Review of Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer (2007) by Blake French for Filmcritic.com — 13 Aug 2008

Has the potential to spawn a successful franchise.

This review of Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer (2007) was written by Blake French and published by Filmcritic.com on 13 Aug 2008.

Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Jason Vargo (1) for IGN Movies (1,472) on 16 Oct 2018

The film is a wild success. That success is attributed to three factors: Trevor Matthews (as Brooks), Englund and the monster design by David Scott…

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By Jeff H (1,831) on 29 May 2011

How to do an 80s movie in 2007, with crappier visual effects, and a pathetic script: just (don't) watch Jack Brooks…

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By Ken S (1,985) on 24 Jun 2011

This was fun to watch. 85 minutes of simple horror thriller gory action goodness from an independent film crew and cast…

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By Steve W (2,154) on 05 Oct 2010

I'm glad I gave this indie horror movie a chance. It was a nice throwback to classic horror movies like Evil Dead…

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By Uriah O (2) on 31 Dec 2009

I really didn't think I would like this. I expected it to be as dark as Evil Dead but I did actually enjoy it…

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By Michael T (3,420) on 01 Aug 2017

Fair-to-middling horror comedy tries hard but doesn't always succeed; Robert Englund hams it up as the main monster…

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By James S (2,117) on 25 Mar 2011

Not bad but I'd have preferred a bit monster slaying. It also felt like a pilot for a tv series & not really a fully realised film…

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By John S (2,711) on 19 May 2011

If you don't take it too seriously (and who would, considering its title and cover) its just pure great fun with style and pretty visuals,…

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By James C (2,975) on 15 Jun 2010

Take an episode of Buffy, replace the wisecracking heroine with an unkempt plumber with a rage problem, drag the story to feature length with…

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