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3/10
This One's a Real STINKER!
missykat6 September 2004
Saying this film was so bad it was good would be wrong. It's terrible. But in my defense, I'm a huge fan of bad horror and potty humor. Just can't resist. It was only natural that I should pick up this little turd of a flick at my video store purely for the title and it's cover.

As the film begins a cute little blonde girl is asking her father to tell her a bedtime story. Instead, he asks her to tell him one. Her tale begins in the setting of a little place called Butte County (get it?) where a science experiment goes very wrong. Born is the giant Turd Monster (long story short) that craps all over everyone in its path. The monster itself resembles little piles of fake rubber doggy-doo all glued together! The movie isn't hilarious, but I laughed in spite of myself. It's in the vein of "Redneck Zombies", but not nearly as funny. Monsturd isn't a Troma flick, but it should be!

This is a gross-out flick, pure and simple. Don't expect too much and you won't be disappointed.
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5/10
Law And Ordure
ferbs5414 March 2009
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A different set of critical criteria must be used when discussing a movie like 2003's "Monsturd," as opposed to, say, "Bonnie and Clyde" or "Wild Strawberries." Rather than seeking out subtle religious symbolism, impeccable acting, complex mise en scene or probing examinations of man's place in the universe, the issue boils down to one all-important question: Is the movie fun? Happily, in the case of "Monsturd," the answer is a decided yes. In it, the viewer meets escaped serial killer Jack Schmitt, who falls into a mess of experimental waste dumped down the sewer by the evil corporation Dutech and transforms into an 8'-high, lumbering (and to quote what is perhaps the picture's most amusing line) "fecal humanoid." And this sentient dejecta's propensity to attack the citizens of Butte County, CA through their toilets becomes even more problematic with the arrival of the area's annual chili cookoff! Anyway, this film (if one can even call it a film, having been shot straight to video) features higher production values than you might be expecting, and indeed looks a lot better than it deserves. Some of the gross-out scenes are fairly effective, and you will probably not feel like scarfing down chocolate pudding for many days after watching them. Naturally, the picture sports much in the way of toilet humor, some of it lame, much of it pretty funny (such as the sight of our heroes gearing up to do battle with the Monsturd by donning diaper helmets and priming their Super Soakers with anti-diarrhea medication...law and ordure!). The acting is so very amateurish that it is quite a hoot; too bad they couldn't get actresses Alison Doody and Merrin Dungey to star in this thing...and Italian filmmaker Pupi Avati to direct, for that matter! So yes, on the criterion of fun, "Monsturd" does satisfy. And for those who are interested, I've got the perfect title for a possible sequel. Are you ready? "Humanure"!
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3/10
The horror that came from the toilet
Elvis-Del-Valle31 December 2023
Low-budget cinema is full of bizarre and crazy things and this film is something that goes beyond human sanity. In horror movies, many movies have been made about evil murderers reincarnating into other things, but on this occasion they came up with the crazy idea of a murderer reincarnating into a giant dump. The idea obviously sounds sick, but taking into account that the plot is narrated by a girl, a boy is capable of coming up with things like that. The idea of the film is that it tells something that only a child would think of and that is what he manages to achieve. It's a bad movie made on purpose with bad script, bad acting and bad special effects. It's like the intention was to make something like the low-budget movies of the 50s and this movie probably would have done better back then. The effects are quite noticeable that they are fake, made with material that can be found at hand. At least some scenes manage to be unpleasant enough to disgust the viewer. The monster is clearly a guy in a costume and it shows that they wanted to give it a design in the style of the monsters from the movies of the 50s. The concept of the movie and the plot itself are quite ridiculous and they try to compensate for that with some humor. The film does make you laugh at times, not because of the bad jokes, but because of how bad the film is in many ways. At least it has a story that can be followed no matter how absurd it is and the end credits are accompanied by a pretty fun song. Monsturd is one of those bad, low-budget movies that anyone can make with whatever they have on hand and it only exists to amuse the viewer because of how ridiculous it is. My final rating for this movie is a 3/10.
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Hilariously funny stupid horror spoof!
darienwerfhorst1 November 2004
OK, the thing is this movie is a joke...but it's supposed to be. It's a spoof of all those goofy low budget horror movies. It's supposed to be funny and sorta disgusting, and it's definitely not supposed to be taken seriously.

