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Monsters (2010), Director:
Gareth Edwards, Rated R for language
After six
years, they're no longer aliens. They're residents.
  Starring:
Scoot McNairy, Whitney Able, Mario Zuniga Benavides, Annalee
Jefferies, Justin Hall, Ricky Catter, Paul Archer, Kerry
Valderrama
DML Rating:
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
- above average
"Do you know how much money
your father's company pays for a picture of a child killed by a
creature? $50,000. Do you know how much money I get paid for a
picture of a happy child? Nothing." - Andrew Kaulder
Why watch this? It's
a polished, good-looking modern monster flick.
Plot Summary:
Six years after an alien invasion resulted in a quarantined
"infected zone" in Mexico, an American journalist is tasked with
escorting a tourist through the dangerous territory to the U.S.
border. Their journey forces them to navigate a devastated
landscape occupied by giant creatures, while American and
Mexican military forces battle to contain them. Ultimately, the
pair confronts the unsettling reality of this new world as they
strive to reach safety.
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Dad's Preview: After a NASA probe crashes on Earth, gigantic,
tentacled creature appear and easily take over Mexico, which is quickly
quarantined. This film, in linear time, takes place
years after the initial invasion, and life has, sort of, moved
on. The special effects are well-done and the creature designs are mesmerizing,
even beautiful, to
look upon. This
would pave the way for Gareth Edwards to take on a new monster
project called
Godzilla (2014). |
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Allan Niblo, James
Richardson; Vertigo Films |
