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Summary: I was dying laughing!
Review: This was a weird movie and very funny. At one point I fell off of the couch laughing and we had to stop the DVD! We were both laughing so hard we couldn't hear what was going on so we had to play it again. We are going to buy this one for sure!
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Summary: Monkey Boner
Review: Movie Summary: Stu is a cartoonist who has finally hit it big with his new character Monkeybone. Stu's new found success comes mostly at the hands of his new girlfriend Julie who helped him overcome terrible nightmares. Julie you see is a sleep therapist. Just when things are going great, there is a little car accident that throws Stu into a coma. In his coma, Stu is caught in the bizarre world of his nightmares where Monkeybone pulls a fast one and takes over Stu's body and life. Now Stu must make a daring escape before Monkeybone screws everything up.My Opinion: This is a goofy little ditty of a movie. It's like a long drawn out loony toons episode. You basically know what is going to happen before it happens. Monkeybone is kind of annoying and he gets old really fast f;ladka;lasd;kda . . . . whoa whoa whoa, what's going on here? How do I delete stuff? Forget that stuff about Monkeybone getting old. And there should be 5 stars in the rating, not 2. And the title should be "Awesome Monkey in an Awesome Movie". I was not myself when I wrote that. This is the best movie that has ever been made with a Monkey in the leading role. It's intelligent and exciting and artistic. It would have been completely perfect had the Monkeybone been allowed to keep Stu's body. But hey that's what sequels are for right? And man did you see the can on Julie? You can see where the Bone in Monkeybone comes from no doubt. DVD Quality: Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1 DD5.1 Tons of extras featuring the wonderful Monkeybone who should have been in the movie more. They got the title right at least. Wait until the Oscars baby. The old Boner is gonna be there with bells on. And he'll be taking home the gold. Have no doubts about that. What You Should Do: You should bow down and worship the Bone; Mr. Bone, Bone-a-rama. And send him money by buying this DVD. Buy more than one. Give them to friends and strangers.
Related Movies To Check Out: You don't need any other stinkin' movies besides this one. Don't let me catch you watching anything but me, uh, I mean, Monkeybone either. Unless it's the Criterion Edition that they are most certainly putting together right now. Or the limited two disc collector's edition that will no doubt be going for big bucks on amazon auctions in no time. They better be working on an Infinifilm edition too because if Costner can have one so can I, er, Monkeybone.
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Summary: An hour and a half I'll never have back...
Review: I hate to say it. Aside from a couple of fairly sharp gags, it's not all that funny - or dramatic - or good. Half the gags are stolen from Beetlejuice and the other half fall flat. Here's how bad this is - Whoopie Goldberg's appearance is a high point. Youch.
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Summary: I really want to re-make this movie
Review: If only I had the power to film some additional footage and then re-release this, I think "Monkeybone" would be a much bigger hit, and people would love it a lot more. Sadly, I'm just some punk kid from Maryland, so that's not possible. Yet. The story is very fun, very weird, and more original than most junk that has been released in the past couple of years. Everybody else has already wrote about it, and you can read about the story in the description, so I won't bother. All of the actors fit their roles pretty well, and there isn't anybody who is really irritating. The special effects are great and incredibly atmospheric. I almost want to see a TV series about Downtown, just because it's such an amazing thing to see. The dialogue is usually well-fitting, and there are some really great jokes, as well as some really horrible ones, but there's a very decent balance. So, why give this only 3 stars? Because the beginning was rushed way too much. To begin with, they open it with a cartoon that is meant to be a mood-setter, to show you what the Monkeybone character is like and what the comedy style is like. The cartoon fails miserably. It's not funny at all, and it's just embarrassing to watch. After the cartoon, there are a few attempts to develop Stu, the main character, and his girlfriend. Then they just skip the plot/character development entirely, and send Stu to Downtown. This would be great if they bothered to explain Downtown first, but they didn't, and you sort of have to guess based on what the description of the movie is and a short song that some talking lampposts sing. With maybe twenty minutes of additional footage at the beginning to ease us into the story, this movie would have been gold. I've been told that the deleted scenes/extended scenes on the DVD help the beginning, but I haven't seen them yet, so I can't tell. It's a good movie, but don't give up after the first bit. Stick with it, and you'll be rewarded with a wonderful story about the dream world, and one of the best movie climaxes in history (It reminds me of the Stay-Puft marshmallow man from "Ghostbusters").
