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The Monster Squad

1987

Fred Dekker

Andre Gower, Robby Kiger, Stephen Macht, Duncan Regehr ...

6.0

3,580

Horror. Adventure. Comedy Dracula is alive. In fact, he plans to rule the world and that is why he seeks the help of other legendary monsters. However, a bunch of kids regarded by their peers as losers uncover the devious plan and prepare for a counter strike.

	Author	Review
United States	Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times	"[It] is such fun, it makes you wish you were a kid again"	POS
United Kingdom	Kim Newman Empire	"There are some great monster effects (...) [It] appeals to cinephile as well as teen sensibilities (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Nathan Rabin AV Club	"It's clear the filmmakers are just as enamored of things that go bump in the night as their fearless kiddie vampire-slayers. That ingratiating affection for classic horror permeates every facet of the film"	POS
United States	Vincent Canby The New York Times	"The comedy is cheerless. The performances are either inept or unlovably coy (...) [It] looks like a feature-length commercial for a joke store that sells not-great, rubber monster masks."	NEG
United States	Heather Boerner Common Sense Media	"This movie is a frolicking good time (...) There are some priceless moments in the movie"	POS
United States	Scout Tafoya rogerebert.com	"It's the kind of movie I don't want to see more of, because no one seems to be able to productively use their nostalgia for good anymore"	POS

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