Having said that, there are very funny scenes (the puppet!) and there is actually some good "bad" Acting......(Shakespeare this ain't, isn't supposed to be. Also the production values are pretty good for such a low budget film, with good music and creative uses of sets.

If you want to laugh and you aren't easily offended, rent it!
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1/10
Not even worth renting
BookOfGeek23 May 2005
I love movies, I do, I love even really dastardly bad ones. But this one, was one of those very few, that are so bad you can't even laugh at their stench (pun intended). This is House Of The Dead bad. I go into a movie called Monsturd and yeah expect a really bad movie, but it could have at least been a bad movie that had excellent acting, or a bad movie that had good camera angles. This movie had not even one saving factor. Yeah, it made me laugh that the moronic prison guards were obviously fooled by a mop with a fake painted doll under it. I haven't seen this in a while so if I'm incorrect about some of the detail there I'm sorry, it's not like it would matter. Nothing can possibly make this movie worse than it is. The sound is terrible, even Cannibal The Musical rivals it (I like that movie, but the sound is still bad) . Again, showing that there isn't even one saving grace for this movie to be near watchable. I love offensive movies, I really do, I like The Toxic Avenger, and Class Of Nukem High, because they are A class stink fests but at least they are shot semi-well. Anybody could shoot a movie like this with their dad's old hand-held camera from the 60's. It might have even saved it if it were black and white, so you could avoid the fact that nothing was done to even give it art direction. Ever seen the movie Slashers? That movie was so bad you could laugh, this movie takes you right into the land of the not even stupid enough to be funny.
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1/10
Morbid Curiosity Can Yield Disastrous Suffering
psionchronicles23 October 2018
Thanks to this flick, my wife will never let me pick a movie again. I knew going into this just from the premise that it wasn't going to win any Oscars, but I'm still aghast. This is the first time I can remember someone actually setting out to make the worst movie possible in every respect, from the writing (?) to the casting to the music to the "special" effects. A movie can't be this bad merely by accident or failure--this had to be deliberate. I'd have to put this on par with "Pink Flamingo", making "Blair Witch Project" seem like a work of art. If you can stand the first five minutes and hope at some point it'll get better, don't waste your time. A COMPLETE ZERO.
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1/10
Poop
hellholehorror5 October 2017
This was really bad. I mean that it was really really bad. It felt like a terrible student movie. The production value is non-existent. The direction shoddy at its peak. The acting painful and repetitive and the story poop. It was poop. There are some funny moments like the turd hiding in the shower. They talk too much. They all look too young for their roles. This really is dire and only barely watchable through sheer poopness.
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2/10
"crappy"
doctorsmoothlove11 October 2010
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The filmmakers of Monsturd got one thing right: they came up with a good title for their movie. A title like this one brings back memories of the puns Troma studios gave to many of its films. Just reading the DVD cover of Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead, among others, will result in a chuckle. The real challenge the movie faces is sustaining itself beyond that guaranteed first laugh. It takes good writing or self-unaware delusion to do this successfully. You have to build on the main idea of your campy movie by placing it within some social or historical context.

The plot is largely irrelevant as the story wasn't thought out to be anything more than a punch line for poop jokes. A serial killer escapes from prison and flees into the sewers where he is killed by police. His body falls into chemical runoff and he becomes a killer feces man. The filmmakers try to use this setup to parody various horror films, including Jaws, but none of them work. One of the police officers tells the mayor of Butte County (get it) to cancel this year's chili festival. The Monsturd, despite being played by a costumed actor, is able to move through the sewer system and attack people on the pot. This theoretical excremental rampage could have been funny, if the creature weren't destroyed right as the festival begins.

