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Year (Jahr): 2024
Release Date (Veröffentlichungsdatum): 2024-10-04
Duration (Spieldauer): 97 min
Director (Regie): David Henrie
Actors (Schauspieler): Mel Gibson, Mason Thames, Julian Lerner
Writers (Drehbuch): Cornelius Uliano, Bryan Schulz
Title (Originaltitel): Monster Summer
Country (Land): United States of America
Original language (Original-Sprache): English

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Rotten Tomatoes: 59% | Metascore: 54% | TMDB: 6.2
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This one begins like it wants to be a sweet, sun-soaked summer movie. Noah and his friends are trying to enjoy vacation mode on their little island. Then a mysterious, dangerous force shows up and turns “relax” into “why is everything suddenly worse?”

The plot doesn’t do much subtlety. It just keeps escalating until the group realizes that pretending won’t fix anything. That’s where Gene Carruthers comes in. A retired police detective, because apparently the island’s best defense against the unknown is someone who has seen too much and now wants a quieter life. Spoiler: he doesn’t get one.

“Monster Summer” is basically a crew-vs-chaos setup, where teamwork and stubborn friendship are treated like the strongest weapons in the room. Ratings are middle-of-the-road, sure. But if you want straightforward monster fun with a throwback summer vibe and a dry wink at how messy humans get under pressure, it delivers more than it should.
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„Monster Summer“ startet wie ein normaler Sommerfilm. Freunde chillen, Insel-Feeling, Sonne auf den Köpfen. Und dann kommt diese mysteriöse, ziemlich unfreundliche Macht vorbei und macht aus Urlaubslaune ein Survival-Problem. Noah und seine Leute versuchen erst, den Sommer irgendwie weiterlaufen zu lassen. Klappt natürlich nicht, weil das Unbekannte offenbar Appetit auf ihre Normalität hat.

Der Dreh kippt dann richtig, als sie sich mit Gene Carruthers zusammentun. Ein pensionierter Polizist klingt erstmal nach „praktisch, wenn’s brennt“, und genau so funktioniert er auch: weniger Magie, mehr Verstand im Chaos. Freundschaft und Teamwork sind hier die echte Superkraft. Wenn du auf Monster-Unterhaltung mit leicht schrägem Teen-Casual-Vibe stehst, ist das zumindest ein kurzweiliges Sommer-Chaos. Die 59% bei Rotten Tomatoes sagen: gut, nicht perfekt. Aber spannend genug für den nächsten Abend.

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00:03It's good to have the gang back together again.
00:13Ain't this old man Carruthers' property?
00:15I've heard stories about him.
00:16Some people think he was a spy.
00:17Thanks, Robert.
00:18I bet their bodies are buried somewhere on this property.
00:28Nice one in.
00:28Are you there?
00:35What is that?
00:43A teenager is recovering today after nearly drowning.
00:48Hey, Ben.
00:50Something happened to Ben that I can't explain.
00:53It's like he's a zombie at Night of the Living Dead.
00:56You okay, bud?
00:59Oh, my.
01:00What are you nuts?
01:01Hey, guys, it's okay.
01:02I invited him.
01:02Easy, fella.
01:03This is Gene. He's a detective.
01:04Retired.
01:05Well, there's more of you.
01:06I'm gonna have to dig a mass grave now.
01:08What?
01:15Something is out there.
01:21If we sit around and do nothing, kids are gonna get hurt.
01:24Including us.
01:25It came after me, man.
01:26What came after you?
01:29No!
01:33There's definitely something weird going on in here.
01:36What?
01:37Monsters.
01:37Yeah.
01:40You guys ready?
01:41Not us.
01:43Who?
01:43Let's do this.
01:50The kids have this vacant look in their eyes.
01:52Lights are on nobody's home.
01:55We are overreacting.
01:56They're just kids being kids.
02:01No!
02:02No!
02:03I think we're alone now.
02:06Jane.
02:07Jane.
02:11No!
02:12I thought I don't, Jane!
02:13Jane!
02:15I thought I don't, Jane!
02:16Jane!
02:17Jane!
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