Unreal Estate
Added 2/16/2009
With John Ritter, you can never be sure. I never really got his style of comedy, although I understood the appeal. What movies he's been in that I can remember were as bizarre and genre-bending as this anthology of "horror." Along with Ritter are such famous faces as That Federal Agent Who Dies Right Away In The TV Show Lost, The Dad From Malcolm in the Middle and Breaking Bad (I think his name is Bryan Cranston), and The Woman From Seinfeld Who Never Wore A Bra. Sorry. I just didn't think the movie was great enough to warrant that much background research.
The three tales all (kinda) center around a different house that Ritter (as a real estate agent) is showing to a newly married young couple. Each house corresponds to a different tale of terror, one of them involving a jilted husband, another a jilted monkey, and the third an inexplicably psychic teen who has a direct line to a serial killer. The connecting moments with Ritter's character wrap up with an equal amount of horror, a grotesque little tip of the cap that actually surpasses any of the three, unimpressive segments that came before it.
Not bad, and not so good. You'd spend just as much time and be even more entertained if you just watched an episode of each of the TV shows listed above. Although, you may not be quite as horrified. Unless you can't stand Frankie Muniz.
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One of the better horror movies nowadays!
Added 12/7/2004
My God, this movie had it all!
It had kick ass stories, kick ass characters, and hell, even a kick ass beginning! How many movies do you know had an exciting beginning? Well, this movie starts off with an incredibly cool scene involving a few animals eating each other viciously. You may think that is nothing special, but the gruesome way it is done will give you that special tingly feeling.You know, that feeling that says you're about to see something special. I will tell about the stories in the movie, but I won't mention the names.
The first story in this movie entitled "Nightmare" involves a woman having an affair behind her husband's back. The husband knew about it and plotted their deaths. Well, everything failed and he ended up dying. Everything went downhill from there. The story is actually pretty good and the acting is not bad. It is VERY well presented and much much better than other stories of the same variant. We all know what kind of ghost story this is, don't we? It's the classic adultery situation where people die, then come back for revenge. However, the way the story is told here is INCREDIBLE! I love the great suspense! And I gotta tell you guys, this story has a unique twist! It's not innovative when you compare it to other movies, but I can tell you that you probably never saw the version of this story like this!
The second story (Bobo) is about a father and his little girl. Naturally, he's wrapped around his daughter's finger and she daddy's little girl. One day, the little girl suddenly found a monkey in a red suit. She liked it and wanted to keep it. Being daddy's little girl, she gets what she wants. However, the father soon finds that he doesn't like the situation. Not only is his daughter suddenly liking him less and less, but there is something about the monkey that upsets him. The monkey seems to have a violent tendency and it also seems to have an adversion to him.This all swirls down to, obviously, obsession, and it was truly a beautiful sight. The ending is also unique, like the last story, but unfortunately, the last story's own twist dulled the twist in this story due to both of them being too similar. However, it is not similar in the way you might be thinking. Just watch and enjoy.
The third story (Come To Granny) is, in my opinion, the best of all. They truly did save the best for last! Unlike the other stories, this one is not in the same veins. It is VERY dark, but not just in the nature of all the gore, but because of also the personality changes you see within the main character. His "psychic powers" seemed to be consuming him at a rate he couldn't heal back. As the story progresses, you just can't help, but become enthralled with him. What is upsetting him so much? Well, he had been having visions lately. Visions of a killer named "The Granny Killer" (due to his granny mask) killing all of his victims. Because of those visions, he has been losing everything. Now he comes to a psychiatrist to tell his story and as time go on, you can't help but get the feeling that the story is heading in a direction that you just want to know. This is truly the best out of all three not only because of its uniqueness, but also because the kid is a great actor. The ending is excellent, but unfortunately, you can't help but guess what will happen. I'm very willing to bet that you'll guess the wrong ending too, but I have been surprised before, so who knows? Maybe you'll find that you're surprised. Whichever way, you will like the ending!
After all the stories are told, we are taken back to the realtor who's been telling the stories. It turns out there is an extra story to tell, but unfortunately, this is a pretty average one. You'll probably guess what will happen correctly. Still, it's an extra story, right? Now the realtor is a great actor, but the people looking to buy a house could probably be a little better. Otherwise, though, everything just screams "classic campfire horror story" at you. Everything goes crazy and I admit that it's somewhat corny, but you can't help but smile.
Looking back on the movie, I can see why some people might not like this movie. However, I am a former ex-horror fan. I have seen so many horror movies that I'm pretty much de-sensitized to all the gore. The reason I'm an ex-horror fan? Because horror movies nowadays suck. The last horror movie I saw was Darkness Falls and that movie was so bad that I just stopped watching horror movies. I have had enough and the only reason I came upon this movie was because of a bargain. I must say that I'm glad I did get it because it is GREAT! It has a good plot, plausible characters, and SPECTACULAR music! At least rent this movie and enjoy it yourself sometime at night!
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MIXED FEELINGS
Added 9/2/2002
First off, I've never been much of a fan of John Ritter, (he played Jack Tripper on that inspidid sit-com show THREE'S COMPANY) but this movie isn't soley about him. But anyhow, I thought that the first story in this antholgy was pretty good and the third one. No of course the acting wasn't exactly top notch, but for this type of movie, it'll have to do.Now if you've read the previous reviews, there is no point in my waisting time in describing the strange but funny stories on this video.
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Well, all I can say its better than THE HOWLING
Added 9/2/2001
Well, the plot is lame. I never really understood it. But the realtor, that stupid john ritter guy( three's company was a bad show by the way) showed this young couple houses in this weird neighborhood. the first story was dull about the husband getting revenge on his cheating wife--the second with the evil monkey was funny yet strangely suspenseful at parts,and the last one was probably the best-about this guy, Sean, who saw preminitions of when the "granny killer" (a weirdo wearing an old lady mask) is going to strike. so he visits a psychologist to tell her whats going on and you find out shes the next victim and he came there to save her or some crap. but this OH SO THRILLING UNEXPECTED CHANGE OF EVENTS happens when she thinks sean is the killer. OOOOOOOHHHHHH SPOOKY,EH? well sean was kind of hot so i managed to get through that part unharmed. and the ending is kind of funny. all in all, i must say it is better than THE HOWLING...but that's not saying much. NEVER EVER RENT THE HOWLING. what a masterpiece that was....
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funny and scary
Added 5/31/2001
I think this movie was good even though it seemed like there were no actors with acting experience. It was funny...People with a GOOD SENSE OF HUMOR would enjoy watching this movie.
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