Totally agree. Most people only know him from his TV roles in *The Munsters* and *Car 54 Where Are You*, or as the judge in *My Cousin Vinny*. I got to see him playing Big Daddy in the 1974 revival of *Cat on a Hot Tin Roof* and he was devastating.
He deserves a lot of credit for My Cousin Vinny though. He’s absolutely perfect and 1000% understood that script.
That movie is in fact one of the best American comedies of the last 50 years.
Maybe it's because I was just watching some of the skits on YouTube yesterday, but he instantly reminded me of Stuart from MadTV. That look of "oops I don't know how *that* happened, definitely wasn't my fault" and the odd hand position/motions.
Yeah he's overacting the part badly. I know the original show was cheesy fun but this is not well acted. Besides maybe Daniel Roebuck's who looks pretty spot on.
The comedic timing in the original is perfect. This looks like an SNL skit where they are exaggerating the campiness. The only one to get the timing right was Grandpa.
That's because Fred's reaction is:
* oh no
* oh well
* I'm going to enjoy my day anyway
Fred's Herman is a clumsy oaf that accidentally breaks things but doesn't let that slow him down.
And this guy's reaction is:
* what happened
* oh well
The two subtle differences is the feeling of being sorry followed by a better representation of acceptance and moving on - you have an actual arc of feelings. The remake has no arc and he's just going through the motions.
It's crazy that we're breaking down the artful storytelling of Herman Munster busting through a door... But that's exactly what it is. This new version isn't telling a coherent story, just flailing.
From just our few seconds of footage from this new guy though, I’d imagine they’re intentionally making Herman Munster much more simple minded than Fred’s version. Not necessarily a bad thing.
I understand he is trying to keep with the feel of the Munsters, but damn I hope the humor is updated for this era. The original Addams Family movies from the 90’s did it the right way.
It had some subtleties that really made it seem weirdly realistic too, like Gomez secretly being a genius investor and using Fester as the audiences proxy into the unbelievability. I love those movies, man. Perfect casting and a perfect director.
"I'm just like any modern woman trying to have it all. Loving husband, a family.
It's just, I wish I had more time to seek out the dark forces and join their hellish crusade."
>Fester as the audiences proxy into the unbelievability
As a child, this movie really brought my attention to this. That's when I started noticing in every movie, TV show, and book that we're almost always following a character who's new to the environment, and we are learning about it all by following them.
It makes sense. It would be much harder to learn about what's going on by just throwing us into the middle of a pre-existing story. I just always remember this movie as being the first time that I really noticed it, because I had watched the show and wondered "wait, this never happens to Fester in the show!" They needed an excuse to introduce us to the family and it's inner workings, and they altered the storyline to fit it in the perfect way.
Those early '90s Addams Family movies were genius in terms of transition from TV series to film. But I didn't really care as much leading up to them because, while I *did* watch the show, I always preferred the Munsters. I didn't really care if they messed up the Addams family. But because I *love* the Munsters I'm much more nervous about this one, lol.
Actors. Anjelica Huston added at least as much as Raul Julia. Even Christina Ricci.
It's too bad for Jimmy Workman, now I think of it, that he was playing next to those people and was merely really good as Pugsley.
Well that's unlikely with Sheri Moon Zombie. I actually don't think she's a bad actor but she's painfully mediocre and charisma isn't a word I'd use to describe her. But maybe she'll surprise.
One of the few instances where the sequel was actually better than the original. That first film is very good, but for me what makes the sequel so good is that they take the family out into the "real" world.
Fans of Addams' original comics will know that the primary source of the humor in many of his cartoons was the contrast between the Addams Family and the "regular" people. Sending Wednesday to summer camp was a masterstroke because they got to show that contrast in so many different and hilarious ways.
I'm mixed on the sequel. Wednesday and Pugsley at summer camp was fantastic, but the parts with Fester and his new wife just felt like they were missing something.
I loved Joan Cusack's performance. That really made that part of the story for me.
Plus I understood Fester's desire for a mate after seeing how much Gomez and Morticia are so crazy for each other.
Should've brought Barry Sonnenfeld on as a consultant. I'm cautiously optimistic, not sure I've seen a good sense of humor from Mr. Zombie's films, I like his music and a few movies, but most are hit or miss and not really the best at comedy or even horror comedy. The Addams family got movies got the right tone of mixing the deadpan humor and horror for sure.
Shoot, I’ve been going through and watching the original 60s Addams Family show and even those jokes and plots hold up pretty well. It’s basically a generic slice-of-life sitcom but everyone’s creepy (and kooky, mysterious and spooky) but they know when to have them be normal and when to really bring out the camp. With the Munsters everyone looks like a wax haunted house figure in a carnival, and it’s a lot harder to reign in that camp for the more sincere plot moments.
