Review of Monkey Shines (1988) by Gabe D — 11 May 2008

Romero Is God. But Even God Made mistakes.

This review of Monkey Shines (1988) was written by Gabe D on 11 May 2008.

Monkey Shines has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Alexander C (2,448) on 31 Oct 2012

It worked for me; I'm working on severing my spinal column as we speak. creepy, obsessive, telepathic, monkey- partner here I come…

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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 Rob Beattie (7) for Empire (3,446) on 30 Apr 2016

Getting the best out of a middling novel, Romero finds new, less gruesome avenues for his skills…

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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 Scotty P (114) on 24 Sep 2011

Call me crazy, but I actually kinda enjoyed this…

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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 Shawn W (1,705) on 09 Jun 2017

Scientist gifts one of his trained lab monkeys that has been used to strange experiments to his paralyzed friend to help him with simple tasks…

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By Mitchell P (36) on 01 Jun 2012

I remember as a child looking at all the horror film cases in my local video store and always seeing this, the UK video sleeve featured an…

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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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By Ad V (401) on 19 Aug 2012

A comedy in disguise. Funniest ending ever…

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