Review of Monkey Shines (1988) by Joseph S — 15 Apr 2009

A comedy in disguise. Funniest ending ever.

This review of Monkey Shines (1988) was written by Joseph S on 15 Apr 2009.

Monkey Shines has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Walter Chaw (1,360) for Film Freak Central (1,643) on 10 Jul 2016

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By Gergely K (144) on 03 Jun 2011

Remek pÃ (C)lda arra, hogy a majmokat miÃ (C)rt nem kell laborokban basztatni…

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By Thomas P (1,379) on 10 Dec 2011

I liked it, but I hate how the ending scene showed the paraplegic stuck in the chair chasing a monkey the hole time. A little pathetic…

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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 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 Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 25 Nov 2014

One of Romero's best non-zombie flicks, this intelligent, absorbing watch includes early roles for Stanley Tucci and Stephen Root…

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By Michael Coldwell (26) for Starburst (899) on 07 Oct 2018

The absurdity is played up, the dark laughs are plentiful and some very-repeatable lines of dialogue suggest Romero may have been midway through…

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By Paul D (6,077) on 02 Jul 2017

This movie is bad and cheesy...however, making fun of it while I watched it made it a very enjoyable experience…

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