by Diabolik » Sun Dec 24, 2006 6:23 pm
So I had a chance to see the film, and figured I might as well reveiw it. There may be some spoilers so youve been warned.
I liked it.
I have to agree to some extent in that reviews and praise ( while warranted ) sorta had me expecting the second coming of the monster film...and its certainly not that....but Its a really fun well made monster flick.
I LOVED the monster. Its really original looking and moving. the SFX are really great and a majority of the action'y monster stuff happens during the day which is great as well...theres no real attempt to hide the monster , the film makers LOVE showing him off...and its really really cool to see that. The monster is just great.
I do think the plot is somewhat convoluted, what with a semi silly subplot involving the virus, that as far as I can tell went no where...it just padded out the film and kept me from watching what i wanted to see...the family trying to rescue a fathers daughter.
The actors and the acting were really great as well...but like others have mentioned the tonal shifts and directions in editing can be...odd and takes you out of the film a bit...
All in all it was a great flick...but realize its not this genre bending out of the box re-invention by any means. But it is a fun monster flick with a REALLY great monster