I watched this movie expecting monsters galore and soldiers all up in arms trying to stop them. However the movie really isn't about that, it's about loss and the feeling of really losing soldiers you were entrusted to protect as a leader. The "monsters" seem to be the humans in this movie and the actual "monsters" are just innocent creatures moving across the landscape which poses the question as to are we the monsters?

Following on from the enjoyable comes the sequel, Dark Continent. This film follows American soldiers on a search and rescue mission in the Middle East, though the actual place is never revealed. What lets this film down is that there really is a lack of the Monsters here. The bulk of the action is war related, and to be fair it does that pretty well. I guess the point being that Man is the real monster. Plenty of violence on show, plus some nudity. Quite strong for a BBFC 15 certificate. Another thing that I felt let down about - it's a British movie with a mainly British cast, so why the need for it to be seen as "American"? Dollars, no doubt! But overall a pretty solid effort.

Another one of those movies shown as part of Film4's 'Creature Feature' that I would probably never have rented. Having missed the first 5 minutes though I will now definitely get this on Blu Ray, to own.One thing I've come to learn though is that the ratings on IMDb are now pretty useless as any sort of guide as to whether a movie is worth watching or not. 4.3? Seriously?? What a joke! I'm a huge fan of Starship Troopers but for me movies like Monsters: Dark Continent is what science fiction is really all about. No grandstanding, no witty quotable one-liners, no A-list actors, and no endless streams of explosions or action in a desperate attempt to keep the mass of ADD watchers from getting distracted.Most importantly it explores the human condition against a futuristic imaginary backdrop. I'd describe Monsters: Dark Continent as enjoyably hypnotic providing of course that you allow yourself to enjoy it.

This film flips around the first one and starts asking who the real monsters are. Judging by the progressively worsening behaviour of the soldiers (on both sides), it's pretty clear who.If you are looking for a regular alien monster movie, this is not it. If you're looking for something a bit different, give it a go, it's certainly well made.Ignore the reviews complaining about the lack of the monsters on screen, we don't need to be spoon-fed ("this film is called monsters, here are some monsters") all the time.