Nobody ever really "is" the original actors. That's the problem with straight remakes like this. Mrs. Zombie gets a substantial part in almost(?) every movie the guy makes. I think she did good voicework in El Superbeasto and was OK as Baby Firefly.
Spoilers Rob Zombie's Munsters Remake
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Nobody ever really "is" the original actors. That's the problem with straight remakes like this. Mrs. Zombie gets a substantial part in almost(?) every movie the guy makes. I think she did good voicework in El Superbeasto and was OK as Baby Firefly.
I found her choices (or maybe Rob's) very odd. To my recollection, Lily was often "the adult in the room", I didn't get that from Ms Zombie. Her Lily was a bit flighty.
I watched the first third or so this morning. I could chalk up differences to the characters being their younger selves. It did feel like Sherri was trying too hard to emulate the original Lily at times, as far as the way she carries herself and her movements.
Also, could Sylvester r-r-r-r-roll his r-r-r-r-r's any more?
Needs more Igor.
One does not get Sylvester McCoy and not have him r-r-r-r-r-roll his r-r-r-r-r-r's.I watched the first third or so this morning. I could chalk up differences to the characters being their younger selves. It did feel like Sherri was trying too hard to emulate the original Lily at times, as far as the way she carries herself and her movements.
Also, could Sylvester r-r-r-r-roll his r-r-r-r-r's any more?
Well, Rob, I hope this love letter to your wife was worth it. You're gonna be lucky to be directing Syfy Channel original movies after this. 
Done. Yeah, I felt like the Herman and Lily actors were trying too hard. But in the end, it felt like a touching homage to the original I think it was meant to be. A nice origin story that didn't have to match up to the original series.
We got the origin of Spot and Igor (the bat). The callout that I was surprised by was "Car 54, Where Are You?"
IDK, I've always loved cheesy movies, I have shelves full of them. I'd give this a 7/10 just for the nostalgia factor.
We got the origin of Spot and Igor (the bat). The callout that I was surprised by was "Car 54, Where Are You?"
IDK, I've always loved cheesy movies, I have shelves full of them. I'd give this a 7/10 just for the nostalgia factor.
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Yep, it did everything I was expecting and then some. Zombo! Wolfie! The Robot! Marilyn's story and the Munster-mobiles absent but maybe saving something for a sequel.
Weird characterizations can be hand waved away by this being at least Eddie's age prior, probably longer. They settle down later. And they all were celebrities so Herman's gigs jive.
The bright Techno-Colors, well why not? Next viewing I'll turn the color off.
My opinion, best reboot yet.
Weird characterizations can be hand waved away by this being at least Eddie's age prior, probably longer. They settle down later. And they all were celebrities so Herman's gigs jive.
The bright Techno-Colors, well why not? Next viewing I'll turn the color off.
My opinion, best reboot yet.
The Munsters was meant to be social commentary: an immigrant family from the old country trying to fit into the American suburbs, while freaking out the normal (white) neighbors with their strange foreign ways. Substitute the Munster family with any non-WASP ethnicity and you see the point. In that context I'm not sure an origin story was the right way to go.
Side note: The Munsters believed they were no different than anybody else and went about their lives with that belief, fitting in as best they could. The Addams Family in contrast didn't give a fuck what other people thought.
Side note: The Munsters believed they were no different than anybody else and went about their lives with that belief, fitting in as best they could. The Addams Family in contrast didn't give a fuck what other people thought.
I read a review for The Munsters that I thought summed it up well:
Back in the 1960s, if you wanted to watch a weekly sitcom about monsters living in suburbia, there were only two games in town: “The Addams Family,” about a group of kooks whose wealth and largely normal looks gave them the freedom to pursue their freaky interests, and “The Munsters,” about a working-class group of unmistakable monsters whose outward appearance provided a humorous contrast to their utter normalcy.
Whatever the original series was "meant to be", this Munsters movie, by permission of the holders to its Copyrights, is what it is meant to be now.
Just watched it last night. Not as bad as i feared it might be after all the negative reviews, but still left a lot to be desired.
And I watched it with the color turned off, much better that way.
