theroscoevine

Boring, stupid show, with a pointless, contrary ending. I can't believe people like this. Another long story told VERY, VERY slowly. Hardly any actual content, but dragged out to ten episodes. This would have been just as boring even if it were condensed into two episodes, but at least you'd get the whole, mundane story line delivered without wasting hours and hours of your life. If you're impressed with this show, I'm shocked. I don't know what you could possibly have liked about this, or why you'd recommend it to any other unsuspecting tv buffs. I like sci-fi shows. The Expanse was amazing, for instance, being a realistic approach to futurism without the clutter of bland, aimless characters with no intellect, just sheep to be led down the path. I can't even believe I've got ten hours gone on this.

...but not a funny one. This "movie", if you can call it that, was 1 hour and 49 minutes of jokes that fell flat over sets and costumes that were clearly done on a shoestring budget. Just looking at Herman's costumes, with the absurdly puffy padding meant to represent his blocky physique, to the poorly aligned stripes on his black and white striped shirt, and the amateurish, wildly inconsistent, and bizarrely multicolored lighting that looks like something from a local stage production instead of a movie, was enough to show the near total lack of money and effort put into the visual aspect of the production.

That's not to say there wasn't anything visually interesting about the film, because, as with everything else in it, there were brief moments shining through. The same can be said of the acting, which wasn't terrible, in and of itself, though, overburdened by a script that can only be described as TERRIBLE, unfunny, and tiresome.

Rob Zombie has directed a fair selection of movies ranging from "not bad" to "quite effective", and even "chilling", (along with some real stinkers), but where Zombie shines is NOT in the writing department. The nearly complete lack of laughs in this supposed comedy falls squarely on Zombie's shoulders, while the very few moments of actual comedy, (or almost comedy, at least), are owed solely to the performers. Jeff Daniel Philips and Daniel Roebuck, as Herman Munster, and The Count, respectively, are the shining stars in this attempt, and they really gave it their best shot, admirably struggling under the weight of the script. Even Sherri Moon Zombie, as Lily, really hammed it up, but appropriately, given the setting, and really wasn't bad, in my opinion. The inclusion of the awesome Richard Brake, along with some fun moments from Jorge Garcia, did take some of the pain out of watching the whole thing through.

The potential for sequel, while most likely ruined, thanks to Zombie's writing, the IMDb ratings, (4.5 stars, so far), and the fact that I don't think this one is going to get ANY positive word of mouth, is at least POSSIBLY served by the hope that Zombie could get replaced as writer, on the slim chance that it can happen, at all.

I like Rob Zombie, and I liked the cast of this production. It's worth noting that Zombie and his team went all in on faithfully recreating the general overall look of the characters, even if quite cheaply, and I think his love of the original show, and the material, shines brightest. The actors, too, really did a surprisingly good job of matching the tone of their counterparts from the original show, (except that the show was REALLY funny, and this really wasn't). I just think it needed a LOT more support to be worth watching, which this really wasn't.