Up From The Depths Reviews | Monsters (2010)
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Released: December 3, 2010
Producers: Allan Niblo and James Richardson
Director: Gareth Edwards
Screenplay: Gareth Edwards
Music: Jon Hopkins
Starring:
Scoot McNairy as Andrew Kaulder
Whitney Able as Samantha Wynden
#Monsters #Godzilla2014
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To think that this is the film that landed Gareth Edwards into the role director for 2014's Godzilla.
It shouldn’t be surprising that Godzilla 2014, turned out the way it did. Edwards is more interested in human drama involving monsters, than focusing on Kaiju action. Whether you like it or not is entirely up to the individual viewer.
@@leonarddillon256 I definitely prefer Godzilla 2014 than Godzilla kotm (2019). I don’t know why but there’s something about it that I love
@@rectaltickler8303 This is how I see it
Godzilla 2014 is about building up Godzilla
KOTM is about developing Godzilla
GVK is about questioning Godzilla
They have different tones so they can do something different. That’s what people hated about Fast and Furious movies. How they all feel the same.
@@rickyrackey7930 consistency doesn’t mean it’s the same, it just means it they feel like they’re from one filmmaker but each film is still different from the other.
@KaijuStudiosG2K We all have different ways to tell a story.
1:58 the biggest monster of the movie, the guy selling ferry tickets for $5,000
I was 13 when I first saw this movie. I was by myself in bed, bored on a Saturday and it was on our movie hard drive. I watched it twice in a row that day and then 2 more times in the next 2 days. I absolutely loved it with how grounded and real it felt. I wanted to traverse the contamination zone with someone and just live in the movie.
26 now and I just remembered all these memories when watching this RUclips review
From directing a ridiculously low budget film, to directing films in two of the biggest franchises in film history. You can say what you want about him, but Gareth Edwards has a cool story
His story is the same as the one from Jon Peters. He used to be a hairdresser then became a producer. Same thing with Edwards, both having the same amount of talent.
Jon Hopkin's score truly made this film for me. The visual mixed with the awe-inspiring music creates an atmosphere that is hard to recreate; It's almost like it's the beating heart of a beast that it's meant to make you feel something, even though you're not entirely sure of what it is.
I agree that this movie titled Monsters did not have enough monsters.
*Background laughs*
A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one!
I was actually anticipating this one. Mainly because Gareth Edwards directed both Godzilla and this film.
So this is how we got Legendary Godzilla. You can almost tell, especially with the Monster
Edwards' best film without a doubt. Thanks for talking about it.
When I first saw this movie it did make me think about it days after watching it. True it could be a bit boring but it didn't do that for me. Instead it gripped me with a sense that the horror was lurking practically around every corner. Going into a jungle one doesn't really have good bearings and to go into it with alien creatures in the area is scary. A great western kaiju movie.
Will you review Pulgasari (north korea's kaiju movie) some day?
That'd be an interesting review just for the context the film was made in alone.
I haven't even heard of this film but now I'm intrigued. And that's part of what I love about these reviews. The ability to appreciate movies for what they set out to do rather then just how well they fit in a genre.
Finally some recognition of a underrated gem
I really enjoyed this movie. Very minimalist, but it worked. It almost felt more like a War of the Worlds movie than a monster movie. Like the book version of WotW, that it, where it's mostly about traversing the countryside and the monsters/aliens are more of an elemental danger than an "enemy".
This was an interesting little Sci-fi flick, very original too. It's a pretty slow movie, but it has enough to keep you invested from beginning to end.
Poor Gareth got shafted by Legendary executives that didn't understand his film making style. Out of his small selection of directing credits, this film truly showcases his strengths. I hope he does something in the same vein in the near future.
A comeback
That being, awful writing and mediocre build up to no payoff.
Gareth Edwards: A master visual storyteller who's Hollywood efforts were saddled with mediocre at best writing.
Blame WB and legendary for that
@@SaurianStudios1207 and Disney.
I would have loved to see Edwards "Godzilla 2" but I guess you can't blame him for being disillusioned with Hollywood after they meddle with your vision
@@catzilla5855 Godzilla 2 from gareth Edwards would’ve been so much better than kotm
That is the unfortunate Hollywood machine. A slightly different version of 2014 could’ve been a perfect Godzilla film (which is basically to say that it should’ve been rewritten to have Bryan Cranston be the lead for the whole film).
The way Edwards shot Godzilla himself is unparalleled by any other film in the franchise.
