Monster!

Weak B-movie bollocks. Did anyone expect anything better? Nobody can take this seriously – it’s clear that not even the authors wanted to. Turn off your brain and watch. And I think I will be avoiding dubbed films for a long time, because here it ruined every potentially scary scene, turning them into poor parodies. The look of the monster was also a problem, they should have kept it covered. 10% (19.01.2008)

Monster! is undeniably a below-average film that fails due to an unremarkable screenplay that clearly doesn't care about many things, unassuming direction, mediocre or inexperienced actors, and a low budget that doesn't allow for any real development. The creators intended to create a parody of classic B horror films from the 50s and 60s, but the individual comedic situations are not sufficiently handled, and there is a lack of truly funny catchphrases, so what remains is just the game with genre clichés, which could have been exploited much more. It lacks more decisive editing, and John Lafia probably wanted the audience not only to laugh but also to be at least a little scared, and he didn't succeed at all in that. On the other hand, the flood of reviews in the Boo! category reeks of bias from the unfortunate folks who can't identify the genre of the film they are watching. Stubbornly, they look for horror in a comedy parody. Overall impression: 30%. (19.01.2008)