Belly-up to the bar -- The Monster Club is open for business
Added 10/1/2009
The Monster Club is an anthology of four tales with a unifying theme. There are some genuinely creepy moments, a few dark laughs, a bit of irony, and Vincent Price and John Carridine -- how can you lose with THAT combination?
Price plays an elderly vampire who attacks Carradine, a best-selling author of horror stories, realizing too late that he's bitten someone he admires. As an apology, Price invites Carradine to The Monster Club, a pub with a most select clientelle -- werewolves, vampires, goblins, shadmocks, ghouls, humegoos, etc. -- for a drink and chat. Here he introduces Carradine to the reality behind the fiction he's been writing.
The movie, being set in a pub, also features some rock-n-roll singing, with titles like "I'm Just a Sucker for Your Love," "Monsters Rule OK," and "Welcome to the Monster Club." I'm not sure how many of these acts made the UK Top 100 charts, but they generally do a reasonable job of rockin' da place.
The Monster Club is a fair movie whose stars make it closer to good. Put it on and get a big bowl of popcorn and enjoy.
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Pathfinder is low quality dvd
Added 9/17/2009
hi, this review is not for the movie, the movie is 5* for vincent price alone, this review is for the Pathfinder DVD release
it is both letterboxed and interlaced which results in very low resolution/ quality, its also a single layer DVD which doesnt help either. save your money for a better transfer or an eventual high-def release
UPDATE: i compared this release with a fullscreen version i have. turns out the widescreen version is actually a cropped version of the fullscreen release!
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The Monster Club Is Where The Halloween Party Never Ends
Added 6/25/2009
"The Monster Club" is a unique mixture of humor, horror and groovy tunes from the late seventies. It is the perfect film to watch on Halloween if one is nostalgic for the late seventies and early eighties. The cast is a virtual who's who of horror stars such as Vincent Price ("Theatre of Blood"), John Carradine ("The Howling"), Donald Pleasance ("Halloween"), Stuart Whitman ("Eaten Alive") and Britt Ekland ("The Whicker Man"). "The Monster Club" is produced by Milton Subotsky; he co-founded the famous Amicus Productions, which created several horror anthologies such as "Tales from the Crypt," "Asylum" and "Torture Garden."
The vampire Erasmus (Price) bites horror writer R. Chetwynd Hayes (Carradine). Because his blood was tasty, Erasmus shows his gratitude by taking Hayes to the Monster Club, a cabaret where creatures of the dark meet to dance and watch entertainers sing, strip and tell jokes. It's a riotous Halloween party that never ends. This part of the film is silly but fun; it sets the groundwork for a trio of horror stories.
"Shadmock" is a ghoulish variation of "Beauty and the Beast." A beautiful thief is employed by a strange, unattractive recluse. He falls in love with her. However, when he catches her stealing, there are ear-splitting, fiery consequences.
"Vampire" is a silly story where Pleasance is a vampire hunter pretending to be a priest; him and his fellow hunters terrorize a loving family whose mother is the beautiful Ekland.
"Humgoo" stars Whitman as a movie director in search of the perfect location to film a horror movie. Unfortunately, he finds Loughville, a creepy, sinister village which is populated by flesh eating ghouls. Will he escape before they eat him? It has a great twist ending that will shock you.
Erasmus proposes that Hayes become a member of the Monster Club. After all, humans, he explains, kill each other in many horrible ways. It's a message that will remain with the viewer. "The Monster Club" is not for everyone. Personally, I don't like a lot of humor mixed in with my horror. However, this film is worth watching for the "Shadmock" and "Humgoo" stories and the soundtrack is great. The DVD is loaded with plenty of extra features; the one containing the complete soundtrack is especially nice. "The Monster Club" is highly recommend for horror anthology completists. I suggest renting it before purchasing.
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Camp horror ghotic classic you must have!
Added 6/18/2009
John Carradine, Vincent Price, a camp 80's monters new wave club in London, what else you can say?
This is a collection of 3 stories of monsters, narrated by Mr. Price to Mr. Carradine, who happens to be an a american horror writer.
In between stories are monsters go-go dancers, new wave rock acts witch in itself are classics.
