After 20 years of obscure cult classicism, The Monster Squad has finally been released on a two-disc 20th anniversary DVD.

Sean and his friends Patrick, Rudy, Horace (Fat Kid), Eugene and his little sister Phoebe are huge fans of the old classic monster movies. They even have a tree house where their monster club meets. Unbeknownst to them, Dracula and his band of monsters have returned after 100 years to retrieve an amulet that when destroyed, evil rules the world -- and The Monster Squad must stop them.

I hadn’t seen this movie in probably 15 years or more, and I never imagined it would come out on DVD in a two disc special edition. So when its released was announced, I pre-ordered my copy right away. If you can’t tell, this is one of my favorite movies of all time. I have come to find out in the last little bit that there are two types of people when it comes to The Monster Squad: the type that love the movie, and the people that have never heard of it. It didn’t do well in its original theatrical release, but it reached a sort of cult status on video and cable. With the help of a letter-writing campaign, it’s release is finally here.

This is a movie about a bunch of 12-year-olds, give or take, that come into the possession of Van Helsing’s diary. It’s entirely in German, and they have to take it to the old ‘scary german guy’ in town for help. When translated, they find out that the showdown for the amulet that Dracula wants is less than 48 hours away, and they must prepare now. Think of it as The Goonies meets Dracula and Frankenstein.

It was great seeing this movie all cleaned up and in widescreen form. All the old classic lines and characters came flooding back, as well as the moments of, I forgot about that part! Back in the day, this movie inspired my best friend and I when we were twelve to form a monster club. We had a clubhouse in his backyard (even though we were the only members) and drew monster pictures and put them up, just like Sean and Patrick did in the movie. It’s funny, clever, adventurous and even spooky in certain parts. The writing and acting is pure brilliance. This is one for the home library, a true classic.

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