Wow was that disappointing - Rent or bring a vomit bag

Rating: Null/10 (18 January 2008)

I went with my father to this movie. ( No I am not 10. I am 30 and my father is much older.) He loves monster movies and the first words out of his mouth were "That was really disappointing".
Whoever said that shaking a camera around through the entire movie should be banned from movie making for life(JJ Abrams). This was a little too artistic and shows that the producer is full of himself and won't let anyone enjoy the movie. This is essentially a home movie of people running around in NY for an hour and 5-7 minutes of big and little monster shots.
The whole point of a giant monster movie is to see a giant monster. That's what all the fuss was about and why you paid $11. Oh yeah, the movie is only like 1 hour and 20 minutes. You only get to really see the monster the last 20 minutes of the movie. My suggestion is to go to another movie across the hall until for an hour go into Coverfield, to see the monster, and then go back to a better movie.
You only really see the monster in in about 5% of the movie. When you do see him the camera is out of focus and only shows the monster for a brief second. You also only see glimpses until the end. Really ticked me off.
The best part in the middle of the movie is when these parasite spider looking things attack the characters in the subway. Of course you can't really make them out either because the characters are running away from them and shaking !#$* out of the camera. (I turned green at this point)
This could have been a good monster movie if they shot it like a normal movie instead of a 13 year old, and if they had focused on the monster and parasites a lot more. The whole "it's more intimate" thing doesn't belong in a big monster movie. That's for girl flicks that my wife loves like Sense and Sensibility.
Is the monster cool and realistic? Yes it is.
Was it worth all of the other crap to see the monster at the end.
Not for $11.
What does the monster look like?
It is really hard to describe. It looks like a giant hairless cat, but it's front legs are really long and inverted so it walks almost like a bat. Also it has multiple limbs underneath like a crab and a really long tail. I t is not a giant whale looking thing.
Are there parasites coming off of the monster?
Yes and they look like a cross between a spider and a crab. They do start to eat people. You see them 3 times alive. One shot of a dead specimen being carted away by some soldiers. This dead shot is the best shot.
Just trust me and wait for it to come out on video so you can fast forward through the shaking and lame moments.