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| Funky Monkey | 
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| Director: Harry Basil
Actors: Seth Adkins, Matthew Modine, Roma Downey, Alexandre Aubry, Jean-luc Orofino
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 40718
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 94
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WARD69214D
ISBN: 1419806351
UPC: 012569692145
EAN: 9781419806353
ASIN: B0007Z0O0E
Theatrical Release Date: 2004
Release Date: May 10, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New Factory Sealed
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Product Description
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 09/27/2005 Run time: 94 minutes Rating: Pg
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
My KIDS love this KIDS movie*** May 29, 2008
I have a 6yr old and 3yr old and they both love this movie. My son is almost 7 and whenever he has a friend over, he wants to watch this movie with them and they laugh like crazy. Yes, a monkey may not be the best actor, but com'on...it's a kids movie and to see the monkey doing silly things and fighting the bad guys, was very entertaining for the kids. NO...it's not the Shawshank Redemption with great actors and a unique plot, but it's for KIDS. Bottom line is, the monkey's funny and the bad guys aren't so bad that they're too scary. Great movie for Kids and I enjoyed watching them enjoy it. We rented it so many times, that I had to come to Amazon to find the DVD so I could just buy it.
 Family Fun At Last December 8, 2007
This is family movie, and reviews of 1 star are written by adults wanting an A-rate action film. This was never intended to be anything but a fun romp the entire family can enjoy, evidenced by the presence of "Touched by an Angel's" Roma Downey.
I would caution parents on one adult theme prevalent throughout the movie, and that is the obvious effeminate nature of the two bumbling assistants to Flick. Hollywood, it seems, just can't resist trying to slip in a little child indoctrination to that lifestyle.
The laughs are many, with the ending football scene taking the prize.
Overall, there are much better family films with much more depth and feeling, such as "MVP: Most Valuable Primate" or "Polly."
"Funky Monkey" tries to get serious a couple times but never nudges the heart like many other better films. As such, this makes a good rental for a few laughs, but isn't one I'd add to my collection for posterity.
 The Funky Monkey July 14, 2007
It is a very good movie and the service was great. There is not any problems with the DVD & there are no problems at all.
 This Chimpanzee Is Simply No Fun August 13, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Just take a look at the DVD cover, and read the film title. Yes, they tell you all about the film, but what you still don't know is that `Funky Monkey' is far from fun or funny. Not that the film's idea of super-intelligent and super-athletic chimpanzee is awful, but the simple fact is the chimp in this messy film does not look special at all, looking like an ordinary monkey, the same primate you can find in a zoo.
Add to this unmemorable animal, the film has only a very weak plot. The chimpanzee by the name of Clemens is given a special training for martial arts at a big company's lab. Matthew Modine is the chimp's caretaker who also shows some kung-fu actions. They both run away from there, go to San Diego without trying to cover up their traces, and start to live with a boy whose only concern is to attract the loveliest girl in his high school. The climax includes the silliest football game ever seen on screen, in which the boy, the chimp, the two bumbling white thugs, three Chinese kung-fu masters and the president of the company all join wearing uniform, plus Matthew Modine as referee.
Not only that. The production company decided to use the stunts for the chimpanzee Clemens, but the double (who is always slouching in hairy costume, trying desperately to disguise himself as a chimp) is painfully obvious, and these "actions" are simply dull to see with unremarkable performance from Matthew Modine, not the best choice for this kind of movie. Perhaps they didn't see `Cutthroat Island.'
If you know the troubled process of making this film, you might feel a bit kinder to the product, so let me tell you one thing I learned at IMDb. The film was originally shot in France, but the film company didn't like the results, so they re-shot the almost entire film in San Diego. AND the film went straight to video. I mean no disrespect to the people at Franchise Pictures (which gave us such films as `Driven' and `A Sound of Thunder'), but why didn't you release the first version instead of re-shooting it?
Maybe kids find the film entertaining enough. But I am not sure. I am sure that most adults would be fidgety after watching it for five minutes, thinking `another 85 minutes of this?" And I don't know why, but Gilbert Gottfried also appears as cameo. Well, I waited for him to appear for an hour, and he was not great, either.
Funky Monkey is Funny Monkey December 3, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This show is very cute. The monkey and other scenes are just absolutely funny. There are a few "get real" plots but that goes for most movies now days. If you have kids at home be prepared to watch this movie over and over again. The husband likes it too, but I think he is ready to hide it for awhile. Buy it you won't regret it. It's a fun movie.
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