, direction, characters, and storyline-- one must not be waiting in eager anticipation for 3d scenes that simply do not deliver.

If you are looking for good 3d--PLEASE DO NOT BUY THIS. THESE "REVIEWERS" WHO REVIEW THIS MOVIE EITHER HAVE AN AFFILIATION WITH THE STUDIO THAT RELEASED IT OR SIMPLY HAVE NOT REALLY EXPERIENCED ANY GOOD 3D MOVIES AND ARE JUST REVIEWING OUT OF IGNORANCE.

The field sequential in this movie is horrible, due mostly to the fact that so much of the movie takes place indoors- inside small cramped looking rooms that do not offer up any depth of field!! I dont care if the entire movie is shot in field sequential......if there is no depth to the picture...then there is no REAL 3D!

If you are looking for BEYOND EXCELLENT 3d, then get yourself a copy of "Alien Adventure", "Encounter in the Third Dimension", or "The Haunted Castle". I have reviews of all these movies movies in my profile.....

I love horror, I love 3D, and I love cult and B movies but this movie just could NOT hold my interest for long.
I have stopped and started it 3 times since I have received it, and have yet to finish the end of the movie.

Again.....maybe in 2d--but stay away from the lousy 3D version. It downright sucks!

This DVD is what I waited for !.......2005-02-09

I recently bought this DVD and man, am I glad having done so.
Although I'm a european resident, the NTSC disc plays fine here in PAL-country and I had a lot of fun watching this smart little self-ironic horror movie in 3D. the disc offers an intro and a dvd-menu, both in 3D and also a testing chart, to be used to properly adjust the 3d-glasses or any other means of viewing. The image is razor sharp and because the set was always well lit, the 3D effect is always at it's best. the movie is presented in a letterbox format, that's a good thing. a slightly bad one is, that the widescreen image has been blown up and part of the image at left and right sides is missing, due to vignetting caused by the stereovison system used during shooting, as I was informed. that is a little pitty, but no reason to avoid this real cool and professional 3D DVD.
"The Creeps"' story is playing with stereotypes of b-grade horror movies
and reaches one of it's many peaks when four famous monsters of classic horror movies come to live, but in small size.
one must see the tiny dracula with a mexican accent who's asking "What's that - movie?".
For those like me, who like to sit through the end credits there's a jolly, musical "secret scene" at the very ending of the movie.
After having bought and seen a lot of crap on the 3D field-sequential 3D DVD market, I would buy blindly every single further DVD that comes from this company. The price/qual
Just to make shure, I am not related in any kind to the publishers of "The Creeps", I am just very much enjoying their first product, hoping many 3D movies will follow.
When will the major studios get to know the huge market of 3D enthusiasts out there eagerly awaiting 3D releases like this one? Imagine "The Creature from the Black Lagoon" in an 3D DVD edition like "The Creeps"- Sharp, splendid looking? Wouldn't that be just great?

Best 3D on DVD on the market.......2005-02-08

Anyone interested in 3D movies will be blown away by this one. The 3D image in it is so superior to any I've ever seen, including IMAX!! The story is silly, but interesting, only it is the 3D graphics that will keep you watching this over and over. There is enough "out of the screen" action to make you giggle, and the in depth image is so crystal clean. I can only hope that the company that made it, 3dforyourtv.com will continue to produce more of these fun movies in such a great 3D format.

A must buy DVD for 3-D fans! Fun 3D movie!.......2005-02-01

Finally, a real 3-D feature film on DVD in field sequential format!

Throw out those old flat 2-D versions, here is an excellent stereoscopic transfer. Charles Band's third 3-D movie (PARASITE and METALSTORM were the earlier ones) is low budget fun and recommended viewing for Full Moon, 3D, and monster movie fans. You've never seen THE CREEPS if you haven't seen it 3-D, and now you can watch it in all its full color stereoscopic glory in your own living room!

