Monsters

Gareth Edward's first movie. Very impressive considering the shoestring budget. Not at all what you expect - much more character-driven than action packed. More romantic drama, than horror, though there are definitely scares to be had here. Very well shot, and keeps the suspense up by not showing the monsters until necessary. Recommended.

Wow, I did not expect that. This is not really a monster or alien movie, even though it is set in the world of one, it's more of a character movie. Even if there is not a whole lot of plot going on, it somehow ends up being ... beautiful. The whole last scene was just perfect.

I liked it, even if the ending was a bit bleak.

It was made on a extremely small budget and made the most of it. The scary part of it is more the fear of the "monster" than actual monsters. I enjoyed it but the ending was very abrupt.

nowadays everyone is a critic but they couldn't hold a real camera, the movie was made under a 500k budget and the director and actors make it believable, they could add more adventure, but at the end it is a good movie. Please keep in mind this is a low budget film, because if you compare this with a blockbuster you are dumb.

Like a film in a bottle, the movie gets lost in the sea of message (Who are the real monsters?) and romance, but it's high production value was a welcome surprise on my local streaming horror service so, all in all, I'm glad I found it.

A simple tale of two people getting from A to B while falling for each other along the way...plus there's some stuff about aliens going on in the background too. It's a nice wee flick, worth your time if you've not seen it before.

Good plot but a little boring...

Only had a $15,000 budget, beat that Hollywood!

Film 79 (Goal: 300) of 2024

Monsters is the directorial debut of Gareth Edwards - who would go on to do Rogue One, Godzilla (the 1st in the new Monsterverse) and recently The Creator. The film is a slow burn revolving around two characters, who are attempting to make their way from Mexico back to the U.S. border. The simple premise is altered in that the world they live in is different to our own. A probe was launched to collect samples of alien life, but crashed upon re-entry over Central America. Soon after, new life forms began to appear and half of Mexico was quarantined as an infected zone.

While the film opens with a brief action scene, the action in this film is few and far between. If anything, it's almost a love story, set against the background of an alien infested world. I'd even argue, the morale is love can occur no matter the circumstances. But because of this, this film is as I said a slow burn and that may be off-putting for some.

It's amazing what Gareth Edwards has done with a budget reportedly less than a million dollars. It's almost as if, when talented filmmakers are limited, they squeeze the most potential out of everything - and you get a better film because of it. But for a miniscule budget, the film looks impeccable. Gareth Edwards was also the visual director on this, and he's done an amazing job.

Many people may be turned off by Monsters because it can be an extremely slow journey. But just for the achievement alone of making this, for such a small budget, it deserves a viewing from any film lover.