Directed by Brett Simmons. Written by Macon Blair, based on the short story by W.W. Jacobs. Starring C.J. Thomason, Corbin Bleu, Charles S. Dutton and Stephen Lang.
Plot: a young man is given a monkey’s paw that grants three wishes, but with every wish, life spins a little bit more out of control.
Jake (Thomason) is given the monkey’s paw by a friend who has just been fired. He tells him that it grants him three wishes. Jake doesn’t believe him so he makes a crazy wish, but it comes true. Of course, if you’re at all familiar with The Monkey’s Paw story, you know that because of this, someone dies. And he tries to resurrect them with his next wish. To throw another monkey wrench (pun intended) into the mix, there’s a bad guy in the picture that wants to use the paw for his own desires. And he’ll kill to get it.
During the movie, Jake makes very poor decisions. Nearly everyone is unlikable, dead or doomed. This story should have been so much better. It shit on the original story and we were really disappointed. DJ also didn’t like the “soulless” motive. Like why does soulless automatically mean evil? Why aren’t you more pliable without a soul? More blank? It followed it’s own rules, but we didn’t like them, so no points there.
Good points? The effects and the cast. But we don’t recommend.
I suppose I could list my favorite movies here, but instead I'll give you a strange glimpse into what makes me TaraRomero.
1. I love comic books. I'm particularly into anything X-Men related and everything Harley Quinn.
2. My celebrity crush is Chris Evans (AKA Captain America). He's even more political than I am and he's not afraid to show it, plus he's really, really hot.
3. I love baseball and more importantly the Boston Red Sox, even though I've never even been to Boston. LOL
4. If I won the lottery tomorrow, after paying off my debts, I'd buy a smallish house somewhere in Southern California. I have got to get out of Texas.
5. My cartoon hero is Tina Belcher. Her and I share a soul.
6. I've been rescuing dogs since I was a teenager and firmly believe that fur babies belong inside and on the furniture.
7. I'm very much addicted to Hallmark Channel. I love their sappy movies, especially the Christmas ones.
8. I have 2 tattoos. An "E" on my ankle for my first lost fur baby. And a ladybug on my wrist named George after George Romero told me he liked it. May he RIP.
9. I'm a bit of a night owl. Not that I go out a lot, it's just that I prefer to be up at night and asleep during the day. I'm a vampire like that.
10. I have an unhealthy relationship with potato chips. My favorite are Herr's Sour Cream & Onion.
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