The Hamiltons - After Dark Horror Fest | 
| Director: The Butcher Brothers
Actors: Cory Knauf, Samuel Child, Joseph Mckelheer, Mackenzie Firgens, Rebekah Hoyle
Studio: Lions Gate
Category: DVD
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Rating:  45 reviews
Sales Rank: 17866
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 86 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: LGED21083D
UPC: 031398210832
EAN: 0031398210832
ASIN: B000MEYKCS
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Release Date: March 27, 2007
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Product Description
THE HAMILTONS ARE A SEEMINGLY PICTURE-PERFECT ALL-AMERICAN FAMILY, BUT UNDERNEATH THE SURFACE THEY HAVE MORE THAN A FEW ACTUAL SKELETONS HIDING IN THEIR CLOSETS.
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 EXCELLENT INDEPENDENT FILM - MAY BE BEST OF THE FIRST SERIES April 21, 2009
fmwaalex (Austin, TX USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
THE HAMILTONS
I have to say that out of all of the films in this series this happens to be one of my favorite ones. Sure the film is flawed like most others but for the budget I truly believe this is the best they could do. I would love to this with a bigger budget because even at this one it was still great and a cool take on........... well you will see. I watched this long ago when it was first released and was thanking the filmmakers because the others in the series were a little lackluster. I would recommend this film to any fan of independent films and just over all good films.
For those who have yet to see this it follows a nice little family of siblings, their parents died and now they all live together moving on. It seems that they can't stay in one place to long even though they seem to be a nice bunch of kids. David is he oldest and is now the man of the house, a job that seems thankless. Then there are the twins Wendell and Darlene who play nice with each other if you get what I mean. And then of course there is the youngest in the group Frances who is your average teen who is out there just looking to find his place in the world. Other then a little incest with the twins this seems like a nice group of kids to the outside world right? Well all is not what it seems because underneath all that goodwill there is a dark secret that the family is hiding. Turns out this family likes to kill other people, all that is except Frances who is contemplating turning in the family.
I have to say that the only thing weighing this film down is the budget constraints and maybe some of the performances seem to lag at times but still this is good. Cory Knauf was great as Frances and played the confused teenager very well, plus I like how some of the story was told through his home camera. Samuel Child as ok as David but at times he seemed a little off, but then again that may have been the character. Then of course there are the twins played well by Joseph McKelheer and Mackenzie Firgens, both turn in good performances each. Every one else in the film were good as well but this film is about the family more so then the victims so we will leave it at that.
Writer/directors The Butcher Brothers did very well with a very low budget and pulled off one of the best in this series. Their direction is good but their real triumph is in the script, this was a really interesting story with a great outcome. Like I said they put a cool spin on something that is very familiar, you will see. The film was shot well but it doesn't look as good as some of the others in the series, budget once again. I need to check out the other film by these two, if it is near as good as this I can buy it without even watching it first. It should also be noted that Adam Weis was a writer on this as well so credit should go to him as well.
This is a very entertaining film that is one of the better ones in the series of After Dark, maybe the best of the first year, maybe. Still this is a worthy addition to any home library so I recommend a purchase and skip the rental. If you do not like low budget films because of their look or something this may not be for you. Man I love that ending.
 don't bother March 20, 2009
Frank Riker (Phoenix AZ.)
the scariest part of this movie was the acting. I had to force myself to stay awake. NO THRILLS.
 JOSEPH MCKELHEER(WENDELL)MACKENZIE FIRGENS(DARLENE)ARE THE MOVIE! February 21, 2009
DOPPELHERZ (USA)
THIS IS AN EXCELLENT MOVIE!I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS MOVIE!IT'S UNIQUE.IT'S RARE.NOT GORY.AS YOU WATCH THE MOVIE-YOU'LL UNDERSTAND WHY THEY ACT LIKE DO AND DO WHAT THEY DO.AT CERTAIN TIMES THEY KILL.THEY HANG PEOPLE UP IN THE BASEMENT IN A LOCKED CAGE ALIVE.LENNY LIVES IN THE BASEMENT LOCKED IN HIS OWN PRIVATE ROOM.WENDELL AND DARLENE ARE NASTY,AND SARCASTIC.WENDELL ESCPECIALLY IS CRUEL!I LIKE HIM THOUGH.HE'S SEXY.HIS EYES EXPRESSIONS,AND FACIAL EXPRESSIONS GO PERFECTLY WITH HIS BODY LANGUAGE,AND ATTITUDE.DARLENE'S THE SAME WAY-BUT THERE'S A CERTAIN SOMETHING ABOUT WENDELL.JOSEPH AND MACKENZIE HAVE EXCELLENT ACTING ABILITY!THAT WENDELL,THOUGH....HE'S SOMETHING ELSE!KITTIE IS DARLENES FRIEND.WHAT THEY DO TO HER...WITH FRIENDS LIKE THEM-WHO NEEDS ENEMIES?!THIS IS NOT SCARY.IT'S NOT YOUR TYPICAL HORROR MOVIE.IT'S A STRANGE MOVIE,BUT THIS MOVIE KEEPS YOUR CURIOUSITY GOING.I BOUGHT THIS MOVIE ONE TIME,AND I GAVE IT TO A FRIEND.I JUST BOUGHT IT AGAIN FOR ME TO KEEP TO ADD TO MY MOVIE COLLECTION.YOU'LL ENJOY THIS MOVIE IF YOU SEE IT.
Bargain Basement Garbage February 20, 2009
Jery Tillotson (new york city)
This independent film looks like it was made for 25 cents in somebody's suburban house on some weekend when everybody was available. The lighting and photography are on the same level as your grandma's home video of a trip to Wal-Mart. The story has something to do with a family kidnapping girls and having their pleasure in the forms of torture and death.
Hmmm, haven't we seen THAT before--like a zillion times? The cast really looks like a group of college kids who were rounded up to put in some time in front of the camera so they could put this on thier resume. The characters are cold and repulsive. The movie itself is one big snooze-fest. But then this is part of the hideous After Dark movie series--and everytime I see one it turns out to be worse than the one before.
If you like them bad, then please check out Wicked Little Things--a heart-warming saga of a bunch of junior high kids who were supposed to be zombies--and they end up looking like bored little brats, just dying to get rid of that gray make-up and matted hair.
 Not great February 16, 2009
C. Reiss
This movie was just WIERD. Basically a family feed off of other people's blood, for no explicable reason. That's it. They dont choose to off themselves, they choose to kill however many people they need to in order to survive. Two siblings - twins actually - are incestral. It just gets creepier and creepier and feels like it will never end. There's the needless one topless scene. I gave it two stars instead of one, because, like the much better 'Penny Dreadful' (stupid name, but a great film) it deals more with true horror and not blatant gore.
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