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The first time I watched Monsters, within about 5 minutes I realised that this was going to have to be a REALLY good film because it was going to have some job to stop me just gazing dreamily at Whitney Able for the whole film. I mean, she's pretty enough as it is, and then she goes ahead and has short blonde hair in this. Somebody wake me up!
To be honest, Monsters went a funny away about about it.…
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What a lovely surprise.
It is so refreshing to see a film, a 'horror' film of sorts, in which the main characters are grounded, real people. It is so refreshing to see a film in which the woman isn't being guided everywhere, isn't running around yelling insistently, and isn't being saved every 5 minutes by the male lead. Maybe I liked the film more than I should have just because of this. Either way, Monsters is a lovely gem of a monster movie, one that I will surely re-watch.
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A slightly more contextual review than normal but it seem only fitting to look at Gareth Edwards first feature film "Monsters" in the context in which it was made.
Anyone wanting to gain a greater appreciation of the scale of achievement that this film has achieved should look no further than the sumptuously long making of features on the blu ray where in the opening few minutes, you find out that Monsters had a production cast and crew of 6…
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Gareth Edwards is a special effects wizard turned director who, on a shoe string budget, a couple of fabulous new actors and a camera - went across America filming in real locations, creating an amazing, affecting and intimate film about two people attempting to get home across the dangerous “infected zone” cordoned off from humanity after alien life fell to earth six years ago. Its visually rich, with great direction and I’m still in awe that Gareth Edwards added all…
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Road movie, love story, political allegory, musing on how we treat each other and nature. Should set a new benchmark for what indie film-makers can achieve. Final scenes are balletic; Swan Lake with alien squid. More on the site.
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Gareth Edwards is a special effects wizard turned director, who on a shoe string budget, a couple of fabulous new actors and a camera went across America filming in real locations creating an amazing, affecting and intimate film about two people attempting to get home across the dangerous "infected zone" cordoned off from humanity after alien life fell to earth six years ago. Its visually rich, with great direction and I'm still in awe that Gareth Edwards added all his…
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A Monster film from the ground up, looking at an alien invasion from the perspective of two people makes a nice change from the usual big alien invasion/disaster movies. The main characters were well developed making for a genuinely anxious watch. The monsters are cleverly kept mostly out of sight (I think it was made on quite a small budget). I really enjoyed it, it managed to touch on ideas of environment ecology, military control and a poor/rich divide without overdoing any of the points or at the expense of character or plot. Well worth a watch.
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This was a nice surprise...
As is more often the way in these times of HIGH CONCEPT/LOW BUDGET movies, this film is less about the titular Monsters and pretty much just about the people and their relationship.
Following the story of an employee rescuing his bosses daughter home from alien infested Mexico, initially unwillingly, it eventually blossoms into love...helped along by how strong the performances are and how likable they are (in the guys case eventually likable anyway)
Only complaint…
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I really like the realism of it all. The setting, the environment, the romance, the military, the "getting-across-the-border-issue", the good use of location and much more. It all made me believe in the world that director Gareth Edwards had created.
And two thumbs uf for having two likable and down-to-earth characters in the main roles. That's not typical for a film titled MONSTERS. I'd expect a big buff womanizer in the male lead and a d-cup blonde bimbo in the female lead if it were a Hollywood film.
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Wasn't expecting much, just saw it on Netflix instant, and frankly thought it looked cheesy (from the cover art), but decided to give it a shot anyway...
Then I was completely blown away. Completely. Superb performances by two unknowns. I couldn't stop watching. The film techniques felt... real, like this could actually happen. Heard it was filmed originally DIY with only the two actors and cameras, then CGI was added after later funding. Blows me away. The only film I've watched again (3x) this year. Highly recommended.
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With the recent influx of alien invasions movies such as The Mist and the god-awful Battle: Los Angeles, the release of yet another in the shape of Monsters honestly held no anticipation or excitement for me. The idea behind them commonly follows a generic, over-the-top narrative that truly repeats itself over and over again. The aforementioned release titled The Mist is one of the very few of its kind, perhaps alongside something like Invasion of the Body Snatchers, which truly…