Future of the Universal Monsters

[@capnmo6718]

18:56 - I like how James just finished telling us his crazy movie idea adapting It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World about Universal monsters - including Norman Bates - on a far flung treasure hunt which takes them onto a boat that gets attacked by Jaws, but tells Mike that replacing the Stooges with Dracula's mistresses was "stretching it".

[@precoius]

Such a funny payoff. How did they not plan that!?

[@Shutterflyify]

The Monster Madness episode in which James reads his Universal monster fanfiction.

[@SubterrelProspector]

Honestly I went into "Dracula Untold" expecting it to be pretty bad but I kept waiting for THAT moment where the film gets truly bad and it never happened. It wasn't great but it was entertaining and was a pretty unique take on Dracula.

[@eklypse21]

I really liked it

[@thetruewolfio4150]

could not agree more, as a classic horror fan i went in with very low expectations but came out pleasantly surprised. i like how they linked the vlad the impaler historical events, which somewhat inspired the character of dracula, to the legendary myths

[@ghostwarrior3878]

I honestly, didnt have high expectations but i did think it had good moments

[@MrMark-hm9lk]

I liked it

[@kingofrapture]

The fact that there are people out there that even care about these films is making me so happy I could cry. Thank you James and Mike for helping to keep the memory of these treasures alive, I don't feel as alone anymore in this!

[@MrMark-hm9lk]

I love the universal monsters

[@PlagueOfGripes]

How do you even bring something like the universal monsters into the modern age? The films couldn't possible be scary, and you wouldn't want them to be comedies or play them up as thrillers and then cap off the narrative with a lumbering mummy. I know classic and B movie film fans want them just to want them, but they'd probably be better served to stay in the past as classics. The only one I'd like to see is a Stokeresque Dracula film, although that's because it's bringing a lot more to the table than just a costume.

[@ThiagOldgoat]

+PlagueOfGripes OMFG, you are griping everywhere. Plese, keep it up!!!

[@Daxien]

+PlagueOfGripes I'd totally watch an action movie with the Universal Monsters Even if it was awful it'd be the kind of awful I could get behind

[@6661313]

+PlagueOfGripes don't know, they could do something more like 30 days of night, but with a more regal lead vampire that would be dracula. the wolfman could cross the best parts of a slasher film with the unrelenting feel of the terminator, and even Ginger snaps was a good take on werewolves. frankinstien and the mummy could be harder, but with 'the monster' it could be done, have the doctor and assistant killing people for parts, and the later half maybe a body horror film where the brain is aware of who they were and what they became.

[@CidTheGargoyle]

+PlagueOfGripes I think they could make a decent Creature from the Black Lagoon reboot. Enough people are afraid of large bodies of water and what could be underwater that they could play that fear up. They did well enough with the Benico Del Toro Wolfman that the viability of classic monster reboots aren't entirely out of the question.

[@blackhelldemon]

+PlagueOfGripes Agreed. Most of these movies are well known to movie viewers in one way or another. There isn't a whole lot of new grounds they can tread with them.

[@jeremylackey6587]

The Maguffin would be their humanity back. most of these monsers were human once, and cursed or changed into what they are.

[@preston9189]

+Jeremy Lackey Great idea!

[@CidTheGargoyle]

+Jeremy Lackey That could actually work.

[@DaftGamesAr]

+Jeremy Lackey Like in dark souls?

[@jeremylackey6587]

..... yep. YOU'VE BEEN INVADED BY WOLFMAN

[@DaftGamesAr]

Jeremy Lackey wolfman vs giantdad

[@Untouchaable]

These discussion videos are my favorite ones. Just finished watching this on the site.

[@ultraguy14]

+Animation King#1 They haven't ended them, these discussions are part of monster madness. James has said several times in the past that he loves monster madness almost as much as he loves doing the Nerd videos, they just take a huge time dedication to produce. I think with James having a baby and everything he's just decided to go this unscripted route on a lot of videos this year to cut down on the editing process.

[@Untouchaable]

+Animation King#1 He's been reviewing some heavy weight titles on the site. Monster Madness is not over till the end of the month. Blu-ray/DVD sounds good but they should wait till after the 10th Monster Madness is over next year and release the collection right before the 11th season starts.

