If only the first hour had been more like the last 30 minutes.....OR BETTER YET--like the final 10 minutes. Dragging and slow, and that doesn't even describe the actions of the underground dwellers or the overground characters. And, the CHUDs are great, but not seen enough. Well done creature effects.....more screen time would have allowed them to be household names along with Vorhees and Krueger. Really nice looking, and almost worth seeing the whole movie to see these creatures on screen. More screentime for these savage characters could have drastically improved this movie- they aren't really seen until about the 60 minute mark. Lots of other graphic gore as well: post-attack bodies that look almost too realistic. Disturbing, but impressive. Cool for those who appreciate rubber-suit monsters/fx of the past.
The plot seemed slow, and the characters bland. A.J. The Reverend was maybe the best character. The homeless population didn't really become too differentiated- more of a faceless crowd. Bygone New York also makes for a nice environment, with the urban grit and dark, shabby corners. The police and political corruption help the story along, but not really in any colorful way. Blah. THE FINAL 10 MINUTES ARE TERRIFIC! They don't fully redeem the movie, but help the viewer forget how much this story dragged during the first hour. Sort of like Escape From NY- insane disregard for whatever SHOULD happen at the end.
Maybe this could be remade, especially using the refurbished/rebuilt NYC as a backdrop for a new wave of attacks by the remaining CHUDs. Possibly as a reminder of the city's dangerous, corrupt, and dirty past. And as a reminder of the danger and oblivion lurking so, so close by in everyone's daily normalized life. Random fate can be cruel. Especially considering the current environmental contempt shown by so many toward the planet, this super monster might scare some into taking better care of their home.
The plot seemed slow, and the characters bland. A.J. The Reverend was maybe the best character. The homeless population didn't really become too differentiated- more of a faceless crowd. Bygone New York also makes for a nice environment, with the urban grit and dark, shabby corners. The police and political corruption help the story along, but not really in any colorful way. Blah. THE FINAL 10 MINUTES ARE TERRIFIC! They don't fully redeem the movie, but help the viewer forget how much this story dragged during the first hour. Sort of like Escape From NY- insane disregard for whatever SHOULD happen at the end.
Maybe this could be remade, especially using the refurbished/rebuilt NYC as a backdrop for a new wave of attacks by the remaining CHUDs. Possibly as a reminder of the city's dangerous, corrupt, and dirty past. And as a reminder of the danger and oblivion lurking so, so close by in everyone's daily normalized life. Random fate can be cruel. Especially considering the current environmental contempt shown by so many toward the planet, this super monster might scare some into taking better care of their home.