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Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023)
Dumb and pretty
This is a great series to watch if you're stuck on a plane with nothing else to do. It filmed better than most of the generic blockbusters but it has the writing of a CW show.
On the acting side, I am a diehard Kurt Russell fan, however, Wyatt steals every scene he's in and was the sole standout of the show. Joe Tippett, Anders Holm, Anna Sawai, and Mari Yamamoto are able to lift their thinly written characters, and Kiersey Clemons is serviceable in a role where her character sucks. However, Ren Watabe is a standout for all the wrong reasons. His wooden delivery behind a nonsense annoying character really took me out of any scene.
With all that said, it's worth watching if you like spinoff streamers that have more dialogue and less action than their movie counterparts, and it's worth watching Kurt and Wyatt Russell play the same character.
The Munsters (2022)
Stop Giving Rob Zombie IP's
Rob Zombie is good at making disturbing, exploitation redneck horror films with a 70's grindhouse feel. What he is not good at is making films adapted from existing properties. Why anyone would give him a 3rd chance after the failure of Halloween 2 is beyond me.
Stick with your own ideas Robbie baby, because this aint it. I had to start the film over 3 times because I couldn't make it through the first 10 mins without turning it off. Do yourself a favor and just watch the original TV show if you need a Munsters fix.
That said, the set decoration and lighting is wonderful, unfortunately the plot, corny acting, and eye rolling "jokes" ruins everything you look at.