Rob Zombie's The Munsters

[zombiehorror]

Anyone who thinks "Scary Little Christmas" is better than this though is koo-koo crazy.

I would gladly be put in an insane asylum over that opinion. Munsters' Scary Little Christmas is way better than RZ's attempt.

[Akira-Devilman]

I just watched this and i am stunned the script was 5 pages long??? Theres no story here, no objective or antagonist, just a chain of scenes going nowhere.

I am really surprised people actually do liked the romance between Herman and Lily, it was the most bland and...unromantic thing i seen. I really wish Lily had someone else searching for her love or the Count do anything against Herman but nothing happend. I think that was bored me the most, the nothing happening in this movie and the fact they even put the ending in the trailer of some months ago. At least Monster Go Home had an adventure narrative and a conflict to tell...

Also waths whit Sheri Moon Zombie?? It looked like she was imitating Jack Sparrow instead of Lily.

I feel bad for Cassandra Peterson. She could have been a good antagonist who try to expell the Munsters from her comunity and yet they only give her 5 minutes on screen. I hope she didn't travel to Europe just for that.

[aura of foreboding]

Yeah, I've been thinking about it more...  and I have to say...  A LOT must have been cut out of this film, because I feel like there was very little character interaction once the story actually got going...  We spend so much time with Lily and Orlock, with the doctor and Floop, and yet we spend very little time with the main Munsters crew once Lily and Herman start dating.  Yeah, we see Lily and Herman, but where's Grandpa?  There should have been a lot more interaction between Grandpa and Herman after that first date.  Like there was this big set up for Grandpa to try to stop Herman, and then... nothing.  Furthermore, I didn't understand how Grandpa went from hating Herman to just being okay with him taking everyone to America.  Herman ruined his life, and he's just cool with it.  If there wasn't a lot cut out at this point, then I don't know what to say about the script.  I would have cut 60% of the first 30 minutes if I cut anything. 

I really like the idea of Cassandra trying to oust the Munsters.  That would have been a GREAT plot for this film. 

[Mike Scott]

I hope she didn't travel to Europe just for that.

Assuming her trip was paid for, why wouldn't she go?

[Akira-Devilman]

Assuming her trip was paid for, why wouldn't she go?

I am sure she had fun tough its a waste having her around for such a little while. Actually this applys to many characters as well that only vanished suddenly, and the Count too since like Aura of Foreboding said, he went from hating Herman to really like him and never once tried to get in the way of those two. The boring romance of Herman and Lily took too much screen time (and it would have been more interesting with the rest of the family participating).

[Earth 2 Chris]

I liked it. My daughter, who watched Munsters, Go Home pretty much none stop for a year as a toddler did too. Is it perfect? Lord no. It's probably honestly a bit too long. Maybe they cut the wrong stuff? But it was a fun watch. I was entertained, and that's what I pay the Netflix bill for. Daniel Roebuck was the best part, but I felt like the rest of the cast did a pretty good job. They evoked the characters pretty well without trying to just ape Gwynne and DeCarlo.

[BigShadow]

Let me start by saying that I liked all of Rob Zombie's movies and I've only seen about 10-15 original Munsters shows.  I went into this movie hoping for the best.  Sadly, after about 20 minutes, I wanted to turn the thing off.  It was boring and had zero plot.  I did like the various nods to classic horror movies, but that's about it.  Making it all the way through was a struggle, and when the movie was done I was sad that I just wasted an hour and a half of my night off.

[Paul L]

I'm not a fan of RZ's earlier efforts, so I went into this with low expectations. Well, I liked it!! I loved the visuals/art direction, & the actors, Dan Roebuck specifically, were fine in their roles. It was fun & entertaining, a gift to monster kids, & a loving tribute to the original show.

[Lunkenstein]

I'm not a fan of RZ's earlier efforts, so I went into this with low expectations. Well, I liked it!! I loved the visuals/art direction, & the actors, Dan Roebuck specifically, were fine in their roles. It was fun & entertaining, a gift to monster kids, & a loving tribute to the original show.

