The Monster Club

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Julian S @akajulianscott 11/07/2024 A shamelessly fun, low-budget horror anthology with Vincent Price in peak camp mode and killer musical moments chopped perfectly between each story— a total cult classic. See more DanTheMan 2 09/02/2024 Low production values ultimately hang over The Monster Club, more so than other Amicus films I've seen, despite that, seeing Vincent Price and John Carradine hanging out is guaranteed to deliver a darkly humourous and fun time. Essentially the combination of three elements, traditional British horror Amicus is famous for, the darkest of dark humour and a collection of fine examples of 1980s disco music, resulting in a profoundly unique experience within the Amicus catalogue. The script itself is pretty naff but the actors are all doing their best to elevate the poor material, primarily Price and Carradine who are essentially spoofing their iconic images within the realm of the horror genre, Donald Pleasence is a more than welcome addition as are the usual Hammer and Amicus regulars. Considering this was Roy Ward Baker's final theatrical effort, he does a decent job emphasising the frightening, dramatic and suspenseful possibilities directing each element accordingly, but it's far from his finest hour. I don't have much else to say about The Monster Club, it's great entertainment for an old-school horror anthology fan, one that guarantees horror laughs and plenty of disco, maybe not the best of Amicus' output, but it still has charm, a few twists and cheap rubber masks. See more 07/17/2022 Although it hasn't aged well it's still very enjoyable and would be great for a remake. See more tom k 06/08/2022 Under appreciated and underrated, this is a fun film and a must see for Vincent Price fans. See more 04/23/2021 The short stories weren't bad. The bands that played between the stories were painful See more 02/14/2021 Entertaining as a curiosity only, The Monster Club falls flat otherwise. It does have that signature hammy humor that we all remember fondly from Vincent Price. And while the full uncut musical performances in between the stories are interesting, they get long and boring after a while and I found myself wondering why we can't get on with the show. Beyond that, these are three mediocre stories that are executed in a strictly low budget and wooden fashion without a lot of imagination. At one point it gets so low budget the viewer is treated to a series of comic book style storyboards with a narration of the story. if I want to read a comic book I will buy a comic book. I'd say steer clear of this one. I honestly don't understand the good reviews coming from some of the so-called professional critics. This is not a good movie. See more Read all reviews

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