You really get the sense of scale and intimidation from Godzilla in 2014.
@@TehZergRush More Cranston and an onscreen battle in Hawaii between Godzilla and Hokmuto (even if it was only a couple minutes) and you're right, Godzilla 2014 could have been an all-timer
Just thinking about how Edwards would have portrayed Ghidorah in his KOTM....
I’ve always wanted to check out monsters (2010), especially since this is Gareth Edwards first directorial movie and his work on Godzilla 2014 was pretty good, this movie however might be his best movie.
I disagree on G14
I saw this movie, a few days ago, it’s really good and easily the best movie Gareth Edwards has made, better than both G14 and Rogue One.
@@SaurianStudios1207 😆 🤣 rouge one please
This was one of my favorite movies, simply because of how simple and cool it is.
Well, isn't THIS a surprise! I definitely didn't expect this directly following Q, but I'd be lying if I said that it wasn't a very good choice for a review. I've heard a lot about this film, and have been wanting to check it out for a while, and after seeing this review I might just try it out.
Also, I guess this was the review you hinted at a few weeks ago, I'm happy to see it being this film and not....well, I think we all know what I'm thinking of.
Yeah glad it was this film, Rampage did not deserve the praise everyone thought he was giving it in that post lol. This film is SO much better than Rampage imo.
@@tiernanmcculloch Most of those praises, including mine, were jokes, but I'm still happier it was this
We picked this up on a whim about 10 years ago. Was pleasantly surprised with how much I actually cared about the lead actors.
I would love to see Dragon Wars: D-War (2007), it was one of the first movies I saw on cinema, it is my childhood.
That movie was cool, stupid but cool
The shot of the little girl’s body coming into focus is haunting, to say the least.
Lunch-lady Doris: there’s very little monsters in this monster movie
Loved the music score throughout the film.
You should Review The Mist 2007. A nice spooky, Steven King/Frank Darabont horror movie, with nice monsters, some good ideas, and the most shocking ending in monster movie history.
@RavnDream Yeah, i don't know if it's the most surprising ending, but it's definitely the most...hard-hitting (trying not to spoil)
@RavnDream I saw it in the cinema (at a young age), and while the gore, the spiders and the atmosphere freaked me out, it was the ending, that left me shocked for a damn month at least.
@RavnDream Stephen Kings original story ends with a non ending. So when he read the screenplay, he was so impressed, and beat himself up over not being able to come up with that. The studio was against that ending, but King fought to keep it in the film.
This movie was a wonderful surprise and has some scenes that are unexpectedly beautiful.
I learned a couple of years ago that I went to the same high school as Whitney Able, St. Andrew's in Sewanee, Tennessee. My mom, who's worked in the business office there for many years, and I were watching Monsters one night and recognized and remembered her.
Adore this film.
Mixed feelings about the sequel, not that its bad but thanks to the shift in tone the two films work better separately than as a cohesive whole in my opinion.
Something Gareth Edwards excels at, is world-building without much exposition.
That said, I didn't like most of his movies, mostly either because of crazy false advertisement or because of heavy meddling by studios or producers.
I think he's a talented and has vision, but has way too little experience to be put in charge of multi-million movies shortly after his début. I'm kind of afraid that Hollywood has burned him up, and really hope he find his footing, the same way Neill Blomkamp did.
He’s coming back for a new sci-if film!
I thought this one was pretty good for Gareth's first film. I do wish G2014 had similar pacing as this one. Monsters two main characters made its story flow better then G2014 as well.
Then it'll get even more complaint. I'm sorry but this movie is way to slow and boring
@@Godzilla-tu2cd It is shorter than G14 though, it gets a few passes in my book since it's low budget/indie too
I first saw Monsters about ten years ago. It's great.
This movie was ok, I appreciate the work Gareth Edwards put into this more than the film itself.
I’ve only seen it once, so I should give it another chance. I just remember being bored most of the time. I did not find that the actors had chemistry nor that they had great dialogue to work with.
IIRC the main characters repeat the last line the other said so many times and I just felt like it was padding the run time.
Great creature designs though, liked that quite a bit.
The Trivia section on the Prime Video of this film said the two main actors were only given basic outlines as scripts, and most of the dialogue was just them playing off each other, which sort of worked out okay, but lead to some very awkward pauses and stuff.
I just caught this on Tubi last night. I'd never heard of / remember it, but I was intrigued when I saw it was directed by Gareth Edwards. It's actually pretty good.
