Review of Monkey Shines (1988) by Gustavo G — 13 Nov 2007

Ahead of it's time. a Romero classic.

This review of Monkey Shines (1988) was written by Gustavo G on 13 Nov 2007.

Monkey Shines has generally received mixed reviews.

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Review of Monkey Shines (1988)

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 Jon A (725) on 15 Oct 2010

Welcome this psychological terror into your brain. A hopeless love that will no doubt touch you on primitive level. Intense, and thrilling…

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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 Craig T (648) on 08 Feb 2011

Romero usually brings us at lease a moderate success in terror…

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By Dustin Putman (2,479) for TheBluFile.com (40) on 17 Nov 2014

Features a compelling plot and some stylish individual moments of tension during the thunderous climax, but its energy is sapped and forward…

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By Cory A (255) on 16 Oct 2011

That monkey better have gotten some sort of award…

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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 Bheema D (235) on 13 Nov 2014

What it lacks in the musical and visual departments, it makes up for in it's Freudian concepts, delightfully cynical writing and surprisingly…

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By Stuart B (410) on 14 Jul 2011

George A. Romero's zombieless Monkey Shines is quite fascinating and tensefying in certain parts of the film…

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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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