Review of Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer (2007) by James M — 14 Aug 2008

Well... It tries to be this generations Army of Darkness... Doesn't quite reach that title... I'd say its good for a laugh and a rental.

This review of Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer (2007) was written by James M on 14 Aug 2008.

Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer has generally received mixed reviews.

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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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By Jason V (633) on 04 Dec 2012

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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 Sanal R (255) on 29 Jul 2012

A sincere but sometimes-excessive send up of low-rent horror hokum, Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer features some sharp laughs and features a scene-stealing…

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By Jack T (264) on 12 May 2010

Stuff it Hollywood machine. This is how to make a monster flick…

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By Krisspics M (100) on 06 Nov 2010

Average joe kicks monster but and kills freddy kruger. well not really but robert englund…

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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 Katchoo _ (236) on 21 Sep 2010

Started really slow, but in the end I enjoyed it. Best part, no shitty CGI…

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By Nurul I (152) on 01 Feb 2010

Well, at least it was short. And it could have been worse. It was actually pretty funny…

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