Ditto, Lundy.  I enjoyed it very much.  I do agree there really wasn't a plot, but I liked the make-up, use of color, silly humor and characters. It did seem to be a kind of love letter to '60s monster kids.

[geezer butler]

I agree with Lunk and Lundy. Fun movie. Gorgeous to look at. Love his use of colors. Fun costume and set design too. I thought Sherri Moon Zombie was ok, but didn't stand out. Grandpa was great and Herman stole the show. I'd actually look forward to a sequel.

[judd]

Just watched the film tonight.  That was well bizarre, weird, campy and a bit silly.  The plot did make sense but the could have been better constructed.  As a kiddie Halloween movie it was fine.  I enjoyed many of the jokes.  I like the use of color and the art direction. 

It was probably to off beat for many but I liked it overall.  The acting worked for the type of movie it is. 

Maybe it's the Mexican bottled coca cola or the microwave movie theater popcorn talking but overall I enjoyed it.  It is refreshing to see a comedy without below the belt humor, smarmy references or heavy scarcasm.  Fun entertaining movie for the family.  It wasn't too kiddish it had a slight edge to it.  Fun film.

[Haunted hearse]

I am sure she had fun tough its a waste having her around for such a little while. Actually this applys to many characters as well that only vanished suddenly, and the Count too since like Aura of Foreboding said, he went from hating Herman to really like him and never once tried to get in the way of those two. The boring romance of Herman and Lily took too much screen time (and it would have been more interesting with the rest of the family participating).

At the Wedding, the Count was going to say something, but a glare from Lily caused him to rethink that.

[ODBJBG]

Finally watched this.

Went in really trying to give it a go. Put aside any preconceived notions and just enjoy this.

Yeah it was bad. Really bad.

Dan's great. Visually it looks much better than the trailer would have you believe.

But nothing else is good. Not funny. No heart. No charm. Herman is unlikeable. Not his performance necessarily (though I found that rather uneven) but the writing. Herman is an oaf sure, but a loveable one. Not this one.

Rob Zombie is not a good director. Might be a swell guy, but his stuff doesn't translate to the screen. He can make a cool looking music video but movies they are a lot more than that.

At the risk of belaboring this and hurting people's feelings, I'll just say yeah my least favorite Munsters thing ever, missing the mark not only for the Munsters but just a movie in general.

[Haunted hearse]

As a person who enjoyed it, one thing I'm getting, if you hated the previews, you probably won't like it.
If you do watch it, and after 10 minutes you aren't enjoying it, you might as well turn it off, because you likely won't like the rest of it.
I watched some feature length Munster films, once a day, before buying it. I thought it compared well to the four I did watch, and I preferred it to "Munsters Revenge", which although having most of the original cast, suffered from a storyline about Herman and Grandpa needing to clear their names from crimes committed by look alike robots. I like Bob Hastings, but his "Cousin Phantom of the Opera" was not one of my favorite of his roles. Rob Zombie's film was a better job of telling the story of Munsters coming to America, then "Here Come the Munsters"(1995).
Although I would have preferred black and white, I understand Rob had to film it in color. His color palate was inspired by Creepshow, and reminded me of a black light monster poster I had growing up.
The Film also reminded me of the Groovie Goolies with their bright colors and corny humor.
So for me, it was a fun watch, and considering all the trouble Rob Zombie went through making it, I'm glad I saw it, and it's in my media library.

[aura of foreboding]

As a person who enjoyed it, one thing I'm getting, if you hated the previews, you probably won't like it.
If you do watch it, and after 10 minutes you aren't enjoying it, you might as well turn it off, because you likely won't like the rest of it.

I disagree with this, actually.  I think if you can make it through the first half hour, which has very little to do with The Munsters, you get some payoff in the rest of the film.  I actively wanted to turn it off in the first part.  I just wasn't getting into it, but it got better.