Monkey Dust
Monkey Dust
| 09 February 2003 (USA)
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    Solemplex

    To me, this movie is perfection.

    Mjeteconer

    Just perfect...

    ShangLuda

    Admirable film.

    Aiden Melton

    The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

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    crownofsprats

    The first thing I will say is that I wish I could give this a higher rating. But the truth is that like all sketch variety shows, some bits are going to be way funnier than others, and the un-funny ones drag down the rating by subverting the high expectations that the funny ones set up. Also, the repetitive nature of the sketches leaves a lot to be desired for the binge-watchers among us, who would much rather just cut all that time-wasting fat away and get to the real meat.But all that aside, if you are a thinking, feeling person ambling your way through the 21st century, then you will want your comedy to be as bleak and dark as possible. Otherwise...you know what you get otherwise. In this regard, the show gets full marks: the show is not just "edgy" or "distasteful" or any of the other stock adjectives you use when you want to hype comedy, but so soaked through to the core with a particularly virulent strain of pessimism that it threatens to implode under the weight of its own melancholy into something unpleasant. It never does - it just sags at times in its comedic delivery - but like..you will want to avoid this if you are the sensitive type. The show is most savage towards the media and the government, obviously, but it never lets individuals off the hook for anything, correctly interpreting the massive ills caused by those aforementioned institutions to be the byproduct of thousands of bad people making bad decisions. It's also quite violent, and depicts lots of cruel and gory things like animal experimentation, medieval executions (courtesy of the Pedofinder General, of course), and generally all sorts of men, women, children, and animals being senselessly hurt or killed.The show also gets high marks for their use of downbeat songs throughout the series, which often act as bridges between segments. It's chilling to learn that one of the show's creators died of cancer - it really comes through in the later seasons, and there is a lot of rumination on hospitals, doctors, and things of that nature. In a way, some of that ends up being a man's attempt to grapple with mortality, stapled forever to its humble corner in the tapestry of our civilization's creative output.In any case, a great dark gem to be discovered by all the clever little thinkers out there who spend their days depressed by the reality around them...

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    tobersmit

    For all those with a smile when things annoy you - here is Monkey Dust. I originally saw this programme on TV, purely by accident and wow, was this not what i was expecting...There is a tendency for a certain group of people to express a wry smile when things don't go your way - a sort of "Oh well" expression. This is the best way to sum up this programme. British animation has been somewhat lacking to my recollection, but this show makes up perfectly. With a wide range of animators, every scene has a different feel whilst at the same time, the producer/editor has managed to keep the overall feel of the programme as one. There have been many descriptions of this show, many commented on already by people on this site; it's funny, it's hard hitting, it's "south park with a twist of little Britain", but i think the most accurate is that it's true. You watch it and you cant help feel a taint - you've done this, or you've thought like that - it's the magic, and the truth, of Monkey Dust

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    Jackson Booth-Millard

    Monkey Dust is quite a confusing cartoon with many different uses of animation. Every sketch of the show, unless they are using regular stories or characters, they change the type of animation used. There are some disturbing incidents in this show. There's drug use, suicide, some swearing, some light violence and much more. But it's just an example that a show will do pretty much anything to get laughs. But it does make you laugh occasionally. They have very short stories in pubs, hospitals, night clubs, homes, on the streets and many other outrageous or even normal places. I wouldn't say this was one of the best cartoon or animation shows, but it is good. It won the British Animation Award for Best Comedy. It was number 48 on The 100 Greatest TV Treats 2003. Very good!

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    didi-5

    'Monkey Dust' is a feast of sick animation, with sketches concerning a sad-eyed man who tells wide tales about where he's been, when he's actually been doing something muckily sexual; a reality-TV series called 'People on the Toilet', where the star eventually becomes a big big star and candidate for Pope; and other such things. There's plenty of black humour, violence, and wife-swapping which turns into cannibalism.Inspired humour and twisted tales make 'Monkey Dust' a must-see for fans of Jam, Spaced, and Big Train, as well as former viewers of the likes of Spitting Image.

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