Monsters disguised as humans slowly take over the world. A student film crew discovers their existence and captures the terrifying transformation of society through their cameras while on a ... Read allMonsters disguised as humans slowly take over the world. A student film crew discovers their existence and captures the terrifying transformation of society through their cameras while on a road trip.Monsters disguised as humans slowly take over the world. A student film crew discovers their existence and captures the terrifying transformation of society through their cameras while on a road trip.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination total
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Featured reviews
The plot and the acting were both adequate, and even very good in places. It had intermittent "Us" vibes here and there which were creepy enough. But what really drags my rating for this down is the camerawork.
"There Are Monsters" is what I call "quasi-found footage" - some scenes are supposed to be seen as if through the lens of one of the characters' camera, and for some scenes, it's obvious that no characters are recording it. If it were intended to be a bunch of amateurs, or kids, or anyone else who didn't know what they were doing, the camerawork might be somewhat excusable. But even in the "found" footage, the characters operating the cameras were supposed to be professional cameramen.
My ass they were. The movie was so shaky and blurry in so many places, it really took away from the decent work of the actors. No professional cameraman would produce work like that, even on a job they weren't taking all that seriously. As if that weren't bad enough, they continued the horrible camerawork even in scenes that weren't intended to be "found footage". For instance, the main female protagonist entered a bathroom stall at one point. She was completely alone, no other characters were in the booth to film her. It was a steady picture at some points, but a jumbled, chaotic slurry of motion and digital myopia for the most part. There was no excuse for that.
The only other thing I didn't like about it was the jump scares, but they didn't have more than maybe 5 of those. I just hate jump scares in their entirety, so that might be more of a "me" thing.
Over all, if extremely shaky camerawork doesn't bother you, then I would definitely recommend this for you. Otherwise, I'd give it a pass.
"There Are Monsters" is what I call "quasi-found footage" - some scenes are supposed to be seen as if through the lens of one of the characters' camera, and for some scenes, it's obvious that no characters are recording it. If it were intended to be a bunch of amateurs, or kids, or anyone else who didn't know what they were doing, the camerawork might be somewhat excusable. But even in the "found" footage, the characters operating the cameras were supposed to be professional cameramen.
My ass they were. The movie was so shaky and blurry in so many places, it really took away from the decent work of the actors. No professional cameraman would produce work like that, even on a job they weren't taking all that seriously. As if that weren't bad enough, they continued the horrible camerawork even in scenes that weren't intended to be "found footage". For instance, the main female protagonist entered a bathroom stall at one point. She was completely alone, no other characters were in the booth to film her. It was a steady picture at some points, but a jumbled, chaotic slurry of motion and digital myopia for the most part. There was no excuse for that.
The only other thing I didn't like about it was the jump scares, but they didn't have more than maybe 5 of those. I just hate jump scares in their entirety, so that might be more of a "me" thing.
Over all, if extremely shaky camerawork doesn't bother you, then I would definitely recommend this for you. Otherwise, I'd give it a pass.
Ay you know that actually scared me wow, when their faces moved it actually sent me under the covers. My 25 year old brother was holding on to me for dear life at different parts during the film. I didn't like when he did that but fully understand why.
I enjoyed the short film of the same name, and looked forward to the feature. This was, sadly, a disappointment. The premise is largely the same, but takes longer to build tension. The acting is good and the vibe is genuinely creepy.
However, this movie suffers from the same problems that a lot of found footage films do; poor camera work. There are minutes at a time where it's completely impossible to decipher what's happening. Scenes are shot in super close up, with super quick cuts, or even, at times, a completely black screen. The camera work is downright annoying, breaking the great tension that the first part of the film built.
However, this movie suffers from the same problems that a lot of found footage films do; poor camera work. There are minutes at a time where it's completely impossible to decipher what's happening. Scenes are shot in super close up, with super quick cuts, or even, at times, a completely black screen. The camera work is downright annoying, breaking the great tension that the first part of the film built.
I had fun watching it. Agree with everyone about the camera work. It's ironic how found footage really requires the most camera finesse out of all the horror sub genres. It's a balance that this movie leans a little too heavy in the shaky realm that eliminates some moments that could've been really impactful. Kudos to the special effects team though. Great visceral horror for a low budget film. Story was great too. There's a lot of doppelgänger horror out there but this one felt fresh. Horror is best when the gaps in the story are just wide enough for your brain to fill in the gaps and this had those moments without spoon feeding the plot to people.
Really enjoyed the storyline, shame none of the potential movie makers in the film could actually focus on anything. Felt quite seasick at times and got bored watching a black screen. I get that they were trying to be realistic but I can film from a car window and still focus.
Having said that, I did enjoy it
Did you know
- Trivia"There Are Monsters" earned awards at the Atlantic Film Festival for Best Director (Jay Dahl), Best Atlantic Feature, Best Cinematography (Kyle Cameron), and Best Actor (Kristin Langille).
- ConnectionsReferences Armageddon (1998)
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- スナッチャーズ・フィーバー 喰われた町
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime
- 1h 30m(90 min)
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content