The movie isn't nearly as funny as it needs to be, given that title. The crew was too assured that what they were making was clearly humorous. They are in on the jokes before we ever are. In a few scenes, the actors visibly withhold laughs. The title character's situation is a convenient way around writing any dialog that could be quotable. There is no way the creature could ever be put in a comical situation because it doesn't exist anywhere outside of the minds of the filmmakers. With so many one-liners running out of each character, you'd think these people had never watched any of the most recent worst mainstream movies.

Not Recommended
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1/10
Worst Movie Ever! OverRATED! TimeWASTE!
chuju23 March 2004
I assume that, most of you posted the comments for another film or you acted/worked in this movie and just want it to be watched. Honestly, this was the worst movie I've ever watched. If you want to watch real comedy/horror movie simply try "DeadAlive"(Peter Jackson!) or of course the "Evil Dead" series.

Well; Acting: -1 Directing: 0 Story/Scenario: 1 "Total: 0 points" for the film. Now you see why "OverRATED" is written above...

Worst choice for having fun, if you accidently! rent this movie, just wait till the rent time's over and take it back to the store. That would be much much more amusing. Can't wait for the "MonsTurd 2" :)
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7/10
"Where's there Chilli there's bowl movements." Silly, stupid, juvenile, immature & totally tasteless... what's not to like?
poolandrews2 April 2006
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Monsturd is set in Butte County, California where convicted serial killer Jack Schmidt (Brad Dosland) has just escaped from 'Hardell Maximum Security Prison', cut to 'FBI Field Office Sacremento' where agent Susan Hannigan (Beth West) is told to fly out to Butte County & work with Sheriff Tom Duncan (Paul Weiner) in the apprehension of Schmidt. Meanwhile evil genetic 'Dutech' scientist Dr. Stern (Dan Burr) has disposed of his latest failed experiment down the County's sewer system so when Schmidt hides in the sewers & accidentally falls into a vat of this chemical waste it comes as no surprise that he transforms, his genes & the poo in the sewers are all mixed together & mutated by the chemical which creates the Monsturd, a creature made totally out of human poo. Soon after a spate of incidents are reported in which people are killed on their toilets alerts the Sheriff & together with Susan quickly figure out what's going on. They join forces to destroy the Monsturd although their task isn't help by the towns annual Chilli Cook Off which will force people to use the toilet & literally become sitting ducks(!), will the Monsturd be stopped in time...

Written, directed & starring Rick Popko & Dan West Monsturd is a unique film, probably. Whether you like Monsturd will depend on your sense of humour I would guess, if you like juvenile tasteless toilet humour Monsturd is for you, if not then it most certainly isn't & it's as simple & straight forward as that. Personally I have that childish mentality & immature sense of humour which meant that I thought Monsturd was really funny in parts as there are plenty of poo jokes & double entendres, from being set in Butte County to someone trying to trap the Monsturd using peanuts, corn & farting noises as bait along with people dressed in diapers as armour & devising a plan to unleash a million flies onto the Monsturd so they will eat him! Yes folks this is quality & highly intellectual stuff all the way! Monsturd moves along at a nice pace & at only 80 odd minutes long it doesn't outstay it's welcome & thankfully never takes itself seriously. As a whole the film is very silly & doesn't have much of a story, the character's are basic as is the dialogue which is littered with swearing but sometimes you need to hold your hands up & say even though a film has no real artistic or social merit it sure as hell is funny & entertaining & I'd say Monsturd fits that bill perfectly. I liked it, so sue me.

