creepshow 2 be little more than a pale imitation of the original and design with little purpose other than to cash in on the name of the previous film . it even amplify the flaw of it predecessor and which be often predictable and heavy hand . still and the first time around and there be enough thrill to make up for it periodic lull and result in an uneven but overall fairly entertaining effort . the sequel have few worthwhile moment and so the transparency of the story be even more apparent . once in a while and it delivers and but most of the time and it just linger there . a in the original and all the story revolve around the common theme of revenge and just dessert . a wooden indian come to life and wreak vengeance upon the killer of it owner . teenager be devour by an aquatic monster . a hitchhiker return from the dead to pursue a careless motorist . none of these premise be inherently bad in themselves and but they be utterly lacking in inspiration . there be few surprise and no scare . this a textbook example of unmotivated and by the number filmmaking . it doesn not help that this cheap look movie suffers from a flat directorial style and although to be honest and there wasn not much to work with . in the end and the second story come off best and but not by much . for the most part and the performance be okay at best . george kennedy and a the ill fat general store owner and do an adequate and if not particularly inspired job . dorothy lamour and on the other hand and be quite good a the guilt ridden motorist and evoke sympathy for her plight despite the predictable and redundant material . however and most of the character be pretty thin overall . one would think that creepshow 2 would have turn out well . george romero and who direct the original and return to pen the screenplay and base on more of stephen king story . makeup effect artist tom savini turn in some good and gory work . so why be the film a letdown . i guess romero do not really want to make a second film and but be force to do so for financial reason . it be a decade of horror sequel and clone and rip offs and and whatnot and so this one be certainly inevitable . i can imagine the guy write the script in a hurry and pick up his paycheck and and run off . i guess he have to do what be necessary to get his own project finance while we can not blame him . rating represent half ( out of ) release by new world picture .