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Title: Almost a complete success with a few lapses...
Review: In the accompanying documentary, the director says that he loved "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" and wanted to do his own version but with kids -- a sort of "Little Rascals Meet Frankenstein." A great idea, of course, and thankfully it was mostly successful on screen. You get all the classic Universal monsters here -- slightly altered due to licensing reasons -- and a great cast of talented young actors (esp. "fat kid" -- sadly the actor who plays him died young in real life). The monsters are great and for the most part, it's extremely entertaining with lots of memorable lines. If I can complain about anything, it's that the movie occasionally forgets its audience and goes full adult in tone (the "bitch" line is a good example of this) but for the most part, it's all spot-on right. Great!
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