Mr. Band, I'd love to see more 3-D movies from you in the future, and 3-D DVDs to follow.

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Loads of fun
The Hindenburg Mystery Finally Solved!
"The Phantom Creeps (1939) ... Bela Lugosi ... VCI Home Video"
4 hours of adventure
Beware of annoying trademark watermark

The Phantom Creeps
Starring: Phantom Creeps
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ASIN: B0000A02VL
Release Date: 2004-01-06

Customer Reviews:

Loads of fun.......2007-08-20

If you try to take this serial seriously, you won't like it much. But if you'll relax and let it take you back to the Great Depression days, it's a gem. There's Bela Lugosi in the starring role as Dr. Zorka, "mad scientist," with a load of crazy inventions in his bubbling and vaporous laboratory: there are exploding spiders, a weird robot with pointed teeth, a belt gizmo that doesn't quite make Dr. Zorka invisible but turns him into a puffy cloud. And there's sexy Dorothy Arnold as the "girl reporter," a drop-dead gorgeous blond who married and divorced Joltin' Joe DiMaggio near the time this serial was filmed.

The plot is more than a bit silly, but that was the case in those old serials. They had to put a cliffhanger in every episode, in an attempt to keep moviegoers coming back. There's also a fistfight in every chapter, plus wrecked cars, a railroad collision, and other thrilling sillies. The acting is no better. It's all downright camp--like the Batman TV series. But one has to like those old square-back cars, the roadsters, even antique fire engines, biplanes, and the Hindenburg wreck.

So relax and view this for what it is--an entertainment from a seemingly simpler time, when people were trying to forget about the Depression and Hitler and Mussolini and the Dust Bowl and Father Coughlin. This is just great fun. Reality wasn't.

The Hindenburg Mystery Finally Solved!.......2007-02-19

"The Phantom Creeps" is a serial made in 1939 starring Bela Lugosi. Lugosi really stretches himself as an actor, this time playing Dr. Zorka, a mad scientist. (For a genuinely new twist, he does actually grow a beard for the role.) This is one of the better serials from the era, but is tediously long, though Bela really does his best to keep the suspensefulness in play.

The series is more interesting than some other serials due not only to Lugosi, but also to the bizarre mechanical contraptions he invents. My personal are the mechanical exploding spiders that he can control with a piece of the "secret element" he has discovered. This same element makes possible an invisibility belt which Bela aggressively uses along with his "Z-ray" gun to pursue his nefarious plans. He also invents a giant robot to do his bidding, though it doesn't seem all that menacing to me in that it moves as deftly as a sloth. (Why do people in these kind of films never try running away from the slow, menacing thing?)

Zorka's schemes put him in a variety of exciting scenarios, each designed to get the original theater viewers to come back for the next episode. There are shootouts, car chases, and in the end an airborne conflict between biplanes. Zorka gets progressively more insane throughout the film, and Lugosi really shines in that aspect of the role. In the finale, Zorka steals a biplane (remember that the military still used biplanes as first line fighters when this was made) and starts tossing bombs out of it destroying varied targets (a barn, a battleship, etc.) with great abandon, before finally being engaged by the biplanes of the Army. Without doubt, my favorite moment in the serial is when a shot of the Hindenburg is shown placidly cruising along, followed by Bela maniacally tossing a bomb overboard. Although predictable, what follows is the single gutsiest use of stock footage in history, when we see the now famous footage of the Hindenburg exploding at Lakehurst, New Jersey in May, 1937 (only two years before this was made.) I absolutely could not believe the director was brave enough to even think about trying that.

The serial features all the elements meant to keep the viewer coming back: romance (for the ladies,) action (for the men,) and suspense (for everybody.) As such this is successful, and I recommend it enthusiastically to all fans of serials, fans of Lugosi, or anyone interested in filmmaking conventions from the era.

