unlike anything i have seen before

Rating: 9/10 (31 January 2008)

I loved this movie. It was one of the most intense films I have ever seen in the theater. I loved the look. It was nice to see movie do something new (even if it has been done before). The fact that this was a monster movie and that the story line was nothing new and it still felt so fresh and unlike anything I have ever seen before made this movie so enjoyable. The only reason it does not get a 10 is because of a major flaw in writing. The fact that the little clips were spliced in only would have happened if Hud fast forward every once in a while, which does not make a lot sense. Maybe he was stopping and watching what he just recorded and on his way back he went to far, but it happened at too perfect of times and too often. Also the fact that he filmed things when no sane human being would have and turned off the camera at weird times made it seem a little inconsistent. I am not sure how they did it (maybe it was with the little clips of the past), but I really got to care about the characters. The most defining moment of the movie was when the mom called. I really felt it and it really made it feel like the hardest thing he had to do that night. The decision to go get Beth was easy, but answering that phone had to be the hardest thing to do. I like how we got little to no closure about what happened at the end of the movie and I almost wish that they decide to leave the movie as it is. I was excited by the hype and I was not let down at all. I might even go see this movie again in the theater. As much as the film was just another monster movie it really turned out to be a piece of art that will be remember for a long time for trying something new and succeeding.