Would Only See Once

Rating: 6/10 (5 March 2014)

I just saw this movie for the first time. I've been wanting to see it since it premiered in 2008 but I never got around to it until today, and quite frankly I was a little disappointed. Granted, the effects and the city set designers did amazing, I enjoyed that. I was totally prepared for the whole movie to be shot from a camcorder, though I didn't care for it. I think the movie would've been a lot better if it hadn't been from the perspective of a camcorder. Hub, the guy with the camera was the character that bugged me the most. All of the characters really had their "I hate you I hope the monster eats you" moments, but Hub was the most annoying person ever I wanted him to die so bad! And the best part of the movie was when he actually did die. One of my biggest complaints of the movie is that we get no kind of sense as to what happened after the two lovebirds are killed by the bridge collapsing under them. I mean, the movie was only an hour and 15 minutes long, I think the writers would've been wise to add in some news footage from CNN or something at the end explaining what happened and what they figured out about the whole situation. Also, the writers could've taken out half of the party scene in the beginning of the movie. I mean, the movie is an hour and 15 minutes, and 20 of those minutes are all about the party. As the party was going on, I just kept saying "okay let's move on now." Really, the only reason this is getting any positive reviews is the effects. I would probably never see this movie again, but I'm glad I saw it once.