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They say that all great geniuses are masters of simplicity. This movie is a masterpiece of simplicity.
First of all, the title is spectacularly good. The Monolith Monsters. Say it again. The Monolith Monsters. It rolls off the tongue like the phrase of a great poet. The Monolith Monsters.
Okay. So we know there are going to be monsters, and we know they're going to be big. What more do you need to know?
Well, it starts with a mystery. A mystery that builds into monsters. Big monsters. Lots of monsters. Monsters like you've never seen before. Great, mysterious, monolithic monsters!
Anybody who can't appreciate the genius of this movie should never do movie reviews ever again, and should probably never have children. This is a work of classic genius.
I'm in, baby! Let me sit down and watch The Monolith Monsters! 10 out of 10 on a scale of 10!
First of all, the title is spectacularly good. The Monolith Monsters. Say it again. The Monolith Monsters. It rolls off the tongue like the phrase of a great poet. The Monolith Monsters.
Okay. So we know there are going to be monsters, and we know they're going to be big. What more do you need to know?
Well, it starts with a mystery. A mystery that builds into monsters. Big monsters. Lots of monsters. Monsters like you've never seen before. Great, mysterious, monolithic monsters!
Anybody who can't appreciate the genius of this movie should never do movie reviews ever again, and should probably never have children. This is a work of classic genius.
I'm in, baby! Let me sit down and watch The Monolith Monsters! 10 out of 10 on a scale of 10!
Since this documentary was produced for the Disney streaming channel you should probably assume that it's not for the super hardcore fans who are always grumpy and impossible to please. It's much more for the casual fan. And for young people (under 40 let's say) who know very little about The Beatles.
There are lots of "talking heads" interviews which are okay, but not really all that exciting to watch. Some are more interesting than others.
The old footage of The Beatles performing and not performing is the most enjoyable to watch. I saw quite a bit of footage that I had never seen before and there are some wonderful moments.
There are also some ugly moments, too. There's one moment when a New York City cop threatens to throw two teenage girls down a flight of stairs just because they aren't staying at the hotel. Yikes! Talk about police brutality! The girls were very peaceful and didn't deserve that.
There's also an ugly moment when some random male adult is telling young teenage girls that their love of The Beatles is "psycho-sexual" and that they are "sick". That guy seemed totally perverted! He was the one who was "sick". What a weirdo.
The musical performances sounded really good, especially listening with headphones.
Anyway, overall I enjoyed it quite a bit and would recommend watching it.
There are lots of "talking heads" interviews which are okay, but not really all that exciting to watch. Some are more interesting than others.
The old footage of The Beatles performing and not performing is the most enjoyable to watch. I saw quite a bit of footage that I had never seen before and there are some wonderful moments.
There are also some ugly moments, too. There's one moment when a New York City cop threatens to throw two teenage girls down a flight of stairs just because they aren't staying at the hotel. Yikes! Talk about police brutality! The girls were very peaceful and didn't deserve that.
There's also an ugly moment when some random male adult is telling young teenage girls that their love of The Beatles is "psycho-sexual" and that they are "sick". That guy seemed totally perverted! He was the one who was "sick". What a weirdo.
The musical performances sounded really good, especially listening with headphones.
Anyway, overall I enjoyed it quite a bit and would recommend watching it.
Beaver has an opportunity to go to a prep school back east. He decides to go. That's utterly unbelievable. What sensitive boy Beaver's age would be willing to leave the greatest, most beautiful, and most wonderful mother in the whole wide world? And for 4 long lonely years just to go to some fancy prep school for snobs? Nobody. Certainly not Beaver, who knows very well that he is the luckiest boy on Earth. So the whole concept of the episode is ludicrous and painful to watch.
Aunt Martha is very charming and sweet in this episode. Some reviewers like to hate on Aunt Martha, but I think she's adorable. I would be very happy to hang out with Aunt Martha.
The writers came up with some very bad ideas and this is one of them. Overall, I love the series. But sometimes......I wonder what the writers were thinking. And this is one of those times.
Aunt Martha is very charming and sweet in this episode. Some reviewers like to hate on Aunt Martha, but I think she's adorable. I would be very happy to hang out with Aunt Martha.
The writers came up with some very bad ideas and this is one of them. Overall, I love the series. But sometimes......I wonder what the writers were thinking. And this is one of those times.