Directors Popko & West give themselves all the best lines as the two bumbling deputies & considering the budget this had I thought they did a pretty decent job overall. In one way I was disappointed that the film was actually more restrained than I would have liked, they really should have piled on the gross humour, fart gags & poo jokes, while they are here there not as offencive as you might think. The only gore is when some mutilated body parts are discovered complete with wriggling maggot's & worms. The Monsturd itself looks rather silly & a bit too, erm, solid if you know what I mean. Apparently the original title for this was Number 2 Part 1 which I think is quite funny in itself, toilet humour don't you just love it?

With a supposed budget of about $3,000 the filmmakers did absolute wonders & to it's credit it is at least competent, the locations are good & it looks alright. The acting isn't up to much but I've seen a lot worse in far bigger budget films.

Monsturd definitely isn't a film for everyone, of that there is no doubt but I found it perfectly good, childish, funny, gross out entertainment that brought a smile to my face on more than a few occasions. I simply have to mention the closing theme song as it's absolutely hilarious & worth an extra star on it's own, here's a quick sample...

'I'm here to warn you although it must seem absurd, to be aware of a giant Monsturd...' 'When the s*it goes down he may be in your town, don't get caught with your pants down...' 'Don't be a fool don't drop the kids at the pool, oh yeah he's one cruel stool...' 'Number two he does what dodo's do...' Number two he smells like poo...' 'Silent but deadly you'd better beware, he might just be in your underwear...'

Total class, what more needs to be said? The best killer poo film ever, period.
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2/10
This movie stinks... but it was meant to.
Maz-hell6 September 2018
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It is a really bad movie. It could have been around 30 minutes long and nothing would have been lost. Most scenes are unnecesary, the plot is absurd even if you turn off your brain, the subplots are abandoned so quickly you have no idea why they were put in the first place and the acting is painfully bad.

I agree, I had no expectations but even then I am dissapointed. I give it a 2 because it was so painfully bad the drops of fun were actually enjoyable.

This movie is for people with real love for toilet, rancid humor and absolutely no one else. Avoid.
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8/10
This movie was full of s@#t! I LOVED IT.
corblimey7931 October 2005
First things first, with a title like Monsturd you pretty much know this isn't going to be a serious movie and not the kind of film you'd probably watch with your future in-laws. What you do get however is one kick ass movie made on a budget that has everything horror fans looks for in a film. For me this is what low budget independent movie making is all about. The story is simple, an escaped serial killer Jack Schmitt dies a mysterious death in the city's sewage treatment plant, deep, dark trouble comes to town. A horrifying accident at a nearby genetic research laboratory results in the blood thirsty killer's resurrection and soon, using the county's sewer system as his underground lair, Schmitt exacts his odious revenge on the frightened townsfolk. Thats right folks, Jack Schmitt becomes a walking talking killing lump of s@#t with attitude. How's that for a storyline!.

Don't think however this film is just an excuse for toilet jokes, it isn't. Yes it is a horror comedy and yes there are some funny moments but this film is much more than just 80 minutes of c@#p and s@#t jokes. What the writer/director pairing of Dan West and Rick Popko have created here is a brilliant piece of independent movie making. The acting throughout the film had a great relaxed and natural feeling and it's hard not to enjoy the film for what it is, a good fun movie. It's also thanks to the acting from the cast that some of the less plausible scenes just fit in and work, for example two scientists pouring chemical waste down a sidewalk storm drain in broad daylight in the middle of a residential area or the scene where a small girl describes to the local sheriff's and a police sketch artist the giant turd that killed her father, or my personal favorite where the two local deputies, played by our writer/director duo of Dan West and Rick Popko, find the remains of a sewer worker and spent the next 30 seconds throwing up, just brilliant. Monsturd is the first full length film from 4321 Films but having checked out their site I see there already well into production into their next film RetarDEAD and it's planned for a video release for this winter. RetarDEAD see's the evil Dr Stern, the creator of the s#$t monster return from the sewer to unleash his latest evil scheme on the students of Butte County Institute of Special Education and having just watched the trailer for this next project I'm already looking forward to picking this one up too. I'll wrap this little review up with a couple of lines from the brilliant title song from Monsturd...

