Best disaster movie ever

Rating: 10/10 (17 January 2008)

This film was everything we hoped it would be. We loved the trailers, but we were prepared for some disappointment (as we felt with War of the Worlds). However the film completely delivered. After a slow initial buildup to establish the characters the tension didn't let up for the rest of the film. Lots of monster shots, lots of scares; just a fantastic thrill-ride of a film. Will definitely go and see it again. The M rating in New Zealand doesn't accurately reflect how scary this film is in parts; at our screening there was a 7-year-old with his dad, and this is way too young (will be some nightmares tonight!). We wouldn't take anyone under 14, and they'll be terrified.
Hugely recommended; a triumph of its genre.