tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post6183893132586361334..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Love in the Time of AliensSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-45822942618187641292016-09-01T07:28:49.509-05:002016-09-01T07:28:49.509-05:00Yeah, this is an instance where a smart filmmaker ...Yeah, this is an instance where a smart filmmaker is able to do something without much of a budget. It's far better than its premise and the small amount of money they had. With a better budget, it could have been a better movie, but that larger budget could have just as easily ruined what we have. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-44680289805023834232016-08-31T17:35:14.401-05:002016-08-31T17:35:14.401-05:00I decided to watch Monsters this morning because i...I decided to watch <b>Monsters</b> this morning because it's one of the movies from the 1001 List that's available on Netflix Instant Watch and it was the first one I looked at that's less than two hours. (The first two movies I looked at were <b>Gomorra</b> and <b>Blue Is the Warmest Color</b>, both over two hours.)<br /><br />I liked <b>Monsters</b> quite a bit. It got a lot of points very early on. At first, I thought it was a "found footage" film and I'm not a fan of that fad, especially after watching <b>Paranormal Activity</b> last week. (Although we did have fun making mean jokes all the way through.)<br /><br />So when I realized <b>Monsters</b> was a low-budget film without that particularly pretentious "found footage" trait, I felt such a wave of blessed relief that I was automatically predisposed to enjoy any moderately entertaining artistic endeavor placed before me.<br /><br />Also, it was only 94 minutes. And it didn't seem to end three or four times before it was actually over.<br /><br />I'm starting to think this movie CHEATED by doing so many things right! Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921029597363212734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-75000643959340920892011-12-15T07:59:54.593-06:002011-12-15T07:59:54.593-06:00Yeah, District 9 had plenty of critters...and I li...Yeah, <i>District 9</i> had plenty of critters...and I liked it a lot more than I liked this one. I agree that the low budget is what makes this worth watching. And yes, it's a good movie (I believe I said as much above). With more focus on the land octopi, though, it could have been a great movie.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-34678369847542975412011-12-13T16:28:53.718-06:002011-12-13T16:28:53.718-06:00I didn't need more monster time - if you want ...I didn't need more monster time - if you want that, watch District 9. I was infatuated with what Edwards was able to do on a shoestring budget (for this type of flick) and by using guerrilla filmmaking techniques. Those things can make me forgive a whole hell of a lot of other potential potholes. Monsters isn't a fantastic film but merely a good one, but it has me wildly interested in Edwards' future flicks.Dylanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03337478312308606554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-26006748779798212452011-12-12T16:22:13.696-06:002011-12-12T16:22:13.696-06:00I've been thinking of watching that just for t...I've been thinking of watching that just for the hell of it. It looks pretty interesting...or at least really fun.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-54039405864508256952011-12-12T13:27:24.691-06:002011-12-12T13:27:24.691-06:00You've nicely summed up my feelings on this fi...You've nicely summed up my feelings on this film. It definitely needed more face time with the beasties. I think what you may be looking for in an indie "monster film" is Troll Hunter (2010).Klaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006608076041962884noreply@blogger.com