The Monster Squad (1987)

[Evilbones]

I know its a long shot but i was wondering if you guys know where i could obtain the above film, or maybe if it will be re-released.
i did watch it about ten years ago and now its more than likely crap but i have fond memories.

Thanks

[lazzasurf]

i think my kid bro has a copy on vhs, its gonna be a poor copy but i can ask him if u like..

[BlueDwarf]

There are a few copies on ebay at the moment.

[zantarous]

I remember watching this movie loads as a kid. Kind of would like to see it agian but that may well destroy the memory. Buying the Season 1 of Transformers certainly did.

[Evilbones]

Thanks guys i will indeed check e bay, and true enough i did get transformers and well my kids can watch it, the a team is still great and the hulk is just better.
anymore series that are crap now that you adored or should i start a new thread?

[Evilbones]

got it on e bay for a mere £4.80 including p&p, these forums really do work, thanks again.

[rst]

I loved the film......and watched it a year or so ago....make no mistake....rose tinted specs....it was crap watching it again

[Evilbones]

Well i kinda' thing that too, it should be coming through this week so fingers crossed i enjoy it .... well bear it

[kfung]

Don't think it will age as well as other 80s films like Fright Night but will like to give another viewing.

[Bolch]

Wolfman's got nuts :eek:

[Creamstick]

Nards. Wolfman's got nards.

I too got a copy from eBay last week.

[jroadley]

Any news on a DVD release for this...

[LouBarlow]

Last I heard there was problems between distributors and it would likely never be released :(

[jroadley]

So, dodgy copy of EBay then... :(

[LouBarlow]

If you have a laserdisc player that is still floating about - the copies on Ebay are usually taken from that...only buy if found cheap, as the quaality is VHS standard at best...well mine is :D

[zantarous]

Man everytime I see this thread I think there is some news about an immanent release. I really to wish the right holders would get their act together and get this one out there.

[Evilbones]

A bump for a petition (Well you never know)

http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/monstersquad

[ghost.ottercrab]

Nards. Wolfman's got nards.


He sure has. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu6L9pG_E6o)

[jroadley]

Signed :thumbs:

[The Chad]

Ah I loved this film when I was a kid, a few months back my friend said they showed it on one of the HD stations in the US, hope it makes it to dvd

[jroadley]

Courtesy of avforums - some screen grabs from the HD presentation shown in the US (I take no credit for these).

Pic 1 (http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/4294/monstersquad34dt.jpg)
Pic 2 (http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/8544/monstersquad3sx.jpg)
Pic 3 (http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/3196/monstersquad21hz.jpg)

[LouBarlow]

Those screenies don't do it justice ;)

[The_Evil_Dean]

Yet still we are no closer to getting it released, what is WRONG with these distributors, don't they like money ?

I want the Monster Squad on DVD, I demand it !

[jroadley]

And there are 13 minutes worth of unused footage because the studio didn't want it to run over 90 minutes (Remember the days when ALL films were 90 minutes!)

And I only just found out it was shot at 2.35:1 that will look stunning in HD !!!

[allan]

I saw this recently and didn't think it was anywhere near as good as what I remembered from when I was much younger.

Shame about those screencaps from a certain point of view, look like an upscale and sadly cropped.

[Evilbones]

I watch it every couple of months and i think its still a classic, its just got everything you could possibly want in a film

[Jedi_MasterDave]

Signed the petition.

:thumbs:

This NEEDS to be released.
I was hoping for ages that 'The Wizard' would be released and then it was (after being out in germany for ages as 'Joystick Heroes')

Then I got the 'Garbage Pail Kids' which is nowhere near as good as I remembered it.

Now I just need Monster Squad. The last time I watched my copy on VHS (about 2 years ago, before it gave up and died) It was still a fantastic, very enjoyable movie.

Come on Mr. Movie distibuters, release it!

[Evilbones]

Ah 'The Wizard', just ordered thanks for reminding me, last dvd order of 2006!

[philbw]

IT'S COMING!!!!!

DON MAY of Synapse films has let the cat out the bag: http://www.gorezone.net/news.html

[jroadley]

Splendid news... surely my collection is complete now!

[Evilbones]

Oh My God, i nearly cried Great News

[zantarous]

I am not daring in getting my hopes up, I have cut back on my DVD buying and moving toward HD DVD but this is one title I will most certainly get please let it be true.

