Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer
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  • Summary: Ever since Jack Brooks witnessed the brutal murder of his family, he’s had a hard time controlling his anger. Reluctantly he begins attending night classes with his pestering girlfriend. But Jack’s Professor brings more than lesson plans to class after unleashing an ancient curse. Only JackJack can save the day as the Professor undergoes a grotesque transformation, unleashing the hounds of hell, seamlessly blending laughter with blood by the bucket load. (Anchor Bay Entertainment)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    63
    Cheerfully gross, deliberately retro horror picture pays tongue-in-cheek homage to the kind of genre movies Charles Band and Roger Corman's companies turned out in the 1980s.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Jeannette Catsoulis
    60
    Harks back to the drive-in classics of yesteryear with unapologetic nostalgia and undisguised affection.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: V.A. Musetto
    50
    Matthews is supposed to be the star here, but it's Englund's hilarious, over-the-top performance that keeps Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer, by director Jon Knautz, from becoming another forgettable exercise in horror.
  4. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Michael Ordona
    20
    As a horror-comedy, it boldly declines to scare or amuse.

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  1. movieman1
    10
    Questionable translation of reviews to scores: NYT chose this as a "Critic's Pick." I think that should qualify as a "positive" review. I have not seen it so ignore my score (my comment would not be posted otherwise).… Collapse

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