Huge Kaiju fan. And while not a typical genre film, I love Monsters. The realism pulls the viewer in-no need for campy creature mayhem to create a great creature-based movie.
Nice; review request time: Konga, please
You should review “Monsters vs Aliens”. I’d like to see your review on a kaiju animated film!!
He already reviewed the godzilla anime trilogy
That would be one of those reviews where I'd be happy to see a movie from my childhood reviewed, but also "why this movie"
It's a sweet movie with a couple of tense scenes but no more than that. It's trying to be a 'Jaws' keeping the threat out of view but only gets halfway there. Worth seeing once.
Been waiting for you to get to this one, it’s one of my favorite movies
OMG! I've been wanting this review for so long!
This film was surprisingly enjoyable, for what was basically an indie by a no-name director, who then went on to bigger things 😉 Unfortunately, Edwards’ lack of direct involvement in Dark Continent really hurt that movie 😓
And now for the Monsters sequel! (Which I've never gotten around to seeing.)
This movie story is great but the locations are all over the place. The fact that they show the map of Mexico as the map of Central America lol they start in Costa Rica, it even says Central America at the beginning, San Jose, they show CR license plates, then they take a train "to the coast" and they are still in Costa Rica (the man at the ticket station even names the price in Costa Rican currency), but the same night they went out and they were now in Mexico hahaha, Mexican flags, also the city looks like Tijuana, Mexican food and music. Also when the ticket guy showed them the map, it said Mexico, and even showed on the map they were somewhere in Veracruz, Mexico. Then they take a car and the plates are "Guatemala" LMAO then they take a boat on a river which there are no places like that in Mexico, so they must be in Panama or CR somewhere. But the story is good. I guess their theory was to go from Costa Rica to USA but they messed up with the footage or something.
Still Edwards' best movie IMO.
What a fantastic movie - and the backstory of the filming itself is quite impressive.
I wonder if you'll ever review The Asylum monster movies...that would be funny.
Me too I hope he does
Atlantic Rim LET'S GO!
Just finished watching this. €500k budget and worked wonders. OK, it's not full of high budget CGI, but for a film on the budget that it was, it was done well. The cinematography was very good, and it teased us with fleeting glances of the monsters. The musical score was very good. The acting from the 2 leads was strong, and you could feel a vibe from them that they got along. Honestly, I can't believe how low the budget was and how well it looked. Great director and solid writing told a decent story.
4 stars = Good.
Just watched monsters and I kinda liked it,
Like it wasn't as good when I watched as a kid but still holds up in my opinion although the acting is spotty at some points.
Such a great film! The sequel however..... not so much 😂
Wow I didn't even know there was a sequel, though if it's not highly regarded, there is probably a reason for that..
@@tiernanmcculloch Yeah its called Monsters: Dark Continent.
I think it tried to be what Aliens is to Alien but without Gareth Edwards being a part of it. The film was a total mess and honestly I don't think I even finished it from what I recall 😂😂
@@SuperShakey24 just like kotm
@@SuperShakey24 I got more of an Apocalypse Now vibe from that movie.
I saw Monsters before Godzilla 2014 so I knew what I was in for.
I saw both of them before Rogue One so who knows what happened.
You should do an official review or Cloverfield as well and group it together with other modern American monster movies like this one and Colossal!
That movie was ahead of it´s time.
Would really like to hear your thoughts on some Tokusatsu tv shows! Stuff like ultra, sentai and Kamen Rider!
Hmmmm neat
Great review of a great film! Sequel imho is not on par with original, but still pretty enjoyable movie (i hope it would also be reviewed here eventually).
I saw this movie a year or so ago. I enjoyed it a lot. Loved the ending. Gareth Edwards did a great job.
Uhh may just be my screen or something but didn’t see anything up on the screen. Gonna refresh it I’ll edit this if it works. Edit: it worked 😃
I did enjoy the movie. I knew going in it wasnt war of all wars action but enough to suspense to keep you.
Here are some requests:
Pulgasari (1985)
Yongary monster from the deep (1967)
The black scorpion (1957)
Rampage (2018)
Ooh and the film, Konga (1960)
Will you review The Host (2006)?
I always felt that was a seriously underrated kaiju movie.
Don't try to skip them!
This movie's writers: "How do we tell a love story and a normal relationship movie nowadays?"