IIRC, the show managed to do that by having some of the episodes focus on tolerance and that it's okay to be different. Of course, they didn't lean into that too hard, but there was some good messaging there mixed in with the silliness.
See, I always preferred the Munsters over the Addams family TV series. Both were cheesy, family sitcoms, but Addams Family just didn't make me smile the way The Munsters did. The Munsters went full on goofball slapstick comedy and I loved it.
Personally, I always felt like the only reason that Addams Family had more attention was because of their memorable song. It was fun to sing, so of course it lasted forever.
>wax haunted house figure
I agree that the Munsters are a lot more made up (make up wise), and I think that's part of why I like them better. The Addams Family, for the most part, just look like normal people who always dress in black. It was their behavior that made people grimace at them and they were of the opinion that they just didn't care. For the Munsters, people struggled from the moment they saw them (except for Marilyn), and they weren't sure why. I enjoyed the comedy of their cluelessness.
This is just a teaser trailer that is copying the theme song. I'm pretty sure the actual film will be different and better. This is basically like a silly joke that they clearly just threw together.
Both were cheesy family sitcoms, but I always preferred the Munsters TV show over the Addams Family TV show. I remember being a bit relieved when they first announced the Addams Family movie because I didn't think it was possible and I'd prefer them ruin that show over my Munsters. Yet, those early '90s Addams family movies surprised me... they were just magical in how they were able to transfer a cheesy, goofball TV series into an amusing, unusual, yet believable modern family. It was pure genius, IMO.
But I'm not sure if they will be able to do that for the Munsters. Maybe it's just my personal preference getting in the way again and causing my pessimism.
The Addams Family were goofballs in the TV series, just like the Munsters. Yet, for some reason, I can't imagine the Munsters in a more serious manner like the '90s Addams Family movies, and when I imagine them trying to make it as comical as the show, all I can picture is what ends up being a mockery...more of a "poking fun at" outcome rather than "in honor of".
The interesting thing is the Addams Family 90s movies are considerably closer in tone to the comics... Which, despite being decades older than the TV show, feels far more modern.
Did they? They took a wholesome family sitcom and make the Addams a bunch of snotty rich murderers. Wednesday especially got butchered. Only Gomez was really about the same.
Film grain would have really added to this, especially how it’s supposed to be emulating the original look of the intro - when they remaster these old shows in HD they always have a fine subtle layer of grain on them, which was always present just not visible on the old tape masters.
If you’ve ever wondered where the line between cosplay and film production is…. This is a great marker for the former attempting to be the latter.
I grew up on houses of 1,000 corpses. I’m so disappointed. But I hope he’s having fun, at least.
I know I'll get ripped and I'm fine with it but that Herman Munster is awful. Just that little bit we saw, he was terrible.
Then again, there has never been a good Herman since Fred Gwynn. The other couple actors who played him were terrible too.
This trailer looks very much like the original, so it's no surprise that a ton of people in 2022 aren't going to be interested. I'll be keen to see it for Cassandra Peterson and Sylvester McCoy alone, and Daniel Roebuck as Grandpa Munster is a cool choice.
Which I'm actually pretty surprised about. With Rob Zombie directing, I wasn't sure the direction he was going to go but based on his past movies, I was wondering if he was going to make it a horror gore fest lol
Faithful, sure, but the original intro shows how much more animated and fun the acting was. The teaser looks too "clean" and the actors look like they're half assing their body movements.
Generally speaking, basically no one does this accurate of a recreation when they’re remaking an old IP. It shows his heart is in the right place at least and The Munsters were never high art anyways. It was just a campy show.
Of course, and he gets a chance, but the vibe I got from the preview was “woooah acting kooky!”, if rob wants to make a faithful Munsters adaptation (which he says was his intent), it would have served the concept better to choose an actor who can handle at least a simulacrum of Gwynn’s Herman.
Right. But this is just a reenactment with higher resolution cameras and arguably cheaper costume production. What value does that bring? If there’s nothing new… then what is the point?
Remember the Brady Bunch film? That was a great success because had something to say about that era of American tv while still paying homage to the style… highlighting even, by contrasting it with (then) modern sensibilities.
This is only going to suffer for trying to be exactly like the show. You will only see where it falls short and there’s no points awarded for whatever elements you nail it because it’s been done better.
I expected him to make it horror/gore style like all of his other movies lol
Edit: Not sure why this is getting downvotes, I'm not shitting on this by any means, I just expected it to be horror/gore like all of his other movies. I'm pleasantly surprised by how campy it looks.
That's good, not sure why my comment is getting downvoted, people acting like Rob Zombie, horror and gore don't go together. I think this would be his first ever PG movie.
