A great piece of art

Rating: 10/10 (2 February 2008)

I saw the trailer for this from an internet comic show back last July. It really intriged me, and ever since then i've been following it. Yes, i was there for the 'it's Godzilla!' days, and i was there when everyone thought the title was 'monsterous', ahh great days. We knew so litte! So today, me and my friends go to see this film. After a shovel full of crappy sequels and action Hollywood movies last year (i had high hopes for them all), Shrek the third, Spiderman 3, and Order of the Phoenix... this film really restored my faith. It had really sad moments (like when the "main dude" had to tell his mother that his brother had died in the havoc) and the acting was always pretty great. I think that the method used to make this film (hand held camera) made what would otherwise be cheesy moments (such as 'i'm coming with you' 'no, you have to go!')un-noticeable.
The effects were great, and i'm SO glad they didn't show us the monster in the trailers, because the excitement for trying to find it in the film made watching it more fun (later on in the movie the monster was more visible).
I'm not well known on JJ Abram's work, but now, after this piece of art, i'm going to watch his take on Star Trek - i'm an official Star Trek hater, but this film has inspired me to see his version of it.) Thank you JJ - you've restored my faith in movies. Let's hope that the Dark Knight (the next film i plan to see) keeps up the great movie trend of 2008...