"The Count" was the best, as Daniel Roebuck managed to channel Al Lewis a few times. Herman was okay, except for the high pitched voice, but Sheri Moon Zombie was no Lilly by any stretch of the imagination, Ann Magnuson was a much better Lilly in "The Munster's Scary Little Christmas".
Also, I know Butch Patrick was the robot character, but I missed Pat Priest's cameo. I'll have to watch again tonight with the commentary on, so hopefully I'll know where to look for her.
It was also nice to see Cassandra Peterson again, but too bad her Halloween costume wasn't her Elvira persona, but I guess there were legal issues with that.
So all in all, not a bad effort, I found myself chuckling a few times, but there were some cringe worthy moments as well, but generally enjoyable for what it was meant to be.
And I watched it with the color turned off, much better that way.
"The Count" was the best, as Daniel Roebuck managed to channel Al Lewis a few times. Herman was okay, except for the high pitched voice, but Sheri Moon Zombie was no Lilly by any stretch of the imagination, Ann Magnuson was a much better Lilly in "The Munster's Scary Little Christmas".
Also, I know Butch Patrick was the robot character, but I missed Pat Priest's cameo. I'll have to watch again tonight with the commentary on, so hopefully I'll know where to look for her.
It was also nice to see Cassandra Peterson again, but too bad her Halloween costume wasn't her Elvira persona, but I guess there were legal issues with that.
So all in all, not a bad effort, I found myself chuckling a few times, but there were some cringe worthy moments as well, but generally enjoyable for what it was meant to be.
This has to be some 10-15 years prior to the series. (no Eddie yet and Spot a baby)
I just heard Herman as, suffering from a severed/reattached head. That's got to be hard on the vocal cords, but improves over time . Lily was acting love lorn at first, then love-struck after meeting Herman.
Yeah, me too.
I just heard Herman as, suffering from a severed/reattached head. That's got to be hard on the vocal cords, but improves over time . Lily was acting love lorn at first, then love-struck after meeting Herman.
Yeah, me too.
Good point, that makes sense, especially since his voice did waver at times, and sometimes sounded almost like the Herman we all know and love.
One other nerdy nitpick I forgot to mention in my earlier post is why why Rob Zombie -after making much ado about how faithfully he recreated the exterior facade of the Munsters house- didn't bother to do the same for the interior?
Oh,OK. So technically not really a cameo then, but then neither was Butch Patrick's, since we didn't see his face, which is kinda the whole point of a "cameo".
Watching some classic episodes on Peacock, his voice is often in the high range more than in the low. Deep Herman is actually heard less, imo.
Yeah, the building is wonderful. Right down to the impossible balcony on the upper right> side. (it's floor cannot match their bedroom floor and only two steps up don't cut it, just like the original lol)
Anyway, we saw only one evening and the next morning at 1313. The later series changes must be what Lily meant when she says, Wait'll you see what we do to it.
Patrick's name wasn't in the credits that I recall, so an appearance by him was uncredited. I think, I think, I very briefly saw someone in the street scene party made up as Eddie.
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Ya know, a year or so ago, I was re-watching "Here come the Munsters", which tells a version of the story of how they came to America, and while at the time I was aware of Rob Zombie's version, What I didn't know was that it would be about how Herman and Lily met, and I was thinking then that this was the only story that hadn't been told and would be a really good basis for a new version.
Also, if anyone's interested, I just watched "Marineland Carnival with The Munsters TV Show Cast Members & More Lost Treasures" on DVD; It's Kinda like watching a lost Munsters episode, and although kinda corny by today's standards, it's well worth the price if you're a Munsters fan, or just a fan of old American TV shows in general.
Also, if anyone's interested, I just watched "Marineland Carnival with The Munsters TV Show Cast Members & More Lost Treasures" on DVD; It's Kinda like watching a lost Munsters episode, and although kinda corny by today's standards, it's well worth the price if you're a Munsters fan, or just a fan of old American TV shows in general.
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Well, Rob, I hope this love letter to your wife was worth it. You're gonna be lucky to be directing Syfy Channel original movies after this.
He's not even worthy enough for Sharktopus sequels. As usual, Zombie injects his original-concept-killing BS into work made famous by not being anything close to what I can only laughingly call his "creative tendencies".