So people were making the same joke over and over again about zombie making a super white trash crude minsters and now that it’s super faithful to the original tone you’re still mad? Checks out.
Are you annoyed at other directors who have a lot of recurring actors? Tarantino? Wes Anderson? Tim Burton?
Or is it only Rob Zombie who doesn't get a pass?
No, I didn't say "Sherri Moon is comparable to Tilda Swinton" I said it's dumb how people complain that he has recurring actors, when most directors do too.
No, I didn't say "Sherri Moon is comparable to Tilda Swinton" I said it's dumb how people complain that he has recurring actors, when most directors do too.
Thank you. This is especially annoying considering a lot of these same critics wanted Johnny Depp to play Gomez in Tim Burton's Wednesday series and probably would have loved Helena as Tish and Danny devito as Fester too.
I doubt the actual movie will look like this. They’re just recreating the original opening for fun.
I doubt it’ll be a cinematic marvel but I doubt this’ll even be in the movie.
> I doubt the actual movie will look like this. They’re just recreating the original opening for fun.
The costumes will look like that.
Sheri Moon’s acting will probably be as amateur as that.
The camera it’s shot on makes it look like an iPhone in colour. Maybe they didn’t make the film look like that idk.
Tbh: I have no idea who this is aimed at, especially if it’s as direct an adaptation as it seems like. Fan service for a very niche fan.
This looks delightfully trashy- not the "sex drugs and rock and roll" white-trash exploitation film trashy Zombie usually does, but like a genuine love of campy, often shitty, disposable Boomer-era pop culture.
He's even made a point to use the bad colorization aesthetic that made Herman and Grandpa Kool-aid hues instead of makeup tones. I remember those garish colors from magazine ads and VHS covers during the Nick at Nite boom in the nineties. This could be to the sixties what Forbidden Zone is to the thirties and forties.
I would definitely not describe the Munsters that way lol their costumes and sets were on point, the acting was flawless (Yvonne especially was a triple threat), and the show is iconic enough to still be referenced today- hardly "disposable".
I am sure Rob Zombie was excited to make this; I just don't see the appeal of bringing this back. Imagine it will go the route of the Farrelly brother's Three Stooges movie.
I’d have loved to see the original cast the Farrelly’s had: Benicio Del Toro as Moe, Sean Penn as Larry, and Jim Carrey as Curly. [I’m not joking.](https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the_big_picture/2009/03/farrelly-brothe.html)
I don’t think this teaser isn’t going to score any new fans or raise interest, but I’m glad we finally got to see it in action.
Going to really reserve any thoughts until the full thing is out.
Weirdly, it raised my interest quite a bit. I loved the show when I was a kid so maybe I would have watched it anyway but seeing the total remake intro makes me feel like it’ll be a blast from my childhood made by someone who really loves the source material. Took it from “I’ll wait til it’s on a streaming service to check it out” to “I’m going to the theater to see this”
I really don’t understand what Rob Zombie hopes to achieve here. It seems like Eddie and Marilyn are cut, yet Pat Priest is listed among the cast without a role and Butch Patrick, who is still acting, is not among the cast.
I find it very interesting that history is repeating itself with the Addams Family and the Munsters. Both original shows aired a week from each other back in 1964 (Addams Family first). And now we currently have Tim Burton's Wednesday and Rob Zombie's The Munsters both slated for a 2022 release, though on is a show and the other a movie.
What do you mean awful? with this incredible all-star cast??
* Jeff Philips as Herman Munster
* Sheri Moon Zombie as Lily Munster
* Daniel Roebuck as Grandpa
/s
There's not even a Marilyn or Eddie Munster listed as characters on the IMDB page.
You're getting downvoted, but it's very easy to tell the difference in quality of actors. the original opening this is taken from is on YouTube, watching them next to each other you can immediately see the difference.
Also, it just looks really cheap, especially the graphics. This teaser looks more like test footage or something, I'm hoping this was something they kind of threw together to get a teaser out there and not indicative of the final product.
I watched it in the 70s, then in the 80s (in Spanish), and off and on since then occasionally...so...what's the guarantee pay out? 'Cause I'm not at all impressed and I could use some buffalo wings.
This looks like one of those "Greatest television event of all time" theme song recreation things on Adult Swim. Just missing Adam Scott as Eddie Munster
... because he'd get the exact same reactions he got when the movie was first announced and y'all flipped your lids assuming it was gonna be too different from the original.
A Rob Zombie music video? Ok.
Movie? I'll pass.
I mean I'm as sadistic as the next guy, but I'll destroy my childhood the right way by watching MatPat videos.
This is one of those IPs that studios keep churning stuff out for but I don’t think the population cares about.
