What are critics thinking?!

Rating: 4/10 (14 August 2006)

I don't really understand why critics like this movie and are calling it "the best horror film of ages." I thought it was pretty bad actually. No background storyline at all ie. 'what are these creatures' 'where do they come from'. I wasn't ever frightened during the flick. I never found myself biting my nails wondering 'oh god, what's going to happen next?' There was no cringing in my seat. There were a couple parts that did make you jump in your seat due to a combination of loud music, crawler screams, and appearances quickly from off camera to on camera. (one especially good scene involving a night vision camera) Otherwise, this movie had no real fear or horror involved in it. It was awfully gruesome and bloody, however. If you are mildly squeamish from the sight of blood, do not see this movie. And the acting, I found nothing special in it. The Punk rock chick was the definition of sub par acting. I did give this movie a 4, instead of a 1, b/c it had a couple moments of promise, but failed to deliver, probably the very reason why I felt such a waste of time when I left the theater.