Monster Family Review

[@RavenFoxAudio]

QUESTION OF THE REVIEW: If you could be cursed to transform into a Halloween costume, what would it be and why? Be creative (but brief) and your answer might be one of the ones that Bobsheaux or I read and discuss. Keep your answers family-friendly, please. NO LINKS and only replies to this comment will be considered. Also, this is not where to request a review/riff or comment on something unrelated. Please use this thread only for replying to the question of the review and discussing the answers given by others. LIKE AND REPLY TO THE ANSWERS THAT YOU'D MOST LIKE TO HEAR BOBSHEAUX AND RAVEN DISCUSS AND IT MIGHT HELP THAT ANSWER BE ONE OF THE ONES CHOSEN!

[@Bobsheaux]

Gimme a little Gomez Addams, please. Dashing, Raven-approved, and set for SEVERAL lifetimes? I could deal with that. lol

[@Checco105]

Moxxie from Helluva Boss

[@theshipper5797]

A chimera

[@jakefry4204]

Probably Zatanna from DC Comics, because with my new reality-warping powers, I can transform any crappy movies or TV shows, like Blaze and the Monster Machines, into good movies and TV shows.

[@Bobsheaux]

@@jakefry4204 Eivom, pots gnikcus!

[@willhiggins9563]

Gotta be honest, the idea of Dracula being a modern super villain, with access to high tech gadgets, and even a doomsday weapon, is a cool concept. Same is wasn’t better explored in a more solid story.

[@cartooncritique6625]

I think there was a cartoon from the 90s that had a similar concept with Dracula being a supervillain in the future, but I can't remember how well that concept was executed in the show. It was called "Monster Force".

[@WillieManga]

That technically happened better in the Castlevania TV show, but Dracul was more dramatic and the tech wasn't as focused on.

[@sewthernbelle]

Honestly a klutzy woman accidentally calling a lonely Dracula sounds like the beginning of a good romantic comedy. He finds himself smitten, flies to America to make her his bride, only to find she has three kids and she’s a widow. He decides that the only way she’d consider him is by turning her and her kids into monsters. Her oldest becomes a Frankenstein monster, daughter mummy youngest werewolf. And she turns into a vampire. She’s understandably pissed and forces him to help her find the cure, which is where Baba Yaga comes in. Baba yaga tells them that the antidote requires ingredients from around the world. Meanwhile Dracula is still trying to win Emma’s heart only to find himself bonding with her kids and regaining the humanity he lost so long ago (queue Hotel Transylvania like backstory) meanwhile Van Helsing the 13th is trying to stop his lifelong rival thinking he’s trying to turn all of humanity into monsters. And Dracula ends up sacrificing himself when Van Helsings plan goes too far. Emma realizes she’s fallen in love with him, and that the only way to save him is to turn him human too. But since they don’t have enough antidote, the family finds they have the ability to shift back into their monster forms at will. And queue sequels…😂

[@TheSomewareMan]

Okay, so Dracula is starved for a meaningful romantic relationship? Not the worst premise. He's a wealthy immortal being with seductive powers, probably has a couple thousand notches in his bedpost, so to speak. But where are those people now? Either thralls, or dead, or probably both. They never meant anything to him. But maybe he had a longing for something more substantial, someone to spend eternity with. Still, why should Dracula care if he gets turned down by some random woman he's only interacted over the phone for a few seconds? Does this happen with every telemarketer and spam phone call he gets?

[@melissalayson7275]

Hotel Transylvania 3 did it much better.

[@mrcritical6751]

Why does he even have a phone if he hasn’t received a call in years?

[@origami6479]

Maybe, he could try to meet, oh i don't know, vampire women on his own, instead of stalking a married human ??!

[@zooemperor3954]

For a film based on a book called Happy Family, this family is far far from that! Not to mention that the older sister Fay was pretty terrible to her mother Emma. And why is Dracula always made into a joke?!

[@TreyC68]

I suppose it’s teenage angst but that still doesn’t excuse it

[@zooemperor3954]

@@TreyC68 yeah. You can have teenage angst and still have the teenager be respectful too.

