Surprisingly Scary

Rating: 8/10 (14 July 2005)

This movie was much more scary than I thought it would be. I thought it would be a big action movie with aliens, explosions etc. I didn't think it would be bad but it took me by surprise.
I am not sure how the original story goes, but I have seen the 1950's version of it, so I had a pretty good idea of how it would go. I thought it was a good idea to have the lead character as a normal guy, as opposed to a scientist who understood everything that was going on (like the lead character in the 50's version). I thought the story was excellent and very smart. It was good how it showed what people would do in such desperation to stay alive.
The acting was good all round.
This movie is scary! I think the 50's version probably scared that times audience, but it is laughable today. I was probably more scared because I wasn't expecting it to be. But trust me, it is! It is made so scary because of the great suspense. And also the aliens actually look scary (no little green men!). Plus the machines the aliens control are actually very scary because the seem so life like.
Overall I thought it was a brilliant movie. I was pleasantly surprised. Make sure you see it!