ReaderKenka
Let's be realistic.
Tayloriona
Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.
Erica Derrick
By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
jlthornb51
The Hamiltons is an amazing film from the "Butcher Brothers" and it proves to be one of the most creative, unique motion pictures of the season. Benefiting from authentic Petaluma locations that bring tremendous atmosphere to the story, this is a horror film that grabs an audience by the throat and never lets go. In fact, the imagery in the movie will haunt viewers for some time after the shattering climax. With startling violence and graphic horror that truly disturbs, The Hamiltons succeeds as a horror film as well as a social commentary. Insightful, outrageously terror filled, and incredibly engrossing, you will not soon forget the motion picture experience that is The Hamiltons.
bowmanblue
The Hamiltons are a nice, ordinary middle class family in America. Apart from the fact they like to trap people in their basement and then eat them.The film does its best to try and inject some new life into the current obsession the cinematic public has with vampires, as it tries to portray them as basically a normal family (i.e. they don't fear Peter Cushine's crucifix, throw up when you try and feed them garlic bread, or sparkle in the sunlight - like any self-respecting vampire would actually sparkle in sunlight!). Their only weakness is their blood lust.It's pretty low budget, so don't expect A-list actors staring longingly into each other's eyes, nor any amazing transformations when neighbouring werewolves steam in to save the day. It seems to be filmed on video, giving it quite a student-feel.Is it any good? A lot of people say no, but I think that's a little unfair. Because the main character looks suspiciously like a 'Cullen' I suspect that a lot of people thought this might be in some way like the Twilight films. It isn't. It's more pure horror and horror without an awful lot of gore.If you're looking for Twilight then look elsewhere. If you don't mind a low-budget, slow-burning horror flick with characters who you probably won't really care much for, then you might be able to get something out of it.http://thewrongtreemoviereviews.blogspot.co.uk/
jfarms1956
The Hamiltons is a movie which is geared for horror fans where the horror is not of the supernatural kind. The film moves at a fairly slow pace. The Hamiltons sort of reminds me of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre movies. However, the Hamiltons does not have all the gore that the Texas Chainsaw Massacre has. It dos have some gore. I wish that storytellers would come up with other scenarios rather than a Texas Chainsaw Massacre do-over. It's been done, again and again. The characters are shallow and so is the plot. This is a good movie to have a TV watch party to. This is a late night movie. Popcorn all around here. Try to get something out of the movie.
Petrea
Don't waste your time or money on this film. This is quite possibly one of the worst films that I have seen in a long, long time. Aside from it's complete and utter predictability, there were flaws in the acting, the camera work, the script and the overall plot.The Butcher Brothers made an attempt at including a few twists in their storyline with a big twist at the end. However these won't come as any surprise to anybody with half a brain (if you don't guess they're vampires then that's 10 points from Gryffindor). Plus, there were so many things left unexplained. You have no idea how the parents died, why the twins were incestuous or why the youngest brother had such an obsession with filming (the 'film project' excuse is obviously bullsh*t).Some of the camera work looked like it had been taken out of a high school film project - and no, I'm not talking about the shots recorded from the youngest brother's camcorder. The characters had absolutely no depth to them, and the acting - oh the acting. This film left me with so many questions, the biggest one being: why the hell was this film made?
