Movie Reviews: "Monsters" 2010 (Non-animated) Horror Sci Fi Alien

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Wow! I can hardly believe I found this under Sci Fi/Horror (on Netflix's Instant Play section).

Amazing cinematography. Exquisite creative scenery. Very believable.

The female lead, Whitney Able, is a young Cameron Diaz. Find images here:


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And her co-star, Scoot McNairy, reminded us of Andy on WEEDS.

The pre-scenes show the possibilities. But then it moves so slowly, with such intensity, that you're still on the edge of your seat. My hat's off to Gareth Edwards (both writer and director).  There are continual scapes of destruction, aftermath that forebodes, that makes you wonder... where? when?

A subtle romance that links to a stunning end. Nicely done.

The creatures? Well... let's just say that it's a better remake of H.G. Wells "War of the Worlds", better than Spielberg's 2005 creation with Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning.

Best Line: "I feel like... if anyone were here, we'd smell 'em."

More character study than horror but still... my favorite Sci Fi/Horror so far this year.

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The Green Hornet... Is it really a remake worth revisiting? ...without Bruce Lee

I have to admit that I was a little concerned about the remake of the Green Hornet, as the original Green Hornet with Bruce Lee, was my inspiration for studying the the martial arts. But after watching the Trailer... my concerns were calmed. How could you go wrong with both Seth Rogen and Cameron Diaz. OMG. Looking forward to it now. Here is the scene from the original Green Hornet from the sixties, with Bruce Lee, that inspired me to a life long pursuit of the ART of combat:

Later: I apologize, I wasn't able to find that scene. I remember it so well, still, after all these years. He was in the Kato outfit and coming down some stairs and did a flying front kick to knock out a light fixture. Well, here is a close facsimile. It's still Bruce Lee knocking out a light fixture but not the exact scene I remember. If you can find it, please let me know.
And for the young people, a CLASSIC Bruce Lee sequence:

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