The Munsters - Trailer 1 - Rob Zombie's passion project

[Mariachi507]

Hope it turns out ok. I appreciate that he's going for a different flavor writing wise. He still needs a cowriter though, that's his biggest downfall as a filmmaker.

I feel like he's had more trouble getting funding the last few flicks. They've all looked cheap as of late.

 

[THErest]

Wow.

Usually this is reserved for an actual movie, but I want my 2 min 49 sec back.

 

[theme park joe]

View: https://twitter.com/ScottWamplerBMD/status/1547250820131037184?s=20&t=-N0RRaJ110bs1Ny8su-8tQ

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Someone else compared it to the porn parody of a movie already out.

 

[TheJollyCorner]

I normally don't give a shit about filmmakers hiring their pals to be in their movies, but casting a bit-role actor like Jeff Daniel Phillips to portray Herman Munster - especially considering how brilliant Fred Gwynne was in the original - just reeks of Rob Zombie hubris to me. I mean sure, the guy could be a hidden gem and blast off to the moon in this role, but going by the trailer? Not seeing it. Delivery seems bad, presence seems bad... ugh.

I don't even complain about Sheri Moon Zombie anymore. The assumption now is that she's just always going to be a lead in his films. I'd basically be screaming into the void complaining about her following up Yvonne De Carlo.

 

[NinjaScooter]

It's one thing to sort of go for an intentionally campy/low budget aesthetic, but that was rough.

 

[obin_gam]

I wonder if he has watched What we do in the shadows and wants to harken that style as well.

 

[Deleted member 13798]

It's one thing to sort of go for an intentionally campy/low budget aesthetic, but that was rough.

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I've seen local monster movie horror hosts with better production values.

Sheri Moon Zombie looks like the best performance in here, not even kidding. She seems on point at least.

 

[thecouncil]

I watched Lords of Salem a couple of days ago. You're telling me that his movies get worse? Seriously? How is that even possible? LoS was one of the worst movies I have ever seen.

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a real 'how many movies have you watched' kind of post.

 

[hiredhand]

Zombie has such a distinct original style and voice that I really wish his films were better. The Devil's Rejects is a masterpiece but his later films haven't come close to that quality.

 

[Bengraven]

Looks like they gave him the license cheap and he filmed it with a small ass crew and limited sets during the pandemic to take his mind off the bad shit going on.

Which is fine. And maybe true.

 

[cinch]

yikes, that looked really cheap and ...bad

 

[Marvie]

This looks fuckin horrible

 

[VisionaryQuest0]

This is a movie that was produced and filmed.

 

[Soundscream]

Sweet Jesus this looks bad

 

[Outtrigger888]

Budget of 1000 Dollars

 

[Rangerx]

Wow that looked abominably awful and I like Rob Zombies films.

 

[BlueTsunami]

Dude raided a Spirit Halloween for lighting and fog effects.

 

[NealMcCauley]

Can't shake the feeling that Universal's DTV branch is just as flabbergasted as the rest of us.

 

[Pocky4Th3Win]

Fuck, This looks insulting to the show. I loved the show and I can't stomach to watch this trash.

 

[obin_gam]

Can't shake the feeling that Universal's DTV branch is just as flabbergasted as the rest of us.

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Yeah, someone gonne get fired 😅

 

[Babu93]

It's such a weirdly edited trailer too. That jittery opening text looks like someone made it on Windows Movie Maker. Complete amateur hour.

 

[JigglesBunny]

Another turd in the toilet bowl from everyone's favorite Hellbilly hack!

 

[CreepingFear]

Some things you can't or should not not remake, despite Zombie's love for the original.

 

[Speedstersonic]

NGL as a big fan of OG Munsters this looks fun as fuck. Sherri Moon's acting is so goddamn stilted though in the trailer as usual with her though :(

There def was some weird choices made filming this as the framerate seems to be high for a movie but only in certain scenes?

I love the set design and costumes though for sure, it evokes old TV show sets and i def don't get the hate going on there.

 

[z e r t]

The fuck is this. Why does it sound and look like a school project lol

 

[jett]

Just looks like a really bad fan film. AVGN The Movie tier.