[@mastermike890]

+Zombiefly Agreed. Personally I am a fan of the more scripted videos, but I'm just so happy that James keeps doing monster madness so I'll take what I can get :)

[@LATVERIAN1]

Their re-make of "The Wolf man", I felt, was underrated & incredible. I've watched it more times then I can count.

[@sbird8675]

I feel pretty badly for the cast, director and especially legendary makeup artist Rick Baker because the studio came in and insisted on taking out most of the real effects and replacing them with terrible CGI. The late 2000s and early 2010s ruined so many otherwise great movies with sh^tty CGI. Had the studio not interfered so much, the movie would've been a hit.

[@MrMark-hm9lk]

It was awesome 😎

[@johnnygunzfilmbuff7821]

Haven't seen it since 2010 no interest or desire to go back to it

[@lmcd301]

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad World with Universal Monsters would be absolutely amazing. I can't decide whether it would have a 30s or 60s feel though.

[@kenbradford6381]

Definitely 60s...the universal monster movies in the 30s weren't funny.

[@QJ89]

What was even the point of that cameo by the Three Stooges? The camera looks at them (as firemen) for three seconds and that's it.

[@RaccoonRocket]

James' ideas sound like something you'd have seen in a cartoon in the 80's. I can just hear the announcer saying "THE UNIVERSAL MONSTERS! WOLFMAN! FRANKENSTEIN! DRACULA! AND THE MUMMY!"

[@sassynick5598]

This is some sort of wet dream/fan fiction he probably has keep around for years and years and now he finally get to release his ideas on video haha

[@mkruizv]

@Joe Blow ever seen, Scooby doo and the reluctant werewolf?

[@rmpumper]

Looking at thing as they are now, it seems that the future of these monsters is Hotel Transylvania, lol

[@christopherrowell3777]

haha that's true

[@kyotheman69]

+Ričardas Marozas agree, great movie

[@spicymemes7458]

and that is Sony, too. Universal needs to get it together.

[@Shanethefilmmaker]

+Ričardas Marozas I never thought I'd say this, but Adam Sandler is our only hope.

[@OrangeStar222]

+Ričardas Marozas I was honestly surprised how good that movie was when I watched it on Netflix, any idea if the sequel is any good?

[@The4thSnake]

The McGuffin is a reboot film, the stooges are 3 assistant characters and Monsters of Oz is a brilliant idea.

[@BdR76]

+The4thSnake Yeah, a reboot movie and they want to prevent it from being released. xD Nice.

[@briansager3744]

+BdR76 Then they get to it, open the box, and there's just a mirror, and the Creature just says "holy shit have we been in the remake the whole time?" Cut to black, play the wacky music from Clue.

[@DrRockso79]

+The4thSnake The McGuffin is a contract for a new film. The monsters are actors and they're all trying to make a comeback.

[@Cyrus21100]

+Brian Sager Genius. Sheer Genius.

[@RubexQewb]

I respect the Universal Monster films. But Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Leather face, Chucky hell even leprechaun. In a way they are my "Universal" monsters. I grew up with those films, I honestly didn't discover Universal Monsters until the 5th grade. I know, Sad but true. Wolfman is my favorite Monster Btw. I liked the remake as well, mostly for the gore.

[@RubexQewb]

+George Latimer Dude, believe me. I've wanted that since I was a kid and yes, Warwick needs to come back and it'll take that horrible bad taste of 'Leprechaun Origins' out of my mouth. I still can't believe that fuck, Hornswoggle, had the nerve to talk shit about the original films and say their version is better.

[@RubexQewb]

+Animation King#1 why are you replying the same thing and asking the same question to everyone?

[@RubexQewb]

"Benders right. Don't fuck with him," - +Animation King#1 Yeah, I'm being rude. Lol. Sorry for just asking a question. I'll remember to tell my professor today at school that it's all of a sudden rude to ask a question.

[@Harperlarp]

+Ben Covarrubias " I honestly didn't discover Universal Monsters until the 5th grade" How ol dwer eyou when you discovered Freddie, Jason, and the Leprechaun? 2?

[@RubexQewb]

+Harperlarp I lived at Mexico at the time. When I was around 6 is when my cousins showed me 'Childs play' and "Leprechaun" all the other ones I mentioned. There was no where I could find any universal monster films. Until I moved to California and my history teacher showed us 'Dracula' for Halloween and that's when I discovered the rest of them. I never knew about them until I went to California pretty much.

