Creature Features

I only recently (sometime in the last year) ran across Creature Features. I found it on YouTube while also searching for old episodes of Thriller, The Twilight Zone, Alfred Hitchcock, and others. I immediately formed a virtual bond with all the denizens of the Haunted House in Bodega Bay, including Vincent, the classy butler Livingstone, Handrew, and the impish Tangella. They are all fairly shallow actors, but gee, compared to Elvira or Svenghoulie, they are way more endearing and entertaining. They all exude an air of understated humor and camraderie. You can't help but like them.

Then there are the nightly guests who frequent the showings of the movies. Some of these guests were actors in the movie of the night, some were directors, some authors, and some just hardcore horror movie fanatics like us. They often but not always add some interesting show trivia ir conversations, sometimes not. But they are almost always fun. And they engage in some hilarious banter with Vincent.

And even more, on top of that, we always get to watch a classic, often golden oldie, horror movie. Some of them you will have never heard of; others may be your favorites as a young kid. Regardless, you will have a great evening of weird, spooky entertainment.

I don't expect much from a show like this, and neither should you. I get it he's playing a character, one that's British that can't keep his accent on for more than 10 seconds. I suppose you could say this is " amusing" because the other characters are almost funny, but it's not funny or scary. It doesn't even seem to be trying to be. They are just there taking up space that the movie doesn't to stretch this out to a 2 hour time slot. Now, SOME of the movies are good, most are not. SOME of the guests are interesting and worth having on but most are just filler. This one makes soap, that one makes steampunk things at conventions. Like most of the show , all of this is almost interesting. Overall, don't waste your time.

These kids are dynamically hilarious. They show really out of the way hidden gems when it comes to the horror genre. The films they select are the kind that I always describe as "that's not a good movie-but it's a great movie." What's also exceptional about them is the ungodly work they put into upscaling the picture quality. They take grainy scotch tape miserable looking originals and then render them in 6K. 6 MFKN K. So screw your 4K collectors editions. Set them on fire. Those pieces of trash hurt my eyes with their mediocrity next to the miracle workers they have redefining these films until youre swallowed whole by the experience for lyfe. They often take footage that was shot at 24 frames per second and instead of upping it to 60fps, which is commonly referred to as the "soap opera look" that tom cruise warned the entire world about when he delivered the most important announcement ever made from the urgency in his glittering psychopathic Clear AF eyes-instead, what these cryptic angels do is ramp things up to 450 fps. It's absolutely insane. Now go on YouTube, go to their free site and watch everything they have, and make sure you put your settings on 4K.

I loved the creature features of the 70's, Bob Wilkerson with his bad jokes and stale delivery. It was real, you felt a connection. This show is nothing like that, a pale imitation with no real understanding of the original. The girl is cute tho but the guests run very hot and cold,some are great while others leave you wondering why they are there other than to people the scene. A Classic example of somebody throwing money at something and says it's good. It says it's the third incarnation and yes it feels about as good as the 3rd sequel. Watch it if there is nothing else on. Or if you really like the movie, otherwise, forget it.

I will just be completely transparent and say that I do not like Joe Bob Briggs or the Last Drive-In. I think he talks too much, like inviting over your film nerd friend who won't stop rambling about the director or what is about to happen next to the point of being interfering with your viewing experience. Creature Features differs in that Vincent, Tangella, and Livingston play their stereotypical gothic roles succinctly and you can even choose episodes that have less of them and more of a trashy B-movie.

Creature Features is a 21st century reboot of a show from the 1970s which played mostly 1950s horror movies late at night on network tv. If you get the app or pay for a subscription, you can access a few of these classic episodes along with modern Creature Features content.

Personally I don't like their silly gags enough to pay for a subscription to this show, but I strongly recommend checking out individual episodes on YouTube.

Creature Features has some films that aren't currently available on any other streaming service, which is the primary draw, but the hosts' brief playful antics also spice up B-movies that are a little too boring or a little too silly to warrant your full undivided attention. It's also a cheerful way to watch movies you've seen a couple times before.