Very disturbing and hard to watch at times, but has a pretty interesting and unique plot.
19 Reviews
Dark and disturbing
adeleysim19 April 2020
You're not like us
nogodnomasters9 February 2020
Warning: Spoilers
This is a Taiwanese film with subtitles in English, French, and Spanish. Some high school students capture and torture "a monster." The monster was once a girl changed by voodoo and act like Juon who is a zombie and vampire. The monster has a monster sister who wants to free her.
The film was not as interesting a "Deadgirl" even though the boys were boob crazy. The teacher was extremely bad and I am not sure of the point they were attempting to make about liberal education. I regret paying for the film, but not watching it.
Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity. Spoken language didn't line up with subtitles.
The film was not as interesting a "Deadgirl" even though the boys were boob crazy. The teacher was extremely bad and I am not sure of the point they were attempting to make about liberal education. I regret paying for the film, but not watching it.
Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity. Spoken language didn't line up with subtitles.
The movie that makes you root for the monsters
killercharm6 August 2022
Just love this flick. Is that title supposed to be like the old Casper cartoons? Every time somebody saw Casper they would shout, "Gho gho gho ghost!" Like, if I saw a monster, I might very well shout, "Mon mon mon monster!" Anyway, these monsters are great. They're a sister team of ghouls who live under the city. They catch homeless men and eat them. Then, when a gang of thugs is sentenced to community service by their teacher, they go down into the belly of the beast and catch the younger of the two ghouls, after they abuse the very homeless they were sent to help. They chain up the little one and bring her to their hangout, an abandoned pool. Once there they torture the ghoulet mercilessly. This is the story of how our hero, the abused member of the gang, finally wakes up and figures out who the real ghouls are.
Definitely one of the best film, don't get food by the negative reviews
g-7560430 October 2017
9/10 movie but i am giving it 10 just because there are so many negative reviews and I don't want people to miss out such a good movie because of the reviews. One of the best film i have seen in ages!! I believe most of the negative review come from people who did not like the director of the Movie due to some drama that happened years ago, I think it is only fair to Judge the movie by itself not how the director handle his own personal affairs. I would definitely give this film more then 10 star if I could. This is definitely a brilliant movie that stands out from a typical horror film.
Kar Kar Kar Karma
cahidi24 November 2022
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I hate the toxic environment that is shown in this movie. From the bullies (the whole classmates are all bullies, all sinners!) to the I-don't-give-a damn-about-my-students teacher who lets her students behave like neanderthals right in front of her. The followers of Buddha should protest against this movie cause that incompetent teacher was described as a follower of Buddhism. This movie gives Buddhism a bad rep. I mean, even after the protagonist (the bullied kid) got a tape of confession from the bullies about their crimes, she pretended it doesn't exist. And she even called the kid a snitch! Wow, worst teacher of all time! It's no mystery why her students turned out that way. Cause she didn't even care about their moral education.
Well, that's the thing I hate most about this movie. But even after I got struck by all of the negativity, I still find a moral lesson to be learned from this movie. That's why I still gave it 7 stars. Not to mention, the acting was pretty good. The special effects were also good. And the ending gave a good twist.
Well, that's the thing I hate most about this movie. But even after I got struck by all of the negativity, I still find a moral lesson to be learned from this movie. That's why I still gave it 7 stars. Not to mention, the acting was pretty good. The special effects were also good. And the ending gave a good twist.
Would not recommend
kelserenity-5975611 March 2018
Warning: Spoilers
I love Asian horror movies so was excited to watch this after seeing positive reviews. This movie is listed as horror/comedy, I found nothing about this movie funny, at all. I really hated this movie and feel it was very mean spirited. I'm not sure what kind of person would find this movie funny but trust me, there is nothing funny in it besides a few short scenes in the beginning. Anyone can throw some nice gore into a movie :boring: what makes a horror movie good is the story and characters. I hated both but mostly the characters.
A bunch of boys capture a little girl that is a ghoul, the little ghoul has an older sister whom she lives with who is also a ghoul. They live in boxes in a crappy area where homeless people are forced to live. Yes they capture and eat people to survive, they only show them kill one person and they do it fast, like predators that only kill for food.
