movie: The Monster Squad
starring: Andre Gower, Duncan Regehr
genre: Comedy
year: 1987
format: DVD
plot: A group of friends who love monster movies find a diary that once belonged to Van Helsing and discover that not only are monsters real, but that once every hundred years they have a chance to take over the world, and it just so happens that that the kids are the only thing standing in the way of Dracula having control of the world.
Classic! Classic! Classic!
I think this is the first time since the golden age of Universal that all the major monsters are in one film.
I popped this in the DVD player and was laughing within minutes, nodding to my pizza, cause I had forgotten just how great this film is. Jam packed with one liners that have become more then just cool quotes or catch phrases, but such iconic moments of monster related history. (Wolfman's got nards)
This movie is 26 years old and it still rocks! It's one of those films that at first glance seems like it would be complete cheese, but it's not. It manages to balance the absurd with the rational, which I think is what makes it feel like a real drama.
what do i think i learned from this film?
This movie deals with finding the courage to stand up for yourself, for your family/friends and even your "village". We see the dad who is a cop, battling the wolfman because it's both his job and because his family is in danger. The things that everyone had been fighting about in the beginning of the film becomes seen as the petty nothings they really are when a real danger is presented.
All the preconceived notions everyone has about everyone and everything, including the idea of real security, is shattered when they realize that there are bigger and badder things in the night.
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