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"HORROR HAS A NEW HOME." - Front Cover
Summary
"He
sells the American Dream...but in this neighborhood
dreams turn into nightmares!
John
Ritter is real estate agent Bob Carter, a likeable
neighborhood realtor who's having a tough time selling
his three top listings. Sure, the homes have
blood-soaked histories. True, the owners are all dead or
insane. But these are top-notch houses! In turnkey
condition! Ready to move in!
When
Bob takes prospective buyers Allen and Mary Ann Doyle to
each of the three homes, recounting the gory details of
the horrible fate of the previous owners, they become
apprehensive about signing on the dotted line. Yet,
unbeknownst to the Doyle's, Bob Carter works for an
agency whose incentive plan is so good, he would just
kill to make a sale." - Back Cover
Soundtrack - 2.5 Sticks of Butter
This movie most definitely did
not have a soundtrack akin to Three's Company. It was yet another average
soundtrack.
Plot - 3 Sticks of Butter
While I am not found of movies
that are a compilation of short stories this one was fairly well put together -
unlike some. The reasons for the stories within a story made sense in this film
and worked well with the main plot. I also thought that the mini-stories were
quite entertaining - with the exception of the second one. However I did find
that some of the stupidity of the characters took away from the plot.
Action - 2.5 Sticks of Butter
Each of the stories had their
own plot and action. Out of all of the films though the story for the second
house was probably the most action packed. This was the one story I did not
enjoy because I did not think that it was well rounded enough.
The movie begins quite action
packed, with a laser vs shotgun battle almost right away. The Night Beast's
laser disintegrator ray gun was both a fashionable accessory for the well
designed creature, and also worked on eliminating its enemies.
Effects - 2.5 Sticks of Butter
There were very few special
effects in the movie, some make-up magic. The make-up was done extremely well.
So even though there were not many effects I passed this movie for them.
Characters - 3.5 Sticks of Butter
Can we say John Ritter? That
alone is worth the rating of 3.5 Sticks of butter! Long live Mr. Ritter. The
couple he was showing the house to were also quite entertaining and I enjoyed
the interaction between Bob and Allen. Towards the end of the movie the entire
cast seemed to shine!
Overall
Impressions - 3 Sticks of Butter
This movie while not my
favorite type, it stared John Ritter! So it gets a pass by default. The very
ending is what brought the movie up to a three. Even though it's not my cup of
tea I recommend people watch it for the ending alone.
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