"The Phantom Creeps (1939) ... Bela Lugosi ... VCI Home Video".......2006-10-30

VCI Entertainment and Universal Pictures present..."The Phantom Creeps" (1939) (Dolby digitally remastered), a 12 Chapter cliffhanger from a thrilling suspenseful Universal serial featuring a good cast, but Bela Lugosi is at his very best in this twist and turn original story, Lugosi keeps the adrenaline going and makes this mediocre serial a top notch flick....story line asks these questions, what strange experiments is Dr. Alex Zorka (Bela Lugosi) performing in his very secret laboratory and to what end will this bring to the world as we know it...can assistant Monk (Jack C. Smith) keep the fine Zorka from releasing his eight foot giant robot friend upon the entire cast and crew of Universal Pictures...is there such a thing as inivisiblity, suspended animation and weapons of mass-destruction, well only Lugosi can answer all these questions...will our hero Captain Bob West (Robert Kent) and girl report Jean Drew (Dorothy Arnold) be able to cope will all the ins and outs of Lugosi's villianous plans...why is Zorka planning to carry onboard deadley explosives then chart his travel log over the ocean....doesn't sound good to me, an you're correct there's trouble afoot.....don't leave the theater until the final chapter is over and done with "To Destroy the World"....just remember double thrills, chills, mystery and suspense...hitting the bull's eye with excitement...don't miss a single spine thrilling episode..return next week to this local theater for another episode of action and adventure that will keep you thrilled until the next chapter.

Under director's Ford Beebe and Saul A. Goodkind, associate producer Henry MacRae, supervised by J. Laurence Wickland, screenplay by George Pympton, Basil Dickey and Mildred Barish, original story by Willis Cooper, dialogue director Lyonel Margolies, musical score by Charles Previn, Franz Waxman, Frank Skinner, stunts by David Sharpe, Tom Steele and Bud Wolfe...the cast includes Bela Lugosi (Dr. Alex Zorka), Robert Kent (Capt. Bob West), Dorothy Arnold (Jean Drew), Edwin Stanley (Dr. Fred Mallory), Regis Toomey (Lt. Jim Daley), Jack C. Smith (Monk), Edward Van Sloan (Jarvis-spy chief), Dora Clement (Ann Zorka), Anthony Averill (Rankin/henchman), Hugh Huntley (Perkins/Mallory's lab assistant), Eddie Acuff (Mac/AMI agent), Roy Barcroft (Parker/AMI agent), Al Bridge (White Rose sailor), Lane Chandler (Henchman with Rankin), Edmund Cobb (Army sergeant), Lee J. Cobb (Road crew foreman), Karl Hackett (Brown/henchman-secretary), Charles King (Policeman), Monte Montague (Signal tower operator), David Sharpe (Schooner sailor), Tom Steele (Train conductor), Forrest Taylor (Black/henchman), George Magrill (Thug-Pilot)..........special footnote, to many collectors this serial reunites Bela Lugosi and Edwin Stanley from their first meeting in the film "Dracula" (1931), all serial-buffs should find "The Phantom Creeps" very rewarding and entertaining, Lugosi gained fame when he played "Count Dracula" in the legendary 1927 Broadway stage adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel, continued for three years, and was subsequently, and memorably, filmed by Tod Browning in 1931, establishing Lugosi as one of the screen's greatest personifications of pure evil.........meanwhile back to our Universal Serial which is always good till the last drop and this serial is no exception...there is a great deal of entertainment here for the cliffhanger fans out there...all courtesy of VCI Entertainment, who in my humble opinion is the best there is in restoring early serials and features.

