Pretty meh. Watchable, but nothing to write home about

Rating: 3/10 (23 August 2012)

From a movie that promises to change a genre, the viewer is left rather disappointed. The underlying premise is obvious from the trailers, and certainly even more in your face obvious from the first 10 minutes of the film, leaving any and all chances of surprises and twists well in the realms of never never land.
Thankfully however, the film doesn't seem to be attempting to surprise you; but with less than mediocre comedy and not really much of a lot in the way of horror the film is left rather flat and 2 dimensional. Certainly not what I'd call even in the ball park of a game charger film.
** SPOILER ALERT ** I did feel somewhat insulted when we were told that all the events were part of a yearly ritual, and more over, a ritual that they clean up after; then when they let all the monsters into the facility through the illogical elevators that honestly, lets face it would never lead into the main facility, the clean up crew which is apparently responsible for putting these creatures back in their boxes every year is just some guys with guns whom are quickly slaughtered. That is thoroughly insulting to the viewers intellect, and quite frankly lazy writing. ** SPOILER ALERT **
All in all the movie is watchable, but it's nothing to write home about. It's the sort of film you'd watch at midnight on a Friday or Saturday evening just because it's on, and you have nothing better to do; but not the sort of movie you'd pay good money to purposefully see as a rental. If you're looking for a scary DVD there are plenty of other, better options available to you.