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I watched Monsters last night - the first movie by Gareth Edwards. Even though it was done on a shoestring budget ($500,000) and the special effects are fairly lame, it was pretty decent. There are a couple of things unexplained or maybe I missed (like why the gas masks all the time?), the focused story and building sense of drama engaged me more than Godzilla, though the "popcorn fun" factor is definitely in Godzilla's favor.
I'd love to see Cloverfield done again without the jumpy camera and with characters who weren't quite as douchy as the ones in the original. The plot, pacing, suspense and motivations are really well done in that one.
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