The boys that capture the little girl ghoul take immense pleasure in causing everyone around them pain. They torment the helpless whenever possible, namely older people who can't even feed themselves. They torment a classmate and the teacher is very apathetic, she acts very bizarre. The classmate they torment ends up hanging around with them for reasons i won't get into since it doesn't really matter and goes along with everything they tell him to do. You lose all respect for him and feel no sympathy at all since he is too weak to do the right thing. He is a selfish little twit that only cares about himself and not getting beat up by the other boys.
They then go on for the entire movie to torture a little girl ghoul who is chained up and helpless. They delight in finding new ways to torture her, pulling her teeth out one by one as she screams, burning her and even beating her. They drill a metal plate over her mouth using screws. The bullied classmate feels bad about all this yet does nothing to help her, he in fact joins in with the others.
I only watched it to the end hoping to see the older ghoul find the younger one and exact her revenge, I couldn't wait to see those little brats die slowly and see the younger ghoul saved, but nope...couldn't even get that satisfaction. The ending sucked and I hated every single one of the characters, all but the "monsters". But of course the "real" monsters were the students. The movie ended leaving me with a sick feeling....
TLDR: a group of boys torture a little girl and just when you think you can't hate them more any more than you already do, especially the weak minded selfish bullied one that acts like a victim instead of standing up and doing the right thing, you do..the end
A bunch of boys capture a little girl that is a ghoul, the little ghoul has an older sister whom she lives with who is also a ghoul. They live in boxes in a crappy area where homeless people are forced to live. Yes they capture and eat people to survive, they only show them kill one person and they do it fast, like predators that only kill for food.
The boys that capture the little girl ghoul take immense pleasure in causing everyone around them pain. They torment the helpless whenever possible, namely older people who can't even feed themselves. They torment a classmate and the teacher is very apathetic, she acts very bizarre. The classmate they torment ends up hanging around with them for reasons i won't get into since it doesn't really matter and goes along with everything they tell him to do. You lose all respect for him and feel no sympathy at all since he is too weak to do the right thing. He is a selfish little twit that only cares about himself and not getting beat up by the other boys.
They then go on for the entire movie to torture a little girl ghoul who is chained up and helpless. They delight in finding new ways to torture her, pulling her teeth out one by one as she screams, burning her and even beating her. They drill a metal plate over her mouth using screws. The bullied classmate feels bad about all this yet does nothing to help her, he in fact joins in with the others.
I only watched it to the end hoping to see the older ghoul find the younger one and exact her revenge, I couldn't wait to see those little brats die slowly and see the younger ghoul saved, but nope...couldn't even get that satisfaction. The ending sucked and I hated every single one of the characters, all but the "monsters". But of course the "real" monsters were the students. The movie ended leaving me with a sick feeling....
TLDR: a group of boys torture a little girl and just when you think you can't hate them more any more than you already do, especially the weak minded selfish bullied one that acts like a victim instead of standing up and doing the right thing, you do..the end
Surprisingly bleak.
BA_Harrison6 January 2019
This one came as a complete surprise to me: behind the rather playful title lies an unexpectedly harrowing, mean-spirited and nihilistic tale that leaves quite the emotional impact.
Lin Shu-wei (Yu-Kai Teng) is an unpopular high-school student who faces daily bullying from his classmates and a lack of empathy from his teacher. When Shu-wei is accused of stealing money, he is given community service, along with three of his most cruel tormenters, led by callous classmate Duan Ren-hao (Kent Tsai). Sent to work at an old people's home, the class bullies abuse the pensioners, with Shu-wei joining in, relieved to not be the target of the torture for a change.
One night, the four teenagers sneak into the home to steal a locked case belonging to an elderly ex-soldier, believing it to contain valuables. During the burglary, the lads encounter a ghoulish flesh-eating girl that chases them out of the building, only for her to be knocked down by a car (which promptly drives away). Taking the creature to their hideout, the bullies set about inflicting pain upon their prisoner, with Shu-wei a reluctant participant. Meanwhile, the cannibalistic kiddie's older sister is on the hunt for her missing sibling...
With almost no genuinely sympathetic characters, the message of Mon Mon Mon Monsters is that humans are the real monsters. We lose much of our sympathy for Shu-wei when he joins in with the bullies, his teacher is heartless, the driver of the car that hits the little girl immediately flees the scene, and Ren-hao and his pals are sociopaths. For some, this will mean that the film will prove too much to handle, but for those who enjoy disturbing cinema, this is a well-directed treat that keeps on surprising, right down to the bitter end.
