The Munsters is an endearing comedic love story for those who find generic rom-coms too clichéd for their tastes. The movie will give you the vibe of all the people in love looking for their one true beau but it doesn’t stop there. It crosses the borders of Transylvania and brings in our age-old literary monster of Frankenstein and adds a little weirdness to the mix to create a delicious array of dramas that are far from scary and anything but macabre.
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Everything there is to know and love The Munsters
The Munsters has its origins in the classically epic era of early ’60s sitcoms. The show which ran from 1964 to 1966 was created by Ed Haas and Norm Liebmann. He first introduced his audience to the clumsy, dysfunctional family of monsters who spend their (undead) lives one misadventure at a time while trying to figure out why people would react so strangely.
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Rob Zombie is bringing the beloved sitcom back to screens and although his claims of shooting the film in its original black-and-white trope have been refuted (much to his dismay), the film has still garnered an audience that has flocked for a touch of that 60s era. nostalgia. Others expecting a dysfunctional comedic feel-good romance without any of the historical attachments that come with this pungent and singularly unique story would be sure to walk out of theaters disappointed.
The Munsters The director, Rob Zombie, returns to the trolls
When Rob Zombie was approached with the film, it was a dream project, something that took too long to make. In his vision, the statement he wanted to put forward was a recreation of that childhood wonder that this goofy comedy had brought into his life at the time. Without following a true perception of time, the characters that exist in their own ephemeral suburbs illuminate each frame in neon and surreal tones.
“It’s how I dabbled in everything as a kid. It’s for the next wave of monster fans to come. This movie is the gateway drug for more hardcore horror…It’s is just a hodgepodge of everything frozen in time. That’s how I remember childhood. And that’s how I remember ‘The Munsters’.
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The director then talked about the boldly colorful and stylistic choices he decided to make for the film. Even though his original intention was to deliver ’60s black-and-white cinematography, the studio’s decision to go with color ultimately worked in his favor.
“When I saw everyone in makeup, I thought, ‘This looks like a live cartoon. They don’t even look real. Looks like they are rubber. They look fake. It’s out of style with how people make movies now. But it was what I felt it had to be. I approached it another way at first. What if I turned it on realistically? It didn’t seem right. It must be hyperrealistic.
Rob Zombie then acknowledges the extremes that figured prominently in his extravagant project – the over-the-top set, the eccentric costumes, the off-the-wall comedy-drama, the surreal lighting, the fantastical script and the equally ridiculously crazy cast that brought it to life. held together, because according to Zombie, “any other director would tell them to tone it down.”
The Munsters is available to stream on Netflix.
Source: Variety
