Blairwitch Meets Godzilla Meets War of the Worlds

Rating: 6/10 (22 August 2010)

Most simply put, this movie is a combination of Blair Witch, War of the Worlds and Godzilla. It begins with the familiar concept (which is starting to become cliché) that the following events actually happened and video tapes were discovered. Then the audience start to watch the video tapes which are shot in the hand-held camera style (again, Blair Witch style). New York city is under attack but we don't get to see the attackers, this unknown element does bring some suspense to the story. Then we discover *spoiler* that it is a gigantic creature (kind of like Godzilla) from outer space that is attacking the city. That, in a nutshell, sums up the movie. Even though I didn't get bored and watched until the end, I don't think the movie offers anything original other than bringing good ideas from the past movies into one plot. Special effects look more impressive on film shot with hand-held camera style. This is the best part of the movie. Story is very basic and like I said nothing new about it. The movie deserves a rating between 6-6.5 .