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Monsters [Blu-ray]

Whitney Able , Scoot McNairy , Gareth Edwards    Suitable for 12 years and over   Blu-ray
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (228 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Actors: Whitney Able, Scoot McNairy
  • Directors: Gareth Edwards
  • Writers: Gareth Edwards
  • Region: Region B/2 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Momentum Pictures Home Ent
  • DVD Release Date: 11 April 2011
  • Run Time: 93 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (228 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B004JMZH3K
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 9,214 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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The aliens have landed, but not to worry: they've been quarantined in northern Mexico, and the US government has put up a great wall along the border to keep the unwanted visitors out. This infected zone is the setting for Monsters, a sci-fi parable with a low budget and some high ambitions. As even a one-sentence summary suggests, director Gareth Edwards is working a metaphor that pokes at contemporary fears about immigrants and "the other" encroaching from over the border. Except these aliens aren't illegal, they're extraterrestrial. Taking us into the Zona Infectada are two ill-matched travelers: Kaulder (Scoot McNairy, from In Search of a Midnight Kiss) is a journalist moving through Mexico in search of photographs of the large, tentacled creatures, while Sam (Whitney Able) just happens to be the daughter of his employer. Because the boss needs his daughter safely escorted back to El Norte, an irritated Kaulder is stuck with the job. This creates a modest amount of friction between the two voyagers, but mostly they're trekking through the zone and dodging dangerous situations. The social metaphor gets thicker as the movie goes on, particularly when we get to the question of whom the border wall is harming more, the outsiders or the builders. But the movie has other problems as well. Neither main character is colourfully drawn, and the usual disaster-movie issue of credible-behaviour-in-a-crisis doesn't always feel right. A climactic sequence involving the aliens at night is rightly spooky, even if you're aware the film is doing a bit of reaching at that point. The creatures are all the more impressive given their homemade quality (Edwards is a visual-effects veteran who did his computer effects in a very streamlined way), and indeed they are more impressive than their human counterparts. --Robert Horton

DVD Description

Six years ago NASA discovered the possibility of alien life within our solar system. A probe was launched to collect samples, but crashed upon re-entry over Central America. Soon after, new life forms began to appear and grow. In an effort to stem the destruction that resulted, half of Mexico was quarantined as an infected zone. Today, the American and Mexican military still struggle to contain the massive creatures... A jaded US journalist (McNairy) begrudgingly agrees to find his boss’ daughter, a shaken American tourist (Able) and escort her through the infected zone to the safety of the US border.

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53 of 64 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful film 7 May 2011
Format:Blu-ray
I really want to add some positive comments about this film to balance the negative reviews concerned about what the film didn't have in it, and the feelings of disappointment simply because the director wanted to take a different stance on an alien 'invasion'.

Apparently the director and actors had no script to work from, a very small production team, and a minute budget, which makes the finished result quite an achievement. Just like the `Blair Witch Project' was.

This is my understanding about why the 'creatures' are rarely seen by the people in it, and the audience.
Basically from what I can glean is that the creatures spend the majority of their time living in water and emerge once a year to spawn their eggs in the surrounding forest plants (possibly after finding a mate) before returning to the water. They seem to be portrayed as quite gentle creatures that rightly so attack any humans who try to destroy them, their young, or their habitat, just like any other intelligent creature on Earth would too. Their calling sounds and immense size reminded me of elephants or whales (both very large and frightening, but capable of being gentle). Also, if you were one of the creatures and every time you were spotted you were attacked, you would try to stay as hidden as possible too.

Some points in the film were a little confusing but I think that is because the army seemed to be keeping a lot of information from the civilians and maybe even giving misinformation. I first assumed that the people needed gas masks because the aliens were producing toxic gas as a defense, but it seems that this gas was being dropped by the army to kill the alien eggs in the plants.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Trevor Willsmer HALL OF FAME TOP 50 REVIEWER
Format:Blu-ray
Monsters is one of those indie movies that's a pleasant discovery at a film market or festival full of badly executed identikit movies but which has a tougher time making an impact out in the wider world that has its own expectations based on a title like that. It's an intriguing idea: following two mismatched characters as they travel through a Mexico devastated by alien creatures accidentally brought back by a space probe in an attempt to cross the border into America. It's also extremely well made, with a naturalism that never gets in the way of being cinematic and some very impressive, if sparingly used, home made special effects portraying the aftermath of half destroyed towns, overgrown plane wrecks or the odd boat nestling in trees. But therein lies the problem: it's a monster movie after the destruction left in the wake of last year's rampage, the monsters staying offscreen for most of the film for budgetary reasons, throwing the onus onto Scoot McNairy's photographer and Whiney Able as his boss's daughter. They're both convincing performers (although McNairy's whiney David Duchovnyesque delivery gets a bit grating at times) but we don't really find out that much about them as they journey into the heart of darkness, helped or exploited along the way by locals who stay behind in the `infected zone' because that's where their lives are.