BIOS:
1. Bela Lugosi (aka: Be'la Ferenc Dezso Blasko)
Birth Date: October 20, 1882 - Lugos, Hungary.
Died: August, 16 1956 - Los Angeles, California, USA. (heart attack)

CHAPTER TITLES:
1. The Menacing Power
2. Death Stalks the Highway
3. Crashing Towers
4. Invisible error
5. Thundering Rails
6. The Iron Monster
7. The Menacing Mist
8. Trapped in the Flames
9. Speeding Doom
10.Phantom Footprints
11.The Blast
12.To Destroy the World

If you're into vintage serials as I am, why not pick up a copy of the following titles from VCI Home Video:
VCI CLIFFHANGER TRAILERS:
1. Adventures of Red Ryder (Don "Red" Barry)
2. Adventures of the Flying Cadets (Bobby Jordan)
3. Buck Rogers (Buster Crabbe)
4. Captain Midnight (Dave O'Brien)
5. Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere (Judd Holdren & I. Stanford Jolley)
6. Dick Tracy's G-Men (Ralph Byrd)
7. Don Winslow of the Navy (Don Terry)
8. Don Winslow of the Coast Guard (Don Terry)
9. Drums of Fu Manchu (Henry Brandon)
10.Fighting Kit Carson (Johnny Mack Brown)
11.Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (Buster Crabbe)
12.The Green Archer (Victory Jory)
13.Jungle Girl (Frances Gifford)
14.Jungle Jim (Grant Withers & Raymond Hatton)
15.Lost City of the Jungle (Russell Hayden & Keye Luke)
16.Mandrake the Magician (Warren Hull & Dick Curtis)
17.Miracle Rider (Tom Mix & Tony Jr)
18.The Painted Stallion (Ray "Crash" Corrigan)
19.The Phantom (Tom Tyler)
20.The Return of Chandu (Bela Lugosi)
21.Riders of Death Valley (Dick Foran, Leo Carrillo & Buck Jones)
22.Secret Agent X-9 (1937) (Scott Kolk & Henry Brandon)
23.Secret Agent X-9 (1945) (Lloyd Bridges & Keye Luke)
24.Sky Raiders (Donald Woods & Billy Halop)
25.Undersea Kingdom (Ray "Crash" Corrigan)
26.Winners of the West (Dick Foran, Harry Woods, Roy Barcroft & Charles Stevens)
27.Zane Greys "King of the Royal Mounted" (Allan "Rocky" Lane)
28.Zorro's Cliffhanger Collection (Reed Hadley, John Carroll & Linda Stirling)

Great job by VCI Entertainment for releasing "The Phantom Creeps" (1939), the digital transfere with a clean, clear and crisp print...looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage serial era of the '30s, '40s & '50s...order your copy now from Amazon or VCI Entertainment where there are plenty of copies available on VHS, stay tuned once again for top notch action mixed with deadly adventure from the "King of Serials" VCI...just the way we like 'em

Total Time: 265 mins on 2 VHS ~ VCI Entertainment 1723 ~ (11/01/2000)

4 hours of adventure.......2006-08-30

This was a very good film. Bela Lugosi plays Dr.Zorka a mad man who wants to take over the world. The film goes on and on from Zorka disappearing to the government stealing his box of mystery. I enjoyed the film but I thought it was a bit too long!

Beware of annoying trademark watermark.......2005-07-30

What a load of old cobblers. No, I'm not complaining about the storyline and quality of The Phantom Creeps (after all, what do you expect for under $7?) What I'm irate about, and what every DVD purchaser around the world should also be concerned, is the way the distributor - Vintage Home Entertainment - has superimposed its logo watermark in the bottom right hand corner of the screen. Not just once to establish the copyright ownership, but ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE SERIAL. I don't want my attention distracted with a logo emblazoned across the picture... and if I had known I wouldn't have spent my money on it. I hope this is not a sign of things to come with DVD releases - 'cause if it is, I ain't gonna buy anymore. The quality of the print, by the way, is woeful. Shocking quality and constant jumps where the film has been joined after breaking. I'll never buy another DVD from this mob again... this is possibly the worse DVD I've ever purchased... and I'm a big Bela Lugosi fan!!!
From David Wicks - Australia

Average customer rating:

