great! exciting!

Rating: 8/10 (18 January 2008)

i thought the movie was great...i wasn't familiar with much of the hype.i only saw the trailers on TV...i thought the characters were a realistic representation of that age group and lifestyle...those who are looking for carefully scripted dialog and flowery diatribes from the unrealistic fantasy people, this movie wont be for you. real people say stupid things and make stupid choices, especially when in a panic, and this movie does "panic" very well. i thought the monster was unique and was thankful it wasn't a giant lizard blowing smoke rings. the little spider creatures i thought were unnecessary, they seem like they were probably some sort of parasite on the larger creature, like fleas on a dog....there were some problems with the movie, for instance: the battery life of the hand-held camera, but most of the issues you wont care about until you get home and think.."oh that wouldn't happen this way or that in reality"...while your in the theater however, your on the edge of your seat...at times i even felt a little emotional like i did when i watched footage from 9/11,...the camera shake can be annoying if your unprepared for it. i didn't have a problem with it at all...it only made the whole thing more real...again if your looking for smooth camera shots and carefully framed views of all the characters and monsters,and annoyingly typical plot lines then this movie is not for you....i do wish there was even a slight hint as to where the monster came from, but i do feel however that people in the situation the characters were in wouldn't have had a clue either, so I'm not that disappointed, and if this were any other film shot in a the typical way it would be a rip off with out it. over all its a thrill to watch and i loved it.