trailer break: ‘The Stepfather’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer...
I have to say that it’s about time stepfathers started getting the same bad rap as stepmothers. Oh, wait: this is a remake of a 1987 movie? Then how could the idea of the evil stepfather never caught on? Could it be that first movie sucked? Are they remaking it in order to try again to paint stepfathers with the evil brush?
Best America’s Most Wanted reference ever, or what?
“He’s hiding something!” “It doesn’t mean he’s a killer!” Oh yes it does. Don’t these people know they’re in a cheesy horror movie?
Way to spoil the whole movie, trailer guys. Or maybe you figured we’d seen it all so many times before it couldn’t possibly be spoiled?
The Stepfather opens in the U.S. on October 16, and in the U.K. on December 11.
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posted by PaulW (Wed Sep 30 09, 11:23AM)
The first Stepfather did not suck (It starred Terry O'Quinn!). It's actually a cult classic among the horror fans... it may have been more to poor marketing (only released in 148 theaters in 1987). Check the reviews on imdb.
posted by Jason (Wed Sep 30 09, 11:27AM)
How cool would it be if the Stepfather was just a jerk and not a killer, but he helps defend the kids in the end from said killer? Refreshing.
posted by Tonio Kruger (Wed Sep 30 09, 11:39AM)
For shame, MaryAnn. For shame. ;-)
posted by Barbana (Wed Sep 30 09, 4:31PM)
Awww this is really too bad. I quite liked the original film. It is genuinely creepy to this day frankly, even if it is a little dated. Terry O'Quinn is great as the lead and it has one of the best openings of all time for a cheezy horror film.
posted by Jurgan (Thu Oct 01 09, 5:55AM)
And here I was thinking it was a ripoff of Domestic Disturbance. Of course, I doubt anyone remembers that movie ('round 2002, starred John Travolta and Vince Vaughn, anyone?).
posted by Tonio Kruger (Sun Oct 11 09, 1:19PM)
Speaking of the 1987 original, it comes out on DVD this month.
And it will be available on Netflix.
So now you have to see it, MaryAnn. ;-)
posted by stryker1121 (Sun Oct 11 09, 6:41PM)
Weak PG-13 sauce...weak cover of 'Drive' on the soundtrack..bad news all around. THe original was not bad at all, and O'Quinn is genuinely creept as the lead.
posted by sheela (Fri Oct 16 09, 1:35AM)
Definitely Penn Badgley will have awards for this The step father movie. It will be movie for all movie lovers and it will be nice and thriller movie for ever. The step father (2009) movie will be fantastic movie which can keep movie lovers in the edge of the seats.
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