[jroadley]

I am not daring in getting my hopes up, I have cut back on my DVD buying and moving toward HD DVD but this is one title I will most certainly get please let it be true.

It has been show in HD on US television so it could get HD-DVD release :dork:

[Marv]

Even though i've never seen the film this is great news indeed. I alwasy wanted to see this ever since I saw the video in the rental shop i was a kid.

[THX]

It has been show in HD on US television so it could get HD-DVD release :dork:

I watched the HD cap a few weeks back and if it does come out on HD-DVD then it needs a little work doing on it as i recall it was'nt one of the better HD caps i have seen or it could have been my xbox 360 playing up LOL

[zantarous]

So who has seen this movie recently then, does it still hold up? I haven't seen it in almost 20 years but remeber watching quite a few times as a kid and I used to love it back then.

[allan]

I didn't think so at all, in fact I thought it was pretty poor to be honest.

[Space Duck]

Oh it's still great.... looks tacky but still one of the greats...

[Shingster]

I thought it held up well when I revisited it a year or so ago, the only real problem I felt the film had was that it's obviously been heavily truncated.

[The_Evil_Dean]

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/8201

Thats right kids, the petitions, the letters, the begging, it all worked, because we get THE MONSTER SQUAD on DVD. :notworthy

[CrazyHorse]

Is it too much to hope that Night of the Creeps may follow I wonder?

[rubbafish]

Although I loved this film when I was younger when you compare it to similar genre movies (Lost Boys & The Goonies come to mind) it hasn;t aged well at all. A few classic one liners but I won;t be rushing out on release date to add to my collection.

[allan]

I agree, I was disappointed when I re-saw this recently.

[jroadley]

Least we get to see it again, I imagine it will be cheap as well :thumbs:

[chris21]

Wouldn't mind seeing this again/ Loved it for a short period in the late 80's.

I first checked it out because I was mad about "Ghostbusters" at the time, and the tag line was "You know who to call when you have ghosts but who do you call when you have Monsters".

I remember two scenes only. A cheesy sort of montage with a song containing the lyrics "Dance until your feet drop off". and a lad shooting wolfman with a shotgun.

[Sneeka]

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[aprout]

noticed this on another forum:

Straight from Fangoria today:

Lionsgate Home Entertainment gave Fango the official word on specs for its 20th Anniversary DVD special edition of Fred Dekker’s THE MONSTER SQUAD (pictured), which we last reported on here and will be released July 24. The movie will be presented in its original 2.35:1 aspect ratio for the first time ever on North American video; the special features are:

• Audio commentary by writer/director Dekker and cinematographer Bradford May
• Audio commentary by Dekker and actors Andre Gower, Ashley Bank and Ryan Lambert
• Wolf Man’s Got Nards! The Making of THE MONSTER SQUAD documentary
• Deleted and extended scenes
• Monster Mania reunion featurette
• Vintage interview with Tom Noonan (in Frankenstein’s monster makeup!)
• Poster and still gallery
• Theatrical trailer
• TV spot

[jroadley]

noticed this on another forum:


:clap: :clap: :clap:

[aprout]

:shrug:

[Marv]

yeh ha.

[ghost.ottercrab]

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h81/ottercrab/MSDVD1.jpg

[RomerojpgX]

Guess we cannot expect a good cover anyway :D pants.

[Evilbones]

Love the Cover, better than the VHS !!!

Roll on July

[DrVenkman]

No way, the VHS had a great cover on it.

[eye__writ]

If this is the VHS cover you're referring too then I like them both equally. This new one's very tidy and the old one has that cheesy 80s nostalgia look.

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/5931/51stz4k3rclss500ar0.th.jpg (http://img266.imageshack.us/my.php?image=51stz4k3rclss500ar0.jpg)

[jroadley]

Very cheap at DVD Pacific (http://www.dvdpacific.com/item.asp?ID=804546)

;)

[eye__writ]

Very cheap at DVD Pacific (http://www.dvdpacific.com/item.asp?ID=804546)

;)

Maybe even cheap enough to use a shipping method that won't arrive some time after Halloween? ;)

[Bigsby]

For any cheapskates, this is on Channel 5 on Saturday 12th May, 4.20pm. :)

[Nicky Ray]

For any cheapskates, this is on Channel 5 on Saturday 12th May, 4.20pm. :)

I thought this film had a 15 rating :shrug:

[allan]

20 years ago yes, I think by nowadays standards it's pretty tame.

