The Stepfather (1987) vs. The Stepfather (2009)
Original
Terry O'Quinn (John Locke from Lost) plays a The Stepfather
who goes by many different names.
O’Quinn has been a stepfather many times, marrying widowed
women and when they fail to meet his standard of perfection, he kills them.
Shelley Hack and Jill Schoelen co-star as O'Quinn's latest wife and stepdaughter, who don’t
meet his standard.
This is an engrossing thriller that will keep you on the
edge of your seat. Yes, there are some moments in the film where the characters
act like complete idiots but I can look past that.
Remake
Well … my head already hurts. The tension from the first
film is lost and we’re given a lazy movie that doesn’t do anything as well as
the original.
The Stepfather this time around is Dylan Walsh, who you
might know from Nip/Tuck or the movie Congo. He does a fine job, but
there isn’t enough for him to work with and the script is somewhat the same but
still weak and overall it just felt silly to me.
So, which is better?
The one with John Locke of course! Original Wins.
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