Other movie writer: "I got it Kaiju but we never show them"
Movie's producer: "Yes I love it"
I concur with some other comment's I've seen, and I've felt this way for a long time; Gareth Edwards is a great visual storyteller. That said, his scripts and direction of actors do nothing to impress me. "Monsters", however, I really enjoyed when I first saw it. Perhaps it deserves a re-viewing!
Yeah I thought was good
Yes. I clicked Monsters, expected carnage and was disappointed. Impressive it was done on such a small budget and stuff but yeah......
Guessing the sequel is next week?
There's a sequel? Lol...
@@UpFromTheDepths88 it is a lot worse
@@UpFromTheDepths88 you're right it's a lot lamer but it does exist
@@UpFromTheDepths88 don't forget them 1954
Btw if you like this, try the manga Hakaijuu. For that matter, you should review it.
Wait... Is this the prequel to Monsters: Dark Continent?
That was an excellent review. Thank you.
Went into it with higher expectations years ago i should give it a re watch.
So you gonna review the war story sequal?
The begining and ending tie into each other, and I got the gist it didnt go well for our intrepid couple.
I just watched it for the second time and realized that for the first time. Somehow, it slipped past me before. Duh dud duh Duh, duh du dud DUH
I thought you were gonna review The Host (2006 Korean sci-fi movie)
I hope you get around to checking out _PRIMAL_ 'cause it's a great piece of animation and visual storytelling in recent years.
Frankenstein vs the wolf man
Monsters is a monster moviein 2010
I wonder what content you’re going to make after you review every single monster movie
There's a sequel as well
I really liked this movie when I first watched it, and watched it again just a few days ago. What's a shame is how they review this movie as "an alien attack" film and sells it as something its clearly not. Nothing good comes from this kind of PR
i loved this film
Will you be doing a review of the Dark Continent? A movie where monsters are just a sideline to the everlasting conflict between people, where the monsters are in the end in ourselves. No matter the crisis, we always find a way to fight among each other, as if oblivious to the real threats.
Finally a more modern kaiju (kinda) review, still hope someday you review Colossal someday. This film is a weird one for me, love the cinematography, and the characters and the world building, all done excellent here, but just like Godzilla 2014 (another film I liked but have mix feelings with some decisions) the lack of monsters, action and real urgency or stakes, is a little bugging for me to love the film and for that reason I dont think I have watch this more than once, its a little too slow, very well made specially consider the budget, still a good film non the less.
I got a ad for Fifa. And I’m mobile. Hmmmm.
We literally have the same profile pic lmao
@@SaurianStudios1207 I'm sorry but his is superior, just LOOK at that pumpkin
Yoo you just spoiled all the monster scenes in that opening title 😂
Fantastic film!
P.S. Can you make a review on Legend of dinosaurs and monster birds?
I wonder if he's going to review the second one?
I really like this movie
This movie does foreshadow a lot of how Godzilla 2014 would play out. It's incredible with it's visuals and sense of scale but the human characters feel kind of bland. I never bought the romance in the film and was surprised you liked it so much. Visually it's very good and a weird yet interesting journey. In terms of characters it just feels meh. I don't know if Gareth Edwards is good with actors or not but his strength seems to be visuals. An interesting movie nonetheless.
So spoky
Very good film.
Can you look at Metamorphosis The Alien Factor💀👾👽
I disagree "review". This film is about two people dealing with the everyday "monsters" of thier life, while dealing with real monsters. The father dealing with a life and son he has to disown, a woman dealing with a looming marriage to a man she doesn't love and a life she pretended to play a part in...much deeper then your assessment.
An erotic sci fi masterpiece.
Do lake placid
2:43 While I enjoyed the movie overall, I think this nails why I didn't love it. The movie is essentially a romantic comedy with monsters instead of jokes. There wasn't much of a reason for this to be a monster movie at all. Still a good movie, regardless.
Good movie, very boring, but in a good way.
Like the "sequel" too, though I was hoping it would show a bit more Military vs Aliens action. The ending showing something Cthulhu-like (well, not realy) was interessting, still hoping there will be another movie.
Please review the Attack on Titan movies next!
This was so bad it's actually wild how poorly it was written. If they want to make a low budget monster film, there's 100 better ways to go about it. You could literally cut out everything related to the monsters and the film would not have changed at all. At least the director redeemed himself with Godzilla, but man this would not be a desired entry to the big stage.
LOL so many people thought it was rampage. hahahahahahas
Do love and monsters
Review A*P*E spelld just like that.YOU WILL NOT BE DISSAPOINTED.
You also will know just what to make the thumbnail.