Stepmonster
by Jeremy Stanford
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Actor: Alan Thicke, Alice Hirson, Billy Corben, Molly Cheek, Robin RikerDirector: Jeremy Stanford
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Color, NTSC
Running Time: 85 minutes
Release Date: 1996-10-29
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Publisher: New Concorde
Studio: New Concorde
VHS Movie Reviews of Stepmonster
Movie Review: I was surprised at how bad this was
Summary: 1 Stars
Re-reading the reviews here, I see they were pretty much all by kids who are talking about how much they like various actors and actresses. But the shocking thing is that this film got a FOUR STAR review (out of five) from Mick Martin and Marsha Porter, whom I usually can depend on to be reasonable. I have no problem with the premise, that the new woman marrying the boy's dad after the disappearance six months earlier of his true mother can metamorphose into a monster -- or "krepotkin". (She also arranged the mother's disappearance.) I've been an SF fan for many years years, so I can imagine a plot based on such an idea done well. But the plot here turns out to be totally illogical. The monster kills (and eats) two people within a few blocks of the boy's house and nobody seems to be investigating or heeding the boy's warnings about the woman (he's seen her turn into a monster). You wouldn't believe him either -- he is unable to talk about it in terms other than the comic books he reads, even though it's clear that this will make his story unbelievable. The monster tries to kill the girl next door, and she sees it and realizes the boy is right, but do they pool their efforts to convince people there's a monster around? No. The monster kills and eats the psychiatrist the boy is sent to for his fantasies -- wouldn't you think there would be some feedback from that? These people are being EATEN! Finally, the boy finds a rare comic book that promises to tell him how to kill the monster, he has to raise $500 to buy the book, but then when he gets it, he doesn't look at it right away to learn the method, but brings it home where is father has forbidden him any comic books, and rather than running when he sees his father from the front door, he hands it over to the father, who tears it up. I mean -- come on! This is true Disney trash! (Although I have liked some Disney work, when they do a bad one, it's really awful!)
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