It's a serious shame that for many unsuspecting people, this will be their first introduction and probably final viewing to Herman, Lilly and Grandpa Munster.
I was fortunate enough to watch reruns of the show on Nick at Night as a kid. It became one of my favorite shows ever. Wow! Universal monsters but they're all friendly and funny.
Zombie's Munsters did not seem to catch the primary conceit of the show. The primary joke being the juxtaposition of these monsters in the normal world. The film should have been about a modern Munsters living in modern America.
Instead we're treated to Zombie's Halloween fever dream set in Transylvania where the primary premise is lost completely.
The jokes are horrible. Zombie's editing is indulgent and really drags on. The jokes don't have any punch or snappiness. But somehow I get dizzy with Zombie making some of the most amateur cuts and shots I've seen.
The acting is horrible. Herman comes off as an arrogant mean idiot instead of a sweet intelligent articulate lovable oaf. Lilly comes off as I don't even know what she's going for but she's not the strong character I knew from the show. Her hands for some reason are glued to her shoulders.
I wanted to like the movie and I thought even the set design was pretty fun and campy. But as the horrible jokes screamed in my face begging me to laugh along with people dressed but acting nothing like characters I loved, I became increasingly angry at this film. I'm not saying do a Fred Gwynne impression but at least make your voice not sound like nails on a chalkboard and attempt to capture his lovable essence.
Everything about this is horrible. It was painful to watch. 2 hours felt like 5. It felt like nobody involved in making this movie could recognize what was and wasn't working. I'm guessing because they're all friends/family. What a shame. Don't watch this movie. Watch the original show.
I was fortunate enough to watch reruns of the show on Nick at Night as a kid. It became one of my favorite shows ever. Wow! Universal monsters but they're all friendly and funny.
Zombie's Munsters did not seem to catch the primary conceit of the show. The primary joke being the juxtaposition of these monsters in the normal world. The film should have been about a modern Munsters living in modern America.
Instead we're treated to Zombie's Halloween fever dream set in Transylvania where the primary premise is lost completely.
The jokes are horrible. Zombie's editing is indulgent and really drags on. The jokes don't have any punch or snappiness. But somehow I get dizzy with Zombie making some of the most amateur cuts and shots I've seen.
The acting is horrible. Herman comes off as an arrogant mean idiot instead of a sweet intelligent articulate lovable oaf. Lilly comes off as I don't even know what she's going for but she's not the strong character I knew from the show. Her hands for some reason are glued to her shoulders.
I wanted to like the movie and I thought even the set design was pretty fun and campy. But as the horrible jokes screamed in my face begging me to laugh along with people dressed but acting nothing like characters I loved, I became increasingly angry at this film. I'm not saying do a Fred Gwynne impression but at least make your voice not sound like nails on a chalkboard and attempt to capture his lovable essence.
Everything about this is horrible. It was painful to watch. 2 hours felt like 5. It felt like nobody involved in making this movie could recognize what was and wasn't working. I'm guessing because they're all friends/family. What a shame. Don't watch this movie. Watch the original show.
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