Review of The Monster Squad (1987) by Blais E — 09 Mar 2011
Essentially a children's film, along similar lines to "The Goonies", but far superior in every way to that painfully--execrable torture-trip, herein being the lively account of a group of young monster-movie aficionados' attempts to save their small town from the encroachment of classic film-fiends brought to life.
The kid-protagonists are likable & realistic, not the typically wise-cracking smart-asses that plagued many films of the time. And late monster-making maestro Stan Winston's marvelously-updated designs of Universal's classic monsters ( A peaceful, mild-mannered Frankenstein Monster, a very realistic-looking Mummy, a burly, fish-faced Creature from the Black Lagoon, a huge and very-sociopathic werewolf, and a viciously-debonair Count Dracula-) are impressive things-of-beauty indeed.
The Creature from the B-L is especially memorable, & Duncan Regehr gives Christopher Lee a run for his money as a VERY nasty Drac! A fab flick for Halloween festivities!
This review of The Monster Squad (1987) was written by Blais E on 09 Mar 2011.
The Monster Squad has generally received positive reviews.
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