American Gothic

Starring: Yvonne De Carlo, Rod Steiger, Michael J. Pollard, Janet Wright
Directed by: John Hough
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
1988

Times Seen:
Tim: 1

Summary: Three couples on vacation have plane trouble and land on a small island. There, they find a cabin inhabited by a strange family- "Ma" and "Pa" and three "children," who act like kids, but are really middle-aged. The couples start dying and there appears to be more to the strange family then first appeared.

Review:

Tim: This is a cheesy 80's horror movie, and I absolutely hate cheesy 80's horror movies. I honestly hope I am never subjected to this film again, or any like it. Why these films exist (and why I am dumb enough to occasionally watch them) I do not know.

There isn't a good enough plot in this film for me to try and elaborate. Ma and Pa and a dysfunctional family just start killing people. I don't actually know why (probably because I was barely paying attention), but it had to do with religious reasons or something like that. I guess if you like films where the only plot is death and don't mind grossly cheesy films, then this one is for you. If you have any expectations, not just high ones, but any ones... then pass this one by.

This film should only be watched by the most diehard movie fans.... maybe only the most diehard horror fans.... well... maybe by only the most diehard cheesy 80's horror movie fans. If that isn't you, stop reading this right now and put this movie out of your head. I personally have never been the biggest fan of horror movies in general- even the ones superbly done. You can imagine how I felt about this one! I don't recommend watching this film unless you like this kind of awful filmmaking. If you do, then you found a "winner" here.



Rating 1-10
Tim's Rating- 2



If You Enjoyed This Movie, We Recommend:
any of the countless other cheesy 80's horror films