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Stepfather 3 [VHS]

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This particular movie in the Stepfather series is kind of comical (like part 2). The actor portrays a "dorky" or "square" sort of a guy who is really a psychopath. This crazy guy receives plastic surgery to keep his cover and he moves to some "cornball" suburban neighborhood. He takes a job working as a gardener for some fat, trashy looking dude.

Of course, this psychopath does the whole Catholic church bit and tries to be normal and meets a new woman. He eventually marries this woman who also has a son. He tries to connect with the son but the son thinks the guy is a total nerd. Things soon go awry with this new family because Keith the "loony" (main character) has some weird "perfect family" image.

On one of his gardening routes he meets another woman (now we have Keith the "player") where he engages into some more intimate social contact. His boss catches on to this new deal and confronts the psychopath (the dialogue during this scene is absolutely hilarious and eventful). The boss soon realizes he made a mistake when he finds a rake swung into his chest and abdomen simultaneously. He looks like a pansy gardener but is really a vicious killer (what an original idea?!). I am sure you can guess what kind of organic material he uses for growing his flowers!

Anyways, there are a series of events that take place (the priest suddenly found dead, the two woman finding out about each other, the smart stepson on his "sleuthing" adventure, etc.) that all lead to a classic chaotic ending. I am an extreme horror fan and have spanned all elements of gore and mystification(some laced with comical "corniness," such as this flick, without detracting from the psychopathic intensity). This movie pops up in my mind much of the time and is so hard to find...unless your using amazon. Rent it or buy it if you can...you will not be disappointed if your a true horror fan!

I was with a guy who was struggling for the perfect family, he lied to me of course there were no murders but there are men out here like that just not the killing kind, they prey on single mothers like myself and profess to be a man of god, good job and all, which are all lies and when I tried to kick him to the curb he put up such a good fight, also soon as we had problems, my son saw right thru his games, did he start having relations with another female and her child, looking for th perfect family and this guy was not as old as the guy in the movie he was only 25. Still knowing this movie, I had to get out. Which I think is a good movie, I called this guy the stepfather all the time, but everyone i asked never heard of the movie, so i say by it for a single mother perhaps, it may save her life like it did mines.

The first two STEPFATHER movies were good, especially the first one, but both were made watchable due to the fine acting of Terry O'Quinn. Now we have all new characters, a lesser actor Robert Wightman who just can't come close to the way O'Quinn portrayed the character, and less sensible killings.

There is more gore and blood to be found in this movie than the first one, almost as much in the second one. While some mildly humorous moments arise and that stepson 'detective' gets something right, albeit it be very little, this passable third installment offers really nothing new that the first two already did.

While I cannot recommend STEPFATHER 3, you must view it on your own terms and decide if it's your cup of tea or not. Personally, I much prefer the STEPFATHER and STEPFATHER 2 over this watchable but less entertaining sequel.

I like Stepfather 3 i thought it having a differnt guy playing him it would not be as good but i was wrong. With the kid in the wheel Chair thats smart i though that was a good idea it was something different in the Stepfather movies and it kept it fresh and made the movie more dramitic and I thought the gore in it was cool. I also like the actor who play the stepfather in this one. He gave it a new out look like him taking interest in a kid in a wheel Chair it show a side of him that we didn't see in the first two. He caught in middle between Two women that's also what we don't see in the first two. And last but now least if you really like these kinds of film buy this one because it has a lot of great actors and Horror that's so great an some funny parts to it and it ends with a whole new twist that catches you off guard. This is a true Horror Film with a happy and dark elements also that makes this a great movie.

I was more than pleased with my purchase. My brother is 28 with Down Syndrome, and he called me up and asked me for Stepfather 3 for Christmas. I had never even heard of it, but sure enough I get on Amazon and received EXCELLENT service, thank you oldbuttcool!!! You helped Christmas be a little better :) And I really appreciate you concern and attention! Thank you so much!

A poor script as well as an over use of blood hamper what little hope given to this film from Robert Wrightman's 50/50 performance. The film suffers from inconsistency: meaning that the good parts, like the beginning, are good and do get your hopes up, but you will only have them crushed moments later bad some bad blood effects or unfitting dialouge. It had the potential, and Wrightman gave a decent attempt at the stepfather character, but the supporting cast and writing simply aren't up to the task.

I was very pleased with the speedy delivery of my purchase and will purchase from this seller again.

This is my favorite Stepfather. Whitman to me was better than O'Quinn.
I never get tired of watching it. Awesome.

I originally liked this movie because it's basically a spoof of 'family values' (alot of trite cliches thrown around in a comedic/clever manner)....So i was quite pleased when the tape arrived quickly & the picture-value' was a quality one--Quite pleased!

Unfortunantly, this third film in the Stepfather series dosn't feature Terry O'Quinn, the great actor who did a great job portraying the psychopath who marries and kills widows. However, this film just dosn't stand up in comparison to the other two films. Only watch if it's a slow Saturday night and there is nothing else to watch.