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blacksymbiote
09-28-2010, 11:31 PM
Well I've been seeing the hype for this movie start spilling out all over the internet, so I figured I'd make a thread for Monsters, as I'm interested in knowing what you're thinking this movie is going to be like.
I'll let you in on a bit of a secret, I've already seen it at the Toronto International Film Festival. I'm seriously worried that the movie is never going to live up to the hype that's being generated for it. People are going on about it being like District 9 or some other movies. The only similarity I'd say it really has is that there's next to no budget for this movie.
Now the thing that bugs me, is how people will start forgiving the movie of it's many flaws simply because of the budget. Maybe that's just me. But I don't think you should let things off the hook simply for that.
scoobydiesel
10-01-2010, 08:19 AM
Honestly i sent a tweet out the other day and you replied pretty fast to it....Otherwise i still havnt really seen anything on it.
But i do want to see it. I try not to let previews get to me but i have a feeling this is one of them "everything good has already been shown" kinda deals.
Which makes me sad and such but still...Im very much looking forward to this but just like "CatFish" i highly doubt it will play near me(hell let me in nor the social network are playing in my town)
Anyways I do hope its a mix of District 9 and the mist like i said on twitter but you said its not much of either so now i dunno what to think....besides i want to see it :D
scoobydiesel
10-08-2010, 09:34 AM
Really surprised no one else has replied to this thread, Guess the movie isnt as talked about as i may have thougt....
Anyways I finally saw it. I do want to see what everything thinks. It could go either way IMO.
But the preview does send a vibe for a whole nother film IMO.
damnedeyez
10-08-2010, 10:03 AM
This thread is the only place I've ever heard of it.
tsmith15
10-10-2010, 03:58 AM
What is this?
blacksymbiote
10-10-2010, 04:10 AM
Maybe a trailer would help... although after having already seen the movie... I'm surprised they made the trailer like this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njeofv4dr9Q
count me in. regardless if it sucks or not, i love this idea/theory of "panspermia". The idea of extraterrestrial life making its way to earth either by meteors or manmade objects is a fascination.
im just eager to see what new et lifeforms this movie will present.
scoobydiesel
10-11-2010, 07:58 AM
The movie is good IMO. But seriously its not about what the preview really shows. I dont want to ruin it but at the same time the preview shows a whole nother situation IMO.
blacksymbiote
10-11-2010, 05:14 PM
The movie is good IMO. But seriously its not about what the preview really shows. I dont want to ruin it but at the same time the preview shows a whole nother situation IMO.
To be honest I found myself to be bored most of the time.
coachbombay
10-11-2010, 09:25 PM
The thing that has got me excited about this film is that it seems like a fairly unexplored trope (though I am not quite sure what said trope is). When I first saw the trailer months ago, it seemed like a fairly original concept. Can one of you who has seen it comment on that (without spoiling anything preferably). Is it as fresh as they say or is it just another iteration of the same old invasion trope?
blacksymbiote
10-12-2010, 04:15 AM
The thing that has got me excited about this film is that it seems like a fairly unexplored trope (though I am not quite sure what said trope is). When I first saw the trailer months ago, it seemed like a fairly original concept. Can one of you who has seen it comment on that (without spoiling anything preferably). Is it as fresh as they say or is it just another iteration of the same old invasion trope?
Yes, I'd say it is an original take on the idea. The overall idea is new, but they go through some situations that had me reminded of some other films. It is limited by it's budget which doesn't help.
babnert
10-12-2010, 07:40 AM
That trailer was awesome. Ill wait for the dvd if its a different type of story though.
blacksymbiote
10-12-2010, 12:28 PM
The director was at my screening and someone asked him how they were going to market the movie since it has so many different aspects to it story-wise, and his reply was "I don't know, but the marketing people are going to have their work cut out for them." After having seen it, I totally don't know how they would sell it, and this is probably the best way to get butts in seats, but man, they make it look so different.
scoobydiesel
10-14-2010, 07:03 AM
Yeah the marketing is really going to hurt this IMO, because of the trailer already just...doesnt sell the right film.
applie
10-17-2010, 05:46 PM
I saw Monsters at the Edinburgh Film Festival in June. I thought it was a really fresh, interesting movie.
I think the reason people are talking it up so much it isn't just to do with its low budget, but the fact it's a new director with quite an original take on the Monster-Movie genre.
The premise is that a guy and a girl are trying to get back to USA from Mexico, and do so, they have to go through a kind of "No Man's Land" which is now controlled by the titular Monsters.
Most of the dialogue is ad-libbed, and its shot in a similar style to Paul Greengrass' films (Bourne, United 93, etc.)
At its heart is the relationship between the two leads, which keeps the whole film grounded in a reality that makes the concept much more easy to buy into.
While I don't think the film will blow you away, like say District 9, it is a film where you'll leave with a smile on your face, happy to have spent time in the world its director has so lovingly and carefully constructed.
blacksymbiote
10-18-2010, 12:41 AM
I certainly didn't leave the theater with a smile on my face.
applie
10-18-2010, 02:18 PM
I certainly didn't leave the theater with a smile on my face.
What can I say? Good films leave me with a smile on my face regardless of how they may have concluded their story.
Except Requiem for a Dream, that felt like a passive punch in the stomach followed by one to the balls, then a kick to the head. Repeatedly.
blacksymbiote
10-18-2010, 04:16 PM
What can I say? Good films leave me with a smile on my face regardless of how they may have concluded their story.
I think the difference here is that I didn't think it was a very good film.