7.5 out of 10, rounded up to 8 for IMDb.
Lin Shu-wei (Yu-Kai Teng) is an unpopular high-school student who faces daily bullying from his classmates and a lack of empathy from his teacher. When Shu-wei is accused of stealing money, he is given community service, along with three of his most cruel tormenters, led by callous classmate Duan Ren-hao (Kent Tsai). Sent to work at an old people's home, the class bullies abuse the pensioners, with Shu-wei joining in, relieved to not be the target of the torture for a change.
One night, the four teenagers sneak into the home to steal a locked case belonging to an elderly ex-soldier, believing it to contain valuables. During the burglary, the lads encounter a ghoulish flesh-eating girl that chases them out of the building, only for her to be knocked down by a car (which promptly drives away). Taking the creature to their hideout, the bullies set about inflicting pain upon their prisoner, with Shu-wei a reluctant participant. Meanwhile, the cannibalistic kiddie's older sister is on the hunt for her missing sibling...
With almost no genuinely sympathetic characters, the message of Mon Mon Mon Monsters is that humans are the real monsters. We lose much of our sympathy for Shu-wei when he joins in with the bullies, his teacher is heartless, the driver of the car that hits the little girl immediately flees the scene, and Ren-hao and his pals are sociopaths. For some, this will mean that the film will prove too much to handle, but for those who enjoy disturbing cinema, this is a well-directed treat that keeps on surprising, right down to the bitter end.
7.5 out of 10, rounded up to 8 for IMDb.
Could do without
sheldonpchampagne17 February 2020
Nom Nom Nom
thesar-24 April 2018
It's probably not a good idea to either capture a monster...or make one.
I love to go into a movie as cold as I can, and the barely little I saw of this led me to believe this would be a kiddie monster movie for fun, like The Monster Squad. Oh, hell no. I'm guessing this is "supposed" to contain "humor," but this gets dark, fast and gruesome, just for adults.
This is NOT for kids. Even if it mainly stars them.
Bullied student - and not just by his peers, gets to join his closes adversaries for the day and while he wants to be accepted, he realizes, slowly how dark, disturbed and horrific they can be. And then a monster shows up.
They capture said monster, or at least, one half of a pair that doesn't like to be separated from each other. NOT a good idea.
Just like I like to go in cold into a film, I've only given you 1/100th of the movie and there's so much more you can explore. And needless to say, you'll experience more than you bargained for.
I loved the originality, the acting, film-making, but not so much the fake CGI and CGI blood - one of my biggest pet peeves as of late. It's lazy, cheap and beneath any real filmmaker. Do it practical or up your CGI budget to real filmmaking standards.
As mentioned, this gets dark and once the movie remotely starts to dim...there's no going back. So, if you like that, buckle in and enjoy the ride.
***
Final thoughts: School's out. Time to start learning some lessons. Well, the audience anyways.
I love to go into a movie as cold as I can, and the barely little I saw of this led me to believe this would be a kiddie monster movie for fun, like The Monster Squad. Oh, hell no. I'm guessing this is "supposed" to contain "humor," but this gets dark, fast and gruesome, just for adults.
This is NOT for kids. Even if it mainly stars them.
Bullied student - and not just by his peers, gets to join his closes adversaries for the day and while he wants to be accepted, he realizes, slowly how dark, disturbed and horrific they can be. And then a monster shows up.
They capture said monster, or at least, one half of a pair that doesn't like to be separated from each other. NOT a good idea.
Just like I like to go in cold into a film, I've only given you 1/100th of the movie and there's so much more you can explore. And needless to say, you'll experience more than you bargained for.
I loved the originality, the acting, film-making, but not so much the fake CGI and CGI blood - one of my biggest pet peeves as of late. It's lazy, cheap and beneath any real filmmaker. Do it practical or up your CGI budget to real filmmaking standards.
As mentioned, this gets dark and once the movie remotely starts to dim...there's no going back. So, if you like that, buckle in and enjoy the ride.
***
Final thoughts: School's out. Time to start learning some lessons. Well, the audience anyways.
Dumb Dumb Dumb Dumpsters
109YearsOld3 April 2023
I'd be generous, 3 stars up front, purely for the production. But wait.