[@BunnyFett]

Wizard of Oz with Universal Monsters sounds absolutely hilarious! I actually love these discussion videos, and I think it's awesome that James even wrote up all the cast and alternative plot.

[@acediadekay3793]

The MacGuffin should be The Necronomicon: in case some of you don't know, is The Necronomicon a book of incredible dark/evil magic. It can do anything reviving a loved one, return you to a human, became immortal and so on...

[@thetruewolfio4150]

yes, love this idea

[@Geographus666]

@@thetruewolfio4150 Army of Darkness/Evil Dead 3 was distributed by Universal, so get Ash into the cast ASAP.

[@Smile4theKillCam456]

Shop Smart. Shop S-Mart.

[@killingkoi]

The maguffin is a renewed movie deal, which monster wouldn't want that?

[@NodDisciple1]

I miss when SciFi would show old Hammer and Universal Horror Films on October.

[@miskatonic_alumni]

That channel is shit now. Same with Chiller.

[@pathatfield2543]

TCM does that these days.

[@Elgato47914]

The maguffin will be a genie lamp, and whom every gets it can make 1 wish.

[@finalfantasy50]

+Elgato47914 very nice macguffin

[@handsomebrick]

+Elgato47914 Or the Holy Grail.

[@danoschwab9937]

+Elgato47914 Or they all get told something different, the thing they desire the most, but then it's a whole other thing, some of them get pissed and chase after the one who started the competition (a monster too, probably the smartest one).. oh and some of them should die on the way and the remaining ones go for revenge.. now I really want to watch this xD

[@prestonowens4594]

Dano Schwab Or it could be something beyond all of them like some kind of Cosmic Horror Entity that entices them to chase after the macguffin.

[@aperson22222]

What would all the monsters want. Hmm. Love?

[@DeRockMedia]

+aperson22222 love... Im getting a bad taste of Twilight from this comment :P

[@aperson22222]

38cmd And don't forget the Phantom.

[@abelincoln7473]

+38cmd kind of pathetic, isn't it?

[@MrAlman8]

+38cmd Of course the difference between twit light and the universal monsters is that, they don't emphasise the romance as much, and that its out weighed by the monsters being monsters.

[@cynthiautz6702]

+Abe Lincoln I agree.

[@willcooke5308]

I think The Mummy would be looking for the heart, because of his eternal love that was never realised (He'd explain it to the the kid and there'd be a flashback, like in the movie "The Mummy" (1932))...

[@Sfactor1990]

I would love to see a horror movie that has the classic Universal Monsters crossover with the classic Slasher Villains. I know it's a mess of red tape but I still want to see it.

[@alher6063]

Man, i love hearing James talk about his ideas about how he would make a movie with all the monsters, he seems like a happy child explaining things to his friends.

[@jalenikezeue4114]

He's a genius 👓👔📝🖋🖊🏅

[@gremlinz8612]

What do you guys think of the hammer takes on Dracula and Frankenstein?

[@kenbradford6381]

Horror of Dracula = Superb! 👍

[@aaronthebox]

Norman Bates is definitely a Universal character, I just went to Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Hollywood and they have a photo OP with him in front of the Psycho house...btw that was fucking awesome

[@AlexJonesGaming]

I used to think the old universal monster movies were stupid and cheesy but I sat through one then I saw monster madness and I decided to sit through the mummy with Boris Karloff and loved every minute so thank James for allowing me to find such great films through your videos

[@JamesRDavenport]

I've got your McGuffin right here: The Philosopher's Stone! The beauty of the stone is (according to legend) you can use it for whatever you want. So maybe the Wolfman wants it to cure his Lycanthrope, or Frankenstein's Monster wants it to turn into a real man, Drac wants to use it with a spell to resurrect his favorite bride, etc. You're welcome! ;)

[@Cyanightt]

All the monsters could be on a trip to get a movie deal! Lol

[@ScottvonHague]

I actually like that. Sounds like a fun time. They could have a dramatic breakdown, dracula fights the idea of being obsolete in the modern world.

[@Cyanightt]

+DvC yea!!!

