JJ Abrams is kinda brilliant. I don’t think this would be overly disputed at this point in his career. That being established, I was completely blown away by this movie. I'm putting it on my list of the best movies I’ve ever seen. You think this is an exaggeration? Go see it. Prove me wrong. I watched his promo on American Idol, so I had that bit of background information – specifically the concept of the kids making an amateur film and how he wanted to honor that generation of imagination artists. I think the greatest honor he could give to that era was making this movie in that same style. It’s as if he’s back in the 70’s, this time with ridiculous amounts of money. He used every old trick in the book, but he used them flawlessly and that’s what made it so fantastically fun.
All the classics came to this party: Views of the monster in the puddles, dead silence, freaky and suspensful music, close up views of main characters so you loose track of the monster - then pow! there he is... It's everything a kid could come up with for a great thriller. The bonus here is that Abrams has the money, clout, and special effects teams to pull it off. Never once did it feel contrived. Nor did it come off as a stunt show - There's a great story to tell.
Overall Reaction: If I could run back in there and see it again, I would.
Favorite Moment: Every time I jumped out of my seat.
On the Scale: 9.5
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