The story? Oh, is there actually one? Forget about the disgusting kids and all that happen in the first half, they are just filler to extend the time for the sake of a feature film. The shock value, yet unimpressive, serves nothing at all to the finale which is as stupid as it gets. Not one single likeable character, zip. This movie tries to be comical at times however unfunny, so minus one star; tries to be serious in a certain social context but in fact shallow, minus another one. So minus 2 stars in total, this movie gets One Solid Star.
For the same genre, watch Deadgirl (2008) instead, far more superior. This "Dumb Dumb Dumb Dumpsters" looks like a rich highschool student film compared to it, thank me later.
The story? Oh, is there actually one? Forget about the disgusting kids and all that happen in the first half, they are just filler to extend the time for the sake of a feature film. The shock value, yet unimpressive, serves nothing at all to the finale which is as stupid as it gets. Not one single likeable character, zip. This movie tries to be comical at times however unfunny, so minus one star; tries to be serious in a certain social context but in fact shallow, minus another one. So minus 2 stars in total, this movie gets One Solid Star.
For the same genre, watch Deadgirl (2008) instead, far more superior. This "Dumb Dumb Dumb Dumpsters" looks like a rich highschool student film compared to it, thank me later.
Avoid
gingerwildheartmail29 September 2020
Devoid of comedy...
paul_haakonsen1 November 2022
Right, well the cover for this 2017 Taiwanese horror comedy titled "Guai Guai Guai Guaiwu!" (aka "Mon Mon Mon Monster!") was definitely interesting enough to make me stop up and take notice of the movie. And with it being an Asian horror comedy that I hadn't already seen, of course I opted to watch it.
Now, I had never heard about "Guai Guai Guai Guaiwu!" from writer and director Giddens Ko prior to sitting down here late in 2022 to actually watch it. So I wasn't sure what I was in for here, nor did I know what to expect. So writer and director Giddens Ko had every opportunity to entertain and impress me.
This movie was not a particularly enjoyable horror comedy. The movie's script was pretty much devoid of comedy elements, and as a stand-alone horror movie then "Guai Guai Guai Guaiwu!" just didn't really cut it. I found very little enjoyment in what writer and director Giddens Ko managed to churn out with this 2017 movie. It was a slow paced narrative for me, especially since nothing much of anything worthwhile happened as the movie slow motioned ahead at a run time of nearly 2 hours.
The acting performances were adequate. I wasn't familiar with the actors or actresses in the movie, as I haven't watched a whole lot of Taiwanese movies despite of watching an abundance of Asian movies frequently. A shame that the actors and actresses didn't have much to work with in terms of a properly interesting script.
The characters in the movie were generally very dislikeable. And that was taking quite a lot away from the overall feel of the movie.
Visually then "Guai Guai Guai Guaiwu!" was quite okay. But the special effects could do only so much to alleviate for the movie's other shortcomings.
I wasn't entertained by "Guai Guai Guai Guaiwu!", and this is not a horror comedy that you will find me recommending to anyone.
My rating of Giddens Ko's 2017 movie "Guai Guai Guai Guaiwu!" lands on a very generous four out of ten stars.
Now, I had never heard about "Guai Guai Guai Guaiwu!" from writer and director Giddens Ko prior to sitting down here late in 2022 to actually watch it. So I wasn't sure what I was in for here, nor did I know what to expect. So writer and director Giddens Ko had every opportunity to entertain and impress me.
This movie was not a particularly enjoyable horror comedy. The movie's script was pretty much devoid of comedy elements, and as a stand-alone horror movie then "Guai Guai Guai Guaiwu!" just didn't really cut it. I found very little enjoyment in what writer and director Giddens Ko managed to churn out with this 2017 movie. It was a slow paced narrative for me, especially since nothing much of anything worthwhile happened as the movie slow motioned ahead at a run time of nearly 2 hours.
The acting performances were adequate. I wasn't familiar with the actors or actresses in the movie, as I haven't watched a whole lot of Taiwanese movies despite of watching an abundance of Asian movies frequently. A shame that the actors and actresses didn't have much to work with in terms of a properly interesting script.
The characters in the movie were generally very dislikeable. And that was taking quite a lot away from the overall feel of the movie.
Visually then "Guai Guai Guai Guaiwu!" was quite okay. But the special effects could do only so much to alleviate for the movie's other shortcomings.
I wasn't entertained by "Guai Guai Guai Guaiwu!", and this is not a horror comedy that you will find me recommending to anyone.
