The Stepfather: Best movie I've seen in quite awhile.

[Dolph Lundgren]

Although it's arguable, I don't really think that this movie is considered to be bad.. but some people probably think it is, so I'll go ahead and post about it.  I was flipping through the channels at school last night and Bravo pops up, right after the movie Platoon was over.  So for some reason I stick around, hoping that something good would pop up.  Lo and behold, the opening credits for The Stepfather come onto the screen.  I had remembered hearing a lot of things about this movie, but I couldn't remember whether they were good or bad.  Probably mixed, I'm guessing.  Anyways, I decided to keep it on, and I was hooked for the next two hours.  I'm probably the last guy in the world to see this movie, but it was worth checking out.  Simply put, Terry O'Quinn (The Stepfather, Jerry) put on one of the best performances I've seen in years.  Seriously, this guy had my interest kept into the movie the entire time.  The movie had all of the trappings for a crapfest, but O'Quinn and the teenage daughter made sure that it wouldn't turn out to be one.  The only negative thing I can say about this one is the brother of the sister who was killed in the beginning.  His side story isn't very interesting, and his character seems sort of tossed in to pad the running time of the movie.  But otherwise, this movie was truly excellent.  Maybe it was just a guilty pleasure, but I enjoyed the hell out of it nevertheless.

I saw that they made two sequels out of this movie.  How are they?  Anything like the first one (I doubt it, but hey, I figured I should ask anyways)?  And is there a DVD planned for the first Stepfather movie?  Lastly but not least, was I the only one who enjoyed this movie?  What did you guys think of it?

Nick

[Sam]

I've seen them. Part 2 is really good, but part 3 is a little different but still good

[jmc]

I think Part 3 didn't have O'Quinn and kind of suffered for it, but I don't remember it being particularly bad, and they even have an explanation [plastic surgery] for the change in the character's appearance.

[The Burgomaster]

I didn't really care for Part I, so I never saw the sequels. I think I was expecting too much from Part I because a lot of people told me how good it was before I saw it. After I watched the movie, I said, "What the hell was everyone raving about? That wasn't so great."

It has been many years since I've seen it, so maybe I should give it another try.

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[Dolph Lundgren]

Oh, no doubt Burgo, The Stepfather definitely isn't for everyone.  And, to tell you the truth, O'Quinn's performance as the maniac stepfather absolutely makes the movie.  Without him, it would've been pretty bad.  Good performances carry this one, for sure.

Nick

[Chadzilla]

The movie itself is TV movie of the week fodder, but it was O'Quinn masterful performance as a nice guy psycho that really made it special.  Jerry is just so sweet and likable that you want him to have a happy family.  If they had played the character broadly (Nicholson like) the movie would have been wretched.

[JohnL]

My favorite scene is the one where he's confused over what name he's supposed to be using, and when his wife reminds him, he thanks her, then bashes her in the face with the phone, hangs it up and innocently asks "Are you ok honey?" I love the way he switches from nice guy to psycho and back again.

[onionhead]

My favorite line is "Buckle up for safety", but there is a soft spot in me for the scene JohnL cited, as O"Quinn dumbfoundedly asks, "Wait a minute, who am I here?"  When the lovely Shelley Hack refreshes his memory, he breathes a sigh of relief, says,"Jerry!  Thanks, dear," then the fateful phone bashing.
Actually the scene in Jerry's basement workshop, when O'Quinn lets the cracks in his masque open, then lets loose in a furious sanding/hammering fest not seen in any episode of Tool Time is probably the scariest film moments I've seen in years.

[tooshea]

stepfather 2 KIX ASS!!!!!  its a great film too bad all sequels arent as good of a follow up as this one.  One on the best