Quick Movie Reviews
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3.5/4
Indyfreak - wrote on 10/18/2020
Preposterous yet delightfully amusing horror-comedy that serves as a loving tribute to classic monster films. It’s remarkably short at about an hour and fifteen minutes before ending credits, but it wastes no time and packs a lot of action into the plot. The core cast of kid protagonists are all adept at speaking writer Shane Black’s wisecracking dialogue. Further to its credit, it is much more violent than one might expect from a cheesy ‘80s kids movie but that’s partly what makes The Monster Squad so much fun.
Rating of
3/4
Amy - wrote on 02/15/2016
cheesy but cute. actually, it's striking how much cursing and sex-talk there was for a movie about and for little kids... I don't think kids movies today are like that, which is perhaps a loss.
Rating of
2.5/4
Matthew Brady - wrote on 10/24/2015
Dracula: [holding Phoebe up by her throat] "Give me the amulet, you BITCH!". The story is about a group of kids, with the help of Frankenstein, must save their town from Dracula, the wolfman and gillman. Monster Squad is the most ridiculous, silly, goofy 80's fluff you'll ever come across, but I'll be lying if I say that I wasn't entertained by the movie because I was.
Rating of
2.5/4
Unknown - wrote on 06/10/2012
A comedy-horror-action film for the younger crowd. I didn't watch this in my youth, but I still appreciate the humor and fun 'kid' vibe it presents. The only downside to this movie is that it is too short and doesn't tell a full and complete story. It's more interested in taking out the monsters, which isn't necessarily a bad thing.
Rating of
3/4
sapien - wrote on 12/11/2010
The Wolfman has nards?! lol. I don't remember much about this movie. But, I do remember liking it.
Rating of
3.5/4
Court J. - wrote on 03/26/2009
Much like The Goonies this flick has a great replay value. I love all things that deal with classic movie monsters and this one has them in spades. As usual the late great Stan Winston and his crew bring their 'A' game! I love the sleek fantastic look of The Gillman. Also i really dig Tom Noonan's performance as Frankenstein. He brought some much needed depth to that worn out character. As for a favorite Squad member. Well that honor goes to the badass-ness that is Horace. I got a kick out of him discovering that the Wolfman possessed testicular fortitude. Then there is the classic scene when Horace shows Kevin Arnold's big bro that he is one 'fat kid' you don't want to mess with!!
Rating of
3/4
Josh C - wrote on 08/19/2007
I first saw this movie when I was younger and remembered it being a great movie. It is a similar to the Goonies and Gremlins in the type of over-the-top humor and dialog it has. If I saw it for the first time today I am sure it wouldn't be nearly as good as I remembered. With that said, it still has some funny scenes, an outlandish plot and a good old fashioned 80's plot. With the wolfman, Dracula, gillman and Frankenstein, don't expect anything less than Awesome!