[@gregseebregts2063]

Maybe they all meet up at the start of the film and actually discuss their modern interpretations. Dracula looks at Coppola's film adaptation of him and complains about everything EXCEPT the three women in his castle and then sees twilight and really goes berserk giving us a more hardcore horror version of Hotel Transylvania''s 'this is how we're represented now' line. The other monsters have similar reactions to some of their adaptations and they all go to Hollywood to try and get better movies made.

[@SlashNCast]

I was just at Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando and was so happy that the 25 Years of Terror House included the classic monsters. I was constantly explaining to my friends who everybody was because I was so excited.

[@technoviking]

I absolutely love the idea of both the Wizard of Oz and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World with monsters!

[@nlrproductions8106]

I'm 17 years old and you Know what I grow up on the classic universal monsters movies and their sequels and you know why? it was because James helped me with the horror history and I thank you.

[@chopboxing6197]

I like Dracula and Frankenstein the most

[@hektorwins5671]

The McGuffin should be some kind of "Monster Cure.' Think about it, the Wolf Man doesn't want to turn into a monster, Frankenstein's Monster doesn't want to be persecuted, being the immortal Dracula is more of a curse than anything else...it should be something that could transform them into normal men...

[@ganggreen1983]

Apparently there's gonna be a remake of "The Monster Squad" That would be cool

[@Bubbabyte99]

It was cancelled unfortunately.

[@traashghost]

@@Bubbabyte99 *fortunately

[@TOFWHY]

Dracula Untold doesn't seem like it was supposed to be canon with any of the "Real" Dracula movies, but Untold was actually pretty good as a standalone, except for the climax... I definitely enjoyed the movie as it was though

[@ToprakSezginFromTurkey]

Same here

[@cynthiautz6702]

+Daniel Bonnett You haven't learn the history of Vlad do you? They say he is a Real Life Dracula.

[@rael5327]

The inner passion is so clear when golden age films are discussed with you two.

[@enyawd1977]

I think the Wolfman (2010) is extremely underrated, and had it been released four months earlier on Halloween 2009 it would have performed much better. It really had great atmosphere, and was set up for a sequel at the end with Aberline being bitten. He could have starred in a sequel as the "Werewolf of London". Then the London setting could have been used to springboard Dracula, or the Invisible Man, etc.

[@Heavenlyhounds96]

A beautiful bride could be the Macguffin. Not just any bride though, a heavenly one; compassionate, understanding, maybe w bit of a monster herself but she'll love any one of her suitors; they just need to wake her. Seriously it fits. What does Frankenstein's creature want? A loving bride or companion. Mummy? Oh resurrect a dead princess and mummify her, (but still). Dracula? Well at least in the Coppola film which was good, he wanted his wife as well. The phantom? Ask Queen. :P (Somebody to Love) It makes perfect sense. :)

[@michaelwolfe9496]

That Mad Mad Mad Mad World thing reminded me of a very similar Scooby Doo movie. In it Shaggy gets turned into a werewolf and Dracula is hosting a race and Shaggy has to compete to get the cure. It was similar to James's idea but not exact.

[@aqualitymagentachickenmask3298]

>all the munchkins will be Dwight Frye I'm in fucking hysterics.

[@KorytheMaril]

I'm actually extremely interested with what you said in a Monster Madness years ago with Fritz and Ygor. I've wanted to see a movie based around Ygor. You'd start out with Fritz getting caught and put to trial, and he gets hanged. The rest of the movie would be based off what Ygor does before Son, and it would end with his perspective with Ghost.

[@sc0rp1onbit3]

Wolfman's got nards!

[@CurtisAlfeld]

Van Helsing is one of my favorite movies, and you made me feel bad for only having seen Phantom of the Opera and Frankenstein, but not since third grade (thank you, Mr. Steele, for showing those movies to the class).

[@SFCmrRaccoon]

AMC does show the universal monster movies but it is on like at 2:00 am in the middle of the night

[@Batsinthebelltower]

Your topics of discussion rock guys , love your vintage horror images and style , really captures the old vibe that you dont see much of today

[@no_soy_briana]

love the classics, some of the best movies ever

[@wratherbe5549]

Mcguffin would be love or companionship. Every universal monster movie had that concept; all the monsters have a lonely wretched existence and there is usually a romantic element tied to that in each universal monster flick.

[@LeechWoman]

"some people refuse to watch B+W movies" that disturbs me..

