Hello. This week on the Max, Mike; Movies series “Oh No! A Giant Monster!” we’re going to be discussing “Monsters.” What truly is a monster? It can be a mania, a mash, or even a truck. And yes, it can also be a giant, extra-natural being that can, simply due to its basic nature, cause a certain amount of distress to property and people. Yes, a “monster” can be alarming, yes they can seem different, alien, non-human . . . but ask yourself this: isn’t there a monster inside each of us? Don’t we all have our inner monster? Who among us hasn’t looked in the mirror in the morning and seen a post-human hell-spawn, with wells of dark fire where our eyes should be and fangs dripping pustulant venom? I know I have. Who really, honestly, hasn’t spread their leathery, be-clawed wings and indulged their perfectly natural urge to rain blazing death down on the shrieking city dwellers below us? I know I have. And yet we insist on reviling these so-called “monsters,” shunning them, disparaging them to others, firing anti-tank missiles at me, I mean, at them. People, this needs to stop. We need to enter into a frank and open dialogue with these alleged “monsters.” We need to stop firing newly-developed hyperweapons at us, I mean them. Think about it, won’t you? I’ll take the first step: I’m off to engage in an honest and meaningful exchange of thoughts, concepts, and concentrated plasma breath with the city of Cleveland. Hopefully we’ll all grow from this.
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I saw “ monsters” when it came out and really liked and have been wanting to watch it again. I didn’t remember the circular story at all! As for long in the tooth franchises Jurassic Park ran out of steam with the third film in my opinion and this new seems to be just a monster movie now, actual dinosaurs aren’t enough for the studio anymore. As much as I love Star Trek there would have to be something really innovative for me to think another movie was warranted these days. I am tired of reboots, reimaginings and backfilling stories in films series. I am always open to a good idea but we aren’t getting much of them these days! I look forward to hearing what you thought of the new jurassic world movie!
Hope you found our take on “Jurassic World: Rehash” (oops) interesting. Yeah the Well of Trek seems to be running dry these days. Thanks, V!