Fun Serial with Lugosi. Typical early Alpha Quality

The Phantom Creeps, Vol. 1
Starring: Lugosi , Kent , Arnold , Stanley , and Toomey
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ASIN: B00006II5E
Release Date: 2002-08-27

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Fun Serial with Lugosi. Typical early Alpha Quality.......2003-05-10

Fun Serial with Bela Lugosi at his evil best as Dr Zorka. Alpha has broken this 12 chapter serial into 2 separate DVD's for sale. This disk contains chapters 1-6. When I first starting watching this disk, I cringed during Chapter 1 as the quality was quite poor with lots of scrathes and some splicing. I thought, "Here we go again with a substandard Alpha release!" Then, to my surprise, chapters 2-5 were quite good. Still nothing like you would get from the Roan Group, but on par with Sinister Cinema or Retro Media. Chapter 6 falls in closer to the poor quality of chapter 1, however.

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Not Quite as Good Quality-wise as Volume 1.......2003-05-26

Here are chapters 7-12 of the cheesy Bela Lugosi serial Phantom Creeps. Remember, the price of these Alpha titles should tell you something. The video quality here varies greatly from chapter to chapter. There are many scratches and the pictures jumps a little in places. This is a great serial and if you want a cheap copy, this Alpha version is okay. If you are a collector, however, wait for a better version.

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Oh the humanity!
Creep
WOW!

Creep
Starring: Kathy Willets , Joel D. Wynkoop , Tom Karr , Patricia Paul , and Dika Newlin
Director: Tim Ritter
Manufacturer: Sub Rosa Studios
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Release Date: 2004-02-24

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Oh the humanity!.......2004-08-24

Director Tim Ritter's shot on video magnum opus, "Creep," carries the dreaded Sub Rosa Studios designation. Anyone remotely familiar with Sub Rosa knows that this company distributes the most appalling Grade Z schlock ever conceived by the human mind. What can you say about a film distribution company that unleashes films like "Peter Rottentail," "Feeders," and "Shatter Dead" on an unsuspecting world? Precious little that's good, unfortunately. Sub Rosa makes Troma look like the Criterion Collection. What particularly sticks in my craw about this firm is how they hype this shot on video junk, how they seem to equate every release with the latest Sundance Film Festival winner. Believe me when I say that a film like "Creep" will never win any substantive awards. I should admit I liked a couple of Sub Rosa films, specifically "Meat Market" and "Ice From the Sun," but I liked them more for what they could have been than what they actually were. "Ice From the Sun" was probably the best of the batch, a film with an inventive idea and occasionally interesting special effects. "Creep," on the other hand, fails on so many levels that writing a review of the picture feels like an exercise in pointlessness.

Ritter's film centers on the character of Angus Lynch (Joel Wynkoop), a lumpy, sweaty serial killer type recently escaped from prison. We see the big break at the beginning of the film, a sloppily shot and sloppily edited car crash and foot chase resulting in the demise of a few corrections officers. Lynch follows up his leap to freedom with a cheesy double homicide involving a girl and her boyfriend parked out in the Florida backwoods. The story shifts at this point to introduce us to Officer Jackie Ketchum (Patricia Paul), a severe looking cop with a chip on her shoulder a mile wide and ten deep. For example, when she catches some nut putting something in bottles of baby food at the local gas station, she beats the man senseless and then forces him to eat his own poisonous treats. Jackie's behavior lands her in hot water with her cop father, Captain David Ketchum (Tom Karr), who promptly suspends his daughter until the inevitable investigation wraps up. Jackie's problems stem from childhood when she witnessed the heinous murder of her mother. You'll quickly learn that every character in "Creep" is damaged in some significant way.