 

[skeezx]

looks... eh....

i'll give it a shot though. loved the show growing up, never thought i'd see it come back unless it was an animated kid's thing or whatever

 

[fontguy]

Rob Zombie peaked with the Dragula video.

 

[DarkSora]

AVGN The Movie tier.

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LOL!

Man, I like James' content and all but the movie was just awful.

 

[Jive Turkey]

That looks absolutely atrocious. I can't wait.

Herman and Grandpa have their mannerisms down, though.

 

[Johnzyboi]

I fine with it looking cheap/campy but why does it look so boring. Every shot is so stationary

 

[RedVejigante]

So, really, my personal problem here is that this feels like a trailer designed primarily to appeal to people who already like The Munsters and/or like Rob Zombie's output.

As someone who's not particularly invested in either, I'm struggling to see what the draw is here? Like, what even is the story?

Lily and Herman are in love and wear a bunch of wacky costumes, I guess? But Grandpa doesn't like Herman? What's the central conflict here?

 

[beelulzebub]

Being the devils advocate here but we all know Zombie can direct with style and cool cinematography. So the camoyness galore on display here is certainly the whole point.

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I watch all sorts of horror dreck, but I haven't watched a single Rob Zombie movie where I would agree with the bolded (haven't watched too much from him, but what I've seen hasn't encouraged me to go much further). This trailer looks absolutely dreadful. I do however hope that you and all fans of his enjoy this however, every horror fan has got their niches and/or guilty pleasures within the genre.

 

[Laser Ramon]

I am actually kind of into how colorful it is. Wish it addressed a lot of the other obvious criticisms that have been brought up but I'm hoping it's surprisingly enjoyable.

 

[Punch_Rockgroin]

It certainly seems true to the original series' visual and comedic styles. Not sure if that's what would work best for a film, but he's the Munsters geek, not me.

 

[Miracle Ache]

Looks like a Party City commercial.

 

[Yautja_Warrior]

Ok....... that's not what I expected at all. Really not sure how I feel about it, going off this trailer, it's just weird.

 

[Garble Slew]

I love the set design and costumes. Everything else is awful. Also, according to RZ's IG this finished filming a week ago. Didn't it start filming last summer/fall and got rated in March? Did they film a TV season to go along with the movie or something?

 

[StrangeRoboMemory]

I...hmm. This is certainly a thing that was made.

 

[theme park joe]

I love the set design and costumes. Everything else is awful. Also, according to RZ's IG this finished filming a week ago. Didn't it start filming last summer/fall and got rated in March? Did they film a TV season to go along with the movie or something?

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Probably reshoots.

 

[NealMcCauley]

Universal belatedly added the trailer to their Home Video channel.


View: https://youtu.be/IthOTN7WekE

 

[Laserbeam]

well that looks even worse than I was expecting.

I'm down with some low budget stuff, but this looks beyond cheap somehow.

I guess it could end up being entertaining, but that's a terrible trailer. under 3 minutes but felt like an eternity.

 

[DrScruffleton]

It looks like one of those dead IP revival super bowl commercials

 

[Masseyfects]

I feel like this was meant to be black and white from the start, hence the lighting, but the studio was like NAH.

 

[ThanksgivingDinner]

This looks horribly bad.... I'm in, I love bad movies. They usually entertain me far more than a lot of popcorn movies.

 

[Deleted member 13798]

I feel like this was meant to be black and white from the start, hence the lighting, but the studio was like NAH.

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Being in color is not doing it any favors.

People think that Matt Smith has a bad agent have never heard of Richard Brake, the man tries his damndest with the worst stuff sometimes.

 

[Treestump]

Like others have said, the fuck is up with the audio? Sounds and looks horrid. Zombie likely continues his streak of making bad movies IMO.

 

[Violence Jack]

Wait.... This is actually releasing in theaters?

I get that RZ is trying to stay faithful to the old Universal Classics vibe and theme, but this looks wretched and not even the least bit entertaining.

 

[Katana_Strikes]

Badly put together trailer. The best thing about it was the original theme music (it's a classic). I can't say of the quality but the trailer didn't really do it any favours.

 

[Deleted member 13798]

Wait.... This is actually releasing in theaters?

I get that RZ is trying to stay faithful to the old Universal Classics vibe and theme, but this looks wretched and not even the least bit entertaining.

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Streaming directly I believe.