 Thanks for checking out this review video. So this is for season 2 episode 3 of the creep show series on shudder I am doing no spoiler reviews for all these episodes because I'm putting them out before they go up on shudder And also I don't want to spoil anything for anyone. Also, I'm not allowed to actually in order to continue to get these So there'll be no synopsis whatsoever I have every episode has its own no spoiler review on my channel in a playlist So you can check that out now episode 3 is hitting Thursday, April 15th So let's get into it and an overall thing I know I said on the last one for episode 2 of season 2 that it was a step down from episode 1 season 2 Episode 3 is another step down Unfortunately in my opinion from episode 2 not a huge one. It's just one of the stories I didn't really enjoy and one of the other ones I did actually I thought it was pretty good But just I'm just saying like the grouping of these two It's overall not as good as the second episode and not as good as the first episode I thought the first episode obviously the strongest really good But I'll give the good and the bad about these and like I always say just check them out yourself And you get an idea of if you're gonna like them or not The other thing is I like the aspect with the creep show series of you never really know what you're gonna get So just seeing what people are doing how they're putting the stories together in its short You know, it's real short and you're not spending a lot of time So if you see a story that you don't like you spent spent what like 20 minutes watching it. No big deal anyway, the first one of Episode 3 is the right snuff now This is directed by Joe Lynch who did such films as wrong turn to dead end, which I haven't seen Chilarama, I also haven't seen nights of badass them also haven't seen but had interest in and mayhem I did see mayhem. I've always I've loved mayhem even before Joe Bob covered it But that is on shutter right now great film Written by Paul Dini and Steven Langford now It's interesting because Paul Dini has actually written a lot of scripts for animated Batman shows So he's got pedigree. I mean he's been writing and then Langford Actually wrote a bunch of episodes of a bunch of shows but family matters and Malcolm in the middle two great shows that I watched some time ago and Would watch reruns of anyway, these two work together on a script for the The story skin crawlers, which was in season one of creep show and I quite liked that one this one is a Big departure for me story-wise. I don't think the story is that good. That's actually my biggest problem with this I think from a technical standpoint. It is directed quite well. It is acted quite well, too I really enjoyed the acting and the acting in it stars Breckenmeier who I haven't seen Breckenmeier in anything in quite some time So it was awesome to see him. He was in such films as Freddy's dead the final nightmare the craft Road trip people probably know most from road trip and robot chicken. He's lent his voice to that and done a lot with robot chicken But it was good to see him. He was great And also Ryan Quanton was really good people probably know him most from Trueblood But he's also been in the film's dead silence Which gets a really bad rap and I don't think it's as bad as people think it is We're gonna we're gonna revisit that one just so people know and Knights of Bad asked them Which like I said, I want to check that out. So like I said those two individuals Ryan and Brecken did a really good job acting wise Joe Lynch did a really good job with the directing. I just don't think the story is really there and also to You know go even further In explaining that the story isn't really there the It ends up feeling stretched for runtime to kind of hit some sort of runtime to kind of make it A longer story than it actually needs to be for what story is there I just think it needed to be kind of fleshed out a little bit more. I just don't think it's there I don't think the script is there Which was disappointing because like I said, I liked skin crawlers. I thought that one was quite good in season one But it's definitely a different setting. That's one of the things I give it points for I like the fact that it was a different setting I'm not gonna say what that is obviously because no spoilers But you haven't seen a story like this for creep show So kudos on doing something different. I like that and some people may really love how different it is And they may love the story. I don't know. We'll find out. I just wasn't huge on it So for how little time there is for these the setup is way too long for this and it feels stretched for time Like I was saying but the good acting does you does keep you engaged enough and the good look of the cinematography And the directing keeps you engaged as well, but you just have this feeling that you're kind of Waiting in the water, you know, just just kind of like doggy paddling in the water just waiting For something to happen. And that's not a good thing, especially when these are as short as they are It's not fully straightforward But enough that it wasn't satisfied that I wasn't satisfied I went into the story thinking. Oh, I have an I have an idea of exactly how this is going to go Now it ended up going somewhat like I thought it was going to be going but not a hundred percent So I appreciate that it wasn't 100 straight forward But it just didn't feel satisfying It really didn't and I think a big part of that was all the time that felt like it was just kind of wasted getting to the end Um, yeah, there is a pretty clear morality lesson and it ends up getting kind of beaten over your head I think that's one of the other problems I have with it is that I think the morality lesson in this should have been way more subtle There are some ways that it could have been done in a more um, you know pulled back type way that More muted that would have kind of meant more You know when people come to their own realization on these kind of morality tales It ends up being a little more rewarding for people than when they feel like it's being shouted in their face in a way Because then it just gets kind of annoying. It's like, okay. I hear you. I hear you. I get it. I get it It just seems like it's too much in my opinion Um, ultimately I put down ultimately it's it's pretty boring unfortunately Um, also I