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The Monster Squad (Two-Disc 20th Anniversary Edition) | 
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Director: Fred Dekker Actors: Andre Gower, Robby Kiger, Stephen Macht, Duncan Regehr, Tom Noonan Studio: Lions Gate Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating: 294 reviews Sales Rank: 892
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Original Recording Remastered, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc Languages: English (Original Language), German (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled) Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Number Of Items: 2 Running Time: 82 Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 1 Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 21566 UPC: 017153215663 EAN: 0017153215663 ASIN: B000Q6GUKM
Theatrical Release Date: August 14, 1987 Release Date: July 24, 2007 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping: International shipping available Condition: Brand New and Factory Sealed Item Fast Shipping
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Product Description Thriller for the younger set about a bunch of kids who stumble upon a talisman which is being sought by five monsters (Dracula Frankenstein the Wolfman the Mummy and yes--Gill Man). The monsters need the charm because it will give them the power to live longer but can they retrieve it from the lads who are also aware of its abilities?System Requirements:Running Time: 82 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: PG-13 UPC: 017153215663 Manufacturer No: 21566
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Great movie! August 16, 2008 Great movie for kids and adults. It would maybe be better if it didn't have the smoking, and the teenage sexual references were maybe toned down even more, but still a great "good triumphs over evil type movie".
where's the thrills? July 25, 2008 I thought the movie would be a lot more exciting that all the hype made it seemed. I'd put the feel of it along the lines of "The Goonies" and "Hocus Pocus", but not quite as good. Bland humor weighs the plot down, inappropriate language for children even though I think that's the target audience, maybe for it's time it was a classic, but I guess I missed that boat...should've been made more into a scary film, that's what I thought I was going to be watching.
Monster Squad July 4, 2008 I had been looking for this movie everywhere for the last 5 yrs and I am so glad to have it now!!! I love this movie. It's a one of a kind. I especially like the sound effects and also the interviews with the now actors. Everyone should see this movie if they like spooky/horror movies. A+++++++++++++ all the way!!
A Jem of a movie June 15, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm an "80's Child"-and don't even remember this film, however, I read about it in a huge spread in Rue Morgue Magazine last year. I finally got to see and WOW! Can't believe I didn't get to know about this flick sooner.
For an "80's movie about kids--which were popular in that decade: with the likes of The Outsiders, Stand By Me and others, this is the better one--for it touches the surface of horror with familiar and decently re-created monsters from classic Universal Films.
The movie was brilliantly cast with some great acting by the kids and monsters--it so blows away films from that period like Goonies.
The movie was fast paced, had humor, but not in a campy way, great effects for the time it was released and was reminicent but surely not a dated looking film at all (except for the mother's hair--LOL!).
This is a great film for horror-hounds and family viewing (but with a few swear words--but I'm sure this film has less of them in it's 85 minutes viewing vs. 3 minutes spent at any public school playground!)
The special features interviews were cool with a couple of the actors and filmmaker's doing interviews in a new documentary)--I must say, this is one of the better Loinsgate releases in a long time!!! Get this--it's a great 80's "Creature Feature" up there with the likes of Gremlins and ET!!
Monster Squad June 9, 2008 1 out of 2 found this review helpful
My family enjoyed this classic movie. However, I did not appreciate the long wait on receiving my movie. Estimated delievery date was 1 week and I did not receive until about 3 weeks from order date.
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