he old Amicus movies used EC originals to better effect and with more brevity, for all their cardboard sets.
– ,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
rotten:
Horror film purists may object to the levity even though failed, as a lot of it is.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
30 Aug 2004
fresh:
Romero and King have approached this movie with humor and affection, as well as with an appreciation of the macabre.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
rotten:
This five-part film, based on the format of 50s horror comics, marks one of the few times George Romero has directed someone else's script (it's by Stephen King), and the results are only mildly interesting by the standards of his Dead trilogy.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
18 Apr 2007
fresh:
George Romero, collaborating with writer Stephen King, again proves his adeptness at combining thrills with tongue-in-cheek humor.