One of the best original movies in a long time!

Rating: 10/10 (19 January 2008)

Getting to work at a movie theater has its perks: Getting to watch movies before they are released, and not paying for them.
I have to say that getting to see this movie for free was awesome, and after watching it, I would've gladly paid for a ticket. Reason? This movie is original. It's not your typical monster movie with a bunch of gory killings. This movie actually had a good plot. A monster attacks a city and the story is told from a person's point of view. Nothing else.
After the first real showing of this movie, I had to clean it. As I was holding the door for everyone, I couldn't believe my ears. People actually hated it! I could not understand how. I loved it! After talking with a bunch of people, they said that they were angry with the ending, and lack of history about the monster. I then explained that this movie was from one person's point of view (the camera). It only showed what was in front of it. I then explained that the ending was necessary. How else could it end? People are taking this movie too personal. New York has always been a city for movie destruction. King Kong, Godzilla, even foreign films. All monster movies. All from New York. Everyone knows what New York looks like. This movie has nothing to do with 9/11 and I really doubt the filmmakers were trying to remind you of it.
I have realized that most of the people that are complaining about this movie are older folks. They do not like that the camera shakes, and they do not like the lack of story. However, these are the things that made this film work. If this movie told the history of the monster, or what happened afterwards, it wouldn't have worked Plain and simple.
This was a simple movie about a monster that attacks a city.