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Summary: Delightfully weird after the first ten minutes...
Review: I almost returned this movie after the first ten minutes. The cartoon at the beginning is really stupid, and they left out the part (shown in the deleted scenes) that actually contributed to the plot. They also left out part of a car accident scene, which in its entirety, made infinitely more sense. Whoever was responsible for the final editing did a woefully inadequate job. But once you get past that, the movie gets pretty good. It's a wicked roller coaster ride of a movie and manages to be rather suspenseful. Fraser does an excellent job and makes it as good as it is, and good performances are turned in as well by Fonda and Kattan (the best movie I've seen Chris Kattan in, and the only one in which he's actually funny). In addition to general Twilight Zone-ish weirdness, there are some great comedic scenes and even a touching scene here and there. All in all, I'd rate it worth renting or watching on cable, but probably not worth buying unless you're a fan of one of the actors or you've seen it and for some reason just plain disagree with me.
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Summary: a funny brilliant done movie
Review: I dint really know what to expect. It seemed like it was funny, but it also seemed like it might be a little chezzy. But it was grate. It had brilliant comidy and it was amazingly done. I say this is a must see movie.
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Summary: twisted
Review: this movie is seriously twisted. i usually do not get shocked easily, but there are some bits in this movie that are crazy! the entire chris kattan sequence made me squirm and i'm actually surprised that his part made it into this PG-13 movie. but that's part of the problem. this flick has a serious identity problem. it should be rated "R", as you'll see in the extra features, but because of "target markets" it was watered down, and i think, suffers from it. director henry selick is a genius. his visual sensibilities will make you want to cry. i was completely immersed in his eclectic stylings & oddball storyline. he had me. then brendan fraser karaoke'd "brick house." this is when i realized that i guess i'm just not a big brendan fraser fan. sweet jesus, the ending was just annoying. all in all, though, not a completely bad movie. don't expect too much, because hype ruins everything. just hope and pray that the scenes in the "real world" don't last too long.
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Summary: A Very Underappreciated Story
Review: Frankly, I can't understand why this film was such a failure at the box office. From the start, I thought this film was very entertaining, not only due to the storyline, but also due to the imaginatative visuals. The focus of the film, a land called Downtown, is loaded with sights and sounds that only a creative person could appreciate: a gaggle of one of a kind creatures, the look of the architecture within Downtown, the clever roller coaster ride that transports people to Downtown, the special effects; it's almost overwhelming. Monkeybone, the furry, crude, wise-cracking little simian that originated from the mind of Stu Miley (played by Brenden Fraser) can always be counted on to provide laughs. Even though a lot of things that occur are either unrealistic or completely unbelievable, it's very easy to overlook those things when you really get into it. Besides, quite a few films that were just as unrealistic have been major box office grossers; do you really think that films like Edward Scissorhands (an excellent movie) were ever based on fact? At the very least, give this film one chance. If I'm wrong, then you can blame me for wasting your time. But remember: you could be wrong, too.
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Summary: Disappointing ...
Review: You already have an idea of what the movie is about. So here's my take on it. I was all set for some weird, wacky humor. I thought this might fit the bill, even though it was panned by the critics. Those critics, they have a stroke if the movie doesn't have some deep, hidden reference to post-Jungian etc. etc. Well, this time they were right. Strangely, the fantastical parts of this movie are the most tedious, suffering from slow pacing, although there are some interesting visuals. Doesn't really get that funny until Chris Kattan joins in, and that's too late in the game. A waste of time and money.
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Summary: The movie was ok....
Review: I liked the movie, and there were some humourous bits here and there. There really isn't anything that makes this film stand out, and I can see why some people wouldn't like "Monkeybone". All in all, this is a decent film good for a few laughs.
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