Aww come on. It's not that bad LOL

Rating: 8/10 (29 September 2013)

If you're looking for something that's fun, entertaining, has lots of cool special effects, a nice back story about kids and growing up, a sad but really scary alien, towns being blown up and people being eaten etc without having to think too much or be brow-beaten about some social issue or another - then this is the movie for you. It's beautifully filmed, has no actual on-screen gore/violence (tho some nasty stuff is implied), some brilliant action sequences, excellent direction, nice occasional bits of humour, reasonable acting - awesome in one instance - and a cool soundtrack!! Technically it's 10/10 - plot wise it has a few issues but overall it's a fun ride and well worth watching.
Never mind all the whining from jaded wanna-be arm-chair critics. If you just wanna watch a movie, relax and be thoroughly entertained this one is perfect. I loved it.