As assuredly polished as multi-tasking director/writer/cinematographer/fx man/production designer Gareth Edwards' handling is, at the end of the day there's always less here than meets the eye because, while he creates a convincing world in the background, there's not much going on in the foreground to make the trip particularly satisfying.
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Atmospheric Independent Movie 13 Nov 2011
Format:DVD
This is not a typical alien film as its whole purpose is totally different. I guess you will either like it or hate it, depending on whether you can only cope with the regular blockbuster style or enjoy the independent approach.
There is some great footage of the journey through Mexico and the imagined effects of having fenced in alien monsters in the vicinity. Also the growing chemistry between Scoot McNairy and Whitney Able is convincing and at times touching.
The storyline and the atmosphere of the movie is, in my opinion, enhanced by the only occasional appearance of monsters, and is all the more believable as a result.
I liked it, and recommend it as something different.
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15 of 19 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Really rather good 15 April 2011
Format:Blu-ray
Considering this was made by four people, it really is quite impressive. Don't expect it to be Battle L.A. or Independence Day because that it is not, however, that being said the special effects are still wholly believable and quite remarkable considering the ultra low budget. Another brilliant aspect of this film is that 99% of the actors are just random locals getting in on the action during the location shoots, particular credit goes to the ferry ticket salesman who by absolute chance is an extraordinary actor. Monsters is a highly enthralling love story with a back drop of aliens that you can't help but be drawn into. The soundtrack is subtly powerful and moving at times which complements the atmosphere and on-screen 'will they won't they get it on' chemistry of the main couple, who's acting skills, it should be noted, are nothing short of top notch. Some of the cinematography is very impressive with sunsets etc looking stunning in high definition, again enhanced by the powerful soundtrack. The lead female is also very attractive and you just can't help but fancy her! I found this film to be surprisingly very enjoyable and well worth the money for anyone who likes 'proper' films. Those who gave it 1* are undoubtedly fools and should stick to watching films of 'The Expendables' ilk, I never review anything but was motivated to defend this film by the negativity in some of the uneducated reviews for this film.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Deceptively large
This is a bit of a curio. I didn't know much about the film before seeing it, only the premise and a couple of 'verdicts' and star ratings from trusted sources. Read more
Published 6 days ago by CrazyJools
1.0 out of 5 stars what a load of.......
something at the beginning of the film? amonster. I thought maybe along the lines of...."clover field" nooooo! it is a........octopus?? Read more
Published 10 days ago by indian osceola
5.0 out of 5 stars A good human story - and amazing when you learn how it was made!
Astonishing that you can make a full feature movie with only 2 actors, a newsgathering camera, and edit it on a laptop!
Published 11 days ago by Mr. Pd Vickers
3.0 out of 5 stars GIANT LAND SQUID-OCTOPUS
The film starts out as an" Andromeda Strain" on steroids. An alien life form that resembles a giant land squid-octopus migrates across "The Infected Zone" of northern Mexico. Read more
Published 17 days ago by Michael
5.0 out of 5 stars Who are the real monsters?
I love the ending of this film which has a powerful message to all the people out there who are scared of the creatures that we live along side on this planet that we humans... Read more
Published 29 days ago by William Shakespeare
5.0 out of 5 stars good
This is low budget but I really like the cinematography style, great shots. Kind of a cult thing, there will be people who wont like it or think its slow but I liked the pace and... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Kieran
5.0 out of 5 stars Monsters
Other reviewers have summed it up better than I could... but for me, there's just something about this film, some sense of awe, and wonder I feel when I watch it that I can't... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Joe
5.0 out of 5 stars a great piece of sci fi
filmed on a very low budget and no script this film is about a journey of two people through part of Mexico 6 years after it has been infected by an alien race brought to earth by... Read more
Published 2 months ago by JoyOrbison
5.0 out of 5 stars Make up your own mind.
For some reason, this film seems split on reviews, perhaps that was down to expectations.

The film is certainly creative, a story about a young woman trying to get back... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Buys A Lot
5.0 out of 5 stars Underrated cult classic
Not what I expected ... and all the better for that. I love this movie. The acting is superbly understated and the tone and tempo just wonderful. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Piers Baker
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