[@04279]

"Happy Family" is also the original title of the movie.

[@zooemperor3954]

@@04279 yeah, so I wonder why they went with Monster Family overseas (besides the obvious).

[@04279]

@@zooemperor3954 Maybe there was already a Happy Family somewhere. After all: Zootopia is called "Zoomania" in Germany and a few other countries.

[@thenarrator6846]

My dentist office was randomly playing this and the scene where Dracula first convinces Emma to stay with him was the first thing I saw while coming back from a laughing gas high

[@melissalayson7275]

So, did you start laughing hysterically at it?

[@ShinGhidorah17]

I remember watching this movie in theaters as a kid. I didn’t realize how ABSOLUTELY ATROCIOUS it was until now.

[@Demicleas]

That goes for alot of childhood movies and shows I'm noticing.

[@gilgamike3164]

This was in theaters?

[@micshork]

I was originally expecting that at the end Dracula would end up falling in love with the hippie lady and everyone would get a happy ending. The dude just wants some love.

[@CrazyCartoonCat12]

Great to see my favorite KZbin couple again, the internet just hasn't been the same without you 2. Also wishing our beloved queen Raven a speedy recovery.

[@corsaircarl9582]

Well, according to my research on Mummies using IRL and D&D. IRL Mummies within IRL lore do have a twinge of 'magic' latent within them considering they're in touch with a necromantic kind of magic. In D&D they have a 'Dreadful Glare' that should cause people to be frightened.

[@hostessofhorror99]

Dracula's reason behind not biting the mom of the family is honestly complete B.S. and Baba Yaga's solution is too. He is *Dracula*! Biting people, especially pretty maidens, is his thing! But, if the movie wanted to keep the whole "magical transformation" plotline, a much better reason for Dracula to not bite anyone is if he recently went through a dental procedure and so he can't bite until his fangs are completely healed. It's a goofy concept, but at least it would make sense for an animated cartoon. Edit: Also, when the mom mistakenly dials Dracula, she goes, "Who?", when he says his name. Lady, how do you NOT know who DRACULA is?! Are legendary monsters like him not common knowledge in this universe? Edit: About the whole "Ice Age" plan, if somehow Dracula does win and the sun does become a frozen ball forever, then the earth will become a barren wasteland. In other words, there's no blood source for him to consume! Unless he has some sort of blood substitute, Dracula and his bride are doomed.

[@alexisdominey6487]

Another reason he didn't want to bite her is that anyone turned via bite becomes subservient to the vampire that bit them. He wants an equal more or less.

[@elsie8757]

To be fair, re: that last point, he was in "if I can't have [her] no one can" mode. Dooming himself along with everyone else _was_ the goal, I think.

[@melissalayson7275]

Hotel Transylvania 3 did the lonely Dracula and falling in love with a human woman concept better

[@Doctor_Grubious]

Actually, biting her may only turn her into a thrall, the transformation into a vampire requires draining of one’s blood to the vampire, than for the vampire to be to drink the OG vampires blood, thus transforming them, however for that to work, the person has to actually WANT to drink their blood, therefor that could be the reasoning, either Dracula enslaves her, or he charms her so she chooses to be a vampire

[@turboking9238]

A family consisting of a Frankenstein monster dad, a vampire mom, and a werewolf son? This combination seems familiar, only now there's a mummy sister.

[@octodaddy877]

At first I thought the daughter having hypnotism might be somewhat relevant to her character, but does she ever actually use it again in the movie?

[@TheAntiDisneyGod]

No

[@WakoDoodle]

I also want to add, if frank lets his wife drink his blood he'll get lightheaded due to losing some blood and because he's tired all the time; he'd likely fall asleep. Waking up later with more energy and a more positive outlook, maybe his farting problem would go away too (since some doctors say that stress can cause that). Either way, by letting his wife drink his blood it reveals that to be happy they need to spend time together, relax and make the best of their situation. Something that would be a great moral for anyone watching! :D

[@anitamihholap5926]

Unfortunately, this curse just seems to empty his head almost completely because funneh. As in, as soon as it's casted, there might as well be one character less in the cast.

