Day 23: The Monster Squad [Horror Film Review]

The Monster Squad is like the Goonies, but with monsters!  And truthfully, I think it's better than the Goonies.  The Monster Squad has monsters, the Goonies has some fat kid who likes to shake his gut for his friends.  The Monster Squad also as a great scene where their token fat kid (so sue me, I made fun the Goonies for having a fat kid and now I'm talking about the fat kid from Monster Squad.  And don't get pissed at me, that's what they call him in the movie.  OK, his name is Horace, but they call him fat kid, so don't yell at me for calling him "fat kid," yell at the writers) kicks the Wolfman in the nards!  That doesn't happen in the Goonies!

The Monster Squad is a terrific modern day monster mash up.  Back in the 1940s, Universal would throw monsters like Dracula, Frankenstein's monster and the Wolfman together in a movie.  Monster Squad has those three, plus the mummy and the creature!  Basically, a group of kids called the Monster Squad discover that monsters are real and they have to band together to stop them from taking over the world.  What makes it great is that even though Dracula is on the loose stealing virgins from their homes, the kids still find time to argue about stupid kid stuff.  It's like it doesn't matter that monsters are taking over the world, fat kid farted and that's a bigger deal.

The Monster Squad really is a great movie and I highly recommended it if you haven't seen it yet.  Plus, it's great for the whole family and has a ton of heart.  And if you watch it without getting emotional when Frankenstein's monster is sucked into the void, then you're not human.

Editor’s note: Each day in October, Ramone is picking a classic (or cheesy) horror film to review and share