One of the most influential films in terms of my writing FINALLY comes to DVD!

[The Fake Shemp]

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They simply do not make movies like The Monster Squad anymore.  And the biggest travesty of all is that this film has nearly disappeared, thanks to all kinds of crummy rights issues that had prevented a re-release on any medium.  So it is with great joy that I can say that Fred Dekker (Night of the Creeps) and Shane Black's (Lethal Weapon, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) ultimate 80s childhood fantasy is finally getting a release on DVD!

I love this movie.  It's not a masterpiece or a landmark film, but it's definitely a different kind of movie than what Hollywood churns out for family flicks nowadays.  When I attempt to write material, in terms of covering all age ranges, this continually pops up in my head as almost a standard.  It's a lot of fun and it's got dumb, corny kid jokes, but it doesn't talk down to its target demographic and its equally enjoyable for adults.

Now if we can get Fred Dekker's other unreleased genre masterpiece, Night of the Creeps (Slither basically ripped this off) on DVD... I would be complete.

[TVC15]

When is it coming out, you stupid git?

EDIT:  I can't imaging paying money for Night of the Creeps.  It's just so bog standard.  Without Joe Bob cracking jokes between commercial breaks, I'm not sure I would enjoy it.

[The Fake Shemp]

JULY 24th!  Less than a month away!

[FatalT]

WOLF MAN'S GOT NARDS!

[The Fake Shemp]

EDIT:  I can't imaging paying money for Night of the Creeps.  It's just so bog standard.  Without Joe Bob cracking jokes between commercial breaks, I'm not sure I would enjoy it.

Yes, Night of the Creeps is totally kitsch, but if you have any love for the likes of Return of the Living Dead, then you should have room in your heart (and your wallet) for Fred Dekker's cult classic.  They are cut from the same cloth.

[TVC15]

I dunno, Willco, what if Criterion releases more Yugoslavian almost porn that week?

[Ichirou]

Can you really see John Vernon's erect cock in Sweet Movie? 

[The Fake Shemp]

I dunno, Willco, what if Criterion releases more Yugoslavian almost porn that week?

The Monster Squad will be the first DVD I've purchased since - fuck! - I think maybe Batman Begins.

[TVC15]

Can you really see John Vernon's erect cock in Sweet Movie? 

Not only do you see it erect, you see it erect, painted gold, and PEEING.  Not fake, trick shot pee, either.  REAL PEE.

[The Fake Shemp]

I can pee - for real! - in your mouth for $25 and it'll be more satisfying than any shitty snuff film you buy.

[TVC15]

I can pee - for real! - in your mouth for $25 and it'll be more satisfying than any shitty snuff film you buy.

It was 39!  There were also multiple almost rapes (of course, in the end she enjoyed it), and a scene where a woman's love organs wrap so tightly around a mariachi's penis that they become stuck together.

She also gets raped by a Muslim (for FoC).

[The Fake Shemp]

I am almost ninety percent sure you would match the profile of a serial killer.

[TVC15]

I am almost ninety percent sure you would match the profile of a serial killer.

I am not the Yugoslavian deviant pervert.  I am just the Yugoslavian deviant pervert enabler.

[Ichirou]

Can you really see John Vernon's erect cock in Sweet Movie? 

Not only do you see it erect, you see it erect, painted gold, and PEEING.  Not fake, trick shot pee, either.  REAL PEE.

I gotta see this shit.  It will change the way I view Animal House forever.

[DJ_Tet]

I can pee - for real! - in your mouth for $25 and it'll be more satisfying than any shitty snuff film you buy.

It was 39!  There were also multiple almost rapes (of course, in the end she enjoyed it),

So uh...how about posting that scene, or scenes, just for the curious...

[Ichirou]

Post the John Vernon erect golden penis scene first.

[Phoenix Dark]

Were the rights issues you speak of due to Universal's hold on all those monster licenses?

[TVC15]

Post the John Vernon erect golden penis scene first.

I sent it to PD the other day.

[The Fake Shemp]

Were the rights issues you speak of due to Universal's hold on all those monster licenses?

