Tetrady not as good as all the hype

Hayleigh Joseph This is ultimately a movie about the very bad things that can happen when we don't address our unease, when we just try to brush it off, whether that's to fit in or to preserve our self-image.

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Cissy Évelyne It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

abartman This is coming from a guy who used to be a really big fan of the show. I remember first watching the show when I was around 6. This was in the late 90s. Looking back at it as a 25 year old, the show has not aged well at all (with an exception of a few episodes being pretty good). The slapstick and comedy feels either really forced, formulaic (that's to be expected from a 60s show), or just lame at times. The second season especially when the show became more meta and too "on the nose" with how it makes fun of itself. Let's just say it was hard to sit through.What has aged really well is the music. Many people, including myself, love the Monkees for the music more so than the TV show. There's a reason why the albums sold so well (even beating out the Beatles in 67)If you want to watch good Monkees content (albeit very bizarre), I would recommend Head (1968) instead of the show. I personally think it's a lot better.For people who do like 60s slapstick comedy and have some nostalgia for this show, I think you'll like it. As someone who has grown up, it's really not for me anymore.

gjw The show was an attempt to copy the style of the Beatles in the 1965 movie "Help!" (which came out just a year before NBC brought "The Monkees" to the airwaves), with its wacky mix of absurdist slapstick comedy and pop/rock music.Truth be told, Mickey, Davy, Mike & Peter actually displayed more on- screen charisma than the Beatles had in that particular film (which wasn't exactly the high point of their career). Both the show and the movie borrowed heavily from the Marx Bros' sense of lunacy, but neither quite managed to capture Groucho's wry, biting humor (although they certainly tried).The show initially found its niche with teens & tweens at the time who were too young to fully embrace the Beatles, but who liked pop-rock and wanted some group to get excited over. They were, to some extent, a safe embodiment of the '60s social revolution, at a time when long hair was still unacceptable in many parts of the country, and the peace sign competed with "Love It or Leave It" stickers.It's easy to forget just how big they were at their prime. At one point (in 1967), the Monkees actually outsold the Beatles and the Rolling Stones combined.I've seen Dolenz and Jones in concert together on several occasions over the years, in various reincarnations of the Monkees, and despite early critics' claims, they actually are very solid entertainers - and the Monkees' collection of songs is a great one -- with hit after hit.The show? Well, it was successful because of the personalities of the four leads, and the music, of course - almost in spite of the sometimes dreadful efforts at comedy. Like its inspiration, "Help!", some episodes of the show can be almost painful to watch... if it wasn't for the music, and the winking sense that Davy, Mickey, Peter & Mike were well aware of the inanity of what they were doing.

amexspam A poor combination of borscht-belt jokes, vaudeville sight gags that were 30 years old even then, a predictable Hanna-Barbera cartoon approach to a show that couldn't quite decide if it was a kid's show or something more grownup. When I watched the show at age 11 I thought it was stupid. I watched this show again recently on Antenna TV and although many of my opinions have changed over the years the original one remains. This is bad slap-stick with songs, performed by characters that were not funny and couldn't act. The surprising part is many of the songs do hold up. Even 55 years later several of the pieces are memorable and well done. I also enjoy the pretty girls and the mid 60s cars I grew up with. However, this is bad TV.

kb2uoe I feel like putting in a cross-post, so I will. I love the Monkees, always have, always will. I was a kid when they came out, and was glued to the set every Monday night. Thought they were the greatest thing since sliced bread. While in college, I used to be on the campus radio station, and at that time, you could still program your own music. It was a cross between Carole King, the Monkees, Michael Nesmith and the First National Band, and all the elements that made up the 60's music I grew up with. I still have all the original albums! Anyway, my 7 1/2 year old son is now watching the Naked Brothers Band on Nickelodeon. I admit, it's not as zany as the Monkees, but there is something there that truly reminds me of the show. Maybe it's the innocence, the way the kids act, I don't know. But I really don't mind watching it with my son. The kids are just kids, there's nothing mean or nasty about the things they do, and it reminds me of a more fun time in life. If you have a 1/2 hour, check it out.