I'm here to warn you though it must seem absurd To be aware of a giant Monsturd When the s#$t goes down he may be in your town Don't get caught with your pants down Don't be a fool, don't drop the kids at the pool Oh yeah he's one cool stool

Violent but deadly, you'd better be aware He might just be in your underwear Best hold your breath, no don't breath that noxious vapor Make sure you've got some toilet paper

Dan/hmandm.com
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7/10
Memo to Kevin Smith: THIS is how you do a sh*# monster
movieman_kev14 October 2006
The correct way to watch this low-budget sh*# film is when you're incredibly inebriated and are with friends who are the same. It also doesn't hurt to be prone to laughing at really corny jokes. If this sounds like you, you'll enjoy this retarded little film about an escaped con turned poop monster and the wacky ways everyone tries to dispose of him. You'll laugh out load a few times. It's a pretty good party film & it's practically review-proof. So tap a keg, put on some jiffy pop (or beef jerky) and party on. Oh and the closing credits theme song is gold. Kevin Smith can't hope to compare.

My Grade: B
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1/10
Terrible...but funny
planktonrules21 June 2014
I will freely admit that "Monsturd" is a horrible film. After all, it IS called "Monsturd"! However, I assume that the folks who made this pile of crap, Rick Popko and Dan West, WANTED TO MAKE A TERRIBLE FILM! In many ways, this reminds me of "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes"—a deliberately bad but enjoyable ultra-low budget film. Because of this, although the film is bad, it's watchably bad!

As the title would suggest, this film is about a monster made out of excrement. When the film begins, a mad scientist and his assistant pour a glowing concoction into the sewers and soon it grows into a ridiculous creature that runs about killing the generally dumb locals. To protect this town is perhaps the dumbest (and funniest) police force in film history. The only one who isn't totally clueless is the Sheriff. And, with help from an FBI agent, they take on this creature in order to save humanity at the big annual Chili Cook-Off! How they accomplish this is simply amazing…and not in a brilliant way but in a 'what were they smoking when they made this film?' sort of way!

