tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003758772971289930.post5642808252425307303..comments2024-03-27T12:35:33.631-04:00Comments on The Deadly Doll's House of Horror Nonsense: Blood Monkey, That Funky MonkeyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003758772971289930.post-49246231764405040492012-03-22T22:01:49.569-04:002012-03-22T22:01:49.569-04:00Hmmm. That definitely explains why the 7 year old ...Hmmm. That definitely explains why the 7 year old in me couldn't stay focused!<br /><br />And ooooh! I will DEFINITELY put Ella on the short list for next year. I think another reason I've been so reluctant to rewatch it is my silly womanly nervousness with the whole 'oh no! Animal in danger!' thing. I know the monkey is the villain, but I'm almost positive that I'll end up liking her more than anyone else!deadlydollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06061028044836745499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003758772971289930.post-2584361707651413812012-03-22T21:20:04.082-04:002012-03-22T21:20:04.082-04:00Monkey Shines is slow, relaxed, and not really a h...Monkey Shines is slow, relaxed, and not really a horror movie per se, until the last act. It's easy to see why people went into it expecting George Romero OTT horror and gore, but really it's a fascinating look at a man who becomes paralyzed and has a trained Capuchin assigned to help him manage basic household tasks. The monkey is *amazing* - Whoever trained her did an awesome job because her "acting" is really something. It's not a case where the monkey becomes horrible and mutated and evil, she just becomes... a little obsessive. It's more a movie about the tiny devious things a Capuchin monkey can do to drive people crazy than it is a scary-scary horror film. <br /><br />Anyway, my wife and I enjoyed it. YMMV! I would say it is worth watching just for the monkey alone, though - Her facial expressions, reactions, tricks, etc. If nothing else, Ella would totally qualify for your Shortening list of memorable tiny movie villains.TreverThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02652943318376670283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003758772971289930.post-68314432267988026402012-03-22T17:58:00.683-04:002012-03-22T17:58:00.683-04:00You know, people HAD told me to not expect Blood M...You know, people HAD told me to not expect Blood Monkeys, but with that title AND F. Murray Abraham, how could I not try?<br /><br />And I saw Monkey Shines in the theater when I was a wee lass (my parents were strange) and fell asleep. Can't remember a thing about it save for a cute monkey. Maybe I should give it another go...deadlydollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06061028044836745499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003758772971289930.post-19218481462777824382012-03-22T12:27:46.629-04:002012-03-22T12:27:46.629-04:00Oh dear... I should have warned you off of this o...Oh dear... I should have warned you off of this one. We suffered through it some time ago. Most disappointing title ever? Possibly. I mean, it's hard to make a film called "Blood Monkey" and have it NOT be at least entertaining or at least contain a monkey. For more enjoyable evil simians, I suggest George Romero's "Monkey Shines", also on streaming. Ella the capuchin is the cutest little devil monkey you'll ever see, and it's a wonder to watch her just for her acting performance.TreverThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02652943318376670283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003758772971289930.post-30916461018701865712012-03-21T22:07:08.760-04:002012-03-21T22:07:08.760-04:00I have no idea what that is, but the comparison se...I have no idea what that is, but the comparison seems absolutely apt!deadlydollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06061028044836745499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003758772971289930.post-28407286267367139122012-03-21T17:28:13.873-04:002012-03-21T17:28:13.873-04:00So, it's kind of like going to see Big Country...So, it's kind of like going to see Big Country and they don't perform...oh I don't know, say..."Big Country?" And for the record, I consider Big Country to be the SyFy Original Movie of 80's bands.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548468568645800735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003758772971289930.post-87933233083150396062012-03-21T15:50:56.012-04:002012-03-21T15:50:56.012-04:00Oh gosh, I completely forgot about the guy shootin...Oh gosh, I completely forgot about the guy shooting himself! And the poison that was just LAYING AROUND IN THE GREENHOUSE FOR NO REASON!<br /><br />And I had to reread my review from a few years back (bam: http://deadlydollshouse.blogspot.com/2009/11/apocalypse-of-amphibians.html) to remember the fact that a woman gets killed by a mudtha fuhckin' TORTOISE! And that the black characters have this weird black power speech and then are discovered dead, but not shown dead, as if their deaths didn't really matter because they were black.<br /><br />Oh goodness. Now I have to go home and rewatch Frogs...deadlydollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06061028044836745499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003758772971289930.post-40695178308979056962012-03-21T14:30:12.268-04:002012-03-21T14:30:12.268-04:00'Frogs' has lizards killing a guy by poiso...'Frogs' has lizards killing a guy by poisoning him with bottles they knock over.<br /><br />One man dies after he shoots himself in the leg and spiders just kind of drop webbing on him.<br /><br />A woman is chased by spiders and snakes until she randomly gets bitten.<br /><br />'Frogs' = win.Alec Pridgenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06857871218588846213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003758772971289930.post-61001510929245251562012-03-21T12:03:39.821-04:002012-03-21T12:03:39.821-04:00DM, My job here is done!
Whoa Chris, whoa: Frogs ...DM, My job here is done!<br /><br />Whoa Chris, whoa: Frogs is Game of Thrones to Blood Monkey's Twilight. Or not. I don't know, I've just been watching a lot of Game of Thrones lately. My point being: Frogs is amazingly awful. Sure, there are no actual frogs (the killers are more toadish) but there IS Sam Elliot, there IS a death by pipe cleaner spiders, there IS a poisoned butterfly attack, and it IS all so much more wonderful than words could possibly express!deadlydollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06061028044836745499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003758772971289930.post-2169235986080393752012-03-21T11:12:20.042-04:002012-03-21T11:12:20.042-04:00THE THIRST OF THE BLOOD MONKEYS MUST BE SATED! SAT...THE THIRST OF THE BLOOD MONKEYS MUST BE SATED! SATED! BLOOD MONKEYS!<br /><br />So what do you think is more dissapointing, this or Frogs? From what I've heard about this movie, I guess that the BLOOD MONKEYS! at least kill people, unlike those ribbiting amphibians who couldn't even kill Reb Brown in Ssssssssssss.Chris Hewsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11566568274862884325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003758772971289930.post-30016826367721407582012-03-21T11:03:47.295-04:002012-03-21T11:03:47.295-04:00Thank you so much for this! I've been trying v...Thank you so much for this! I've been trying very hard to dissuade someone from forcing me to watch this. Now I can tell him: no blood monkeys, no dice!<br /><br />Also, apes aren't monkeys. Anthropologists, even the good-looking ones, should know this.DMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09642666971813301743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003758772971289930.post-61368234799616027872012-03-21T09:33:19.913-04:002012-03-21T09:33:19.913-04:00UGH! That sounds TERRIBLE! I hope the song-and-dan...UGH! That sounds TERRIBLE! I hope the song-and-dance routines are least ape-like...deadlydollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06061028044836745499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003758772971289930.post-56629996519285231652012-03-21T09:32:11.507-04:002012-03-21T09:32:11.507-04:00I was really annoyed by the lack of Apes too. Why...I was really annoyed by the lack of Apes too. Why bother with that title?<br /><br />If you want real, real disappointment though, check out a Bollywood film called 'Agyaat.' It features a Jungle, a movie being shot and a monster of unknown origin. How unknown? They never freaking show it- EVER!!! You don't even get a limb or a silhouette.<br /><br />Oh and it ends with the line 'To Be Continued in Agyaat 2.'Alec Pridgenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06857871218588846213noreply@blogger.com