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Monkeybone (Special Edition)
: Combine Nightmare before Christmas, Pee Wee's Playhouse, and Beetlejuice...what do you get......Monkeybone. A twisted little movie that is unbelievable fun. Effects, Makeup, Sets are all top notch.Truly inspired design and great humor(Kris Kattan will never be funnier than this)! If you are a Tim Burton fan, you will go nuts over this one, but keep in mind he had nothing to do with the project. I understand it didn't do well at the box office, but don't let that make you think that it's because it's a bad movie. That's just because Fox didn't want to advertise for their 80 million dollar feature(yeah, I'm still clueless on that one). I have a feeling this will develop a huge cult following once it's been on DVD/video long enough. I just hope it's in THX with some nice behind the scenes features. And like others have said, IT'S NOT A KIDS MOVIE!!! (12-25 year old range). But it just seems that Woopie Goldberg has a cameo in every movie ever made!
 I had high hopes for this flick. With a stellar cast of humorous actors and a laughable storyline, it should have been in the bag. However, the direction obviously got lost in the story telling. A cast that should have been able to work magic were given poor dialogue and even worse situation comedy. The storyline gets a little lost and half cocked. The puppetry is amazing and worth giving the movie a chance. I would suggest that you go in not expecting much.
If you are a Fraser fan you will love this movie! Most say that this is a remake of Cool World and it's content is stale, but Fraser makes this one come to life as Stu, the cartoonist by accident has found himself in a coma. Bridget Fonda adds to this comedy just BY being herself...watch it, love it...Brendan fans...A MUST HAVE FOR ALL OF YOU!!!
I'm not just a Fraser fan, but a movie fan as well and "MonkeyBone" was great fun. I don't understand why it wasn't more successful at the box office except to say, I don't think it was promoted very well. I think if it had been, people would've jumped to the theatres to see it. It was very creative and imaginative and just plain fun to watch. My favorite scene in the whole movie was Brendan Fraser's "Brick House" scene when Monkeybone has taken over Stu's body and he's at a benefit fund raiser when Dave Foley's character comes streaking through the guests and Stu distracts everyone by singing to Bridget Fonda. It's rare an actor like him can do it all. I'd like to see him do more singing (and dancing) in future films. This is a must see for any Fraser fans, as well as people who are tired of the same ol' movies out there. If you've put off seeing it because it wasn't a box office smash, you're missing out on a great movie. Also check out the movie review at Entertainment Weekly's site. I believe they gave it a B+.
Monkey Bone is flat out fun from start to finish. Brendan Fraser stars as a cartoonist who gets in a car wreck and ends up in a coma. While he's in the coma he gets stuck in downtown a place where he gets to meet all his characters from his comic strips. Including monkey bone a very know it all monkey who later betrays fraser by stealing his exit pass and controlling his body and ruining his life. Can stu the character brendan plays get the monkey before he's stuck in downtown forever. Spectacular effects and sets make this worthwhile to watch what's even better is Chris Kattan who plays a dead gymnast is hilarious and the last 30 minutes makes this film great.Parents be warned the sex jokes are very offensive and descriptive this isn't a kid film.
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