Except for the fact that I get really bad motion sickness, I loved the movie. Even taking ginger didn't help out 100%. A little bit more steadycam would have made this the best movie ever. Well except for Transformers.
This movie has to be watched with a certain frame of mind. If you go in thinking it's going to be like another godzilla/king kong ripoff, you
will be disappointed. There's no typical character development like in other Hollywood movies. You know how people say "Oh if I were in that movie, I would never do that! I would do this, and this, and this etc." This was one of those movies. As for shallow character development, I agree, it was rather wanting, but then again how much personality depth can you get from home made video of a party?
Have you SEEN most home movies? They're boring as all get out.
It's done as if any of you people were living in NYC and a ginormous monster attacked. You would lose your ****e for sure! Kornkob, this movie is shot from the prespective of 20-something up and coming dbags throwing a party and using their $500 Sony Handicam. There's nothing low budget about that, it's all part of the scenery. I like how there's no explanation of the monster, no white-coated scientist who walks out to announce the where/why/name of the beast. It's just there and it's really angry!
The plot is also two-fold. It's about a monster destroying New York (monsters always destroy New York) and it's also about the love interest. This is actually a chick flick for guys. The guy loses the girl he yearns for in a disaster and he goes to go rescue her. His friends go with him for support instead of abandoning him.
There was a huge viral marketing campaign for this movie, starting with the nameless trailer before Transformers last year. I ignored all that, because I didn't want spoilers. It got so bad JJ Abrams was actually quoted saying they just started making things up because people kept trying to find out more about the movie. 1-18-08.com is one of the websites associated with this movie. I found out last night that if you leave that page open about 10 minutes, it ROOAARRRRSS at you. Scared the unholy crap outta me.
Todd_k, I agree, they shouldn't have given away the location of where they found the camera. It did kinda sorta give it away, but then at the very end of the movie it doesn't specify if the camera was abandoned or not. There's a few other tiny things I wanna complain about but don't want to spoil it for anyone else who wants to see the movie. OK I do have to complain about one thing; rebar through the shoulder is NOT a minor flesh wound!
My suggestion is definitely drink a teaspoon of ground ginger and water before going into the theater, and you will feel a lot better about watching the movie. And not want to barf.
And that's my haphazard review