My rating of Giddens Ko's 2017 movie "Guai Guai Guai Guaiwu!" lands on a very generous four out of ten stars.
Another Winner on Shudder!
MrsOrange23 October 2019
From the title and poster, I thought this was going to be a cute monster movie with cute boys but it was actually quite depressing (in a good way!) Proving that bullying is the REAL monster!!
Side note - I have really enjoyed a majority of the International films released on Shudder. Movies like this one are totally worth the subscription price alone!! -not a paid endorsement-
Side note - I have really enjoyed a majority of the International films released on Shudder. Movies like this one are totally worth the subscription price alone!! -not a paid endorsement-
Just couldn't get past the bullying
vmalast19 October 2018
Had to turn it off. Couldn't get past the bullying and apathetic adults. Ya, I know it's just a movie and I normally love Asian horror (best horror movies by far). Not this time. Perhaps I'll revisit this film at a later time.
A great piece of art and a slap in the face, stunning and also cool as ( The ) Hell ( We are living in ) .
denisgiusto14 January 2018
There is may horror movies today , many hare bad but some are very good , sometimes exellent and some just transend the genre , and this one do . Don't expect anything else than great horror, humour, and a powerful ,brutal and mercilless social drama .
NOT A COMEDY. Unforgettable and disturbing
turboman-8118216 January 2021
Ignore the bad reviews. They're literally mad that it's an actual horror movie and very disturbing. It's one of those movies that sticks with you and nothing I've ever seen is quite like it. People seem to forget horror is supposed to scare you.
The name and the cover definitely give you the wrong impression. You think it's going to be a horror/comedy and it's absolutely not.
It's very dark and deals with issues that people have trouble with.
I'd say more but I'm already giving it away. Just watch it.
The name and the cover definitely give you the wrong impression. You think it's going to be a horror/comedy and it's absolutely not.
It's very dark and deals with issues that people have trouble with.
I'd say more but I'm already giving it away. Just watch it.
Who is the real monster?
lynnebriangoldstein26 June 2020
You really have to understand Asian/Chinese/Taiwanese cinema and culture to appreciate this film. The main idea is this: who is the real monster: a monster who eats to live, or humans who delight in tormenting others? As someone who was bullied in school, I appreciate this film. A monster made a monster through no fault of her own, trying to survive, versus teenage humans who take great joy in tormenting and hurting others. Who, indeed, is the real monster? And, what can turn a good person into a monster? Is there redemption for such a person? Do parents create monsters in their children? This is a great film if you understand themes in Asian cinema. Keep in mind that it is magical realism, like many Asian films. It is both in reality, and in a fantasy world. It is both a story, and an allegory. It touches many themes in Asian culture, too many to list here. If you are willing to explore the rich world of Asian cinema and culture, then you will enjoy the hell out of this masterpiece. If you approach it from a Western horror movie mindset, then you might not like it.
Stupid title, great movie
eschwarz-687-55066220 May 2021
Messing with monsters is never a good idea
Woodyanders11 April 2022
Warning: Spoilers
A group of high school kids doing community service discover a flesh-eating female monster in an old building. They decide to capture and torment said monster. Moreover, the thing's angry older sister goes in search of her missing sibling and kills everyone who crosses her lethal path.
Writer/director Giddens Ko relates the absorbing story at a steady pace, maintains a dark and nihilistic tone throughout, delivers a handy helping of graphic gore, and even provides a potent and provocative subtext on mankind's shocking capacity for extreme cruelty. Kent Tsai makes a strong impression as sadistic bully Duan Ren-hao while Yu-Kai Teng also does well as persecuted wimp Lin Shu-wei. But this film's key triumph is how the two lady ghouls manage to be not only scary and ferocious, but also surprisingly sympathetic as well. The unexpectedly grim ending packs a devastating punch, too. A superior creature feature.
Writer/director Giddens Ko relates the absorbing story at a steady pace, maintains a dark and nihilistic tone throughout, delivers a handy helping of graphic gore, and even provides a potent and provocative subtext on mankind's shocking capacity for extreme cruelty. Kent Tsai makes a strong impression as sadistic bully Duan Ren-hao while Yu-Kai Teng also does well as persecuted wimp Lin Shu-wei. But this film's key triumph is how the two lady ghouls manage to be not only scary and ferocious, but also surprisingly sympathetic as well. The unexpectedly grim ending packs a devastating punch, too. A superior creature feature.
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