THE MUNSTERS
I’ve been a Rob Zombie superfan since La Sexorcisto, but nobody bats a thousand. I watched THE MUNSTERS so let’s talk about it. SPOILER FREE!
THE GOOD -
* Not much. There’s clearly some passion for the source material and a couple of solid performances (Jeff Daniel Phillips and Sheri Moon Zombie are FINE...but not great).
* Some of the sets were genuinely impressive. The lab Herman is built in is a particularly fun design.
THE BAD -
* Literally everything else.
* The horror is as unscary as the comedy is unfunny - and the comedy is ENORMOUSLY unfunny. Really, REALLY bad jokes that feel dated from the first moment to the last.
* The writing is abysmal. The story is unfocused, weirdly episodic, and poorly structured. You’re not sure where it’s going and you’re not excited when you get there.
THE UGLY -
* The COLOR. The TV series this movie is based on was in BLACK AND WHITE. Why is this the most colorful movie I’ve ever seen? WTF is that about? Literally every shot is DRIPPING with saturation. I was shocked my TV screen could return to black when I turned this shit off. In fact, there’s a scene with Herman and Lily standing on a suburban American street with completely unmotivated lights on their FACES that scroll through the color wheel, one hue at a time. WHY?!?!?!?!?! WHY DID YOU DO THAT, ROB?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
LONG STORY SHORT -
Avoid at all costs. THE MUNSTERS is a train wreck of a film, lacking any real scares, laughs, or entertainment value. I hate to say this about a Rob Zombie joint (because White Zombie was so unbelievably good) but save yourself the time and money and skip this one.















