Monster High

My daughters and I have watched every Monster High movie since the beginning. They also collected the dolls for years. This school was already inclusive.... That has always been the premise of Monster High.... "Every monster is welcome!"

Every personally was changed. Every story line and character arc was changed!

Clawdeen was part of a pack.... She was a fashionista with a passion for fashion design.... Her little sister, Howleen, which was nonexistent in this movie, was the skater. Her brother Clawd was best friends with Deuce and captain of the football team, also absent from this movie. Let's not forget their older sister the writer.

Draculaura was the cheerful, bubbly center of attention.

Laguna was a swimmer, very sporty. She was a sea monster.

Ghoulia was a zombie and brilliant. She was best friends with Cleo. Cleo is the it girl. On the outside, conceited, rich and self absorbed.... But on the inside, she is generous and has a huge heart.

Abby Dominable was the awkward exchange student.... Who kind of likes Heath Burns.

Deuce was a total surfer dude and so devoted to Cleo. He became fast friends with Gill a fresh water monster.

Jackson Jekyll, the son of Dr Jekyll. He is a brilliant scientist like his dad. He was half human half monster. His monster side was called Holt Hyde. This persona is a DJ!

Frankie was the new kid in school. The story revolves around her. She is the actual narrator of the movies!

The list goes on and on of characters that have been changed or just removed.

It could have been fun to watch these beloved characters come to life as they are. So many story lines, so many new characters to bring in and meet.... This could have been a very long franchise.... But they have chosen to combine characters and change personalities instead.

Very disappointed.

Now, I do not blame the acting. The songs were good and the kids did a good job in selling the personalities that they were told to play. But his could have been so much better.

I'm an OG fan and have an extensive Monster High collection, so I am FULLY invested with this fandom.

I adored this movie, full stop. So many little references to past Monster High movies and dolls - so you can tell the writers did their homework. The sets, atmosphere and overall asthetic are creepy cool. Football with an actual foot? Loved it!

All the songs are bops. End of discussion.

Were some characters altered? Yes. But not a full overhaul like some reviews want you to believe. The characters still have their distinctive traits, but with a more modernized/updated feel. They are all portrayed as actual teenagers in the real world, with relatable insecurities and fears.

All the actors/actresses did such an amazing job with their characters, but Frankie was my absolute favourite in the film. I loved their comedic timing and they are just overall so enjoyable to watch.

My one criticism is that there wasn't enough Ghoulia! Maybe in the sequel she'll have more screen time.

Just give this a chance. It's a wonderful movie with TONS of monster heart and doesn't deserve the hate it's getting. Really hope we get a sequel!

Watching this was PAINFUL! They changed the characters so you can almost not even recognize them. They made draculaura mean. In the original she was sweet. Clawdeen is apparently the main character when Frankenstein is supposed to be. They didint even try to make the costume look right. I seem so many cosplays on monster high character. And you think that a full on movie can do better than a teenager but NO. It's not enough that they made Cleo and Deuce break up, they also made Deuce look like jughead from riverdale. This is not a spoiler cuz it's revealed very early in the show, CLAWDEEN IS NOT SUPPOSED TO DATE DUECE. The whole original gang Is not even together. If their planning on making another movie (which I know they are) please make it better or you can traumatize children with bad CGI.

And tbh I didint even a watch the whole thing, stopped at about halfway cuz I couldn't take it. I heard that it was bad but didint think this bad. If you are a parent thinking of watching this with your kid fine do it. But from someone who has watches every monster high movie on replay, I don't recommend for any monster high lover to watch this if you don't want to watch the movie with a disgusted look. Maybe this sound harsh but only my opinion.

I've loved Monster High since its inception in 2010. The books, the cartoons, and the dolls are incredible! This movie was fun with cool songs, great cast, and spooky situations. Frankie Stein has always been my favorite character and the fact they are non-binary is beautiful. It's all about being yourself, no matter what! Clawdeen Wolf is front and center this time around, while making new friends and embracing her true self. It's such a positive film that delivers love, acceptance, songs, dance, and the perfect amount of creepiness. The entire cast made this movie better than expected. I will watch it again and again. It's one of my favorite movies of the year!

This is pretty fine musical and school story with a teense bit heroic student friends. Not too much as origin but not that far from it.

Characters are very similar, good choice here.

The only but critical minus is origin Clawdeen - why oh why she is half human here?? She is not! Hyde was half human! Wanted concept about humamonstafobia and solving it in one heroic jest - go with the origin person who you can work with! But no. And why no is the reason this movie fails the own choosing concept and fail itself big time. Sorry I want rate it higher for every else good stuff in movie but that only fail ruined it for good.