I caught Gareth Edwards’ new, much-lauded flick, MONSTERS, at the cinema yesterday and was mighty impressed.
It’s by no means perfect – some of the characterisation is a little rushed, while some of the more minor characters are almost ignored as “featured extras” and a couple of the action sequences don’t pack the punch they maybe could have, fear-wise – but I really, really enjoyed it.
The best thing I can say about it is that I loved it for the movie it is, irrespective of the budget and visual effects work that went into it.
A great film is a great film and I’m always slightly disappointed when I come out of a flick and think, “That was great, for the budget they had.”
I’m really hoping Gareth Edwards is snapped up to write a “Rebel Without A Crew”-style book about the making of this film; I think it would be hugely inspiring to all those filmmakers with the talents to do what he’s done but without the balls to go out and do it.
It makes me want to shut myself away for six months and learn the ins and outs of AfterEffects so I can do the same thing.