The Munsters
Lily is a typical 150-year-old lovelorn vampire who's looking for the man of her nightmares -- until she lays her eyes on Herman, a 7-foot-tall green experiment with a heart of gold. It's love at first shock as these two ghouls fall fangs over feet for each other in a Transylvanian romance. Unfortunately, it's not all smooth sailing in the cemetery as Lily's father has other plans for his beloved daughter's future, and they don't involve her new bumbling beau.
- Released:
- Runtime: 120 minutes
- Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
- Stars: Butch Patrick, Jeff Daniel Phillips, Sheri Moon Zombie, Daniel Roebuck, Jorge Garcia, Richard Brake, Cassandra Peterson, Sylvester McCoy, Dee Wallace, Catherine Schell, Tomas Boykin, Roderick Hill
- Director: Rob Zombie
Comments
- planktonrules - 25 December 2022
Visually stunning...but that's really about all.
I really wanted to like the new Munsters film on Netflix. But poor writing and occasionally very poor acting really made it hard to like it. It's sad, because at least visually, the film was amazing.
The story is a prequel to the TV series and is begins before Lily meets Herman. In fact, it begins before Herman was even created. The story is about his creation and his falling in love and ultimately marrying Lily.
So why did I dislike it so much? Well, the pacing was like lead and often the film looked as if it could have used a heavy editing...such as condensing the first 30 minutes into 5 or 10! Only a few times did the show make me smile or laugh--such as when the pair met. But otherwise, the film was unfunny and poor...except for the visuals. The sets were amazing, the lighting was amazing and the look of the film was great...it's just a shame that the script was so bad and the choices of actors was occasionally baffling. If you loved the old show, I have a hard time imagining you'll love this creation.
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