Platypuschow The Stepfather (1987) was an enjoyable thriller telling the story of an unhinged man who joins family's, devotes himself to them but does whatever it takes to keep the family together and living by his rules.Lost star Terry O'Quinn was fantastic and I'd only just discovered that sequels were spawned.Following our antagonist as he breaks from an asylum and attaches himself to another single mother.Once again O'Quinn is great, as is the always enchanting Meg Foster and the late Jonathan Brandis.Stepfather II does not match its predecessor but is still watchable. You'll know everything that's going to happen, but that's okay.The Good: Terry O'Quinn Meg Foster Direct sequel The Bad: PredictableShadowed by the superior first movie Things I Learnt From This Movie:Even psychos appreciate the snaps, crackles and pops

atinder The first movie was great, the plot and the movie flowed really well and the ending was classic.Its a shame that ending was lie to make room for this bland Sequel.This movie was very bland from start to end, it takes to long to get going, it's plots was way to slow for the movie.The ending was the only decent part, Which dose not make up for very long drawn out plot, we seen again, with nothing new added and less action then first movie. The the movie very dull and bland, The ending was good however it's like they also had enough and lets just rush the ending.There were some bloody moment and okay acting, Even John Lock looked a bit bored in some part of this movie. His good playing a really good psycho4 out of 10

lastliberal I am sure Danny Thomas never thought that "Make Room for Daddy" would be the tag line in a film like this.Terry O'Quinn (John Locke from "Lost") is a slasher/serial killer in a mental hospital. He escapes, and tries to start a normal life.But, that old slasher brain can't handle stress, and his romance with Meg Foster ends badly for him.Not a whole lot of slasher action. Mostly just a small town romance story with a slasher angle that plays in a few times.I really don't know how it could have been done differently, but it just didn't have that sparkle.

Backlash007 ~Spoiler~ Sequel king, Jeff Burr, takes over the reigns for The Stepfather 2. The original stepfather is an underrated horror/thriller thanks in all parts to a terrific performance by Terry O'Quinn. Stepfather 2 is almost the exact same movie, but with all the surprises gone. It also lacks the believability of the first movie. First off, we're asked to believe that the Stepfather survived the events of the last film's finale. Stabbed through the chest and shot twice...right. Anyway, he now resides in an asylum where a psychiatrist is trying to unravel his thought process and motivations. This is the most interesting area of the movie. Unfortunately, it doesn't last long. He's too soon back in the suburbs leading a women's support group and looking for potential wives. Did any of these women bother to check his credentials? We're also asked to believe that the Stepfather is a master criminal, yet does the DUMBEST things to get himself into trouble. The supporting cast around O'Quinn is as good as the original. This time we have Meg Foster as the new target and Jonathan Brandis is playing her son. Caroline Williams (Stretch from Texas Chainsaw 2) is quite good as the nosey neighbor. If you enjoyed The Stepfather and want to see more of the character, this is for you. However, I implore you not to waste your time with Part 3.