tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929352816561809263.post4545753583620745145..comments2023-10-24T01:19:24.492-04:00Comments on Little Worlds : Indie Aliens - MonstersRichard Bellamyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12397053921647421425noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929352816561809263.post-35794045796320243482010-11-01T08:23:16.228-04:002010-11-01T08:23:16.228-04:00Sam, thanks for the thoughts. Actually, the scene ...Sam, thanks for the thoughts. Actually, the scene depicted in the second image on my post evokes <i>The Road</i>. And it is somewhat like <i>District 9</i> in the way it presents the effects of the alien presence on the location, as D9 shows the effects on Johannesburg. But <i>Monsters</i> doesn't stray into silliness as D9 does. I like <i>Monsters</i> a lot more.Richard Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12397053921647421425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929352816561809263.post-64534540542451772622010-10-31T22:23:17.749-04:002010-10-31T22:23:17.749-04:00"Instead, what Gareth Edwards’s Monsters deli..."Instead, what Gareth Edwards’s Monsters delivers is a contemplative character study with the atmosphere of an indie travel-pic like The Motorcycle Dairies, full of foreign sights framed by talented cinematography..."<br /><br />Hmmm, interesting framing here. I must admit I was thinking of a cross between DISTRICT 9 and THE ROAD, but I haven't yet seen the film. I agree with these kind of films it's the adventure, not the denouement.Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.com