Monster Brawl (2011)

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Monster Brawl is what you get when you remake Orgy of the Dead, but replace the stripteases with wrestling matches. Had to watch it because local celebrity Robert Maillet's in it, and though the wrestling event pastiche is, by its nature, pretty plotless, there are still some funny jokes, cool fight moves, and shock-gore moments. Basically, you're watching an event as it would be presented on TV, the only sanctuary from the ring the "pre-taped vignettes" that introduce each fighter and shows how they were recruited to fight either for the Creatures or Undead conferences. Kid in the Hall Dave Foley and Art Hindle act as commentators and are frequently amusing, though you get the sense very few actors worked more than a day or two on the picture. Lance Henriksen is the Mortal Kombat "Voice of God". I enjoyed it for what it was, but there's also a lot of dead air, in part because the movie can't afford a crowd of onlookers so fighter intros fall pretty flat. The last fight is over-long and by that time, we've seen what the finalists bring to the table already and there are fewer surprises. Probably more fun for wrestling fans than common mortals. 4 years 11 months ago