Don't make John Goodman sexually harass a waitress, movie, he's too good for this

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#monsterdon Cinematically Horrifying Unsafe Diner

#Monsterdon Now we’ve got surface shenanigans.

john goodman!? ok, kids, take note, this is what happens when you have a union

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You know... cannibalistic!

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I think she's gonna need a better plumber

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Surprise! There's a Balrog down there! You mined for mithril too deep, you stupid dwarves!

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"Oh my god, it's his wife!"

Very tactful there lads, very considerate....

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everyone's doing the basement exploration thing

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At least that was a very fake looking dog.

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Stay for the CHUDs' hauntingly beautiful moonlight dance

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Look out AJ! You’re the only character left I care about #monsterdon

The CHUD leader: "Come Daniel Stern. It is time to keep your appointment with the Wicker Man."

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Val, killed by the Coineater, so harsh....

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We're only going to blow up a small part of Manhatten

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One of the DOGE bros locked them down there!

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pilot lights make me nervous

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#Monsterdon chekov's pilot light

@strangefour Compare with Pickman's Model, also?

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The movie just jumpscared itself!

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Bosch: “Your man has a camera. Mine has a flamethrower.”

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I'm going to assume that the guys with flamethrowers are a MTF.

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I guess if they're mutated humans, then the "cannibal" part is technically right. Which is the best way to be right.

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Flame throwers down into the gassy sewers, let him do it #Monsterdon

BASTARDS in color tonight on Fox
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Yay he said the thing!
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The alligator polo shirt

80s dick signature

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In 1984 we didn't have Men in Black we had Yuppies in Alligator Polo Shirts #Monsterdon

Did the word chud come from this movie? :eyethink:

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@hollie But at least there's not endless cuts of vegans laying around pretending to be cannibals and not doing much of anything else

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Look, there's a giant dragon Quetzalcoatl flying around New York City, that's the explanation. #Monsterdon

That man has terrible opsec, people were following the people following him....

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Oh yeah, they're having a kid, moving to the suburbs, she's *DEFINITELY* getting eaten. #Monsterdon

Oh good, we see the Couple at the Park now, discussing their doomed Millennial child

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"I'm gonna arrest you for breaking and entering..."
ACAB gonna be a cop even during a monster movie when he's kinda maybe the hero.
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Wear the filthiest tank top possible

It's in the script

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"...everyone?"

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#monsterdon MONSTER PHONE BOOTH YOINK

"That kid says some monster came out of the sewer and ate her grandfather!"

("They mostly come at night... mostly")

That shot of the sun coming up over 198x NYC definitely reminded me of Q: The Winged Serpent, too. This is great!!

Music starts: It's C.H.U.D.in' time!

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He can help nurse the baby with his man boob

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The problem here is too much regulation. Stop looking for C.H.U.D. and this'll all go away. #monsterdon

lol, if a radiation detector was making that sort of noise I would be running for daylight

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Why are we shoving some EPA hate into a monster movie? #monsterdon

Of course there's an EPA cover up, it's 1984.

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"The goddam EPA, trying to help us, commie bastards!"

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Oh, so his wife was walking the dog and got snatched by sewer monsters and *now* he cares enough to talk to a wet bandit at the soup kitchen. ACAB.

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I *wish* we could lose the president in the New York sewers.

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This reminds me a bit of Neil Gaiman's book: Neverwhere

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Got him right in the white meat. #Monsterdon #CHUD

this movies a treat for the eyes huh? every frame a painting

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I remember watching a documentary once about the people who lived in a major US city's subway system, fascinating but people shouldn't have to live like that.

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Oh, please, tell me, Elizabeth, how exactly does one suck a duck?
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This, so far, is quite competent.

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gun or bandages, these are the important questions. Right to the point. #monsterdon

It's like 20 minutes and I've not seen any chewed body parts or anything.....

ooo, they are going exploring in the subway though which is fun....

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His name is Daniel Stern

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Sign of the evil eye #monsterdon

Bosch does look like a 'very obvious cop' tbf.....

