Review of Monkey Shines (1988) by Ad V — 19 Aug 2012

A comedy in disguise. Funniest ending ever.

This review of Monkey Shines (1988) was written by Ad V on 19 Aug 2012.

Monkey Shines has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Sanjid P (73) on 14 Nov 2010

One of my favorite late 80's horror thriller which I saw twice before but that was quite a long time ago (when it first came out here in VHS!)…

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By Richard Harrington (181) for Washington Post (9,851) on 05 May 2015

While Romero's past films have for the most part been experiments in horror (or at best, terror), Monkey Shines moves in another direction…

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By Luke B (1,067) on 04 Apr 2011

I should have watched Toy Story 3…

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By Anton Bitel (1,340) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 07 Oct 2018

Before its disappointing dénouement, Monkey Shines is a very tense thriller concerned precisely with one man's struggle to tame his older,…

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By Prkprk P (290) on 03 Feb 2011

It takes too long to get going, the characters are flat, and, to be honest, it was quite boring…

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By Ken S (1,985) on 18 Jan 2013

Having such a better video box and poster, I always wanted to see this until it faded into obscurity, even among Romero's efforts…

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By Bill B (2,505) on 31 Jul 2015

Surprised by how intense it got, considering it didn't start well…

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By Røgers C (23) on 03 Dec 2011

Decent movie and I really don't get all of the hate. Yet again, I don't really care for Zombie movies in general…

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By Mitch B (96) on 21 Apr 2012

Solid Frankenstein tale, but with a helper monkey…

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