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After sitting through almost a full hour of JACK BROOKS I was ready to pack it in and call it a night. I was thinking "what the hell is wrong with all these folks that for month's have been claiming this one could be the film of the decade."
And then it happened. The final half hour of this film is pure 100% horror gold. The monsters are amazing (and all practical effects I might add) and the gore and humor is to such a degree that has not been seen in quite a long time.
Let's talk about the flick a little.
As the film opens we meet Jack Brooks a young well adjusted boy out on a camping trip with family. Singing, dancing and sharing a night under the stars when suddenly and shockingly his parents and sister are attacked and eaten by a horrifying creature hiding in the woods.
Jack escapes the incident but spends the rest of his life attempting to escape from the horror of that night. We flash to Jack Brooks as an adult now a messed up, angry at the world plumber who for the life of him can not get his life together. His girlfriend is a pain in the ass his job sucks and his therapist can barely stand to look at him.
A lot and I do mean a lot of this film is spent making sure we get the fact that Jack is angry. Mad, mad, angry. Over and over again we watch as Jack attempts to deal with one mind numbing occurrence after another. Be it an annoying moment with his girlfriend or having to deal with the dolts that attend his night college class that he takes a few nights a week.
Once we get past all the BS the film really picks up the pace and becomes a fantastic creature feature that features an amazing performance by a horror great Robert Englund.
Seems Robert is in just about every indie horror film released these days. He pops up everywhere. He was in BEHIND THE MASK and 2001 MAINIACS just to name a few.
His performances in those films although great pale in comparison to what he is up to in JACK BROOKS. He reminded me in this film why I am a fan of his work. He is great. I always knew that, this film just brings it all home again.
I'm always concerned about giving you all to much info and ruining the viewing for you so I am going to stop short of filling you in on all the blood spurting, limb ripping fun that awaits you in this film. I just want to stress that you have to wait for it. Give this one time, don't give up on it.
You will be rewarded well if you just wait for it. And no cheating, watch the whole film. If you don't some of the stuff at the end won't be some rewarding. Good things come to those who wait.
As far as the special features Anchor Bay has done their always amazing job of making this one a fan friendly experience.
The usual line up of special feature abound.
We've got the commentary tracks, the making of docu, the world premiere video but the best segment by far is the making of the monsters clip.
Remember the name David Scott, he's the FX man on this one. Not sure where he has come from but his work is amazing and we will be hearing lots more from this talented artist.
So, bottom line. JACK BROOKS: MONSTER HUNTER although far from perfect is still the best creature feature to hit DVD in a couple of years. If you like your horror old school with no CGI but plenty of blood, guts and laughs then JACK BROOKS is for you.
JACK BROOKS: MONSTER HUNTER hits DVD on Oct. 7th and will be available every and anywhere DVD's are sold.
CLICK HERE to head on over to the ANCHOR BAY site for a trailer or to purchase the DVD directly from them.
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