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I was in jr high ,7th or 8th grade when my cousin passed me a copy of Stephen King's Skeleton Crew. His much older sister had given it to him and he wasn't into reading. Now almost 40 years later the kid of Anthony Perkins has taken that short story and made it into a gory insane film.
Two boys find a wind up monkey in the closet. Their father left years ago and all they got of his is a closet full of stuff he brought back home from trips. Each time the Monkey is used someone dies.
With the rest of the film one of the brothers trying to figure out a way to get rid of the Monkey and the other wanting revenge for their mother dying. The Monkey gets chopped up,shows back up. Thrown down a well and shows back up.
Acting aint bad mostly. What makes this stand out is the absurd kills. Like the Rube Goldberg like one near the start of the film in a pawn shop. Or a later one with a wasp nest and a drugged up teen dressed as a cop.
The kills are great. But good kills doesn't make a full film. The Monkey gets a C.
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