The Stepfather Review

The Stepfather is a remake of the 1987 horror/thriller film of the same name. It's directed by Nelson McCormick, who has directed a lot of TV, but not many feature films. This is his second studio film; Prom Night was his first. I didn't really think it was that good. There wasn't any suspense in it and it was very predictable. It started off really slow and didn't pick up much until the end. The final showdown wasn't even that long, it was 5-10 minutes long and nothing really happended. Also, the trailer shows footage that wasn't in the movie, which I thought was kind of stupid. I do think that Dylan Walsh(Niptuck) was a good cast for the part because he was creepy and awkward. He was pretty believable. Overall, I think the movie is watchable, but it's not really recommeded. I give The Stepfather 78 of 100.




Dominic Sacco
PSN ID: sacco2011

Weekend Box Office Estimate

The weekend Box Office Estimates for the weekend of October 23-25

1st place-"Paranormal Activity" with $22 million in 1,945 theaters

2nd place-"Saw VI" with $14.8 million in 3,036 theaters

3rd place-"Where The Wild Things Are" with $14.4 million in 3,735 theaters

4th place-"Law Abiding Citizen" with $12.7 million in 2,890 theaters

5th place-"Couples Retreat" with $11 million in 3,074 theaters

6th place-"Astro Boy" with $7 million in 3,014 theaters

7th place-"The Stepfather" with $6.5 million in 2,734 theaters

8th place-"Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant" with $6.3 million in 2,754 theaters''

9th place-"Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" $5.6 million in 2,741 theaters

10th place-"Zombieland" with $4.3 million in 2,447 theaters

Benjamin Myers
PSN ID and Gamertag: fusionman15

Weekend Box Office Estimate

The weekend box office estimates are in

1st place- "Where the Wild Things Are" with $32.5 million in 3,735 theaters

2nd place-"Law Abiding Citizen" with $21.3 million in 2,890 theaters

3rd place-"Paranormal Activity" with $20.2 million in 760 theaters

4th place-"Couples Retreat" with $17.9 million in 3,009 theaters

5th place-"The Stepfather" with $12.3 million in 2,734 theaters

6th place-"Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" with $8.1 million in 3,037 theaters

7th place-"Zombieland" with $7.8 million in 3,171 theaters

8th place-"Toy Story/ Toy Story 2 (3D) with $3 million in 1,467 theaters

9th place-"Surrogates with $1.9 million in 2,326 theaters

10th place-"The Invention Of Lying" with $1.9 million in 1,624 theaters

Benjamin Myers
PSN ID and Gamertag: fusionman15

Movies Released Today

The Major movies being released this week are

* "Where the Wild Things Are"

* "Law Abiding Citizen"

* "The Stepfather"

In limited release this week are

* "Black Dynamite"

* "The Maid"

* "New York, I Love You"

Also, Paranormal Activity will get a full release this week. So far on a $11,000 budget it has brought in $12.5 million dollars in only 800 theaters.

Daily Movie News

This is Saturday time and it's time for your Daily Movie News

* The "Paranormal Activity" Demand It! website has finally made it to the magic number of 1 million Demand its. Paramount Pictures has came out and said they will release it in about 1,000 more theaters on October 16th. The Release of it will Compete with the yearly film series "Saw VI" and the remake" The Stepfather". The great interest in "Paranormal Activity" will most likely make it a great weekend for the Horror Movie genre.

* Neil Marshall(The Descent, Doomsday) is directing Burst 3D for Lionsgate and Ghost House Pictures. The film is about a group of friends held up in a lodge during a winter storm. Stuff goes wrong, they start to spontaneously combust one by one.

* Joss Whedon's highly anticipated "Cabin in the Woods" got pushed back from February 5th 2010 to January 14th 2011. The most likely reason is to get more mainstream hype and to get remastered in 3D after early screenings were greatly positive.

And more to come

Benjamin Myers

PSN ID and Gamertag: fusionman15