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Monsters (2010) 6.4
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Reviews: 373 user | 306 critic | 26 from Metacritic.com Six years after Earth has suffered an alien invasion a cynical journalist agrees to escort a shaken American tourist through an infected zone in Mexico to the safety of the US border. Director:Gareth EdwardsWriter:Gareth Edwards |
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Six years ago NASA discovered the possibility of alien life within our solar system. A probe was launched to collect samples, but crashed upon re-entry over Central America. Soon after, new life form began to appear and half of Mexico was quarantined as an INFECTED ZONE. Today, the American and Mexican military still struggle to contain "the creatures"...... Our story begins when a US journalist agrees to escort a shaken tourist through the infected zone in Mexico to the safety of the US border. Written by Annon
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After Six Years, They're No Longer Aliens. They're Residents. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
UKRelease Date:
3 December 2010 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
Čudovišta See more »Box Office
Budget:
$800,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£348,577 (UK) (3 December 2010)Gross:
$237,301 (USA) (24 December 2010)Company Credits
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Title Card: Six years ago... NASA discovered the possibility of alien life within our solar system. A space probe was launched to collect samples but broke up during re-entry over Mexico. Soon after new life forms began to appear and half of the was quarantined as an INFECTED ZONE. Today... The Mexican & US military still struggle to contain 'the creatures'...
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Written by Lorenzo Barcelata
Performed by Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán
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Trivia
While not stated outright in the film the probe that crashed was carrying samples from Europa, one of Jupiter's moons. The news scroll at the bottom of the screen in the hotel room alludes to this fact. See more »Goofs
When Samantha asks Andrew about his son he states that he will be 6 yrs old tomorrow when his birthday is actually that very day because the night before he called his son to wish him a happy birthday and he said he was calling then because he wouldn't be able to call tomorrow. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Title Card: Six years ago... NASA discovered the possibility of alien life within our solar system. A space probe was launched to collect samples but broke up during re-entry over Mexico. Soon after new life forms began to appear and half of the was quarantined as an INFECTED ZONE. Today... The Mexican & US military still struggle to contain 'the creatures'...
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Soundtracks
"El Cascabel"Written by Lorenzo Barcelata
Performed by Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán
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I first heard about this movie in a radio interview, so I was aware that it was very low budget. But lately "sci fi" movies have been all about escalating action to the point of absurdity. Classic sci fi is about people reacting to new/mysterious/dangerous situations. This movie has that, with interesting protagonists. It has echos of Sin Nobre and El Norte, and yes, the context of "alien substitution" echoes District 9. But it's not a re-make, and it's consistently entertaining, with a straight-ahead narrative. There are only a few moments where a shock reaction is telegraphed. A big studio would have made this story into an effects extravaganza. But in my opinion it's more effective showing limited interaction with the aliens.
If you can handle real sci fi -- movies without the excesses of Transformers or 2012 -- this sci fi will satisfy.