P u r e A d r e n a l i n e !

Rating: Null/10 (3 August 2002)

I just returned from openning night of SIGNS...
It takes A LOT for a movie to scare me (the last time one made me jump was "End of Days") but i must say... after SIGNS i can't help avoiding entering a dark room. Within the first ten minutes of the movie, i was shaking with adrenaline from the mad anticipation in the what-will-happen-next way.
Not only did the movie deliver a hefty portion of tension, but it also had great comic relief. And i was pleased to observe that there was absolutely no "cheese" involved in the acting bit... HOWEVER, there was a big hunk of cheddar in the way the 'aliens' were presented.
***HERE COME THE SPOILERS:*** But if you think about it... i don't think there was any easier way other than to just show the damn thing. it lost a lot of the nerve-wrecking mystery at that point, which isn't as fun. In SIGNS, the aliens come in attack and are trying to steal the earth from the humans. so i don't know why, but for some reason i was expecting an "ET" sort of happy ending for this movie (which did not happen at all). And for some reason... i didn't like seeing the point of view portraying the aliens as the "bad guys". For some reason this movie seemed like it should have turned around at the end or revealed a misunderstanding, like the aliens actually came in peace or something.

OVERALL: with every movie, there is always some disapointment... but, overall, i liked it... i've never experienced a movie that gave me so much adrenaline (and i have definitely seen my share).
so if you're suffering from chronic boredom and/or many other things for that matter, ask your doctor about SIGNS. side effects may include: excessive fear and loss of appetite.