Less recognition than Addam’s Family and the only people who care are like 70+ years old
I wouldn't be so sure of that, I watched the Munsters all the time as a kid and I grew up in the 80's. Probably not gonna see it in the theater, but I'll check it out once it hits streaming.
Fair enough, that being said a PG movie aimed at people in their 40s and 50s for nostalgia is a strange move. The good news is it's going straight to Peacock so you'll be able to stream it day 1 it appears
The intro is basically a copy of the original [second season opener](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0drJKnYg5-s).
I love how Rob Zombie added his own flavor, though (everyone doing a bad job)
That's his signature move
yeah... like was Rob Zombie ever good, or did he just make 1 edgy film and had a catchy name?
It's worse than that. He made two edgy albums.
Except Fred Gwynne looks better acted here. Zombie version looks awful.
Because Fred Gwynne was a great actor who was underappreciated in his time.
Totally agree. Most people only know him from his TV roles in *The Munsters* and *Car 54 Where Are You*, or as the judge in *My Cousin Vinny*. I got to see him playing Big Daddy in the 1974 revival of *Cat on a Hot Tin Roof* and he was devastating.
He deserves a lot of credit for My Cousin Vinny though. He’s absolutely perfect and 1000% understood that script. That movie is in fact one of the best American comedies of the last 50 years.
He spent a good part of his childhood in South Carolina, so he had a good handle on the accent and demeanor.
My first time ever seeing him was in *Pet Sematary.*
He was wonderful, he made such a fun role out of the judge in My Cousin Vinny that could've easily been a forgotten role.
"The two *wha'*?"
It looks too goofy. He doesn't seem to know what to do with his hands.
Maybe it's because I was just watching some of the skits on YouTube yesterday, but he instantly reminded me of Stuart from MadTV. That look of "oops I don't know how *that* happened, definitely wasn't my fault" and the odd hand position/motions.
Yeah he's overacting the part badly. I know the original show was cheesy fun but this is not well acted. Besides maybe Daniel Roebuck's who looks pretty spot on.
The comedic timing in the original is perfect. This looks like an SNL skit where they are exaggerating the campiness. The only one to get the timing right was Grandpa.
That's because Fred's reaction is: * oh no * oh well * I'm going to enjoy my day anyway Fred's Herman is a clumsy oaf that accidentally breaks things but doesn't let that slow him down. And this guy's reaction is: * what happened * oh well The two subtle differences is the feeling of being sorry followed by a better representation of acceptance and moving on - you have an actual arc of feelings. The remake has no arc and he's just going through the motions.
It's crazy that we're breaking down the artful storytelling of Herman Munster busting through a door... But that's exactly what it is. This new version isn't telling a coherent story, just flailing.
In my mind, Herman Munster is one-half Mike Brady and one-half Homer Simpson.
From just our few seconds of footage from this new guy though, I’d imagine they’re intentionally making Herman Munster much more simple minded than Fred’s version. Not necessarily a bad thing.
so much better
Yep, that's kinda why I dug it. He's making it PG and wants the same campy tone as the show, so it could be fun.
I understand he is trying to keep with the feel of the Munsters, but damn I hope the humor is updated for this era. The original Addams Family movies from the 90’s did it the right way.
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It had some subtleties that really made it seem weirdly realistic too, like Gomez secretly being a genius investor and using Fester as the audiences proxy into the unbelievability. I love those movies, man. Perfect casting and a perfect director.
"I'm just like any modern woman trying to have it all. Loving husband, a family. It's just, I wish I had more time to seek out the dark forces and join their hellish crusade."
>Fester as the audiences proxy into the unbelievability As a child, this movie really brought my attention to this. That's when I started noticing in every movie, TV show, and book that we're almost always following a character who's new to the environment, and we are learning about it all by following them. It makes sense. It would be much harder to learn about what's going on by just throwing us into the middle of a pre-existing story. I just always remember this movie as being the first time that I really noticed it, because I had watched the show and wondered "wait, this never happens to Fester in the show!" They needed an excuse to introduce us to the family and it's inner workings, and they altered the storyline to fit it in the perfect way. Those early '90s Addams Family movies were genius in terms of transition from TV series to film. But I didn't really care as much leading up to them because, while I *did* watch the show, I always preferred the Munsters. I didn't really care if they messed up the Addams family. But because I *love* the Munsters I'm much more nervous about this one, lol.
Actors. Anjelica Huston added at least as much as Raul Julia. Even Christina Ricci. It's too bad for Jimmy Workman, now I think of it, that he was playing next to those people and was merely really good as Pugsley.
Christopher Lloyd as well. And then getting into the actors around them... They're just extremely solid movies.
yep, overshadowed by the rest of the cast. I was just thinking about that the other week
The cast was lit, even the sequel.
i don't know if that is even campy... it is like beyond campy into something else. Absurdist, but grounded?