[nwgarratt]

For any cheapskates, this is on Channel 5 on Saturday 12th May, 4.20pm. :)

Excellent:thumbs: :clap:

[Evilbones]

20 years ago yes, I think by nowadays standards it's pretty tame.

If it ever gets released over here i'd still think it would at least be a 12 or still a 15

[Marv]

yeah the BBFC wont let go of Temple of Doom, so this will prolly be the same to them.

[RomerojpgX]

I thought this film had a 15 rating :shrug:

Its more than likley the CUT version showning on TV, dont think its ever been on UK TV fully uncut, they cut the stupidest thinsg as well from what I remember. Idiots. Still not as bad as the Goonies TV cut :gag:

[zantarous]

I haven't seen this movie since the late 80's i think waiting a few extra weeks to see it in a nice uncut DVD version is worth the wait.

[studmeister]

just a reminder that the film is on channel 5 this saturday at 16:25.

[Marv]

Just pre-ordered it from Amazon.co.uk (http://www.thedvdforums.com/jump2.php?url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/redirect-home?tag=thedvdforums-21&site=dvd) for £12.59 delivered.

Cant wait, gonna be the first time i've seen it.

[RomerojpgX]

Just pre-ordered it from amazon for £12.59 delivered.

Cant wait, gonna be the first time i've seen it.

Cancel that, its way to much from them. DVDPacific have it way lower :) well under a tenner :thumbs:

[SIMON ADEBISI]

What was cut from this?

[Evilbones]

What was cut from this?

Nothing

[cpheonix]

I havent seen this since I was kid until just now, so not sure what was cut. I was only watching this intermittently, but I'm sure there was more swearing and that bit where Frankenstein is perving on the neighbour, was there originally some boob shots??

Great one-liners but as someone else said, this film hasnt aged well. However, the little sister in it has! Did a search and foud this: http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=23100

[jroadley]

4:3 and one of the worst prints I've ever seen on a C5 broadcast.

[RomerojpgX]

Nothing

I think he meant when its shown on UK TV :)

I do remember some of the scarier bits were chopped, and I think the wolfman + nads bit was not the same, some editing and words changed :D small things, but it is unusual its shown so early on TV, last time it was on was late night where its ussually shown with slight edits.

I wacthed the forst few minutes on Channel 5, staggering print haha :notworthy so bad its scary, the cropping was hilariously bad, no wonder I dont watch crappy TV anymore :lol:

[nwgarratt]

I
I do remember some of the scarier bits were chopped, and I think the wolfman + nads bit was not the same, some editing and words changed :D


That wasn't cut from what I remember.

[Shingster]

I havent seen this since I was kid until just now, so not sure what was cut. I was only watching this intermittently, but I'm sure there was more swearing and that bit where Frankenstein is perving on the neighbour, was there originally some boob shots??
Nah the film's really tame, no boobies, no real swearing, all kids stuff.

The film has been heavily editted down though, you really feel it when you revisit it as a film geek adult and can spot where obvious subplots have been cut out (presumably for pacing). The maritial problems of Sean's parents in particular have been chopped out, in one scene you can even see one of them had packed their bags and were moving out!

[RomerojpgX]

I guess it depends which version you saw :) its been on late night TV many times, ussually ITV if I remember, I havent watched all the showings obviously as hell I dont watch TV at all nowadays ,its crap.

[anephric]

I've never seen it uncut, but the bit where the wolfman attacks the ambulance driver seemed cut short, as did when the cool kid was staking the brides of Dracula.

[Shingster]

Just to clarify, I'm talking about the uncut version when I say it's really tame. I've never seen The Monster Squad on british TV and until today never knew any network had ever shown it.

[RomerojpgX]

Just to clarify, I'm talking about the uncut version when I say it's really tame. I've never seen The Monster Squad on british TV and until today never knew any network had ever shown it.

Ahhh :) it used to be on at least once a year when I was younger. I remember seeing it on ITV about 12 years ago at about 10.30 at night after the news and thinking even back then, nooo they cut that out :D and I wasnt into films as much as I am now, so to remember that must have been good for me :D

They seemed to stop showing it on UK TV about 8 years ago, I have never seen it being on TV in all that time :) it probibly has been, but at very late times maybe.