Pay attention to the lineage of monsters Vincent explain , is for me the most original thing of the movie I won't spoil the fun by telling what are the 3 stories, see it for your self and enjoy the acid -monster trip this movie is,...." Monsters you're OK"
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~A must see movie!!~
Added 1/18/2009
I really love this movie, and bought it on DVD as soon as I found it. Basically its a kind of older version of Interview With the Vampire but with a twist. There's a writer of horror stories(Carradine) and he's invited to a "monster club" by a vampire named Erasmus(Price). Now by 'monster club' it is exactly that. A club with music and dancing and talking, but with monsters, vampires, etc. instead of normal people. Erasmus tells 3 stories to the writer, which is the movie.
I won't tell you what the stories are, since I'm sure the other reviewers have, and really, I want you to see it for yourself without any preconceived notions of what you think is going to happen. This is a must-see, especially if you're a Vincent Price fan, or just want some fun to go with your horror.
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Belly-up to the bar -- The Monster Club is open for business
Added 10/1/2009
The Monster Club is an anthology of four tales with a unifying theme. There are some genuinely creepy moments, a few dark laughs, a bit of irony, and Vincent Price and John Carridine -- how can you lose with THAT combination?
Price plays an elderly vampire who attacks Carradine, a best-selling author of horror stories, realizing too late that he's bitten someone he admires. As an apology, Price invites Carradine to The Monster Club, a pub with a most select clientelle -- werewolves, vampires, goblins, shadmocks, ghouls, humegoos, etc. -- for a drink and chat. Here he introduces Carradine to the reality behind the fiction he's been writing.
The movie, being set in a pub, also features some rock-n-roll singing, with titles like "I'm Just a Sucker for Your Love," "Monsters Rule OK," and "Welcome to the Monster Club." I'm not sure how many of these acts made the UK Top 100 charts, but they generally do a reasonable job of rockin' da place.
The Monster Club is a fair movie whose stars make it closer to good. Put it on and get a big bowl of popcorn and enjoy.
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Pathfinder is low quality dvd
Added 9/17/2009
hi, this review is not for the movie, the movie is 5* for vincent price alone, this review is for the Pathfinder DVD release
it is both letterboxed and interlaced which results in very low resolution/ quality, its also a single layer DVD which doesnt help either. save your money for a better transfer or an eventual high-def release
UPDATE: i compared this release with a fullscreen version i have. turns out the widescreen version is actually a cropped version of the fullscreen release!
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The Monster Club Is Where The Halloween Party Never Ends
Added 6/25/2009
"The Monster Club" is a unique mixture of humor, horror and groovy tunes from the late seventies. It is the perfect film to watch on Halloween if one is nostalgic for the late seventies and early eighties. The cast is a virtual who's who of horror stars such as Vincent Price ("Theatre of Blood"), John Carradine ("The Howling"), Donald Pleasance ("Halloween"), Stuart Whitman ("Eaten Alive") and Britt Ekland ("The Whicker Man"). "The Monster Club" is produced by Milton Subotsky; he co-founded the famous Amicus Productions, which created several horror anthologies such as "Tales from the Crypt," "Asylum" and "Torture Garden."
The vampire Erasmus (Price) bites horror writer R. Chetwynd Hayes (Carradine). Because his blood was tasty, Erasmus shows his gratitude by taking Hayes to the Monster Club, a cabaret where creatures of the dark meet to dance and watch entertainers sing, strip and tell jokes. It's a riotous Halloween party that never ends. This part of the film is silly but fun; it sets the groundwork for a trio of horror stories.
"Shadmock" is a ghoulish variation of "Beauty and the Beast." A beautiful thief is employed by a strange, unattractive recluse. He falls in love with her. However, when he catches her stealing, there are ear-splitting, fiery consequences.
"Vampire" is a silly story where Pleasance is a vampire hunter pretending to be a priest; him and his fellow hunters terrorize a loving family whose mother is the beautiful Ekland.
"Humgoo" stars Whitman as a movie director in search of the perfect location to film a horror movie. Unfortunately, he finds Loughville, a creepy, sinister village which is populated by flesh eating ghouls. Will he escape before they eat him? It has a great twist ending that will shock you.
Erasmus proposes that Hayes become a member of the Monster Club. After all, humans, he explains, kill each other in many horrible ways. It's a message that will remain with the viewer. "The Monster Club" is not for everyone. Personally, I don't like a lot of humor mixed in with my horror. However, this film is worth watching for the "Shadmock" and "Humgoo" stories and the soundtrack is great. The DVD is loaded with plenty of extra features; the one containing the complete soundtrack is especially nice. "The Monster Club" is highly recommend for horror anthology completists. I suggest renting it before purchasing.
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