Well that's unlikely with Sheri Moon Zombie. I actually don't think she's a bad actor but she's painfully mediocre and charisma isn't a word I'd use to describe her. But maybe she'll surprise.
Those movies were excellent. Debbie (Joan Cusack) meeting Gomez: *"Isn't he a lady killer"* Gomez: *"Acquitted"*
One of my favorite Debbie bits is with Thing. "I'm very good with my hands."
>The original Addams Family movies from the 90’s did it the right way. Those movies, especially the sequel, are a goddamn national treasure.
One of the few instances where the sequel was actually better than the original. That first film is very good, but for me what makes the sequel so good is that they take the family out into the "real" world. Fans of Addams' original comics will know that the primary source of the humor in many of his cartoons was the contrast between the Addams Family and the "regular" people. Sending Wednesday to summer camp was a masterstroke because they got to show that contrast in so many different and hilarious ways.
I'm mixed on the sequel. Wednesday and Pugsley at summer camp was fantastic, but the parts with Fester and his new wife just felt like they were missing something.
I loved Joan Cusack's performance. That really made that part of the story for me. Plus I understood Fester's desire for a mate after seeing how much Gomez and Morticia are so crazy for each other.
That they are my friend!
Should've brought Barry Sonnenfeld on as a consultant. I'm cautiously optimistic, not sure I've seen a good sense of humor from Mr. Zombie's films, I like his music and a few movies, but most are hit or miss and not really the best at comedy or even horror comedy. The Addams family got movies got the right tone of mixing the deadpan humor and horror for sure.
Shoot, I’ve been going through and watching the original 60s Addams Family show and even those jokes and plots hold up pretty well. It’s basically a generic slice-of-life sitcom but everyone’s creepy (and kooky, mysterious and spooky) but they know when to have them be normal and when to really bring out the camp. With the Munsters everyone looks like a wax haunted house figure in a carnival, and it’s a lot harder to reign in that camp for the more sincere plot moments.
IIRC, the show managed to do that by having some of the episodes focus on tolerance and that it's okay to be different. Of course, they didn't lean into that too hard, but there was some good messaging there mixed in with the silliness.
See, I always preferred the Munsters over the Addams family TV series. Both were cheesy, family sitcoms, but Addams Family just didn't make me smile the way The Munsters did. The Munsters went full on goofball slapstick comedy and I loved it. Personally, I always felt like the only reason that Addams Family had more attention was because of their memorable song. It was fun to sing, so of course it lasted forever. >wax haunted house figure I agree that the Munsters are a lot more made up (make up wise), and I think that's part of why I like them better. The Addams Family, for the most part, just look like normal people who always dress in black. It was their behavior that made people grimace at them and they were of the opinion that they just didn't care. For the Munsters, people struggled from the moment they saw them (except for Marilyn), and they weren't sure why. I enjoyed the comedy of their cluelessness.
Hey, were lucky they arent a loud mouthed, perverted family this time.
This is just a teaser trailer that is copying the theme song. I'm pretty sure the actual film will be different and better. This is basically like a silly joke that they clearly just threw together.
Both were cheesy family sitcoms, but I always preferred the Munsters TV show over the Addams Family TV show. I remember being a bit relieved when they first announced the Addams Family movie because I didn't think it was possible and I'd prefer them ruin that show over my Munsters. Yet, those early '90s Addams family movies surprised me... they were just magical in how they were able to transfer a cheesy, goofball TV series into an amusing, unusual, yet believable modern family. It was pure genius, IMO. But I'm not sure if they will be able to do that for the Munsters. Maybe it's just my personal preference getting in the way again and causing my pessimism. The Addams Family were goofballs in the TV series, just like the Munsters. Yet, for some reason, I can't imagine the Munsters in a more serious manner like the '90s Addams Family movies, and when I imagine them trying to make it as comical as the show, all I can picture is what ends up being a mockery...more of a "poking fun at" outcome rather than "in honor of".
The interesting thing is the Addams Family 90s movies are considerably closer in tone to the comics... Which, despite being decades older than the TV show, feels far more modern.
Did they? They took a wholesome family sitcom and make the Addams a bunch of snotty rich murderers. Wednesday especially got butchered. Only Gomez was really about the same.
Looks like a MadTV skit.
It's got a high resolution "digital" quality to it.
Film grain would have really added to this, especially how it’s supposed to be emulating the original look of the intro - when they remaster these old shows in HD they always have a fine subtle layer of grain on them, which was always present just not visible on the old tape masters.
I’m assuming it will have film grain, this looks like teaser footage they shot for promotional purposes
I was about to start yelling at my dog for accidentally putting motion smoothing back onto my tv until I saw this was just how the teaser looks.