[@AnotherMovieStudio]

The Monster could be looking for a brain, the mummy could be looking for a scroll to revive his mummy princess, and the wolf man could be looking for a cure. The Mad Doctor of Oz!

[@High_Tide_Imbibe]

I do love the Universal classic monsters, and every "reboot" past the original couple of cycles, outside of THE MONSTER SQUAD (if one could argue that was one), has been pretty bad. This idea, I've heard being thrown around, of making the monsters some sort of superhero team in a shared universe is something I hope they never go with. I don't want any more VAN HELSING or I, FRANKENSTEIN films, thanks. However, if they could find some good writers to property rip-off Alan Moore's (everyone does it, just ask him) THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN, or better yet, The Wold Newton Universe, then we might have something to work with.

[@carbootstudios2459]

Personally, I think a shared universe could work.

[@Shawnmuldowney88]

I'm only 18 and I have been watching the classic universal since I was 6 when my dad introduced me to Abbot and Costello meets Frankenstein and I have loved them ever since I have every classic on DVD or digital download

[@shenloken2]

14:26 - You two just came up with the plot for Hotel Transylvania 3 :B

[@SpaceManSpliffz]

I absolutely LOVE all the old Abbott and Costello meets... movies, those flicks and the Munsters were my gateway into classic horror movies. Great video, guys!!

[@diepiepew12]

I'm still waiting Universal Monsters Vs. Slashers Vs. Creepypasta... I really like them a lot... OR BETTER!!! Imagine this battles, Who would win?? Frankenstein VS Jason Voorhees VS Slender Man The Mummy VS Pinhead Vs Zalgo That would be awesome!

[@AutobotOrionPax]

Mike said at Universal Studios the Classic Monsters section was dead. If I recall there isn't a Classic Monsters section except for the cafe that is designed with the Classic Monsters. That is my favorite place to eat in the park too.

[@TheCosmicFireStar]

Though the 2017 Mummy film didn’t launch the Universe, 2020’s Invisible Man’s success come lead to a come back of more Universal Monsters.

[@darkservantofheaven]

you know what be better than this: The Munsters meet The Addams Family

[@DeRockMedia]

+darkservantofheaven Addams family would be a fun revival...with a dark tone like the original movie. Would like to see a form of Munsters back

[@doncristobalaspee5925]

+Derek Kunze The Munsters came back. Eddie Izzard was in it.

[@jaxnean2663]

I like old movies, Buster Keaton is one of my favorite movie makers of all time , but I never watched any of the classic monster movies. Now you convinced me to watch those classics!

[@k.pedersen2212]

I hope you guys have a review of Roman Polanskis " Dance of the vampires " also called "The fearless vampire killers" coming up.

[@MrNottyNotty]

I completely agree with James about the Van Helsing film, just wasn't quite the film it could have been and I can't think why

[@Franandlar]

Finally, Someone Says It! As Much As I Love Michael Myers And Freddy And Jason On AMC They Need To Show Some Of The Universal Classic Monsters More I Mean They're Either Shown At 1 In The Morning When Everyone's Asleep Or On TCM When Your Out Getting Groceries

[@Bubbabyte99]

Franandlar Why Are You Starting Every Word With A Capital Letter?

[@Frredster]

I guess they're meant for people who want to stay up late enough to watch them (not to mention the inherently spooky atmosphere of watching a horror film in the early hours at night), or people who want to catch them at any time. It's a shame, they really should be shown when more people have the time to catch them.

[@RancidRalph]

I was given a Book and Record in 1975 called "A story of Dracula, the Wolfman, and Frankenstein". It was a read along with the record narration comic book in the LP cover. I thought it was a great story that used 3 variations of the universal monsters. It would make a good jumping off point for an action oriented retelling. Neal Adams did the art for that book and he did the cover art for some of the marvel horror comic series talked about in this video.

[@carlosortega4915]

Dang. Mike got reeeeally into this discussion. Never seen him this emotional about something.

[@NerdGasims]

When I was younger and saw the Freddy Kruger, Jason, and Michale Myers movies I wanted to know what came before them. That lead me to discover the classic Universal Monsters and still to this day I love those movies. The Universal Classic Monsters are my favorites, I can't imagine another version of Frankenstein, Dracula, the Mummy, Creature From the Black Lagoon and Phantom of the Opera. Those movies are classic and timeless.

