Monster Movie!

Rating: 10/10 (15 October 2009)

I'm not some weak-suck fanboy, but I loved this movie. People, it's a monster movie for pete's sake! It's not supposed to be Melville. You people seriously have nothing better to do than pick this very entertaining movie apart for gaps in logic, etc.? It's a freakin' scary movie! All you naysayers can go back to watching your pretentious art-house flicks and overrated David Fincher movies. Thomas Jane is cool, Stephen King is cool, human nature IS dark, and, if it came down to it, I would have euthanized my kid, too. The feeling of hopelessness that the Thomas Jane character was obviously feeling came across to me just fine. I like King's ending, too, but why are people to hatefully opposed to the ending we've been given in the film? Darabont was just looking to leave the audience with some closure (as King's ending might have infuriated casual movie-goers). Is everything that happened in the film logical? Of course it isn't! I'll reiterate: IT'S A FREAKIN' MONSTER MOVIE!! It's supposed to be fun, you goons! Sit back, relax, eat some nachos and watch the scary bug creatures. Stop taking everything so seriously, stop writing whiny reviews and write your own monster movie full of logical plot turns and deep, human characters. Maybe then you can please yourself and leave us fun-loving horror fans alone! And now, I stick my tongue out.