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Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

kosmasp I guess some didn't like the fact, that this entry into the Masters of Horror series is so tongue in cheek. Some have even written, that Mr. Landis is not that much of a "master" (of Horror), having only done "Werewolf in London". The thing is, that with "only" that one movie, he has proved, that he can handle horror and comedy really well. I had the pleasure of watching Werewolf in London last year and it the movie hasn't dated.The tone is similar here, with supporting characters, that aren't really necessary (story-wise), but add to the whole weird world Landis creates. The actors are really great and the idea of a spin off to this, sounds awesome (though I don't think that is likely to happen, ever). On the DVD there is also a commentary track, which by only a few bits that I've listened to so far, is as entertaining as this episode.If you can cope with the humor and some nice references, you will like this. It has some very crazy ideas. Plus the woman in the lead role, is just stunning. If not for anything else, watch it for her! ;o)

MARIO GAUCI This is easily one of the best MOH entries I've watched thus far, and definitely the most entertaining. I missed out on Landis' second horror outing – INNOCENT BLOOD (1992) – so I was relieved to note that he has lost none of his talent in this field (to say nothing of his uncanny ability to mix chills and gore with broad humor) in the years since AN American WEREWOLF IN London (1981); by the way, there's a brilliantly funny reference to that landmark film here. As can be guessed from the title, what we have in this episode is a half-woman half-deer who seduces and then brutally murders her prey (actually reminiscent of "Carpathian Eagle", one of the more successful entries in the HAMMER HOUSE OF HORROR [1980] TV series). Of course, nobody at first can make the connection between the presence of both a sensual native American girl (one minor gripe I have with this is the fact that everybody seems to fall for her obvious charms without once questioning her inability to speak, unless we're to believe the victims are all lechers) and a deer-apparently-gone-berserk at the scene of each crime!; the single funniest sequence is the hero having multiple (and wildly divergent) visions of the first murder – culminating in a bit where a deer, clothed and walking upright, makes off with a girl into the woods! Running hand in hand with the investigation is his story – a disgraced cop forced to deal with cases of animal aggression slowly regaining his integrity and faith in the job. Ironically, since he'd been demoted after having accidentally shot his own partner, it's only after his new assistant succumbs himself to the titular creature that he's able to bring her to book. Wisely, Landis leaves his comic baggage behind for the intense (if somewhat abrupt) finale – though coming in again at the very end as the hero realizes that he won't be able to satisfactorily explain the mystery to his superiors, so that it's back to 'harmless' animals for him from there on in

KitsunegariBlu In 2005 Showtime gathered a who's who of ground breaking Horror film writers and directors in one place, for it's "Masters Of Horror" anthology series. The first season contained 13, one hour episodes, each directed/written by a different writer/director.The reason I mention this is because one of my favorite episodes happens to be "Deer Woman" 1:07. Rated USA:TV-MA/Australia:MADirected By John Landis & Written by Max & John Landis. You might be familiar with the name John Landis, because he's also the fella that Directed Animal House, & Both Blues Brothers Movies as well as HBO's series, "Dream On".. How's he an important Horror director? Well he also directed An American Werewolf In London and Innocent Blood. Staring Brian Benben of HBO's "Dream On" fame as Det. Dwight Faraday, Cinthia Moura as 'The Deer Woman', and wait for it...WAIT FOR IT...from SG-1, Alex Zahara as Det. Patterson. As well as Julian Christopher, John Bear Curtis, Micheal P Northey, Andy Thompson, John R Taylour & Don Thompson from SG-1 and Edmond Kato Wong, Sonja Bennett, Ben Cotton, Steve Archer, from Stargate:Atlantis.Okay so about the actual episode it's self. I loved it, because despite Deer Woman being topless, big whoop. So was Sha're for Children Of the Gods. and barring some of the foul language, they drop the F-bomb if I recall. Violence, with a smidgen of gore. John Landis has left most of the horrific details, like a real director does, to the viewers imagination. And he's peppered the entire episode with humor. There's a dream montage that literally had me laughing so hard I nearly woke up my sleeping household.It's the tale of a Det. Faraday, a lonely cop stuck on animal calls, and desk duty. And how he gets a 'break' so to speak when he gets the "Deer Woman" case, and follows all his leads, deciding that perhaps "Deer Woman" is the same entitiy from an ancient Native American Indian Myth. Or maybe not. I won't tell, the only thing I will say is that Faraday gets to redeem himself at the end of the storey despite the fact that Alex Zahara's Det. Patterson proceeds to be a very amusing thorn in Faraday's side.Either way, if you're old enough, Check it out. It was like I said a great combination of humor and horror. See You Next Wednesday. Love, Grace & Peace, GunnerI felt like Norma Desmond~John Landis commenting on his visit to Paramount for the first time in many years.

Carsten Corleis The Series "Masters of Horror" was not aired in Germany yet, but i found the "Deer Woman"-DVD (already dubbed into German) at www.amazon.de and the story seems weird and interesting (beside, the Deer is my animal totem :-), and after all the werewolf, vampire and zombie-movies that was made in the last 80 years, it was something new: A kind of were-deer...? Okay, the (under normal conditions) shy and gentle deer is not really suitable for becoming a movie-monster, but Landis movie based on an old native American legend. So the story-core of "Deer Woman" was not his own idea. The best point is, that John Landis did not try to made the film too serious, it was in different reviews compared with his "American Werewolf in London" (wich was referenced in "Deer Woman" too), and this is true. It contains a kind of humor of it's own, bizarre dialogs and ideas. The story flows straight forward in the typical plot of a "X-Files" episode. The only disadvantages are in my opinion the weak ending (there is not really a showdown, and we never find out why the Deer Woman kill all the man) and that we not get more info about the Deer Woman and the Deer Woman legend. Searching on the WWW shows, that the version used by John Landis is only one version. Other versions of the legend depicts the Deer Woman not as a killer, but very dangerous for man too: In these stories, a beautiful young woman meets a young man and entrances him into a sexual relationship. The woman is so beautiful that the young man is often swayed by her beauty away from family, home, community. If the young man is so entranced as to not notice the young woman's feet (hooves) then he falls under her spell and stays with her forever, wasting away into depression, despair, prostitution, and ultimately, death. All in all, a well made short movie, not groundbreaking or spectacular, but a fair 7/10.