[@ivorynk752]

I dunno, sleep from anemia isn't the most restfull

[@cartooncritique6625]

Also you mean to tell me that in this modern age of Goths and horror fanatics, the REAL DRACULA can't find a wife...he can't find a single woman who would not only be willing to become a vampire, but the QUEEN OF VAMPIRES?! BULLSH1T!!!

[@Cheycartoongirl8]

IT HASN'T BEEN BLOCKED!! IT'S A BOBSHEUAXWEEN MIRACLE!! But it's wonderful to see you and Raven back, Bob! I remember reading the book and liking it as a kid. As a movie.... Eeeh....

[@melissalayson7275]

Bob wanted to preview this review on his Patron first. I saw it in his notification.

[@ladypool1404]

Bad news, there's a sequel! Apparently the producers of the first movie made another one. Maybe they think it would be appreciate, i don't know. Good luck if you review it 😄

[@sarah98917]

6:59 I like how the bats are like "What about us?"

[@jamesbounds]

Always cool seeing what costumes you guys wear each Halloween.

[@MatthewTheWolf2029]

6:09 Dracula: This... Is Dracula! Woman: Who? Dracula: Seriously? You never heard of me? Everybody knows my name by this point!

[@EvieRawlings]

18:32 I'm sorry but what is that outfit? 18:58 He has rocket boots!? 19:12 He has a jet!? Since when was Dracula Lex Luthor?

[@dayzsaclark7543]

Nah, rather have Hotel Transylvania than this…I can’t wait for you two to review the sequel soon! 😂😭

[@melissalayson7275]

Phfffft No argument here. I enjoyed the first 3, and the 4th one is more of a guilty pleasure to me.

[@BeauMan2]

Good to have u back bobsheaux and raven

[@annieandelsieofarendelle3294]

Why not make the little brother a monster enthusiast? This would explain his knowledge of monsters and magic, and it would make more sense why he would want to remain as a werewolf since to him it would be a dream come true.

[@Naiki_Eri]

15:13 She's only a level 1 vampire, bob. She hasn't earned enough xp to unlock that power yet lol

[@grapeshot]

This movie slipped under my radar but from what everybody is saying I didn't miss much.

[@comicfan1324]

The sad part is, I think there is something that could’ve been salvaged from this film. For example, let’s look at the version of Dracula in this film. I actually think the idea of doing a more modern take on Dracula isn’t inherently a bad one. Naturally, after being hunted by humans for centuries, he’d probably decide that it would be good to look into science and technology, so that he’ll be an even playing field with the hunters who are simply getting more and more advanced as the years go. And by the time we get to modern day, I could totally see him being pretty much a supernatural supervillain with a super suit design for any travels he hast to do during the day I could cover his entire body. And I think, playing into the monster court, while showing off legitimate hair between the family members could’ve been interesting to see (like what you mentioned with the blood scene on the airplane.)

[@EvieRawlings]

I remember I watched this movie when it came to Netflix and the scene where Baba Yaga is about to curse the family and is comforting a crying Emma I had to rewind the scene multiple times because I had NO idea what she was saying. I finally turned on the subtitles and still could hardly figure out what she was saying. How do you do that!?

[@shwahgamer]

I know it's asking a little much from a movie like this but... why didn't they just pretend they were only wearing costumes the whole time? Like, the daughter could have just told her crush that she was going to be a mummy for Halloween. There, problem solved! He'd probably believe that! "Oh it's just a really good costume. We're committed to our characters!" I know it'd still look odd in the airport scene, but you did point out that hypnosis also solves that problem.

[@tultsi93]

That crush looks like if Fred and Shaggy had a baby.

[@Expressionlesscorpse]

Lol

[@Tommedian]

Hey you read my fan fiction

[@MichaelSar12IsBack]

He looks like a teen hearthrob version of the "Scoob!" version of Shaggy.

[@cartooncritique6625]

2:18 Looks like something I'd expect to see in the Batcave. 😄🦇 9:21 Really? We're still doing lame fart jokes in 2023! You know at least when Disney did this with Pumbaa in the Lion King it was actually in service to the plot (plus the jokes were handled with more tact). 20:30 It's amazing how many adaptations insist on making the Frankenstein monster dumb when in the original book by Mary Shelley he's actually super intelligent.

