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Cory Knauf, Samuel Child, Joseph McKelheer

David, Wendell, Darlene and Francis Hamilton are siblings who have recently moved to a quaint town in Northern California. They are struggling to settle in and adjust to the new area, while still grie...( read more  read more... )ving the recent death of their parents. David, the oldest, has taken it upon his shoulders to pick up the responsibility for the orphaned family. The twins, Wendell and Darlene, seem to have their own dark agenda and share an eerie connection that keeps them apart from the family. Francis, the youngest and most sensitive of the family, has recently found an old video camera that belonged to his deceased parents, and he's using it to work on a school project about his family. It's through Francis' eyes that we soon get to know the Hamiltons and realize that there are more disturbing elements lurking below their "ordinary" household. Once the other siblings realize that Francis' project may put their dark secrets in jeopardy, Francis faces the toughest decisions of his life--to become a cold-blooded killer like his older siblings--or turn to the only people who have ever truly loved him, and spare the lives of his family's latest victims.

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Directed by: Mitchell Altieri, Phil Flores

Release Date: November 19, 2006

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DVD Release Date: March 27, 2007

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  • RCCLBC
    October 6, 2008
    RCCLBC
    I'm going to be generous here and chalk up all of the problems that I had with this film to "budget restrictions".

    I'll follow that up by saying that I think the basic premise here is intersting and while there have been variations of this "theme" over the past several years.....( read more).I think this film had a (rather) fresh approach to it.

    One of the main issues I had is that it felt like they just couldn't decide (character wise) what they were going for here.

    At times their approach felt very "tongue in cheek", some parts felt like they were going for "deep, dark and brooding" and at times it felt like they wanted that "torture/horror" feel that seems to be all the rage lately. Each of which can be effective in the horror genre, but are very difficult to do (WELL) all in one film. Had they decided on one or even narrowed it down to two, it may have been better.

    Making this even more of a challenge was the acting, which was mediocre and slightly cartoonish at times. And the dialog was often times painfully bad.

    As a first/early film for the Butcher Brothers, it's impressive. As a horror film in general...it is simply o.k.
  • organgrinder136
    May 3, 2008
    organgrinder136
    very original story about a group of siblings regularly moving house and abducting local youth to their basement for a very shady reason. definitely not what you'd expect. refreshing. i liked it as the movie didn't reveal what's going on until the end. without doing it that way i...( read more)t wouldn't have been so engrossing. i thought mackenzie firgins was ace in it. good independent flick
  • crackingdanio
    April 7, 2008
    crackingdanio
    interesting docu-style horror film
  • SilentWarProductions2009
    January 3, 2008
    SilentWarProductions2009
    Directed by: The Butcher Brothers.
    Starring: Cory Knauf, Samuel Child, Mackenzie Firgens, Rebekah Hoyle, Joseph McKelheer.

    One of the 8 films to die for 2006...the fact that we don't have anything like that in this country always annoyed me, but seein...( read more)g as the movie's are slowly appearing on DVD here, at least I get to see them. The Hamilton's will be the second film I have seen from this festival lineup and after the disappointing film 'The Abandoned', this shows promise.

    The story follows The Hamilton's, who seem like such a normal family. When there parents die of a mysterious death, they stick together with the oldest being the 'man of the family'. But they hold a horrible secret that keeps them going. They move house every few months with new identities. They kidnap people...but what for? And who is 'Lennie' that lives in the basement that they feed the victims to?

    The front DVD cover and most of the marketing made it appear like a horror film...but it isn't really and this is both the films strong and weak point. What impressed me was the study of character. What lacks in a lot of horror based films nowadays is character. We explore one of the younger siblings grip with his families secret and how he questions the saying on 'how families should stick together', even when he believes it, it's a rather interesting and refreshing look that isn't spectacular, but considerably deep...but with the cast consisting of 4 characters, 2 are misdirected. Introducing Wendell and Darlene, twin brother and sister with names that go well together (of course). They are meant to represent the 'darker' side of the film and although they show us clues of where the film might head (I won't spoil anything), they are completely unlikable and cliched...and a change from the other two. Some of the horror elements are interesting, with a few moments of tense atmosphere and decent lighting, it is effective but lacks a balance with the rest...and anyone expecting gore will be disappointed (aside from a few key shots). The acting is a little too mundane. As expected from a very unknown cast, each actor has no real qualities to mention that shows promise, but it never takes the film down as neither of them are really bad.

    The twist at the end is certainly shocking and sudden...and I give credit to that, but then the reveal of 'Lennie' is a disappointment. That pretty much sums the film up though, although it is a very interesting character study, with thoughtful dialogue and quite a refreshing take on certain elements of the genre, it is balanced with a slow pacing, mundane acting, little gore and very little in the way of horror, as advertised. Still, a very promising start from 'The Butcher Brothers' (even there screen name shows promise) that beats many modern day horror films out of the water and it continues to show that Independent cinema is the way to start.
  • kiriyamakazou
    August 26, 2007
    kiriyamakazou
    This film takes a looks at a family of killers. A nice twist to teh usual horror formula, however it falls flat. It ends on a twist but doesn't stop there. It seems to be asking forgiveness for its characters actions, and although the twist supports this we have seen them kill wi...( read more)th glee in a very sadistic way. The acting is mediocre and the film is poorly shot but there is enough intrigue to keep you guessing and interested.
  • stilettokillerz
    November 15, 2009
    stilettokillerz
    Amazingly baaaaaaaaad.
  • holocaustoinfer
    November 5, 2009
    holocaustoinfer
    when i watched this movie i said to myslef, damn this film has potential...too sad they didnīt take advantage of that and made a boring film, with potential... :( where are the good "8 films to die for"?
  • dukeakasmudge
    October 20, 2009
    dukeakasmudge
    After Dark Horror Fest garbage
  • marvelgirl
    September 6, 2009
    marvelgirl
    not the avergae run of the mill horror, nicely played out and a good new twist on an old horror villian
  • rayzor1969
    August 28, 2009
    rayzor1969
    good but some scenes were really lengthly bad editing

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