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Directed by John Landis.
A successful young couple moves into a posh neighborhood inhabited by a killer who is far from the benign suburbanite that appearances would suggest in legendary horror director John Landis' second installment into Showtime's Masters of Horror series. David (Matt Keeslar) and Celia Fuller (Meredith Monroe) seem to have everything a young couple could want: good jobs, a great house, and plenty of money. David is a hardworking doctor and Celia is an investigative reporter with a knack for always getting to the bottom of the story. Upon moving into their new neighborhood, the Fullers soon make the acquaintance of their new neighbor Harold (George Wendt), an outwardly amiable single man who seems to be quietly occupied by his job and his hobbies. One night while drunkenly driving home from dinner, David and Celia jump the curb and slam into Harold's mailbox. After inviting Harold over for dinner in hopes of making amends for their clumsy transgression, the couple soon reveals that they have moved into the new neighborhood in a bid to recover from the recent loss of their young daughter. As the pair gradually becomes better acquainted with their jovial neighbor, it soon becomes obvious that all involved have their fair share of dark secrets. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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jboozajbooza Re:Title from clues
by jbooza in Movie Games
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"[quote user="SkyPilot"] [quote user="jbooza"] 1) Directed by a "Master" 2) Written by it's star. 3) "The handsome one" speaks Spanish [/quote] I've never seen this, but I need to. 3) is Chevy "the handsome one"? Have you guys seen SNL Season 1? He wasn't just "handsome" back then, he was handsome -- and really frickin funny, the funniest one on the show. 1) John Landis is a "master," isn't he? [/quote] 1. John Landis did a couple of shows for "Masters of Horror" on Showtime. That is where I got the 'master' from. Masters of Horror: Deer Woman (2005)Masters of Horror: Family (2006) 2. Written by Chase. 3. The villian in the film is named El Guapo which translates to 'the handsome one' I have not seen the movie myself in years, but my childhood would not have been the same without it. I highly recommend it. " [More]
glowbuggglowbugg One of the better ones
by glowbugg in glowbugg ramblings
loved it.
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"This was definitley one of the better Master's of Horror installments. George Wendt provided a brilliant performance as a functioning "lunatic" in an ordinary world. This was crafted quite well from the opening scene (making sure that Grandpa was CLEAN) to the relatively unexpected ending. It was so nice to finally see a well acted, well thought out, non-convoluted film in this series. Thouroughly enjoyable and funny too! " [More]
lukasblulukasblu masters of horror fans
by lukasblu in suspense-thriller-mystery-horror
liked it.
"which ones(showtime original 1hr. shows of horror) have you seen? and which one is your fave or highly recomend,MUST see ?i have seen:Right to Die (2007) , Family (2006) ,Fair Haired Child (2006), Pick Me Up (2006) , Chocolate (2005) , Homecoming (2005), Incident on and off a Mountain Road (2005)I liked :Incident on and off a Mountain Road (2005) and Fair Haired Child (2006), BUT my real fave is: Pick Me Up (2006) and Family (2006) and would highly recommend it; must see " [More]
lukasblulukasblu whats the best (current release ...
by lukasblu in suspense-thriller-mystery-horror
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"recently i have spoken to people that work at video stores and talked to some people that like to rent current movies of this genre;i have also spoken to friends and family and it seems to me (from my point of view),that this is a hard genre to please people i know ;Movies that i have rented the past 4 mths or at least for the year 2007 in this genre have not been very good;Either i ,my family or friends did not find a movie that i or all of us liked.The only ones that i or the consensus(my family and friends) liked are:masters of horror: Pick Me Up (2006 season 1)and Family (2006 season 2)Can anyone else offer their insight or and have movie they would like to recommend? (foreign-older foreign flicks count cause it takes a couple yrs. for a lot of foreign to be easily available in u.s. and indie flicks count also) " [More]
lukasblulukasblu Re: Masters of Horror
by lukasblu in HORROR MOVIES 101
liked it.
"yes i have rented and watched masters of horror series;my favorite ones are pick me up,family(everyone that i know that has seen this one liked it),and fair haired child;incident on and off the montain road was pretty good toothe episodes that are so-so are chocolate and homecomingthe episode that me,my family and friends did not like is right to diejenifer is on my queue but since you recommend it i will move it higher on my queue;Do you have any other favorite masters of horror that you can recommend, for me ,my family and friends;It seems this summer i have more requests in my household for a very good horror,suspense/thriller flick:Thank you soooo much : > " [More]
lukasblulukasblu Re: Most suprising endings?
by lukasblu in What An Ending
liked it.
"the others ,it was not my fave but it did suprise me, that ending!! that was a new way at looking at ghostly horror movies.I just saw these movies recently and this is not the most suprising of all time but suprising enough(good enough)at this time for me,my family and friendsmasters of horror: family-that was a cool ending ,none of us(at home watching) expected that;Plus listening to special features made me understand better what the couple was fighting about(a new perspective)State's Evidence-did not expect the massacre at the end;that movie left me thinking???the ending s could have been very different if they set out to do what they were suppose to do originally(what would have happened if all those kids commited suicide the day they said they would)(OR if they would have just stayed would just one kid doing this like how it truly ,originally should have been)The movie had some good insight on what goes on a kids head, the intelligent ones,not so intelligent ,bored,persec ... " [More]
 



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