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Summary: Fraiser and Kattan Hit The Bullseye!!!
Review: Very entertaining, will have laughing like u won't believe! Fraiser and hit the big time with halarious scenes, you'll want to watch it again and again! Great acting but crude comedy, may not be suitable for children under 6. Cute and romantic, acting is very good, it will have you at the edge of your seat, did I mention romantic? Entertaining for almost all audiences!
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Summary: a weird little movie
Review: Monkeybone is a hard movie to review, as it's not necessarily a good movie, but it most definitely isn't bad in the least. Yes, the movie's plot is paper-thin, character development is non-present, and the title character isn't seen enough. However, the production design is amazing. The world of Downtown (supposedly the strange land of dreams where people go when they are in a coma) is a sight to behold, especially on DVD. The first 40 minutes of the film are concentrated in this wonderful eye-candy filled mix of puppets, computer animation, and stop-motion animation. Unfortunately, once we leave this world in the middle portion of the movie, things go downhill and the script begins relying on really bad toilet humor and physical comedy way too heavily. Yes, Brendan Fraser gives it his best shot, but it can't help from feeling a bit, well, stupid. In the last half hour, however, Chris Kattan's character FINALLY shows up, breathing new life into the movie and luckily it ends on a high note. At the low price this DVD is being offered for, it is worth getting even with it's negative points, if only for the first half of the movie. The special features on the disc are wonderful and include some deleted scenes, which in my opinion, should have been left in the movie. I recommend this movie with some reservations: keep an open mind and stick with it through the middle portion. You won't be disappointed after it's all said and done.
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Summary: Chris Kattan makes this bad film funny as hell
Review: This movie had a really interesting premise and characters, but fell short of actually being funny or interesting. This is not a movie I would recommend, except for Chris Kattan, who pulls off an amazing physical performance that was pure genius. This movie is only worth watching to see Chris Kattan in action which gets all 3 stars I give for his performance and 0 for the actually movie itself.
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Summary: what exactly is going on here...
Review: This movie is totally stupid. The plot is paper thin. The characters are hardly developed at all. Only Stu get's any developmental attention. In short I spent more time looking at my watch waiting for my suffering to end than enjoying this movie. However Kris Katan is inspired as the dead guy brought back to life. I will admit that while 90 percent of the movie is junk, watching the doctors chace the dead guy was pretty funny.
Rent anything else and save yourself some cash.
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Summary: Monkeybone -- Popkorn Junkie's (and my) review
Review: The film is about the creator of a comic strip, played by Brendan Frasier, who becomes comatose after being an a car accident. While in a coma Stu (Fraser) is transported to a strange world, called "Downtown", which is full of both characters he created in his dreams and other people who are in comas (for some reason). While in this strange land Stu meets the star of his comic strip, Monkeybone. The mischievous (and more annoying than funny) Monkeybone tricks Stu into helping him steal his own body --the one that's in a coma in the real world. Stu wants his body back and spends the rest of the film trying to do so while Monkeybone wreaks some havoc in the real world. That's all you really need to know about the story. "Monkeybone" is the type of movie that I like to describe as "eye candy" -- the visual effects and scenery were interesting enough to keep me satisfied. Unfortunately the film was lopsided, heavy on the effects (which were great, reason enough to justify seeing the movie) but light on the dialogue. The writers had some good ideas but not enough for an entire feature-length film...well, actually....if the film had been a little longer maybe some of the plot twists would have been better explained, and would have cleared a lot of things up. Overall, the story was imaginative and interesting but at points confusing and contrived....especially the part about the distribution of the "Nightmare Juice" -- a concoction used to give humans nightmares and provides the people who live "Downtown" with some entertainment. Why? I dunno....I guess people in comas and the figments of Stu's imagination have nothing better to do than watch other people's nightmares. Right, whatever. The acting was good. Brendan Fraser was cast perfectly....the goofy, sexy, sweet guy (big surprise). Chris Kattan was also hilarious. Kattan's character was only in the film for the last 10 minutes which is unfortunate because he was the funniest character. What else can I say? The film was interesting, visually stimulating, but not very funny. In fact, I thought it was a little raunchy for it's PG-13 rating-- most of the jokes are sexual. Too bad, it was a cute story. Recommendation: The idea was there but the script was poor and most of the jokes weren't very funny. See it for the visuals and the few big laughs that come at the end courtesy of Chris Kattan. Watch it when the kids are asleep, it looks like a harmless kiddie flick but the jokes are too raunchy.
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Summary: Fun, ridiculous, completely entertaining
Review: The only way I can describe this movie is that it is weird. But that word doesn't do it justice. It's funny, hilarious at times, creepy, and more. Brendan Fraser seems to select the oddest scripts, but delivers fun with a lot of style. Bridget Fonda is spectacular in this film, delivering a strong presence. It's odd, with a strong psychological twist, but kick back and enjoy it!
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Summary: Monkey-blah!
Review: I had high hopes for this flick. With a stellar cast of humorous actors and a laughable storyline, it should have been in the bag. However, the direction obviously got lost in the story telling. A cast that should have been able to work magic were given poor dialogue and even worse situation comedy. The storyline gets a little lost and half cocked. The puppetry is amazing and worth giving the movie a chance. I would suggest that you go in not expecting much.
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Summary: One of this country's great films
Review: Monkeybone was nearly universally tradshed by critics and died a speedy death at the box office. But anyone who watches now with an unbiased mind is in for a unique treat. The best way that I can describe the film is to say its as if it were directed by Dali, produced by Freud, and starring Buster Keaton. Free your mind and enjoy the ride into the subconscious.
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Summary: Outstanding acting and directing! Fraser's awesome!
Review: I'm not just a Fraser fan, but a movie fan as well and "MonkeyBone" was great fun. I don't understand why it wasn't more successful at the box office except to say, I don't think it was promoted very well. I think if it had been, people would've jumped to the theatres to see it. It was very creative and imaginative and just plain fun to watch. My favorite scene in the whole movie was Brendan Fraser's "Brick House" scene when Monkeybone has taken over Stu's body and he's at a benefit fund raiser when Dave Foley's character comes streaking through the guests and Stu distracts everyone by singing to Bridget Fonda. It's rare an actor like him can do it all. I'd like to see him do more singing (and dancing) in future films. This is a must see for any Fraser fans, as well as people who are tired of the same ol' movies out there. If you've put off seeing it because it wasn't a box office smash, you're missing out on a great movie. Also check out the movie review at Entertainment Weekly's site. I believe they gave it a B+.
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Summary: Can't Fraser get better roles?
Review: I see Fraser as a good actor with lots of potential for stardom but he is being typecasted in dumb roles lately (except for the Mummy series)-- this film being one of them. Though there were some funny scenes, I did not find the entire film hilarious. There were other "stars" in the cast but they were not given more exposure. The film was primarily carried by Fraser, who though great with his goofy antics, was simultaneously tiresome being typecasted in such roles. If there ever was one thing I would remember it for for a long long time, it would be the annoying monkey character that Stu has made. If they meant that creature to represent the dark side of our ever lovable protagonist "Stu", then at least, they were successful in irritating the viewers.
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