Excellent movie, draws you into the characters, seems like almost "real" events

Rating: 10/10 (12 April 2008)

In my opinion, this movie was excellent. The fact that it played more on realism than on Hollywood crap makes it even better. Now given, the Blair Witch Project was a big stinking disastrous bomb. The realism of that movie was just *puke*. I kinda think it's funny that people are comparing it to that just because it's filmed in a hand-held video camera way. It's nothing like that movie in any way. Most of the bad reviews start "cry cry, the moving camera made me ill, cry cry". I think that fact made it easier to get engrossed into the movie and actually care about the characters. Given the acting wasn't completely perfect. But how can you possibly act exactly as you should without being in that situation. And the references to 9/11, what's the big deal, who cares. It's probably just another ploy of Bush trying to get our minds off his retardedness.... again. Oh, and I loved one of the previous comments that start: "Why do Americans feel the need for stupid, totally unrealistic disaster movies?" Ummmm, we're not the only ones that make these kinda movies. We're just the only ones that make GOOD ones that anyone remembers other than the Godzilla movies (which are fantastic even at their old age btw). All in all, this movie you will either love or hate, doesn't seem to be an in between. I usually only write a review if I feel strongly for a movie. I loved it. The ending was fantastic. Leaves you thinking "wow, that really sucks". Heh, for all we know, if a giant monster attacked New York that's exactly how it would be.