Quite the experience.

Rating: 9/10 (18 January 2008)

The hand-held camera was a little annoying at first, but once I got used to it, it was phenomenal. The visual effects are outstanding. The monster is one of the most incredible things I've ever seen. It truly scared the hell out of me...and was just technically amazing. I can't even describe it. Those little spider bastards were bloody well done too. The acting all felt really authentic, like we really were just watching these people reacting to the situation. So that was cool. There were definitely some little things that irked me, some people surviving at certain points in the film, a thousand questions that I want some answers for, and the really cheesy ending...but for the most part it was badass. Surprisingly pretty great. The direction was top-notch.