Most of the characters are public domain.  Universal can't prohibit you from putting Dracula or Frankenstein in a movie.  Monster Squad had the unfortunate problem that plagued a lot of genre films in the 80s, being produced by one of many companies that went under:

The producer goes on to relate that the key reason for SQUAD’s delay hitting DVD had to do with “a long, tangled rights history with that picture over the years. It was part of a catalog that was bought up by another company that then became part of this company that became part of another company that became part of a huge conglomerate, and it got kind of buried. A lot of people think that studios don’t care about these titles, but sometimes they just don’t know, they have no idea; it’s just layer upon layer of catalogs. So I followed the catalog that MONSTER SQUAD was a part of, and it ended up at Lionsgate. I spoke to one of the marketing people there and sent them a proposal, and said, ‘Look, the 20th anniversary is coming up, there have been screenings at the Alamo Drafthouse and elsewhere around the country; there’s a great awareness of this movie right now.’ The Lionsgate people are extremely into the genre, so they were very much interested and aware of the film, and they were excited about it and said, ‘Sure, let’s see what we can do.’

[The Fake Shemp]

Also, further proving that this film would never be released nowadays, it has a kids using the words "taco" and "homo'ing out" (it was ahead of its time!) and a kid smoking cigarettes.  Best family movie ever!

[TVC15]

homoing out?  I'm going to add that to me repertoire.

[Cheebs]

homoing out?  I'm going to add that to me repertoire.

speaking of tvc repertoire, where did you pick up spacefag?

[Phoenix Dark]

homoing...too many sylibals. If I were to use such language (I don't) I'd say fagging out

[The Fake Shemp]

homoing...too many sylibals. If I were to use such language (I don't) I'd say fagging out

 

[TVC15]

homoing out?  I'm going to add that to me repertoire.

speaking of tvc repertoire, where did you pick up spacefag?

I am not sure.  It's definitely from something.  I believe it was used to describe the shameless uber homos that wear things like vinyl in public and such.  Possibly Kids in the Hall?

homoing...too many sylibals. If I were to use such language (I don't) I'd say fagging out

I dunno.  I like homoing.  It reminds me of when The Ultimate Warrior said "queering doesn't work."  Fagging sounds like a fun thing to do on a Saturday night, whereas homoing and queering sound like illicit homosexual pagan rites or something.

[The Fake Shemp]

People that opt not to use words because they have too many syllables are homo'ing out.  What, are you a dog?  Who cares how many syllables it uses.

[CajoleJuice]

sylibals WOW

[TVC15]

I know, for the love of sweet zombie jesus, it's homoing out, not motherfuckin' tintinnabulation.

[Phoenix Dark]

sylibals WOW

It's a movement son!

[TVC15]

SYLIBRULS WANT TO KILL MAH BABIES AND TAKE MAH TOENAILS AWAY!

[Cheebs]

homeschool..etc

[The Fake Shemp]

This movie is probably way too scary and complex for your average home schooled child.

[Human Snorenado]

I am almost ninety percent sure you would match the profile of a serial killer.

I am not the Yugoslavian deviant pervert.  I am just the Yugoslavian deviant pervert enabler.

Really, those are words to live by.

[TVC15]

I am almost ninety percent sure you would match the profile of a serial killer.

I am not the Yugoslavian deviant pervert.  I am just the Yugoslavian deviant pervert enabler.

Really, those are words to live by.

The best part is that since Yugoslavia no longer exists, we can get on moral high horses and be like, "See what happened to this nation because of its grave perversions!"

[Ichirou]

Post the John Vernon erect golden penis scene first.

I sent it to PD the other day.

PM it to me, I wanna see Dean Wormer in all his glory.

[TVC15]

Do you still have it, PD?  I'd have to retake it and I don't wanna get outta bed.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

I've never heard of this movie

it looks like a sucky kidventure movie like the Goonies

[The Fake Shemp]

I've never heard of this movie

it looks like a sucky kidventure movie like the Goonies

I pity an 80s where one did not see The Monster Squad.

[Cheebs]

I've never heard of this movie

it looks like a sucky kidventure movie like the Goonies

did you call goonies sucky?

[Howard Alan Treesong]

I've never heard of this movie

it looks like a sucky kidventure movie like the Goonies

did you call goonies sucky?

yes, and I can't believe it took 10 hours for someone to notice

[border]

My memory of this film is really vague.....

Wait, did Dracula just plant explosives in their treehouse? 

[DJ_Tet]

I've never heard of this movie

it looks like a sucky kidventure movie like the Goonies

did you call goonies sucky?

yes, and I can't believe it took 10 hours for someone to notice

I noticed, it just takes a lot to shock me anymore.  I nearly logged in to post about it but meh.  Different strokes.

Explorers > Goonies anyway