[@gothnerd887]

1:37 I went to Wookey Hole when I was quite young and I don't remember it being a theme park. Just a cave full of strange formations, a legend about a witch and a gift shop. Nothing flashy but it was a nice trip.

[@MrAlman8]

Fun Fact: There is a deleted scene in Dracula Untold that had the vampire encounter Baba Yaga. I kid you not. Also, a nice touch on using that Mummy Reference in response to Mummy Fay's appearance.

[@NobodieZ26]

Welcome back Bobsheaux. And I hope Raven gets better soon. And the movie, pardon the pun, sucks. 10:22 At least have the kid bit the bully on his ass. 17:24 to 18:20 That's brilliant Bob. Shame the movie didn't think of the exact thing. Also, here's how I would rewrite this movie. Both Dracula and Imhotep hate the modern world and decide to team up to send it back to the dark ages. They need a magical amulet. But the bats end up losing said amulet and it ends up in the son's backpack (the son monster lore fan). His family (Who are from London in this version) arrive in Romania for vacation. One of them activates the amulet and that turns them into monsters. Maybe throw in a subplot about Imhotep's son falling in love with the daughter. Not prefect but still better than this garbage.

[@mattr75]

It says a lot when Hotel Transylvania's worst is better than this

[@EpicJasonX9000]

“Darkness does NOT do cuddly!” The Crites from Critters wound disagree.

[@Jussy833]

Wow...Fay gets Daughter & Sister Of The Year Award...not. I feel bad for her poor mum and brother having put up with a brat like her.

[@Expressionlesscorpse]

It’s supposed to steryotypes of typical teenage girls or boys . Either they grow up or stay like that forever.

[@SwiftNimblefoot]

Dracula not only dresses like Magneto, his character model and voice even resembles him, and he flies in the X-jet and wears a helmet... was this a rejected Marvel X-men script where Magneto tries to woo Jean Grey and wants her to embrace being the PHoenix???

[@colonelrockrits9436]

The whole operation Ice Age thing is reminding me of Harkon from the Elder Scrolls Dawnguard...plans to blot out the sun...so that they can walk anywhere without worrying about the sun but its gonna cause their own extinction inevitably as you said...needing blood and such...

[@tartanmarvel9436]

I think the reason they have English accents is because it was a German/British co production

[@remixchild]

9:21 and any chance of redemption this movie had is officially gone

[@ClareCarey-ji5ib]

This Bobsheauxeween is gonna be awesome!

[@TreyC68]

If Dracula was lonely he could’ve just downloaded a dating app on his phone instead of going through this whole plot of getting Baba Yaga to curse Emma

[@cartooncritique6625]

Not only that, but he's DRACULA. Even if we ignore that he has the power to hypnotize people, are you telling me that in this modern age of Goths and horror fanatics Count-Freakin'-Dracula can't find a single woman who would jump at the chance to not only be a vampire, but the QUEEN OF VAMPIRES?! 🤨

[@plains7000]

I'd be happy if that were the Adam Sandler Dracula tbh. This version of Dracula isn't cool.

[@BrendynRobertson]

This movie belongs in a graveyard of awful movies.

[@koichidignitythief7429]

Another big missed opportunity and something that should've been a no-brainer in the writing room, is to have their monster forms be either reflective of their personalities or counter-intuitive so they could learn something. The came close with the daughter and her insecurities about beauty, but nothing about her mummy powers reflects or compliments anything else about her. The son is a nerd who turns into a werewolf and scares his bully in one scene and the contrast of brain and brawn is never explored again.

[@williampulfer-melville8536]

4:28 who i remember as Victoria in Corpes Bride

[@sarah98917]

If I remember correctly, Emily Watson was Victoria Everglot from Corpse Bride

[@Expressionlesscorpse]

Yup!

