Creepshow consists of five stories, written by Stephen King and directed by George Romero. It is heavily influenced by comics of the 1950s, as evidenced in the comic book that is seen as an interlude containing the five stories, as well as the style of shots and direction.
It's cheesy, yes, but since it obviously based on comics, it totally works. The stories are not incredibly inspired... but their short, fun, and offer different flavors of terror. A overbearing father returns as a corpse demanding his father's day cake; a dull farmer (Stephen King in a compelling role) discovers a meteor that spreads some greenery; a vengeful husband takes his wife and her lover to the beach and leave them buried; a hairy creature under the stairs gives a man the opportunity to get rid of his wife; and a wealthy, controlling businessman is done in by cockroaches. There is also a story that threads the five main tales together about a kid whose comic book ("Creepshow") is taken away by his father. He sends away for a VooDoo doll from one of the comic book's adverts and gets back at his dad.
This movie just pure fun, with some supernatural revenge. All the stories are well-written, though some are executed better than others (and some are just longer than they should be). It's obvious that King and Romero had a good time making it, to the point that it's just too much fun to be scary. And that's okay, as it mixes just the right amount of thrill into it.
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