Awesome movie

Rating: 10/10 (21 January 2008)

I saw this movie Saturday night and I have to say I loved it. This movie is different ,maybe to different for most people. The two friends I was with complained about the shaky camera a soon as we got out of the theater. I disagree with there reaction to the way this was filmed. Movies are almost all filmed the same way. There is something happening and you get all these different camera angles from all, which don't get me wrong isn't a bad thing. Filming that way helps to revel more about whats happening and shows you the bigger picture. But I don't think thats what they were going for here. In this movie they used the camera to put you in the movie with the actors. Filming it in this manor helped to add to the chaotic atmosphere of the movie. Yes its shaky and yes they run a lot causing them to point the camera all over the place, but when that happens you hear everything that is going on around them. You can hear the monsters roar, the guns firing, the heavy breathing of the characters from running for their lives to0 escape. Because they filed in a way that put you there in the action I felt many things. I felt excitement, concern, anticipation, and I think I shared in the terror of the characters. I could go on about why I liked the way this was filmed regardless of the shaky camera, but I'm sure anyone reading this wouldn't want to hear more and I am also very tired.
But I would like to add one more thing, this is a story line spoiler below.
For all of those that read this after they have seen the movie and have decided they didn't like it because they didn't tell you enough about the monster and where it came from and all that stuff. Well maybe you should try to think outside the box for once. This movie wasn't made to be your traditional monster movie. Where you are told everything about the monster and what not. This movie is about the experience of a few people during their struggle to survive. You don't know where the monster came from because the characters you follow don't know. Everything that you know depends on what the characters know. I feel that this made the movie even that much enjoyable for me because it was unique. "Godzilla" like movies always follow the monster around, and a few characters too, but even though you see the monster quite a bit it is still not the main focus of the movie. Yes the movie started slow with the party and what not but I think it was to help introduce the audience to the characters and to help them understand who they are. I feel this allowed the audience, or at least me, understand the characters and how they acted to their situation better. Such as why Rob so so driven to got save Beth. We find out that they are obviously very much in love but Rob angers Beth causing her to leave the party, where she would have been safe. So then he feels guilty for making her leave and now he feels obligated to save her, and also he loves her. Then they tell you about the love Lily and Jason feel toward each other, so when Jason dies you can understand the pain Lily feels better. And other things like that. Well I'm going to stop now, I didn't mean to make a long post but I got carried away and started on a rant. I'm not going to review it so I apologize for grammar errors cause I know there are people who stress about that stuff. Well its 6:17am and I have yet to go to bed, I hope you enjoyed my post and goodnight.