Be forewarned. This is a disgusting and deliberately offensive movie. In fact, Popko and West seem to try very, very hard to make it this way. I could repeat some of the dialog and the name given to the monster, but I don't think that IMDb would appreciate that! Suffice to say, the film contains tons of scatological terms, tons of (hopefully) fake poo, tons of vomit and it never tries to be subtle or anything more than a stupid and often vulgar low-budget film. And, I can appreciate that. It's certainly NOT a film to show your mother, your kids, Father Flannigan or even your pets. But it does have 'Guilty Pleasure' written all over it if you are a bad movie freak. I have a rather high tolerance for dreck and this one manages to be horrible but funny at the same time. Some of the best scenes involve the cops—and you just have to see them to believe them! A truly memorable film
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its exactly what it sounds like...
jerkface2k28 July 2003
OK, i saw the video sitting on the shelf at BLOCKBUSTER and couldn't believe it. so i had to rent it immediately (the clerk couldn't keep a straight face while telling me when the title was due back)this is a film is distributed by DEAD/ALIVE and for one of their titles, it's pretty good. this shot on video feature was better than i expected it to be and to be honest, i was amused. tons of crap jokes, puns, and just plain silliness. it had pretty good production value (cop cars, helicopters, etc.) and you could tell the film makers really tried. and i agree with one of the other comments... the skinny dark haired girl was pretty hot. if you like Jim Carey movies for the potty humor and not the big budgets, then you will enjoy MONSTURD.
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1/10
monsturd......a real stinker
drdeathforpresident11 December 2012
I know going into this I wasn't expecting "Star Wars." I mean with a title like Monsturd you need to put your intelligence on the back burner, drink some brews and laugh your ass off at sh*t jokes. I didn't laugh one bit. The jokes were flat and full of crap. The Turd Monster was as bad as a Paris Hilton film. There is no love for this film; no love at all. 80 minutes of my life wasted. When a puppet is the best actor in your film then you know you've got problems. Listen, I like cheese. I really really do. Klown Kamp Massacre was hilarious. Highly recommended! I can't stop you from watching this turd - you be the judge.
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1/10
A crap movie
dawsonjfoor8 August 2018
When I saw the title of this movie I thought it was going to be a so bad it's good movie kinda like what troma and full moon do with their movies but after watching this, it was just awful. The acting was bad, the writing is crappy, the story felt it was written by a 5th grader, lighting was bad, the plot was also a ripoff of Jack Frost (1997) and Jaws, costume of the "Monsturd" looked like a giant crunch bar if it was left in the desert and thrown into a blender. I suggest not watching Monsturd and you if do watch flush it down the toilet quickly.
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2/10
Flush It
gregberne1120 July 2019
This movie is probably exactly what you expect. Poorly produced, zero budget and zero quality production, video and sound. Zero acting ability. Zero writing. The thing is I usually love these movies but they are trying way to hard to INTENTIONALLY be bad and funny which actually ruins the entire vibe. A movie about a serial killer who is chemically mutated into a poo monster? Awesome. But when they start jamming in all kinds of poo jokes and "hey isn't this ridiculous and funny?" moments and people mugging for the camera, it's just not worth watching.
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6/10
Get out your toilet paper.
RasGold2 March 2004
I bought this movie solely on IMDb reviews. My local BLOCKBUSTER did have it for rent. However, with their high rental rates for newer movies, it was actually cheaper for me to buy it. ***SPOILER*** Three scenes made me laugh so hard I almost Monsturded my pants! Only two things about this film bugged me tho ... 1) Monsturd should have been a direct result of Jack Schmitt (our unwitting, escaped serial killer) coming in contact with the deadly toxins that were dumped into the sewer system. NOT a recombinant DNA creature that miraculously sprang out of nowhere. 2) When the deputies puked and puked (and puked), the Fed and the Sheriff should also have puked (at least once) after finding the (smelly) remains of Monsturd's victims. All in all, the movie is a real piece of crap (pun intended). And should be rented (or bought) by any and all who are into potty humor, bad film and great laughs.
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10/10
It's hard to believe...
greenlantern4210 July 2003
Really hard to believe that someone wouldn't like this movie. I guess these are the same folks that consider "Full House" or "Family Matters" to be the end-all of entertainment. If, however, you have a shred of intelligence or a sense of humor, I think you'll find Monsturd to be a fairly enjoyable movie-going experience. Every bit of this movie exudes a quality that you just do not see in SOV flicks. It's a horror comedy with comedy that is actually funny! Watch the classic vomiting scene or the dopehead hand-puppet sequences and come back to tell me whether or not I'm wrong. Also great is the story and methods behind the scenes of Monsturd. Looking forward to the next movie!
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6/10
Pretty funny, could have been better even with the low budget.
clamydia12 March 2005
Some of the dialog scenes were obviously not shot with the characters being there at the same time, and some were clearly not even shot in the same room. It's especially telling when the white noise shifts in pitch between two characters talking, and a little bit of audio editing with some pirated software could have cleared that up or at least maintained the continuity. The room switching thing was just obnoxiously tacky, and if it was done intentionally as a joke, I think it probably went over most people's heads and just ended up looking like bad production.

On a lighter note, the scene where the shrew of a wife sends the husband down to clean the toilet was the funniest in the movie and actually made my stomach hurt from laughing.
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Armpit comedy of the century!
one4now412 September 2003
I have to say I loved this movie from the very beginning. "Monsturd" was cleverly made by those who knew that they could not take themselves seriously in the slightest for even a fraction of a second. Anyone who dares to rent this is going to either love it or hate it. And those who would hate it are people I should hope would know better than renting it! The acting was pretty bad throughout, but you know these people were just having fun. It's supposed to be stupid, and it does that with flair. I also could not stop laughing all the way through. A lot of "good movie" fans would probably call this about the worst movie ever, ever made. Still, let's face it, it takes some talent to make a feature-length toilet joke and keep it from going stale. The FX were no Oscar winners, but who would dare consider handing an Oscar to a movie called "Monsturd"?! These people made this movie so stupid that they covered their tracks that way. It's an instant classic of gross-out humor that is just sick and putrid, the way it oughtta be.
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6/10
"Very bad people were being very bad"
Machiavelli8411 February 2017
This is a movie about a giant piece of poo that kills people.

