A wild ride.

Rating: 10/10 (5 June 2008)

This is not for those with motion sickness tendencies.
I lived in Japan for 14 years and they did monster movies over there better than anyone. Despite the cheesy effects, the thrills were NON STOP. This is America's best monster flick since the original King Kong.
It took a while to figure out why kind of creature it was. It looked like a cat with a hellish face at first. The spider like parasites were a nice touch as well.
Plot-wise, it didn't really break new ground. But sandwiching the the story about the new job in Japan (a wink to the inspiration perhaps?) and the potential romances added flair. And the Coney Island scenes on the tape was a nice touch too.
Did anyone see the object fall into the ocean earlier? While the creature was never explained, this gave us a slight hint. It also ended the way more films should, with a sudden open stop.
Best scare was the creatures face suddenly charging out of the smoke caused by the bombing run and grabbing the chopper. We all thought it had been nixed. But nope.
The return of the monster movie.