One of the reasons this failed to find its audience is that it was ludicrously stuck with a 15 certificate. There are some great monster effectsa mummy gets a bandage caught and unravels like an old cardigan, and the Wolf Man is literally blown to bloody fragmentsbut the certification was for one (very funny) joke about the teenage heroines virginity which will go over younger childrens heads.
Otherwise, this is full of moments youll relish: the Fat Kid blasting away at the Creature, Wolf Man getting kicked in the nards, Dr Van Helsing giving a ghostly thumbs-up to the teenage hero, and the final appearance of the bewildered army to deal with the crisis. Also, in a few very sharp semi-throwaway scenes, the film effectively contrasts the innocent wonder of the monster squad as they take on the creatures of the night with the less simplistic troubles their adult friends and relatives have to deal with. Spot on.