[@sparrow6002]

This movie is an disaster as an adaptation. I literally read the book before this movie was even made and they pretty much took everything interesting out. Most of all: Dracula wasn't a joke. He was a threat (in general) and a temptation (for Emma) at once. And killing all humans was always his agenda. He despised humans. Emma was supposed to be his companion afterwards. Which is the reason why he didn't want to just turn somebody, cause anyone he turned would be in some way under his control and he wanted an equal as a partner. Like, someone that he can have actual real conversations with. Because he planned to kill everyone else. However, that it happened to be Emma was completely randomly chosen by Baba Yaga. He couldn't have cared less who it was as long as it was some woman that was good enough to look at, talk to and sleep with. Cause he was the villain of the damn book. No talking bats either.😬

[@anitamihholap5926]

That sounds cool, actually. The bats don't even talk though. They're like minions, but more annoying and not cute like they're trying to be.

[@sparrow6002]

@@anitamihholap5926 Must've remembered the part with the bats talking wrongly...I was just so annoyed by the way they changed Dracula from the book and gave him those not even funny animal sidekicks😅 Like he was some sort of long lost disney princess...

[@sarah98917]

Also, this film has Catherine Tate! Also Jason Isaacs plays Dracula.

[@Expressionlesscorpse]

Yup Aka Lucius Malloy!

[@JCFromPA215]

Bobsheaux uploaded a review...my weekend is made. Love thise guy!

[@michellecoleman5577]

29:47 I'm sorry, all I can hear is the butler dude from the Eddy Murphy Haunted Mansion.

[@melissalayson7275]

Ramsly that was the butler's name in the Eddie Murphy's Haunted Mansion.

[@AWasteOfYourTime8205]

You forgot to mention the part where Faye beats up her brother on the stairs for no good reason

[@bijanthegr91]

Why...why...just why do people think Dracula is kid/family friendly? Leave the Horror classics be, if you're not going to use the very horror aspects that made them icons. I don't see the appeal in making Dracula and ilk into jokes. Also Bob, nope Mummies can't do any of that...they're just really old zombies that can maybe regenerate from draining folks. That whole Dracula being lovesick makes no sense, since he can seduce any Top Notch babe into being his new lover. Dracula has been catching cases for centuries, this shouldn't be a feasible plotline. I also prefer Castlevania series Dracula's revenge plan: Calling on Vampires from all over the world to commit a genocide on humanity. No need for an Ice Age when you cover the world in corpses. I'm tired of filmmakers like this trying to make bloodthirsty monsters into misunderstood, tragic, and sympathetic characters with an extremely narrow scope of life. These monsters are monsters, creatures who are meant to be obstacles for our heroes to face and conquer. We love monsters for being monsters, not for comedic characters that double as superheroes. I will give them credit for not making these vampires need to eat Jelly/Jell-O.

[@cartooncritique6625]

You see this so often with bad kids movies that want to sh1t something out for the Halloween season. Anytime Dracula is shoved into "Children's media" he loses all of his intimidating menace, because (understandably) it would be impossible to feature a murderous blood-drinking Satanist into your movie and still keep a G-rating.

[@Seanatonin]

It’s my second favorite time of the year, right behind Trip to the Buddiverse, Bobsheauxween!

[@homecruz7743]

Maybe he'll review Phantom Pups this month🐶👻

[@SwiftNimblefoot]

Hehe that outro would have been 20% cooler if you used the Duck Dodgers versions of the Tom Jones song (yes, that show had an episode where Dodgers steals Tom Jones' voice to win a singing contest and poor Tom Jones ends up with Daffy Duck's voice in the past... :D

[@kyrtuck]

Yeah, I saw this stinker and its sequel a while ago (Imhotep strangely does not reappear despite the sequel focusing on monsters around the world being captured). But I did not know this was based on a book and had a ride. I am impressed by your research!

[@Alejandroigarabide]

A vampire trying to kill a human man in order to steal his wife isn't that dark if the Flintstones already did it.

[@ladypool1404]

The characters are annoying. The father always sleep or fart which isn't funny, the little brother is picking fights and his sister is always complaining about something or insults her mothe rfor no reason. The only nice person is Emma. At least she tries to make everyone happy, she cares about her family 🥰 The 3 bats are useless. They aren't cute or entertaining plus there's a fat one. If it's supposed to be funny, nope!