Get them giggles out now.

You get the feeling going into "Monsturd" that the crew knew exactly what the heck they were making. The film doesn't take itself seriously at all, and feels more like a satire of monster films than one trying to be a serious one. You have the law enforcement officer with a bitter family past, you have the government official who serves also as the film's love interest, you have the evil scientist, you have the big even that of course CAN'T be postponed because reasons...if you've seen it in a monster movie, you'll find it in here. The only difference is, instead of a giant shark or a giant dinosaur, this happens to be a giant piece of poop.

As you can imagine, poop jokes abound. The name of the town is Butte County (yeah yeah, they pronounce it "bewt," but c'mon). The name of the convict that turns into the monster is Jack Schmidt (think about it...think about it...). Thankfully, the entire movie isn't just one giant poop joke, and when they actually do make poop jokes, it doesn't feel as forced as it could have been. Let me put it this way: Happy Madison films only WISH they could do poop jokes as funny as this.

You also get the feeling that most of this movie was filmed over the course of a weekend. Some sequences are a bit awkwardly edited, as if they were filmed at different times and edited together later (eg., the interrogation of the little girl). The special effects are low budget, although the monster itself is pretty impressive as far as costumes go. The acting overall is terrible, and it comes across like every scene was done in one take. The only exceptions might be Dan West and Rick Popko as Deputies Dan and Rick respectively: seriously, almost every scene with these guys is hilarious, and their delivery is great. The best scene in the whole movie has them taking out a ventriloquist dummy as part of an anti-drug campaign for kids, and turning it into a case of police brutality. There are some other scenes obviously played for laughs, including one where the evil scientist tries to summon the poop monster by making fart sounds (no, really, it's a lot funnier than it sounds, trust me).

A lot of times these low-budget horror comedies are duds, but this one was actually pretty enjoyable. It's hard for me to rate it properly, but it definitely is worth at least one viewing if you're into this kind of stuff.
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9/10
Terribly funny.
gingerandreno16 September 2003
This is obviously a very, very low budget movie when you look closely. It also managed to keep me laughing (sometimes painfully) throughout most of the movie. One of, if not the best vomit scenes in the history of video. Occasionally well acted, though mostly not, in the Herschel Gordon Lewis / Ed Wood tradition. Every bit as good as the jacket cover.
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6/10
"A giant number two killed my daddy!"
When you think you've seen it all... Okay, so what does one write about a film called "Monsturd" lol, well for a start it kept hitting me again and again that wow, I totally watched a movie about a monster made of, of turds!! What was someone smoking when they came up with that?! To me it was surprisingly a lot more funny and enjoyable than you might expect. I think you have to have a huge tolerance for stupid gross immature humour and lots of poop and gas related puns and set your standards pretty damn low and just plain be in the right kind of mood for it, if you have a certain kind of sense of humour you might have a good time with it. It is hilarious a couple of times and mostly just amusing, and it does drag a bit near the end, but I loved the parodying of old fashioned B-movies and it's a uh, 'cute' stupid and disgusting bit of cheesy horror comedy schlock for what it is. I really liked the monster suit, it was very well detailed and actually looked like a big walking man shaped wad of dooky. It's definitely not what I'd call the worst, and surprisingly it's not Head achingly lousy to sit through, you won't be up some kind of an undesirable creek should you choose to watch this one. "It was the biggest doo-doo in the world!"
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