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This cop remembers the name of a guy hebusted 5 years ago.

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This is why you don't bring your embittered photographer boyfriend to your naked perfume shoots, come on Lauren, FIGURE IT OUT

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@Lazarou But phones came in cool colors! #Monsterdon

What are the chances of the Photographer and the Model dating each other? This is an odd an pointless subplot....more cannibalism please

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Hey that cop went on to play... other cops #monsterdon

Obligatory "have they been missing 24 hours? NO? Nothing I can do then" scene #acab #monsterdon

(scratches at manhole cover)

Larry, knock it off, you're sssscaring away the prey

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Hey, is this the same cop office from Blacula? :O #Monsterdon

CHUD HOLE CHUD HOLE
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JUMP SCARE!!!!!!!!

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The “outs” from the “old.” Got it. (Outtakes from the old shoot, I guess).

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Is there a CHUD in the basement? Come on, be a CHUD in the basement!

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Boooooooring. Where are the monsters?

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Those homeless people actually look like real homeless people.

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Great VFX in this one, in my book. Clearly working on a budget, but they made good use of it. It reminds me of RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD in some ways.

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@mosquete wait, I take it back—there was an extended version! It got released with the Blu-Ray apparently. https://youtu.be/wZZDh1-nvNE #monsterdon

I'm watching After Hours, to hell with it. You should see this credit list roll by. It's no CHUD but it's goood. #monsterdon

Fun fact: Bosch's wife was played in her brief scene by Daniel Stern's wife.

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@bstacey They needed a love interest who lived, and they had a guy already lined up to do the cop's wife's rubber head, so... ensemble cast it is!

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Where were the Ninja Turtles in this film? They were in New York, in the sewers, with radioactive material, so it's a given the Turtles should have been nearby.

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That was some nice character work from the actors in CHUD. I still think the photographer, Cooper, was an idiot. Also fun to see Chekhov's weapon be a katana. Are we so sure the toxic contamination wasn't being generated inside the city? Medical waste alone is a huge problem. Anyway, pretty good choice, #Monsterdon.

Ok, so that wasn't too TOO bad. #Monsterdon #Chud1984

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Well, just these (which are translated).

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@diazona This isn't about explosives exactly, but as a kid, watching a lot of 80's movies, I really did assume that cars would explode upon impact with virtually anything. It happened so frequently in films!

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@Lazarou seems like a case of overzealous editing that removed the reason for him being in the movie? #Monsterdon

@diazona "I'd rather my car explode than let Communism take it!"

Oh my, when Russia was the enemy, such interesting times....

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az_L-SFTrpo

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Movie just casually glancing over the NYPD having dedicated fire gear.

"You're a college graduate, you'll figure it out."

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@ramsey obvious Stoner Movie title #monsterdon

@Newpa_Hasai @bk1e Death Line is a good one, this film reminded me a lot of it. #monsterdon

@bstacey looking back on it, they didn't really need that couple at all in the plot

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I mean, who could resist a title like "C.H.U.D. II: Bud the CHUD?"

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When it came out, me and my friends kinda looked down on it. We were into art house stuff, underground cinema, Italian horror from the 70s, some campy stuff like Planet of the Apes. We were a bit snobby. Really missed some good/bad stuff.

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You know what that movie really needed… Marc Singer. #monsterdon

i always miss the votes but i'm voting for a dang godziller movie next time #monsterdon

Wait, so the movie never even hints if she's gonna be a C.H.U.D. now? After going through all the trouble making a severed C.H.U.D. head puppet? #monsterdon

C.H.U.D. is like The Gorgon in that the writing/plot (and possibly pacing) are the weak parts, but everything else is fine.

Like, these are A-movie problems!

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the moral of the story is that senior level bureaucrats are the real monster

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C.H.U.D. Hurls Uncooked Dumplings

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definitely the most New Yorky movie we've done since Q: The Winged Serpent. All that was missing was Michael Moriarty scatting. #monsterdon

Not bad for a soup Reverend.

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