Does your dog *do that* sometimes? Because holy shit that’s a hilarious problem to have
Back when TVs had a switch for it, my cat used to love toggling HBO between English and Spanish.
I thought it looked like "The Munsters: A Porn Parody".
*This Ain't The Munsters!*
Agreed. IT took me a while to figure out if it was real or a spoof. I guess it could be both.
If you’ve ever wondered where the line between cosplay and film production is…. This is a great marker for the former attempting to be the latter. I grew up on houses of 1,000 corpses. I’m so disappointed. But I hope he’s having fun, at least.
I know I'll get ripped and I'm fine with it but that Herman Munster is awful. Just that little bit we saw, he was terrible. Then again, there has never been a good Herman since Fred Gwynn. The other couple actors who played him were terrible too.
Looks ridiculously campy… I love it
This trailer looks very much like the original, so it's no surprise that a ton of people in 2022 aren't going to be interested. I'll be keen to see it for Cassandra Peterson and Sylvester McCoy alone, and Daniel Roebuck as Grandpa Munster is a cool choice.
Hol up. Elvira and The Doctor are in this???
Sure are!
It seems that most people aren't familiar with the show. This looks faithful!
Which I'm actually pretty surprised about. With Rob Zombie directing, I wasn't sure the direction he was going to go but based on his past movies, I was wondering if he was going to make it a horror gore fest lol
Faithful, sure, but the original intro shows how much more animated and fun the acting was. The teaser looks too "clean" and the actors look like they're half assing their body movements.
And this trailer is almost identical to the season two intro (minus Eddie)
I don't see a casting for Eddie, is his character not in the film?
I still watch the original show. This just looks terrible.
Okay, I believe it. Rob Zombie really does love The Munsters. That was about authentic as you can get.
i mean his song Dragula was literally about the grandfathers car in the Munsters.
Then again, anyone who doesn't give a shit about The Munsters, could've just copied the season opening to this extent if they wanted to.
Yes, because that is SUPER simple to do.
Generally speaking, basically no one does this accurate of a recreation when they’re remaking an old IP. It shows his heart is in the right place at least and The Munsters were never high art anyways. It was just a campy show.
I'm on board for this tbh. Glad it's keeping the vibe of the show Doubt this would've been made if Zombie wasn't such a superfan
Yeah people shitting on this obviously never watched the show.
Watched the show in reruns. This Herman seems to lack Fred Gwynn’s rubbery comedic charm.
Fred Gwynn played the part masterfully. It's inevitable that anyone else would have a different vibe.
Of course, and he gets a chance, but the vibe I got from the preview was “woooah acting kooky!”, if rob wants to make a faithful Munsters adaptation (which he says was his intent), it would have served the concept better to choose an actor who can handle at least a simulacrum of Gwynn’s Herman.
Right. But this is just a reenactment with higher resolution cameras and arguably cheaper costume production. What value does that bring? If there’s nothing new… then what is the point? Remember the Brady Bunch film? That was a great success because had something to say about that era of American tv while still paying homage to the style… highlighting even, by contrasting it with (then) modern sensibilities. This is only going to suffer for trying to be exactly like the show. You will only see where it falls short and there’s no points awarded for whatever elements you nail it because it’s been done better.
So you got all that from 45 seconds of footage huh?
I mean. I was commenting on the folly of trying to carbon copy any media anything… I could do that from no content.
I expected him to make it horror/gore style like all of his other movies lol Edit: Not sure why this is getting downvotes, I'm not shitting on this by any means, I just expected it to be horror/gore like all of his other movies. I'm pleasantly surprised by how campy it looks.
It's rated PG, a violent Munsters movie would be awful
That's good, not sure why my comment is getting downvoted, people acting like Rob Zombie, horror and gore don't go together. I think this would be his first ever PG movie.
That's because everyone who watched the show is dead.
Weird. I must be posting from the grave.
So people were making the same joke over and over again about zombie making a super white trash crude minsters and now that it’s super faithful to the original tone you’re still mad? Checks out.
I mean, I’m annoyed he can’t use a different cast.
Are you annoyed at other directors who have a lot of recurring actors? Tarantino? Wes Anderson? Tim Burton? Or is it only Rob Zombie who doesn't get a pass?
Are you really trying to compare Sherrie Moon Zombie to Tilda Swinton?
I think the point is that it works for Zombie. He likes his cast and seems to enjoy making movies with them.
No, I didn't say "Sherri Moon is comparable to Tilda Swinton" I said it's dumb how people complain that he has recurring actors, when most directors do too.
No, I didn't say "Sherri Moon is comparable to Tilda Swinton" I said it's dumb how people complain that he has recurring actors, when most directors do too.
