Really quite good if you suspend your disbelief

Rating: 8/10 (15 June 2008)

I went to see this movie twice when it came out in Cinemas in the UK in February and I have now watched it again on DVD and it still delivers the same thrills as the first time.
I don't think I need to explain the summary of the movie as many others have already done so far better than I could hope to achieve, but basically: Monster {with parasites} comes from out of nowhere and attacks New York City.
I enjoyed the first person perspective myself. I was fully expecting to be motion sick, but was pleasantly surprised when I wasn't, even though the camera is a bit shaky at times {to the people complaining about this: you should have expected it to be perfectly honest, the whole hype included the first person POV and shaky cam work}. I like a movie where we have to make up our own minds and having all that intensity during the monster attack was a great adrenaline rush {the helicopter crash was the best part for this, it works even on the small screen for me}.
The humour Hud managed to inject into the movie was was very well-timed and really felt that he was using it as a coping mechanism rather than just for laughs for the audience {I am one of those annoying people who will bring up inappropriate topics just so I don't freak out in a crisis}.
All in all I thought the movie was well worth the money for both of the cinema tickets and the DVD.