First of all I have to say that I was pretty impressed with the overall movie. The detailed shots of the underwater caves and the environment were beautiful. I'm glad they didn't try to create the whole blue screen background or add extra detail or shadowing. The cast was also very sound and their performance throughout the movie was also a strong point.
The action kept the movie interesting and aided in moving the overall plot along. The monsters however did have their ups and downs. I know that computer enhanced creatures are used to make the use of cosutmes and weird camera angles a thing of the past, but it still doesn't make it look that much more lifelike. I'm more of a fan of showing limited shots of the creatures and using suspense to keep the audience on the edge of their seats (the same tactic used when jaws was created and because of the problems with "bruce").
I also kind of wish that they made the monsters act and think a little more human. Setting traps or rounding the people into a confined area would've help play into the development of the creatures' background (but then again this is just my personal opinion)
Overall I gave the movie a 6. My logic for this rating is that for the most part it was a solid movie. And I know the argument can be made that its a genre beaten to death (as shown in knock offs like "The Cavern" or "Caved In"). I truly believe the casting did a wonderful job in picking the characters and placing them in their respected roles.
The action kept the movie interesting and aided in moving the overall plot along. The monsters however did have their ups and downs. I know that computer enhanced creatures are used to make the use of cosutmes and weird camera angles a thing of the past, but it still doesn't make it look that much more lifelike. I'm more of a fan of showing limited shots of the creatures and using suspense to keep the audience on the edge of their seats (the same tactic used when jaws was created and because of the problems with "bruce").
I also kind of wish that they made the monsters act and think a little more human. Setting traps or rounding the people into a confined area would've help play into the development of the creatures' background (but then again this is just my personal opinion)
Overall I gave the movie a 6. My logic for this rating is that for the most part it was a solid movie. And I know the argument can be made that its a genre beaten to death (as shown in knock offs like "The Cavern" or "Caved In"). I truly believe the casting did a wonderful job in picking the characters and placing them in their respected roles.
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