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I love this movie so much

Plenty to Like, Plenty to Dislike

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

I grew up in the 80's and watched this as a child, it was fun and entertaining, and it worked with my imagination which was already leaning towards a tendency for horror. As a thirtysomething year old now, I've re-watched the movie, and I still got some enjoyment out of it, along with a bucket load of nostalgia. Van Helsing and his gang break into Castle Dracula and use a spell to stop a reign of evil by destroying an amulet. Something goes wrong and evil is not wiped out, instead the good guys lose, but evil ends up lying dormant for a while. Fast forward to the 80's and things are about to get ugly. While transporting Dracula's coffin to America, Dracula manages to escape, after which he calls on some of his most trusted henchmen - I mean, monsters. Arise then: Wolfman, Creature from the Lagoon (or Merman), The Mummy, and Frankenstein's monster. Set on destroying the vehicle which would allow them to be banished - the spell and an amulet. Luckily there is a Monster Squad in town, a group of friends who love monster movies, monster facts and trivia, and, well, anything monster related. The Monster Squad manage to work out what is happening. Along the way they slowly convince some adults to help out. The ultimate aim, is to succeed where Van Helsing failed, and put a final end to evil - stopping Dracula and his hench-monsters. Think "The Goonies" with a lot less money for the budget, mixed with "Stand by me" with more horror, and "Fright Night" but with the lights on. This is a fun adventure with all the charm of an 80's cheese tasting session. It's harmless, family fun which a touch of horror. The monsters are camp, the bats are rubber, the soundtrack is synth-tastic, there are tongue in cheek Easter eggs all over, it's cute, it's sad - it's a lot all rolled into one. I'm not saying it's the best kids horror film you will ever see, but definitely not the worst, but it's definitely fun. I'm expecting this to get re-booted at some point, as there is a lot you could do with CGI to amp-up the film, and because in its day, this got a cult following of fans. 7 out of 10.

Plot; A group of young monster enthusiasts find themselves having to battle Dracula, the Wolfman, the Mummy, Frankenstein and the Creature from the Black Lagoon for the fate of the world. Lacks the pedigree and pop culture cache of The Goonies, but this beloved cult film certainly makes for a good double feature w/its higher profile 80s brethren. In fact, I'd dare say it's the better of the two films. Its spunky and likeable young cast is complimented by some of the best portrayals of the classic monsters ever. Yep, you heard me right. Ever. Duncan Regehr's Dracula is flat-out scary and Tom Noonan's Frankenstein is a delight. Clocking in @ a breezy 82 minutes, The Monster Squad is cult film worthy of the hype.

I'd seen "the Monster Squad" several times as a kid, but (and this is unusual) the only thing I remember is one line: "Kick him in the nards!" That's it. I'm as prone to nostalgia fog as the next guy, but I carried no warm memories of this. I figure that's why it didn't do much for me as an adult. The kids seem well cast and I think the makeup and creature effects are fantastic (Stan Winston and Richard Edlund FTW). Not only that but it stands as a relic of a very different age of kids movies. Some of the language involved, and the fat kid actually being named Fat Kid? It just doesn't work like that in 2016.I've seen the comparison to "The Goonies" made often, but I'll take that one instead. This is very '80s, but also a huge shrug.

This movie mash is a graveyard smash! Though this horror comedy was not a success on its initial release in 1987, it subsequently developed an even-larger cult following, every year. Directed by Fred Dekker, and written by Shane Black. The movie tells the story of a group of kids call the Monster Squad, whom job is it, to stop a series of monsters, leaded by Count Dracula (Duncan Regehr), from taking over the world. Without spoiling the movie, too much; while it might seem, a bit silly and over-the top. It's honestly, a lot of fun to watch. I love, every minute of it! Yes, the extreme violence & gore, profanity, and dirty sex appeal might turn off, some parents from allowing their kids to watch this PG-13 film. However, as a kid of the early 1990s, I found this movie to be, awesome. Even, now as a mature adult, I find this movie, still very much, appealing; and wouldn't mind, allowing my children to see it, if they wanted to. After all, it's a lot tamer, than what children, see in movies, nowadays. Despite, being a little dated, there is a lot to like. I love how great the Universal Monsters: The Mummy (Michael MacKay), The Gill-man (Tom Woodruff Jr.), The Wolf Man (Carl Thibault), and The Frankenstein's Monster (Tom Noonan), looked. However, some of the other, special effects, needed some work, such as the bats. Still, great work from Stan Winston and his team of special effects artists. Another thing, I like is, how well-acted, all the creatures were. Tom Noonan as Frankenstein's Monster & Duncan Regehr as Count Dracula are the best stand-outs. I love, their chemistry when face with the youngest member of the Monster Squad. It was iconic. Another great scene is the famous, Wolf Man got nards, scene. Even if, you never saw this film. You have, at least, heard of that scene! It's everywhere on the internet as a meme. If you have, saw this movie, you might agree with me, that for the most part, the film has pretty good pacing. There wasn't many boring or slow spots in Monster Squad. The movie is full of gut-blasting action, that you can't take, your eyes away from. Not only does, this movie treat your eyes, it also feeds your ears, some of the best 1980's kid movies music, you'll ever, listen to. This film indeed has an awesome soundtrack. Rock until you drop by Michael Sembello was truly rocking! Still, there are some things that I didn't like, about the film. Examples are, how respective clichéd all the main characters, are. Sean (Andree Gower), Patrick (Robby Kiger), Horace AKA Fat Kid, (Brent Chalem), Rudy (Ryan Lambert), Eugene (Michael Faustino) & Phoebe (Ashley Bank) don't have much, complexity. In my opinion, Eugene being the worst of the group. He literally does nearly nothing to help, further the plot. I really didn't like, the character, at all. I also dislike, the child's acting. He was so annoying. The other child actors weren't that bad, but they sure, wasn't great. It was just mediocre, at best. Another thing, worth criticizing, is the nonsensical plot. The movie doesn't do, a good job, explains, how the monsters got, in the present day. No part of this movie made any sense. The amulet, the diary, the search for a virgin, and even, the large amounts of weapons & explosives, they able to use. All these things, needed more exposition. It was so badly delivered. The worst, had to be Sean figuring out, that the monsters are alive, by finding out that Mr. Alucard is indeed Count. Dracula. It gave me, horrible 1990's Troll 2 flashbacks. Then, there, was the moments in the film, where this film, went to really dark, deep implications at times. A good example of this, is how the "Scary German Guy" (Leonardo Cimino), know so much about monsters. It was very jarring, compare to the rest of light-hearted and relax parts of the film. The movie also went, a little overboard on the mean-spirited jokes. I get the film, was going for uber-realistic on how, children, at the time, acted, but gees, some of the things, these kids, say, are, very offensive insults. Overall: This 1980's cheesy high camp, horror comedy is a trick or treat flick, worth-checking out! Highly Entertaining. Do recommended.