The Munsters' New Release Plan Is Much Better For Rob Zombie's Reboot
Rob Zombie's movie reboot of The Munsters TV show is slated to release on Netflix, becoming his first live-action effort to entirely bypass theaters. Based on the classic sitcom of the same name, The Munsters represents a passion project for Zombie, who has a lot of love for the source material. The Munsters movie is easily the most lighthearted directorial work of Zombie's career to date, after making his name helming down-and-dirty horror like The Devil's Rejects and the 2007 Halloween remake.
At the same time, it will be interesting to see what Zombie is capable of when working outside his usual template, as The Munsters has always been a family-friendly property before. Most were willing to give Zombie the benefit of the doubt after he was signed to the project, but the tide of public opinion has definitely shifted since the release of The Munsters' official trailer. The prevailing sentiment after viewing the trailer was that Zombie's movie looks extremely cheap while his interpretations of the characters seem off.
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It was announced only a few days after the trailer dropped that Rob Zombie's The Munsters would be bypassing theaters and going directly to Netflix, with a Blu-ray release announced not long after. While Zombie now says thatThe Munsters going to Netflix was the plan from the beginning and that a theatrical release was never in the cards, it is quite curious as to why no indication of that was ever given during the months of hype that surrounded the production. Either way, The Munsters — now confirmed to be a prequel — going direct to video and streaming is a much better option for all involved, as it likely would have sank like a
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