Wow- what a bad movie from such talented director & producers

Rating: 5/10 (29 November 2012)

Lets be honest: if you're 12 years old, this is a great movie-lots of action, a hero that's easy to relate to, and lots to cheer about. If you're an intelligent adult.... yawn. Only comparison I can think of is a remake of ET. I just can't get into films anymore where naive pre adolescents save the world or the situation at hand. And I enjoy sci-fi and fantasy, but ridiculous is something else, and there's a limit to coincidences that stretch the fiber of incredulity to the breaking point. And this film is loaded with this and much more: Small town apparently isolated from the rest of the world; no telephone, radio or road communication with any outside help for the sole functioning police officer; Ford F150 pickup that runs head-on into and totally destroys a military cargo train, yet remains intact enough for the driver to survive; A 1-story tall creature that runs around at night destroying everything while the townspeople sleep a slumber so deep that no one even has a clue or a glimpse (no, there's no cloaking going on. I could have bought into that); Kills & eats everyone but the protagonists, digs massive and extensive tunnels and hides all the dirt.... where? Awe come on people, let's be honest: The main movie has a bigger budget than the short flick at the end, but not much better otherwise. At least the latter has some elements of comedy.