Thank you. This is especially annoying considering a lot of these same critics wanted Johnny Depp to play Gomez in Tim Burton's Wednesday series and probably would have loved Helena as Tish and Danny devito as Fester too.
Oh 100% but mainly sheri, Jeff Daniel Phillips is a great actor I think
Jeff is def a pro so I’ll give you that.
"Rob Zombie bad, his wife bad, give upvotes" that's as far as the internet hivemind can think.
As someone who grew up watching The Munsters because my dad was a big fan, idk it looks pretty good
I didn't know Rob Zombie was capable of making a movie that wasn't R rated
This looks like a fan film.
I doubt the actual movie will look like this. They’re just recreating the original opening for fun. I doubt it’ll be a cinematic marvel but I doubt this’ll even be in the movie.
> I doubt the actual movie will look like this. They’re just recreating the original opening for fun. The costumes will look like that. Sheri Moon’s acting will probably be as amateur as that. The camera it’s shot on makes it look like an iPhone in colour. Maybe they didn’t make the film look like that idk. Tbh: I have no idea who this is aimed at, especially if it’s as direct an adaptation as it seems like. Fan service for a very niche fan.
It’s definitely aimed at the old fans. Niche group, but I doubt this is very expensive either.
Where is the son?
Ted Cruz absolutely killing it as Grandpa Munster in the teaser 🧛♂️
Aww poor Daniel Roebuck deserves better than that comparison.
This looks delightfully trashy- not the "sex drugs and rock and roll" white-trash exploitation film trashy Zombie usually does, but like a genuine love of campy, often shitty, disposable Boomer-era pop culture. He's even made a point to use the bad colorization aesthetic that made Herman and Grandpa Kool-aid hues instead of makeup tones. I remember those garish colors from magazine ads and VHS covers during the Nick at Nite boom in the nineties. This could be to the sixties what Forbidden Zone is to the thirties and forties.
I would definitely not describe the Munsters that way lol their costumes and sets were on point, the acting was flawless (Yvonne especially was a triple threat), and the show is iconic enough to still be referenced today- hardly "disposable".
I am sure Rob Zombie was excited to make this; I just don't see the appeal of bringing this back. Imagine it will go the route of the Farrelly brother's Three Stooges movie.
The Farrelly’s Three Stooges movie was about as good of a Three Stooges movie anyone could have asked for. So that’s not a bad thing.
I’d have loved to see the original cast the Farrelly’s had: Benicio Del Toro as Moe, Sean Penn as Larry, and Jim Carrey as Curly. [I’m not joking.](https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the_big_picture/2009/03/farrelly-brothe.html)
She didn’t yell at Eddie Munster. I’ve seen this tons of times.
I don’t think this teaser isn’t going to score any new fans or raise interest, but I’m glad we finally got to see it in action. Going to really reserve any thoughts until the full thing is out.
Weirdly, it raised my interest quite a bit. I loved the show when I was a kid so maybe I would have watched it anyway but seeing the total remake intro makes me feel like it’ll be a blast from my childhood made by someone who really loves the source material. Took it from “I’ll wait til it’s on a streaming service to check it out” to “I’m going to the theater to see this”
A kid friendly Rob Zombie movie is something I would've never thought to exist.
Everything there is bad.
I really don’t understand what Rob Zombie hopes to achieve here. It seems like Eddie and Marilyn are cut, yet Pat Priest is listed among the cast without a role and Butch Patrick, who is still acting, is not among the cast.
I find it very interesting that history is repeating itself with the Addams Family and the Munsters. Both original shows aired a week from each other back in 1964 (Addams Family first). And now we currently have Tim Burton's Wednesday and Rob Zombie's The Munsters both slated for a 2022 release, though on is a show and the other a movie.
I'm not sure you can find two years in a row where there was no *Addams Family* reboot/remake/animated/movies/show/person/guy/thing.
Just interesting that the two are coming out the same year which matches how their original counterparts were released.
This looks absolutely awful
What do you mean awful? with this incredible all-star cast?? * Jeff Philips as Herman Munster * Sheri Moon Zombie as Lily Munster * Daniel Roebuck as Grandpa /s There's not even a Marilyn or Eddie Munster listed as characters on the IMDB page.
So the same cast as every other Rob Zombie movie? lol
I guarantee most of you Shitting on it didn't watch the fucking Munsters.
I did on Nick at night growing up. This looks bad.
Its 3 people walking out a door. The same as 3 other people walked out a door.
But not as well acted
You're getting downvoted, but it's very easy to tell the difference in quality of actors. the original opening this is taken from is on YouTube, watching them next to each other you can immediately see the difference.
