Admirable film.

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

The first must-see film of the year.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

If the cast hadn't played this film absolutely seriously it wouldn't have worked, but they did, so it does. M. Emmet Walsh is the focus and anchor of the story, and is perfect in the role, as I'd expect from one of our greatest character actors. The premise -- that the movie monster created decades earlier by Walsh actually lives -- is ridiculous, but, like any good science fiction, is acceptable as long as we're led to it in a logical manner. Because the film is played straight, we're free both to accept and to laugh at it. I'm not sure I'm imparting how enjoyable this film is. Another reviewer referred to it as "snack food," and I agree. It's snack food with some substance however, like a big Snickers with protein from the peanuts, as opposed to Wal-Mart potato chips. I'd watch it again, if only for some of the quotable dialogue.

It's a horror film spoof, enjoy it for what it is! There are so many more films that actually are much worse. M. Emmet does a good job of bringing Lloyd's cynical character to life. The cinematography is not bad (lots of night scenes as required by genre). All the major horror film elements are there and each is spoofed in turn. Even the monster shows off and is far from being the worst screen monster ever seen. Don't forget the disbelieving town police and their "monster...what monster" attitude. Yes, it's all there...terror, monster and laughs. If you've got 90 minutes, sit back and enjoy the campy horror spoof with an interesting twist on the horror film genre. If you liked "Love At First Bite" with George Hamilton, you will most likely enjoy "Monster" too.

If, like me, you grew up watching old black and white horror/thrillers from the 50's and 60's on Saturday afternoon T.V. then you will get a kick out of this movie. It is not a SCARY movie--but a clever twist on the "plots" of the old classics. It is just fun to watch and M. Emmett Walsh is fantastic! You could view this in the same light as "SCREAM" or "I Know What You Did Last Summer" but those are horror movies with blood and gore to make you cringe. Monster! is just meant to be a good, fun movie not something to give you nightmares. Enjoy! If you want to be scared by an old classic, check out "I Saw What You Did And I Know Who You Are" 1965.

When I heard this movie was by the producers of "I Know What You Did Last Summer" I thought I would check it out to see what it offered. That was my mistake.Not to say this movie doesn't have any redeeming qualities, it does in fact have one major one. The plot is extremely interesting. It concerns a 50's B movie star who is stuck in a real life movie based on a series of films he stared in. With a blend of B movie magic and mainstream Alien wannabe this movie falls apart. A creature (horrible CGI) is stalking the residents of a small town and the movie star is the "town hero" Only he can save the town from certain destruction. Unfortunately he's been locked away cause the townspeople think he's insane. In comes his grandson to the rescue.This movie would have been brilliant if the directors had decided to keep up with the B movie elements and went for a monster suit not the horrible CGI (when will movie makers learn you can't make living things out of CGI look right!). Sadly this movie deserves only to be viewed once if only for the plot. 3 out of 10.