tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492795376174847769.post7160524994770478724..comments2024-03-18T02:30:23.360-05:00Comments on Ha ha, it's Burl!: Burl reviews The Monster Squad! (1987)Burlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15471864627412228340noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492795376174847769.post-74274050190855792302020-11-21T00:32:24.621-06:002020-11-21T00:32:24.621-06:00I do wish I'd seen this back when it first cam...I do wish I'd seen this back when it first came out, as I would likely be much more fond of it! It feels like a lot of it must have been cut out, somehow, mostly from the divorce subplot!Burlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15471864627412228340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492795376174847769.post-20830453921833794592020-11-18T04:32:59.165-06:002020-11-18T04:32:59.165-06:00Damn right we can be thankful this wasn't The ...Damn right we can be thankful this wasn't The Goonies, it's far preferable, an affectionate tribute to any kid who loved monsters (it's significant they make friends with Frankenstein's Monster). But it doesn't ignore these kids have problems that are more complicated than monsters on the loose, which is why they focus on Dracula rather than divorce, which is not so easily dealt with.THX 1139https://www.blogger.com/profile/07574901864533202054noreply@blogger.com