Okay, so I decided to watch the original 1987 version and then check out the 2009 version and compare the two. One thing definitely comes off right away: The Stepfather is just a douchebag
See, the part of the movie that I should be able to sit through the most is The Stepfather. He is supposed to be creepy but in a way that is trying to come off as genuine to the audience so that we can see how the Mom and other children fall for him--and why one of the children is suspicious. This is the gaping hole in the film that never closes right. We never see him being sociable so that we can say "Wow, he's charming even for a homicidal maniac" What's worse is that an hour into the film and I was just checking the time thinking "If I don't care about him or like him this film won't work" And it doesn't
So Michael's girlfriend (of the suspicious kid) shows a lot of skin and it's a bore. I mean, yeah for adolescents or old men with beer guts, it might stand up and salute but otherwise, it's just the same old adolescent girl showing skin that we probably won't care about in 10 years time
The Mom. She's too trusting knowing that his past is untraceable and she doesn't seem to mind. She's just vapid until the end and even then you don't care about her character because she like the 2 children are forgettable...but she's in more scenes but still I just remember not caring for her much
The fact that we see a lot of Michael and his suspicions while it never really focuses a lot on the interplay between him and The Stepfather...it seems forced at times which it's supposed to but it doesn't even gel right when it's forced
I don't even remember the names of the little kids, as far as I'm concerned they wasted money on that part of the budget because those two other kids are so forgettable.
As with most remakes, they should've left well enough alone but Hollywood is always looking for another cash cow
This one sucked...terribly
See, the part of the movie that I should be able to sit through the most is The Stepfather. He is supposed to be creepy but in a way that is trying to come off as genuine to the audience so that we can see how the Mom and other children fall for him--and why one of the children is suspicious. This is the gaping hole in the film that never closes right. We never see him being sociable so that we can say "Wow, he's charming even for a homicidal maniac" What's worse is that an hour into the film and I was just checking the time thinking "If I don't care about him or like him this film won't work" And it doesn't
So Michael's girlfriend (of the suspicious kid) shows a lot of skin and it's a bore. I mean, yeah for adolescents or old men with beer guts, it might stand up and salute but otherwise, it's just the same old adolescent girl showing skin that we probably won't care about in 10 years time
The Mom. She's too trusting knowing that his past is untraceable and she doesn't seem to mind. She's just vapid until the end and even then you don't care about her character because she like the 2 children are forgettable...but she's in more scenes but still I just remember not caring for her much
The fact that we see a lot of Michael and his suspicions while it never really focuses a lot on the interplay between him and The Stepfather...it seems forced at times which it's supposed to but it doesn't even gel right when it's forced
I don't even remember the names of the little kids, as far as I'm concerned they wasted money on that part of the budget because those two other kids are so forgettable.
As with most remakes, they should've left well enough alone but Hollywood is always looking for another cash cow
This one sucked...terribly