The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Monster Man
Horror · Comedy · 2003
Two guys and a female hitchhiker are terrorized by a monstrous looking man driving a giant monster truck.
Movie details
Monster Man
“On this highway the roadkill... is human!”
2003 Horror · Comedy 1h 35m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.1 / 10
Community rating
Two guys and a female hitchhiker are terrorized by a monstrous looking man driving a giant monster truck.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Monster Man?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
Nearby on the taste map.
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Nightmare Cinema
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Dolly
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
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Play Dead
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Stitches
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The clumsy and unfunny clown Richard "Stitches" Grindle entertains at the 10th birthday party of little Tom, but the boy and his friends play a prank with Stitches, tying his shoelaces. Stitches slips, falls and dies. Six years later, Tom gives a birthday party for his friends at home, but Stitches revives to haunt the teenagers and revenge his death.
Studio 666
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Legendary rock band Foo Fighters move into an Encino mansion steeped in grisly rock and roll history to record their much anticipated 10th album. Once in the house, Dave Grohl finds himself grappling with supernatural forces that threaten both the completion of the album and the lives of the band.
Uncle Peckerhead
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When a punk band scores their first tour, life on the road proves tough when they are joined by a man-eating demon as a roadie.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Michael Davis
Written by
Michael Davis
Eric Jungmann
Adam
Justin Urich
Harley
Aimee Brooks
Sarah
Michael Bailey Smith
Monster Man
J
Joe Goodrich
Brother Fred
Tim Sitarz
Big Redneck
Robert R. Shafer
Police Officer
Court is in session
Put Monster Man on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.