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This One's a Real STINKER!, 6 September 2004
3/10
Author: missykat from USA

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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"Where's there Chilli there's bowl movements." Silly, stupid, juvenile, immature & totally tasteless... what's not to like?, 2 April 2006
7/10
Author: Paul Andrews (poolandrews@hotmail.com) from UK

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

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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This movie was full of s@#t! I LOVED IT., 31 October 2005
8/10
Author: Dan (corblimey79@hmandm.com) from United States

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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It's hard to believe..., 10 July 2003
10/10
Author: greenlantern42 from West Virginia, USA

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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Hilariously funny stupid horror spoof!, 1 November 2004
Author: darienwerfhorst from United States

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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Get out your toilet paper., 2 March 2004
6/10
Author: RasGold from Austin, Texas

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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you'll be bowled over, 9 January 2006
7/10
Author: TheatreX from Louisville, KY

This is a somewhat amusing movie about an escaped prisoner that falls into a vat of toxic waste and becomes (no, not the Toxic Avenger) a giant vengeful turd. Yes, really, for sure. This all takes place in beautiful Butte County, CA, and while it's a nice town there are evil scientists afoot and they were working on some experiment that went awry and dumped their "oops" into the sewer. Where this prisoner of course came along and fell into it. What's amusing about this (at least I found it to be) was that lots of the terminology in the movie is turd-related, and all of the things that are associated with "number 2" are mentioned at times. Flies, toilet paper, corn, peanuts, you name it. There's a washed-up sheriff that drinks all the time, his two goofy deputies, and an FBI agent all on the trail of this thing, trying to stop it. Of course they're up against an evil scientist that doesn't want it destroyed. At no time does this film ever take the high road, and many will find it juvenile and stupid, and yes, even disgusting, because it is, but it never takes itself seriously and is amusing as somewhat of a novelty, a take-off on the monsters-on-the-loose pictures of the 50's. It's got a few good laughs and will probably most be appreciated if you enjoy Troma films, which this isn't. 7 out of 10.

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Terribly funny., 16 September 2003
9/10
Author: Cuba Sheeney from Napa, California

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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its exactly what it sounds like..., 28 July 2003
Author: jerkface2k from Los Angeles Ca

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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Pretty funny, could have been better even with the low budget., 12 March 2005
6/10
Author: clamydia from United States

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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