was really looking for more effects in it Like there there is one particularly big practical effects thing that I was like Okay, I see that that's where a good amount of time went Oh, and I will say the set design the set design is good in this one I really did enjoy the set design So I spent a lot of my time when I was bored just checking out the set design. That's pretty impressive and cool but Overall not that great. I'm going to give it an overall 1.5 stars out of five I'm sorry. I wanted to like it more. I just didn't But you can tell me in the comments if you liked it a lot more than me and why because I'm open to hearing that Now the second one definitely better than the than the right snuff is sibling rivalry Now this one was directed by Rusty Cundiff Who did films such as fear of the fear of a black hat? Tales from the hood and he did a bunch episodes of chappelle's show So good stuff there. He also did there's two other Tales from the hood films that he directed as well. So just know that Uh, it was written by melanie dale who also did Twitterings from the circus of the dead, which was one of the specials one of the creep show specials I enjoyed that one. I thought it was a pretty solid story And this one has a very similar feel in my opinion. You can tell the writing style is is the same So it makes sense when you know that she did that one and she did this one You're like, oh, yeah, it's got the same type of voice to to the writing Um, this one stars molly ringwald That's the the one big name, but there is I will actually say there's been pretty good acting in this one Uh, but molly ringwald's in it. You'll probably know her obviously from 16 candles pretty in pink the breakfast club She has actually in some episodes of the stand mini series on tv in the 90s And then also the bigger thing that she's in lately is river dale, which i'm going to tell you right now I watch river dale. I think it's a fun show. I know some people will be like, oh, that's for like teenagers or like 20 Some things I don't think so. I think it's pretty fun. I think it's pretty good. I'm a river dale fan I watch it with my wife too. She likes as well Um, okay, so this particular story has a fun and playful comedic aspect to it I think that there are times where it gets a little bit slow for how much story is there, but It's filled with good dialogue. It's feel filled with good comedy And that's what I think the first story was kind of missing is they tried to fill it with Dialogue that was not that interesting and it felt like it was kind of retreading the same thing If you're gonna do something like that at least make it amusing in some way and this one does that like it may May have been a situation It does feel a little bit like they needed to stretch some things a little bit here or there But they did it in a way that's still engaging for the audience You get some laughs you get some fun out of it and like I said the comedy feels playful And I like that comedic sense to it It also has a quirky lack of focus With the main character that actually kind of works for the subject And how it was constructed is weird because If you would take it out of context and how it's kind of like unfocused and it kind of like jumps a little bit You would be like that can be annoying But I feel like it really works within the frame Of uh within the the setting of the story Especially with who the main character is it fits the personality of that character and I don't know it's just like Interesting quirky in my opinion and I like that Um You can definitely feel them Building towards something good. You do this whole time feel like okay. We're going somewhere. We're building these little pieces It's like these little crumbs kind of being laid down now Ultimately, I did guess what would what would be at play at the very end I didn't Guess exactly how the events are going to go which is good because I don't want to know everything You know telegraphed to me But I'd say don't think too hard on this one Don't like try to solve it while you're watching it just kind of like Sit back enjoy the ride because it's short and you'll You'll enjoy it. I think it's a pretty solid ending And even though I did see it coming. I was happy with it. I thought it was pretty good Um, there is some wonky CGI in this though This is a problem for me because creep shows very focused and has been very focused on practical effects Now don't get me wrong. There's some practical in this but it's mixed with some CGI and the CGI looks weird um There's also a moment of ADR in this that sounds weird Uh, it's very brief. So it's not like a huge deal But there's a few of these kind of technical weird things that happen that kind of make you step back a little bit And pull you out of the story Somewhat. Well, I mean me maybe not so much to other people because I I do have to understand that when I'm watching this I'm really looking to kind of pick things apart for myself For the purpose of this. So it's a little bit different People watch it differently is what I'm trying to get at Um solid story, but there is a portion at the end that feels a bit unnatural and forced For the world that was created and for the story that was being told That said it doesn't ruin the experience of it at all It's still overall fun and I enjoyed the writing. I enjoyed the concept and I want more from Melanie Dale. I really do and I will say that the directing was quite well handled as well So rusty cundiff. I'm gonna check out some more of your stuff Uh, but anyway, I enjoyed it overall. I'm giving it three star rating. So there you go So overall you can tell, uh, this is a little bit of a step down from the second episode not huge I really didn't like the right snuff. I just it didn't hit for me So I'm really interested to find out if it hit for anyone else anyone out there So put some comments down there and also, what did you think of sibling rivalry? I thought it was fun I like that approach to a lot of these stories like if you're going to have a story that Has to waste a little bit of time somewhere or you need to make up for the fact that you Aren't going to use like huge gore gags or anything like that put in some good comedy Melanie Dale obviously knows how to put in some good comedy. So I enjoy that but Put some comments down there. What did you think? 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