[@the_daddy7427]

I've come from the future to warn Mike, he's not gonna be happy about the new mummy

[@sbird8675]

As someone from the Future, the Mummy will bomb and Universal will put aside the idea of a shared universe to instead focus on making solid individual updated films. The Invisible man will be inspired by the original film, but will take things in a more modern direction. It will be a huge hit.

[@vampricyoda]

"It's like Jager" No Jager is awful forever.

[@DarkOneCFH]

Yeah, The Universal Monsters part of Universal Studios was my favorite part, but it was very under appreciated.

[@dentistguba]

I don't think remakes would encourage people to watch the originals, usually they just overwrite the old film or even make people think the original is a rip off of the remake lol.

[@UltraPrimal]

I wish they'd do another League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. I love that movie. And that's kind of a monster team up. Although that was made by Fox, and thus why no actual Universal monsters appeared in it.

[@sHmAaa]

Its weird how Mike always looks like he doesn't want to be there

[@D.Z.A.-kp8lf]

When I was a little kid back in the 1980's the universal classic monster movies were on TV...alot!

[@Dovaz921]

I have the blurays of the classics. :D

[@Aliens2Exist]

That sounds like a conflict of interest xD

[@Rilumai]

+Aliens Exist Conflict of interest?

[@Aliens2Exist]

***** yeah. Because they're Classic movies on New technology.

[@Rilumai]

+Aliens Exist They are but even the new technology isn't as good as the actual film they were shot on, haha.

[@cynthiautz6702]

+The Gamer Dragon I have them in DVD.

[@MattMovies611]

Hey James and Mike AMC theaters are showing the original Dracula and the Spanish version of Dracula at AMC Theaters i'm not sure when but i'm sure very soon just thought you'd like to know

[@RareWareDude]

Did James ever review the 2010 Wolfman?

[@Kentama]

James' enthusiasm about his second modern Univeral monster's revival idea, that made me smile ear to ear, it took me back 20 years to when I was in middle school and my friends and I would come up with silly/cool ideas like that.

[@FischerFilmStudio]

I think the mcguffin would be for them to be believed in as actual monsters again

[@kpyrz]

As far as monster movies not being shown that much on TV anymore, I don't know if you guys get him out on the East Coast in syndication, but Svengoolie in the Chicago area shows the classics every Saturday night. In fact, this Saturday's episode is going to show Dracula. I've had a blast introducing the Universal Monsters to my 9 year old son through Svengoolie, to the point where he actually asks me if we can watch them almost every night (we own the Universal Legacy Collection on DVD with all the monsters.)

[@Helldragon64]

Pssst...... Why not Castlevania the Movie??

[@cynthiautz6702]

+Justin Read It be interesting...

[@diepiepew12]

That would be awesome

[@TheCosmicFireStar]

Seeing how the 2017 Dark Universe movie the Mummy turned how its off to a rocky start

[@carbootstudios2459]

Even Dracula Untold did it better.

[@FEaddict]

I like Mike, and I like his opinions. But he needs to let James talk a bit more. there's times where James wants to say something but Mikes been talking for 5 mins straight.

[@JamesNintendoNerd]

+FEaddict I get worked up when discussing the Universal Monsters. They are my favorite movies of all time =D - Mike

[@FEaddict]

Cinemassacre Wow, hey! I guess I can see how that can happen. I would be the same way towards Star Wars :)

[@mikeberg6407]

+Cinemassacre I don't think you really did though. If anything it was you who couldn't say much when James went on his 7 minute monster movie fantasy possibilities. Your expressions are priceless.

[@RetroDeath]

+FEaddict I agree, like twice James was about to say something but Mike just cut him off and made his own story about what James was about to say. I like Mike 'n all but that always feels so rude.

[@AFCoulthard]

+Cinemassacre I enjoy you both commenting conversation style, you guys are great.