Angus Lynch's crime spree continues after he reunites with his buxom sister Kascha (Kathy Willets), an exotic dancer married to an obnoxious slob of a husband. It turns out both Kascha and Angus underwent severe emotional and physical abuse as children, so the reunion is a lot like putting a match to gasoline. The two siblings immediately engage in the most despicable of behaviors: there are weird dancing games, bloody carnage, and a jaunt out in the country as brother and sister pay a lascivious visit to Mom in the cemetery. Lynch henceforth strikes out alone, robbing a pawnshop, using a blowtorch in an inventive way, and generally making a nuisance of himself. All the while, Jackie Ketchum comes closer and closer to the answers behind her mother's gory demise. I will say this much about "Creep": the film does involve a few plot twists and turns that one usually does not see in super low budget shot on video productions. Either my mind is turning into mush from watching too many claptrap movies (a distinct possibility), or video camera toting filmmakers actually are improving their efforts. A few twists does not make "Creep" an engaging or good film, however.

I don't necessarily blame Tim Ritter as much as I should for the failures of "Creep." He seems like an articulate, enthusiastic young man in love with actualizing his visions. I just wish he would do one simple thing: SHOOT YOUR NEXT FILM ON CELLULOID! Please, I'm begging all experienced shot on video filmmakers to start using actual film on their next production. I know using film stock costs more, will require you to save up a bit more money, but this small step will clear up a host of technical problems. The picture will look cleaner, you won't have all that background video camera noise plugging up the audio, and audiences will take you more seriously than they do now. Of course, film stock would have never improved the acting in this film, not in a million years. About the only believable character in "Creep" is Jackie Ketchum--played competently, not expertly, by Patricia Paul. Everyone else couldn't act his or her way through a kindergarten play. Kathy Willets, whose infamous scandal in Florida put her name in the headlines over a decade ago, injects just enough energy into the Kascha character to convince an audience that she might, MIGHT, be an actual human being. Joel Wynkoop generates more laughs than scares as the unbalanced Angus Lynch. And Tom Karr's Captain David Ketchum achieves an incredible sense of blandness, to the point that he's in danger of blending into the wallpaper on more than one occasion.

The "Creep" DVD comes with a bunch of extras. You get three separate commentary tracks. You get a lengthy documentary covering the production of the film, Willet's notoriety, and Tim Ritter's career. The soundtrack to the film comes from some group named Alucarda (a reference to the cult film of the same name, perhaps?). An amazingly banal film considering the subject matter, "Creep" has somehow managed to lodge itself deep into my head. I can see the movie unfolding in my mind as though I watched it mere minutes ago, a deeply disturbing revelation indeed and probably due to Kathy Willet's surgically enhanced attributes more than anything else. Novices to low budget filmmaking might want to take a step back before watching "Creep." You're probably not ready for it yet.

Creep.......2004-02-26

This movie is terrible! I couldn't watching the hole thing and had to shut it off. First, the filming and angles were atrocious. It was like taking my old VHS camera and just start filming. Second, the acting was so bad it made Sofia Coppola look like an Oscar winner. Last, there was no plot. The script must have been written on the spot. If you want a good Sub Rosa film, go buy Undertow or Backwoods!
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WOW!.......2004-02-17

I saw this film in 1995 and it was Great! I can't wait for the DVD with all the extras! The Director Tim Ritter is KING! This movie is a classic.

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Someone in AL watch Shaun of the Dead
this is worth seeing
indie zombie success
Too damn funny
Wonderfully Bad

Hide and Creep
Starring: Kyle Holman
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ASIN: B000HWZ4N4
Release Date: 2005-07-19

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Someone in AL watch Shaun of the Dead.......2007-05-30

A dark comedy and satyr poking fun at zombies, red necks, and fans of zombie movies. Not the best in speacil effects, scripts, or directing but worth the watch.

this is worth seeing.......2007-05-05

indie zombie success.......2007-02-04

Too damn funny.......2006-11-05

This is a low budget "B" film and you have to watch it as such. For a B movie, it's great. It is well done and very funny. Grab a beer and some popcorn, sit back and enjoy.

Wonderfully Bad.......2006-08-11

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