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Creep

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4 star:		(14)
3 star:		(10)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

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?

This DVD arrived yesterday from Amazon and I watched it last night on my living room wall up loud and in the dark. How eerie the London underground is and many scenes reminded me of the subway scenes in "American Werewolf in London" and some of the scenes from "They" and "Jacobs Ladder"......
This film is gruesome and not for the faint hearted with a few jump out of your seat moments..Soundtrack is disturbingly surreal as well.

I just saw this movie...I just rent it says what the hack and go for it, Never heard about this movie ...but WOW, Surprisingly solid and gritty slasher liked it a lot. Have a lots suspense and scary parts!. I think is one of the real good horrors went str8 to DVD. Just "franka potente" her acting was kind of silly and fake most the times they could find a lot better actress for this role. A bit turn off for me in that part that's why I gave 4 stars... But. Real picked up scary & gory most the times. I rented it! And later on I bought the DVD for my horror DVD collection..If you in horror/ slasher movies like that definitely don't miss it!!! Buy or rent it ! Worth to see... B+

Director Christopher Smith brings you a low budget british horror movie that in my opinion is underrated and in need of a very positive review. I have little understanding of why this particular film gets anything less than four stars. The director did an amazing job at hiding the fact that they were working with a very small amount of money. All of the acting was wonderful, lots of blood, the "Creep" was made tremendously scary, the music was eerie, they created a tense enough atmosphere that behind every wall there could be something hurendous lurking. This horror slasher is an intense on the edge of your seat thriller. Unlike alot of other slashers, this one is far from cheesy.

The main character Kate becomes stuck in a train station underneath the london bridge, only to find she is not alone. Caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse is a woman trying to escape from a hideous mutated villian.

In this movie you get every satisfaction that horror has to offer, except for you men, there are no naked women. I know that can be a little disappointing but it well makes up for it with everything else. You see a high heel get jammed into an eye, jars full of dead babies, a disgusting monster, lots of blood and many more chilling, terrifying scenes. This is on my top 40 favorites for many reasons, the number one being it is very scary, nothing in the movie let me down.

** few mild spoilers **

Despite the mixed reviews below, I thoroughly enjoyed Creep.

Packed full of moments of black humour and cheeky hat-tips to Deathline (obviously!), American Werewolf in London and the Argento movies, it's a fun and blackly twisted 85 minutes, that bodes well for the future of director Christopher Smith.

The labyrinthine tunnels under London are a superbly evocative gothic setting for a horror flick and it is surprising that only Deathline had really used this venue before.

In places Creep verges on brilliance; most notably the jaw-droppingly inspired silent appearance of the Creep directly in front of Kate's terrified eyes, and the delightfully twisted extended "operation" scene. Creep does become rather routine and predictable at times, however. I mean WHY focus so blatantly on the serrated spike jutting from the wall so that when the next messy demise occurs, we are all expecting it?

But enough nitpicking! It's great to see another satisfying Brit movie of this genre. Apart from the very talented (and decorative!) Ms Potenta, some well-known Brit faces are found within, including Vas Blackwood (Lock Stock..., Mean Machine and various TV roles), Jeremy Sheffield (TV, The Wedding Date, Safe Haven, Anna Karenina) and TV legend Ken Campbell (Fawlty Towers!).

The soundtrack is excellent (The "Insects" sounding quite Tangerine Dreamy) and the film's 5.1 / DTS surround sound will more than satisfy you home-cinema techno-geeks, and adds much to the atmosphere.

Decent extras - director's commentary, interviews, making of etc.

Finally, despite the large warning on the back of the DVD box, there is virtually no strobe lighting. It certainly didn't bother me in the way that gratuitously overused strobes in some other recent movies has.

The Creep is well worth adding to anyone's horror collection.

This Movie Rocks!! An honest to god scary horror movie, the way they used to be made. The story goes like this, some weird genetic freak guy runs around in a subway and kills people, that's all you need to know. This may not be most original horror movie out there, and yes, there are some plotholes. Seriously, who watch's horror movies for their divine enlightenment anyway? When I watch a movie like this, this is exactly what I want, scary with lots of blood and guts. This director gets it right on the nose, and I say give me more. These American movie producers need to get off the Asian horror click, and take a look at what the Europeans are doing "28 Days Later", "Shaun Of The Dead", I'll take these over these Soft & craptastic PG-13 bombers they've been giving us lately any day.

WARNING: possible spoilers ahead...

You know, I looked back over all of my reviews and was a little upset to see that I give most horror movies only one or two stars. I started to worry that I'm becoming too cynical in my reviewing. I started to think maybe I'm being too hard on these direct-to-video horror films. Maybe I'm not giving them a fair shake. Because, frankly, it seems like I really only like one out of every twenty horror movies that I watch. That's not a great ratio, and it made me think that I was being too hard on the movies. I actually considered going back and revising all of my votes. But then I saw CREEP.

