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Entries in The Munsters (2)

Sunday
Oct302022

Sunday's Best: Week 44, 2022

It's just about Halloween and holiday shopping commercials will be pushed on us relentlessly in about 48 hours. In my world, it is still the spooky season and to celebrate, I watched The Munsters, the new Rob Zombie movie.

As a crazy fan of The Munsters TV series, I was really excited for this movie. I specifically waited until Halloween weekend to watch, just for funsies. The movie is available for purchase and also streaming on Netflix, and that is how I viewed the film.

 


The colors are absolutely beautiful - so many vibrant neon greens and purples, as you would expect from a Zombie flick. The movie is complete camp, which shouldn't be a surprise. I mean, it's over the top ridiculous, but the story is new and folds into The Munsters universe nicely. Since the movie focuses on Lilly and Herman meeting, falling in love and getting married, we get to see their courtship and how the duo plus Grandpa end up moving to Hollywood. This means there is no son Eddie and no niece Marilyn. Instead we get a cast of other whackos that are a whole load of fun.

In the original series, you might recall 1313 Mockingbird Lane features a cuckoo clock that is on the snarky side. The movie has the Raven clock too... and it is voiced by none other than Cinderella drummer Fred Coury.

There are a slew of Easter eggs in the movie - another nod to big Munsters fans. Look, The Munsters won't win an Academy Award, but it is good fun for a couple hours on Halloween - or anytime you just want to slip into a ridiculous world where ghouls walk freely in Transylvania - and sometimes America.

 

Wednesday
Jun082022

I'm Ridiculously Excited For 'The Munsters' Movie

We got our very first teaser for The Munsters movie today! The film, written and directed by Rob Zombie, basically melds my love for metal with classic TV sitcoms. Folks are always mystified at my love for classic TV: The Andy Griffith Show, The Munsters, MASH, Gilligan's Island, The Waltons, The Golden Girls, Designing Women, 227... I love them all and so many more.


Will Zombie write songs for the soundtrack? I hope so! The film will be PG and I think it's going to be so fun. It comes out sometime later this year.