Well, given the movie's cover, I was expecting that I would be in for a movie that would be an homage to the 1950s and 1960s creature features, so of course I opted to sit down and watch the 2004 movie "Monster Island". Had I heard about the movie prior to sitting down here in 2021 to watch it? No.
And I will say that writers Jack Perez and Adam Glass didn't really manage to concoct a wholesome movie. There was just something ultra cheesy and low budget about this entire movie, and not in a good sense. It was so difficult to get into the vibe of the movie and enjoy it. I suppose it was a combination of the dubious acting performances and the insanely laughably bad special effects.
The storyline in "Monster Island" wasn't exactly innovative or particularly interesting. It was all something that had been done and seen before, so the writers weren't exactly dishing out new stuff here. And I do enjoy monster movies, but the special effects in this movie definitely had emphasis on 'special', believe you me.
Visually then "Monster Island" was bad, so very, very bad. And those laughable effects just made it so very difficult to sit through this movie and take it serious. Sure, "Monster Island" is labeled as an adventure comedy horror movie, but it didn't really deliver much on any of those accounts.
The movie does have the likes of Carmen Electra and Adam West on the cast list, if that would tickle your fancy.
Ultimately, then "Monster Island" was a lousy movie experience, and certainly not one I would recommend you waste your time, money or effort on.
My rating of "Monster Island" lands on a generous three out of ten stars.
And I will say that writers Jack Perez and Adam Glass didn't really manage to concoct a wholesome movie. There was just something ultra cheesy and low budget about this entire movie, and not in a good sense. It was so difficult to get into the vibe of the movie and enjoy it. I suppose it was a combination of the dubious acting performances and the insanely laughably bad special effects.
The storyline in "Monster Island" wasn't exactly innovative or particularly interesting. It was all something that had been done and seen before, so the writers weren't exactly dishing out new stuff here. And I do enjoy monster movies, but the special effects in this movie definitely had emphasis on 'special', believe you me.
Visually then "Monster Island" was bad, so very, very bad. And those laughable effects just made it so very difficult to sit through this movie and take it serious. Sure, "Monster Island" is labeled as an adventure comedy horror movie, but it didn't really deliver much on any of those accounts.
The movie does have the likes of Carmen Electra and Adam West on the cast list, if that would tickle your fancy.
Ultimately, then "Monster Island" was a lousy movie experience, and certainly not one I would recommend you waste your time, money or effort on.
My rating of "Monster Island" lands on a generous three out of ten stars.