tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68555843860558415592024-03-13T13:04:01.839-07:00Everything 12 Monkeys Welcome to my fanpage dedicated to the movie !2 Monkeys, Wanna know what 12 Monkeys is all about? You've come to the right place!Monkey Man (Oooo-oooo-ahhh!!)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07813088578866884911noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855584386055841559.post-90332804494231605102016-05-26T07:14:00.001-07:002016-05-26T08:34:50.379-07:00My Review of 12 Monkeys<span style="background-color: black; color: red;">In these troubling times, who can resist getting into some monkey shines every now and again? Going into this movie, I expected to be treated to a laugh riot, a regular barrel of monkeys if you will. So how did this movie stack up? Read on to find out, or if you haven't seen this movie yet: STOP READING HERE!!!! SPOILERS AHEAD!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black;">So the title <i>12 Monkeys</i> appears on screen, followed by the opening credits. <i>So far, so good</i>, I thought. <i>These monkeys are gonna be <b>hysterical</b>!</i> Imagine my disappointment with the severe lack of monkeys in the opening scene. <i>Where are all the monkeys?</i> I thought. <i>Don't worry. They're coming later,</i> I assured myself. Bruce Willis stars as the lead character. He's not as funny as 12 whole monkeys, but whatever.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: red;"><span style="background-color: black;"><br /><br />I have to say this movie starts off very slow. I was looking at the screen, but it was hard to pay attention to what was going on because I kept squinting, hoping to catch a glimpse of a monkey. No such luck. The next scene, and still no monkeys in sight. At this point I was getting a little frustrated. <i>This is false advertising,</i> I thought to myself.<i> For a movie called 12 Monkeys, there are surprisingly few moneys. </i>After about the tenth monkeyless scene, I was ready to give up.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black;">Then I was caught off guard by a particular scene where Bruce Willis is coughing up blood.<i> I get it now,</i> I thought. <i>Bruce Willis must have <b>eaten</b> all the monkeys and now he's sick! </i>That's actually pretty damn funny. I roared with laughter and shouted, "You shouldn't have eaten that 12th monkey! I mean, come on, Brucey Boy! Leave a little room for dessert!" No one in the room seemed to share my enthusiasm.<br /><br />I can't remember the rest of the movie too well from that point because honestly I had the giggles the entire time thinking about Bruce Willis eating 12 whole monkeys. That's a tough scene to follow for sure. I thought that maybe it would show inside Bruce Willis' belly to reveal all 12 monkeys cartwheeling around and having a grand old time, but I knew not to get my hopes up. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black;">In closing, 12 Monkeys, while not at all what I expected, is a timeless comedy that's sure to turn that frown upside down. If you can power through the tedious parts it's an absolute delight. I would give this movie a perfect score if not for the fact that it should have had at least 1 monkey make an appearance somewhere in the movie.<br /><br />4.75 out of 5. </span></span>Monkey Man (Oooo-oooo-ahhh!!)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07813088578866884911noreply@blogger.com0