[@heckman42]

I wonder if they've ever seen/heard of Penny Dreadful. It doesn't take "Universal Monsters," but it does take a lot of classic monsters (Frankenstein, Dracula, the painting of Dorian Gray, etc.) and spin them into a single, creepy storyline

[@proudpolish548]

3:05 In late may of this year I went to the monster part of the park and ate at the monster restaurant. It was part of our tour and they gave cool facts about the monster and the actors , they even showed was some real props (not the ones already on display). It was like looking at film's history, from JAWS and Jurassic Park to Frankenstein. I highly recommend that anyone who is a film buff take the tour and see the place , It was super cool. Before that watch all of the movies of course. The tour is cheap as hell and lasts for around 2 to 3 hours. It was the highlight of the park for me.

[@LoserNamedWyn]

the maguffin would have to be some magical artefact to make it genuinely useful to each monster, allowing them to fulfill their biggest character specific desire

[@scruff1628]

The "it's a mad mad mad mad world" with monsters you talked about.... already been done. "Scooby Doo and the reluctant werewolf"

[@TheMayweatherMegaCha]

Just a heads up, Marvel already got the jump on Dracula . He was featured in Blade 3.

[@jktomas]

The Macguffin would be buried under a giant cross (so that Dracula and other vampire characters would have to use someone's help to get to it). That cross of course would turn out to be a cross shaped tree or something. I have no idea what the Macguffin itself could be. Maybe something obvious, like a magical potion. Dr Frankenstein would need it for his science, Dracula - to save himself from sunlight at daytime, Wolf Man - to break the curse, Invisible Man - to make himself visible and so on.

[@Krycanelo7]

The Franken Castle Arc in The Punisher was really good and called back to Marvel's past monster comics. I highly recommend it.

[@menacexp]

great discussion...big question...should the new films be in black and white/color/3d?

[@SpeedTiberius]

With regards to the Universal Monster movies, I think the TV rights to them might be complicated. But for what it's worth, I distinctly remember watching most of the Universal classics on TCM around Halloween a few years ago, and currently, Svengoolie (the popular horror host whose show is broadcast nationally on ThisTV) has been exclusively showing old Universal horror films for a while now.

[@SerpentHashiraObanaiIguro]

My great-grandmother got me interested in the Universal Monsters series. Just like James, she has all the films on VHS and is one reason why I look forward to visiting her every weekend.

[@recommendedforyou2936]

Cool I showed my grandmother frankenstein and she liked it

[@13lake]

The Mummy vs The Wolfman: Scene 1: The Wolfman attacks the Mummy, leaping from the cover of the woods. Scene 2: * roll credits

[@taylorkirkland62]

Also, I had a MASSIVE crush on Dwight Frye when I was a kid xD

[@zamhooterfla]

To be fair, TCM does play the Hammer horror films a lot around this time of year, and that's how I was introduced to those particular incarnations of the monsters

[@Koulrophobia]

Great video! Glad we still have a few Horror Hosts like Svengoolie still around on TV (in some states like here in Chicago) to show some of these gems! Happy Halloween! !

[@iTadakimAsu85]

Hey James & Mike what do you guys think of the Abbott & Costello crossovers with the Universal Monsters? Just curious on your thoughts. I thought they were great.

[@anonamatron]

AMC and TCM got me through a period where I was banned from the internet because I was able to record all the classic Universal and Hammer movies.. those channels introduced me to those movies. Sad to hear that they don't show them anymore. I knew about the monsters before that, but not Hammer, or tons of other great stuff. After the new Mad Max came out I told everyone to check out The Road Warrior. So many people said "oh that's too old". Come on.. how can the age matter if it's good??

[@vinson311]

Great video as always! The end part where James is pitching this movie idea should become a regular show on Cinemassacre, it was highly entertaining.

[@somefella3721]

Here's an idea - remake/reboot "The Monster Squad" (1987). That film had all the classic monsters in it, plus it had humor, heartwarming, action & scary moments throughout. That's the way Universal should go in my opinion....

[@Pegwarmers]

When I watch your movie reviews I often think of comic author Doug Moench, who showed me many great movies as a kid. He's the reason I'm such a cinema fan. So it was ironic to see some of the comics he wrote in this video (Werewolf by Night, Tomb of Dracula)

[@Desslar]

Concerning TV exposure for the Universal monster films, the local independent UHF station in Washington DC (WDCA 20) used to play a marathon of all the Universal monster films back to back on Halloween. I saw them all multiple times that way. Maybe Marvel could relaunch the Blade franchise and have him hunt Frankenstein's monster, werewolves, mummies, etc.