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Masters of Horror: Family

Starring: George Wendt, Matt Keeslar Director: John Landis

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Actors: George Wendt, Matt Keeslar, Meredith Monroe
Directors: John Landis
Format: NTSC, Widescreen
Language: English
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Studio: Anchor Bay
DVD Release Date: April 17 2007

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

ASIN: B000KJTFB6

Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #30,716 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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It’s a beautiful day in suburbia where mild-mannered bachelor Harold Thompson (George Wendt of CHEERS) is happily at work in his basement building the perfect family. But when a young couple moves in nextdoor, Harold sets his sights on the sexy young wife (Meredith Monroe of DAWSON’S CREEK). In a sunshine world of picket fences and manicured lawns, is it ever possible to know what gruesome plans are percolating in the minds of your neighbors? Matt Keeslar (SCREAM 3, ROSE RED) co-stars in this grisly black comedy with a killer twist from Director John Landis (AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, ANIMAL HOUSE) and Writer Brent Hanley (FRAILTY).

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Widescreen presentation (1.78:1) enhanced for 16x9 tvs
Skin and Bones: The Making of Family
Terror Tracks: Mastering the Family Score
Audio commentary featuring writer Brent Hanley
Original storyboards by William David Hogan
Still gallery
John Landis bio
Screenplay (DVD-ROM)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Madness in Season 2; Landis improves over "Deer Woman" with his incredible installment "Family", Mar 7 2007

By	Kevin D. F. Dennison "kevlar19" (Edmonton, AB Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Once season two got into full swing about midway through, it became fairly obvious that the recurring motif/themes among the episodes was madness. Nearly every episode of the first half of season two has something to do with blind devotion, mental instability, bizarre insanity, or the gradual decline of mental health. John Landis' "Family" fits right in with these themes but separates itself from the other by offering some truly unique innovations.

When Landis first got the script to "Family" he actually hated it, three rewrites later and a few revisions and he loved it. But the task of casting somebody who would be truly unsettling as the lead psychopath was a feat in its own. Landis made it very clear that he wanted to cast somebody who was so unthreatening that it would be disturbing to watch this individual commit such monstrous acts. He chose George Wendt, and it proved to be by far the best decision he could have made with casting the sickening lead role. George Wendt is absolutely amazing in this installment. He brings both a casual charm and horrific rage to his character which elevates the episode past the typical thriller it could have turned out to be. Wendt plays a man who's depraved past, which is never really fully explained, can only be assumed to have been very unhappy. Perhaps he was neglected or perhaps abused. Regardless of the reasons, he feels that he must "make" his dream family by killing strangers and melting their skin off with acid so only the bones remain. At this juncture he strings the skeletons together, dresses them up, and talks to them as if they were real people in some of the most surreal and creepy visions such a film has produced.

It's strange watching the film as you can't help but feel some sympathy towards Wendt. He's extremely lonely, sexually frustrated, and feels completely neglected by the society he's surrounded with. On the other hand though... he's a menacing killer, who's victims did not at all deserve the fates they received, with sick visions of the perfect home constantly overcoming him (some of these visions are rather unsettling and disturbing to say the least).

Needless to say, Landis once again blends dark humor and horror perfectly. While his last episode of Masters of Horror was more bent on the comedy which some accurately compared to a light episode of The X-File (ie; "Small Potatos", "Bad Blood", or "Clyde Bruckman's Final repose"), this episode retains Landis' awkward touch of laughs but focuses more on the thriller aspects. It's actually a refreshing project from Landis and as far as I'm concerns it's an immense improvement over "Deer Woman" (not to say that Deer Woman was bad). Aside form this he also provides some fantastic cinematography and a shock conclusion which is by far the most satisfying ending to any Masters Of Horror episode thus far.

Simpy put, Family is an amazing installment to the Masters of Horror series and it is honestly one of the best not only from season two but also from the overall series as a whole at this point. Family easily makes my top five favorite episodes of MOH Season Two alongside Stuart Gordon's "The Black Cat", Brad Anderson's "Sounds Like", Dario Argento's "Pelts", and Peter Medak's "The Washingtonians".

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