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. My favorite place in the world is Atlantic City. The food, the smells, the beach - I love it all.
2. I am particularly good at crafting. Especially scrapbooking and cross-stitch.
3. I am mixed. My dad is black and my mom is white. I'm very proud of both sides of myself.
4. My favorite food is either the cheesesteak or the hoagie. Not the sub, not the grinder, the hoagie. Totally different experience.
5. I have a number of pen pals I write snail mail to. We exchange stickers and little gifts sometimes, too. I have an extensive sticker collection.
6. I just reconnected with my father after 15+ years. It's going great so far. I've missed him.
7. My brother is my best friend, hence the reason we do this together.
8. I don't have a favorite book. I like too many to have a favorite. But Paul Zindel is my favorite author. Stephen King and Jane Austen are close seconds. I know, eclectic.
9. I'm not very religious at all. I consider myself agnostic.
10. I would say that my most prized possessions are my dogs, but I don't consider them possessions. I consider them people. They are my people.
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