[@Expressionlesscorpse]

Emma should’ve gotten with dracula

[@anitamihholap5926]

Speaking of Max being the science guy, or trying to be. In the beginning, he does a presentation on a catastrophic ice age that's going to happen once the Sun cools down millions of years from now. What he fails to mention is that long before that happens the Sun is going to expand and completely evaporate Earth. Maybe he should just stick to magic. He kind of does in the sequel.

[@kristenbenvenete]

Yes! Bobsheauxween is back! Hope you have a speedy recovery Raven 🙏 . As a monster fan this movie really grinded my gears to no end; the use of monster lore isn't creative or compelling at all, Dracula was made into a by the numbers cartoon supervillain (though the "Dracula wants a girlfriend" angle has potential; I would pay good money to see a dark romcom with Dracula at the helm). Also the Family was beyond insufferable, always fighting about petty bs to the point that the mom being with Dracula THE PRINCE OF DARKNESS seem like the better option. As far as I know Mummy's do not have the power of compulsion, that is mainly a popular trait of vampires as you said. Mummy's do have power over the sand and are known mostly for unleashing plagues and curses; the closest thing to compulsion for a mummy would be zombified slaves but that is not what was shown in this movie (mainly because that would actually be interesting, and would make sense for an insecure, media obsessed teenager to want a bunch of yes-man followers at her beck and call).

[@simsgirlgem]

Even if she wanted to dump her husband why would she abandon her kids

[@libramoon1582]

To answer your question, yes there is a Monster Family sequel .....Who the Frankenstein thought it was a good idea to produce a sequel to an already TERRIBLE movie?!?🤨🤦‍♀️

[@MovieFan1912]

30:52-31:01 “Yeah, that ought to do it! Thanks very much Ray!”

[@BrandonCroker]

Monster family on a monsters holiday while at monsters Inc doin the monster mash?

[@williampulfer-melville8536]

Some time Bobsheaux should do a Review on The adult talking dog movie Strays Bob will have a blast

[@danielsvetlichny5721]

25:11 - RED FLAG! RED FLAG! RED FLAG! WEE-WOO, WEE-WOO, WEE-WOO, WEE-WOO, WEE-WOO, WEE-WOO!

[@TheFManInk]

I love the face paint looks awesome

[@ClydeHomicide]

I actually went to a 4D vinema in the USA and watched the Monster Family tie in ride. It was alongside i think this other ride that was supposed to be a Jurassic Park knockoff. Never knew it had a film version!

[@gothnerd887]

5:59 maybe she's looking for those professionally made custom fangs, like the ones Toxic Tears promoted

[@Scardy]

I was on the 4D ride once, They had a theater with so fold up chairs lined up in front of a couple of fans for the effect and that was it. Kentucky Kingdom keeps getting worse every year.

[@MovieFan1912]

28:47-28:53 You mean like what happened to that priest in the first ten minutes of Renfield? That’s not even the most gruesome death in that movie.

[@beatrixthegreat1138]

Hey long time no see! 🎉😊 happy spooky month!!

[@pollycipher]

Can you do The Disney channel movie trilogy Zombies bobshoeux?

[@stlouisrocker100]

The 4D theater ride is real. It was also on the Carnival Vista

[@sarah98917]

8:58 I just realized something: Why did Baba Yaga have to turn the rest of the family into their costumes? All she needed was to turn Emma

[@Shades14]

28:44 That was a good movie, An Inconvenient The Avengers.

[@bizarroguy6570]

I’m surprised the Munster never sued.

[@curiouskelpie2822]

Honestly the concept of this movie isn’t bad. A little generic sure but in the right hands it could’ve been a fun Halloween movie. But this…this is just stupid. Also if Dracula’s little henchmen is meant to be Renfield, why the hell does he look like Igor? Also I hate that they always make the Frankenstein’s creature dumb in stuff like this, the creature was actually really smart in the original novel.

[@nseven1117]

"he has the power to freeze people?" hmm... a vampire who can stop time... *DIO!*

[@treykrumel3713]

It Seems like this movie is like Frozen and Hotel Transylvania stuck together I mean it's ridiculous. but like you said its definitely not the worst film very young kids may enjoy it but Cleary not adults.