I am sure todays TV showing was the first time many younger people have seen it before :) shame they had to suffer such evil cropping :D

[The_Evil_Dean]

Ahhh :) it used to be on at least once a year when I was younger. I remember seeing it on ITV about 12 years ago at about 10.30 at night after the news and thinking even back then, nooo they cut that out :D and I wasnt into films as much as I am now, so to remember that must have been good for me :D

They seemed to stop showing it on UK TV about 8 years ago, I have never seen it being on TV in all that time :) it probibly has been, but at very late times maybe.

I am sure todays TV showing was the first time many younger people have seen it before :) shame they had to suffer such evil cropping :D

Unlike our glorious widescreen VHS we had in the eighties.

The cover is so cool, though, I can't wait, this is a real victory for us film geeks.

[jacquesbrel]

4:3 and one of the worst prints I've ever seen on a C5 broadcast.

it was pretty ropey on telly yesterday, but better than our fuzzy pre-recorded vhs copy from the 80's, and it kept the missus occupied for a short while (and she noticed that some bits were cut to the extent that some action didn't make sense)

[marge]

shipping early from pacific :clap: although will probably arrive near the 24th.

We thought you'd like to know that we processed your Invoice ID ****** today. This invoice contains:
1 | Monster Squad, The: 20th Anniversary Edition

This invoice has now entered shipping and will depart from our warehouse within the next 24 hours.

[zantarous]

Seeing as release date is so close where are all the reviews for this disc?

[zantarous]

Just spotted this trailer http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/bdtv/Player.php?id=820

[chris21]

Is it coming to R2? I'm wary of buying anything that isn't R2/R0 now since nothing else will play on HD DVD players (which I will be getting one of later in the year).

[RomerojpgX]

Not planned for any other region other than Region 1, like thousands of other films your in for a long wait that may never come if you only opt for Region 2/0.

[jroadley]

Just spotted this trailer http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/bdtv/Player.php?id=820

That link wouldn't play for me - but found it on YouTube

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[zantarous]

:clap: Mine arrived this morning along with my copy of Popcorn.

I had a quick flick through disc one and the image is nice and clean, at first I though it was out of focus but it was just my eyes as I had just finished a night shift. Looks a little soft though but will give it a proper viewing tonight.

[anephric]

I've read that it's an interlaced transfer and not progressive - is zis true?

[zantarous]

How the hell does one tell that?

Edit:

Clicking on that link in your sig never fails to make me laugh.

[chris21]

How the hell does one tell that?

Edit:

Clicking on that link in your sig never fails to make me laugh.

His link has just scared the pants off me. Forgot my speakers were up that loud!:(

[chris21]

I loved this as a kid and was thinking of ordering it till I watched the above trailer. The bit where the kid says "We're the Monster Squad" made my toes cling to the soles of my shoes.

[RomerojpgX]

Why have no reviews popped up! very odd. Some people have had it at least a week, guess reviwers didnt get them early.

[captaineyecatch]

Why have no reviews popped up! very odd. Some people have had it at least a week, guess reviwers didnt get them early.

You dont look much do you :D ....

http://www.fangoria.com/ghastly_review.php?id=4630

[RomerojpgX]

Ohhh I look :D the search engine I use looks on all forums and sites, sadly I guess its running slow :D

Thanks for that :)

[zantarous]

Movie still holds up well, just finished watching and enjoyed it as much as I did as a kid.

As for the transfer there does seem to be something strange going on here, it is very clean but there does seem to be some gohsting. Also the 5.1 mix is quite flat, I don't recal hearing the rears at all. It almost sounds like a stereo mix.

[anephric]

Do you mean like stepped edge when something moves? If so it's combing caused by an interlaced transfer.

[aprout]

Fans of this goofy little flick may like to know that Intrada are releasing a limited edition cd (3000 copies worldwide) of Bruce Broughton's score later in the year:

http://shopping.netsuite.com/s.nl/c.ACCT67745/it.A/id.5500/.f?category=7

:thumbs:

[RomerojpgX]

Why cannot the just get the transfer right! MORONS! little niggles to some people, a mess to others on their screens. Hope it doesnt do it with my screen.

[The_Evil_Dean]

Its here in my grubby mitts and it is beautiful, watching it tomorrow night, sweet nostalgia.....Scary German Guy lives.

So who wants to start a petition to get Savage Harvest released, come on, lets get every cult classic on a two disc special.

Rock until you drop...

[Evilbones]

Watched it today and yeah the 5.1 track is a bit weak but a good upgrade to VHS copy