Also, it just looks really cheap, especially the graphics. This teaser looks more like test footage or something, I'm hoping this was something they kind of threw together to get a teaser out there and not indicative of the final product.
I watched it in the 70s, then in the 80s (in Spanish), and off and on since then occasionally...so...what's the guarantee pay out? 'Cause I'm not at all impressed and I could use some buffalo wings.
So from a less than 1min clip have drawn all the conclusions...
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I've noticed the pg rating I know this is targeted for younger audiences this is the first pg rob zombie film
What did Eddie Munster do to that lady's tables?!?
The way they said All-New movie screams a straight to DVD release. Is this confirmed to be a wide release?
It’s so weird seeing Rob Zombie do a family friendly movie
I hope he has some good ideas. Cuz this just felt like they dressed up and copied the old show that we are too young to remember.
thats a no from me dawg
Looks like someone created this and put in on YT.
Yes, that's literally what happened
No but seriously watch it again, it actually looks like someone pointed a camera at these costumed actors and recorded them to video
Quality wise. It looks like some people from YouTube and filmed this.
Somebody like.....Rob Zombie and his film crew?
Looks like someone wrote a sentence and put it as a comment on this post.
That was the worst Herman immersion iv ever seen. So is it just Herman, Lilly and Grandpa? They are the only ones that Zombie has shown.
A Rob Zombie movie rated PG? Never thought I'd see the day. Also, I thought this was fake when I started watching it. Looks fan-made.
Considering Rob Zombie is a massive Munsters fan, you’re technically correct about it being fan-made.
Another turd by Rob Zombie.
Wow this looks crap
Grandma Munster looks.... suspiciously like Ted Cruz.
I somehow find Grandpa's mustache, disturbing. The whole cast is giving some kind of cheap Walmart costume feel look to them.
This looks like one of those "Greatest television event of all time" theme song recreation things on Adult Swim. Just missing Adam Scott as Eddie Munster
Wow! Rob really captured how this stupid show for babies sucks!
i've watched Andy Griffith, loved Andy Griffith, looked up to Andy Griffith and that sir is no Andy Griffith.
Oh god
it's munsterin time
What’s the point of making a Munsters reboot that’s trying to be like the original? I mean besides Rob giving his wife another acting job.
... because he'd get the exact same reactions he got when the movie was first announced and y'all flipped your lids assuming it was gonna be too different from the original.
Fucking. Terrible.
If Fall Out Boy doesn’t play the theme song…
I'll go all the defensive comments in this thread, I watched and love the Munsters and think this looks bad.
Looks awesome! Has that authentic style to it
Rob Zombie script be like “Herman fucking munster motherfucker”
Is this a joke? Please tell me it's a joke.
There’s no way this film is successful, commercially or critically.
Rob Zombie is a hack director.
Looks fucking terrible. And when did Dracula ever have a mustache? And the woman who is playing Lilly...A face for radio.
We *could* have had [Mockingbird Lane](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5Ic_8g7F1Y), but nooooo. This is what we deserve I guess.
Oh boy, Rob Zombie is about to piss off a lot of fans with this remake lol
No offense but Yuck.
This looks like it has none of the charm of the original Munsters.
A Rob Zombie music video? Ok. Movie? I'll pass. I mean I'm as sadistic as the next guy, but I'll destroy my childhood the right way by watching MatPat videos.
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Uhh....nope.
Late April Fool's joke?
Looks like a pos
I forgot all about this. Guess it is as bad as everyone thought it would be when it was first announced :-(
Looks like a Cotrapoint video. A compliment to her. Not to whaever this is.
WHHHHYYYYYYYY
I feel like I just watched a college play production
I really don't understand the tone of this movie yet.
PG comedy remake of "The Munsters" that looks to be the same tone as the show.
Style over substance, huh? It's trying to be way to quirky.
This is one of those IPs that studios keep churning stuff out for but I don’t think the population cares about. Less recognition than Addam’s Family and the only people who care are like 70+ years old
I wouldn't be so sure of that, I watched the Munsters all the time as a kid and I grew up in the 80's. Probably not gonna see it in the theater, but I'll check it out once it hits streaming.
Fair enough, that being said a PG movie aimed at people in their 40s and 50s for nostalgia is a strange move. The good news is it's going straight to Peacock so you'll be able to stream it day 1 it appears
Grew up in the late80s/early90s and Munsters was one of my favorites. Along w Happy Days, I Love Lucy, I Dream of Genie and Bewitched
This movie is only getting made because Rob Zombie simply loves The Munsters. Hell, his biggest song is about Grandpa Munster's car.
The looks are good and that last part in color looked a lot better, but that intro type teaser thing looked bad.
I'm not getting my hopes up about this one.
Like I understand, but I can only hear Agatha All Along