[@vancemc2643]

4:05 hope you feel better raven

[@cagedcreature439]

18:38 apparently Dracula is Dio?

[@lOrdofdOrkness73]

does that make tigger a witch?

[@spmscout]

Bobsheauxween has officially begun.

[@ProfessorDreamer]

Bobsheaux can you review The Fairly OddParents Halloween episode Scary GodParents.

[@spaceboyctstudios2934]

6:29 Surprisingly, I noticed something: The beginning half of the movie has faulty lip syncing since it was originally dubbed in German, BUT in 29:16, I noticed that Renfield started talking and the lip syncing ACTUALLY matched what the English VA was saying. And surprisingly, the rest of the lip-syncing for the end somehow matches the English language perfectly. I mean, it's nice the animators noticed half way through the movie to fix the lip syncing for the English Dub, but how did they only do it for the end, yet they didn't do it for the beginning? Was it time restrictions? Did the animators forget to do so before rendering the final product? Did they actually fix the lip syncing for the beginning as well, but the footage files got corrupted or something? I don't know. But all I know is this: At least the animators are learning to improve. Also, I don't know why critics heavily criticized the film's animation, when it actually doesn't look too bad, outside of the lip syncing. Sure, there are additional characters that are copied and pasted a whole bunch, but the character movement's fluid, the shading and lighting look good, Dracula's castle looks incredible especially with the organ being attached to the castle giving out the perfect illusion of a bat, and even that Tom Jones musical number scene looks beautiful. The camera angles, the lighting, the background, the fluid movements, they all look fantastic for that Tom Jones bit, which showcases how you can make beautiful animation on a small budget (especially with that also being demonstrated in DreamWorks' "Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie"). :3

[@MovieFan1912]

25:47-25:54 I appreciate the Young Frankenstein references in this review. Especially that one.

[@cyber_hawk]

i love this time of year and i love bobsheauxween

[@rachelhorst9389]

Can you please do a review of monster high great scarrier reef?

[@plains7000]

As a brittish man here and one who has been to London a few times I feel as though film just insulted Great Britain. I've seen the london eye, Big ben, The Shard and been to several Museums, one hospital, one zoo and many Comic Conventions in London though I've mostly gotten there by an electric train and arrived at Waterloo 1st before exploring the rest of London on my many trips out with my family and community care groups.

[@homecruz7743]

Insert Addams Family/Munsters joke here!

[@jeffreybrennan166]

There is also a Monster Family 2

[@chasehedges6775]

I remember watching this movie with my mom once. It was pretty bad

[@MovieFan1912]

8:51-8:56 To think that The Simpsons made this idea far more entertaining in one of their Treehouse of Horror specials.

[@crcoghill]

I've always been curious about this film, but never watched it due to it being around the time of Bad CGI Movies from other Companies era.

[@dbibb]

I cannot wait to hear your take on Happy Family 2. A strange sequel.

[@MrDEdits]

I actually went on the Monster Family 4D Ride at Gatlinburg, TN on my vacation two years ago. Sufficed to say, it wasn't that good.

[@jamesbochnik1696]

Hotel Transylvania is better than this

[@Fantasma98]

You are 1000 % correct

[@bizarroguy6570]

That is truth.

[@albatross4920]

Is this from the same company who made that british mummy movie that premiered earlier this year? Honestly gives me the same obscure C-tier vibes.

[@tylerfish2701]

No, but one of the studios who made this also did that awful Tarzan movie from 2013.

[@mrcritical6751]

@@tylerfish2701you mean the one with creepy realistic animation where Tarzan was raised by humans but still acted like Tarzan for no reason?

[@tylerfish2701]

@@mrcritical6751 The one and only.

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​​@@tylerfish2701oh God, I'm having flashbacks to uncanny humans, crappy dinosaurs, slow motion gorillas, and guardian monkeys 😵‍💫😵

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Well, Bobsheaux, if I'm gonna be honest with myself here... I think that you and Raven's review of "Monster Family" was absolutely hilarious! 😅😂🤣😁😉👍