Now, this is definitely not the best horror film that I've ever seen, and I can't say that I think it's destined to go down as a classic, but it's better than 90% of the garbage that's gracing the Blockbuster shelves these days. This film, along with DEAD END and LOVE OBJECT, prove that there are still people making good horror movies out there. So, I'm not going to recant, and I'm not going to start being easy on these movies. I will continue to hold them to a higher standard, because CREEP is pretty dang creepy.

This is basically a combination of RAW MEAT and Clive Barker's MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN featuring the German girl from RUN LOLA RUN, Franka Potente. Franka gets trapped in a London underground station, where there's some kind of lunatic surgeon weirdo that captures people and keeps them in underwater cages. This weirdo surgeon, I'm figuring he's the CREEP from the title, looks a little bit like that Yellow Bastard from SIN CITY combined with GOLLUM from Lord of the Rings. You're probably getting the idea... this guy's not good looking, let's leave it at that.

The Creep's got this whole room full of dead fetuses in formaldehyde jars, and he does this one surgery that, as a girl, I found really difficult to watch. I think that thing that's really creepy about this killer is that there isn't any real rhyme or reason to what he's doing. At least, not that I could understand. The creep had a whole agenda that made sense to him, but it was totally alien to me, and that made him scarier.

This movie is shot well, and it's nicely paced. It's not breaking any new ground, and it does feel a little familiar, which is why I didn't give it a perfect score. But even with it's semi-predictable plotline, it should definitely make you look around warily next time you're down in a subway station, and will make you think twice about taking a little nap while you wait for your train. Good for a creepy night of viewing, and also renewed my faith in independent horror films.

A hell of a ride!!...... We haven't got a good horror film like this in a long time!.... This movie has everything a good old 80's horror flick would have and more! It also makes a refreshing return to the Italian genre, even though director Christopher Smith is British, I'm sure we went to the same school in terms of good horror and im certain that any fans of Bava or Argento would agree on this one. The tone is serious, macabre and as creepy as the freak in the movie is.

That freak By the way (or should we call him by his name, Craig), is definitely MY personal favourite freak from the 2000's. In the last 10 years I haven't seen any other monsters or creeps that were as ugly, disgusting, dirty, original and creepy as he was and I've watched a lot of horror movies....not only they did a hell of a job with him but i believe they also went to the extreme with his actions and his behaviour. I think poor Craig wanted to be a doctor you know....routine check ups...abortions...lol...

Kate (Franka Potente) is trying to get to a party but just learned that her ride left without her. She then tries to catch a taxi but with no success. Her last option seems to be the train. After arriving at the station she falls asleep. When she wakes up she finds out she's alone and the whole station has been locked for the rest of the night..(That's where the ride begins...). A little later another train arrives and she boards it but its completely empty. The train then stops abruptly leaving kate alone. She then tries to knock at the driver's door but there is no answer......nothing........(enough said)...the rest is for you only!!

From this point in the movie, we are in for a very intense and creepy ride! Franka is a really good actress and did a good job with the character of Kate, her acting is perfect and she does this very naturally. The cinematography deserves a big 5 star as well, the use of lights and the colors in the station reminded me of Dario Argento's style, the quality of the picture is superior to lots of movies that came out in the last 2-3 years! And that use of dark green tint in the more darker scenes like in the creep's food storage room with all those cages is just pure perfection!!..Miles ahead in terms of picture quality!!

This movie definitely deserves to be seen, i don't think any real horror fans would like to miss this one. Should make you go through a whole set of emotions; you'll laugh, you'll be scared, disgusted and you should even be excited near the end!....oh and ladies, maybe it would be time to consider an annual exam with Dr Craig....he seems to be such an attentionate doctor....and he's clean too!...lol.....just kidding.........i heard he only does abortions.........ha!

ENJOY!!!!!!

Creep has a lot of promise. A deformed boy, abandoned to the tunnels beneath London, preys on late-night travellers on the Tube. When he targets Kate, who is trapped in the Tube after missing the last train, she must journey through his world in order to escape and return to her own. With interesting visuals and a window on the eerie world of the Underground, this could have been a really great movie. But the plot is thin--pretty much, it boils down to "escape the creep," without much character development or twists. Franke Potente does do a good job of playing the fearless, strong protagonist, but the other characters are cardboard, and even she isn't much more than an action hero. Too bad. It's worth a watch, but I wouldn't buy it.

This movie starts out OK but is one of those movies that gets simply agonizing to watch because the protagonist (the otherwise likable German girl) keeps doing the same stupid move one time after another, just so what... the director can extend the suspense? I guess. But that doesn't work, it just makes you start to hate the movie. Man, when you have the opportunity to completely take out the monster/enemy, you don't just give it a little whack then half-heartedly limp along, you make sure that thing can never get up and come after you again! This movie gets a big FAIL for insulting the audience and treating both the audience and lead character with disrespect. Back to class with you.