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A war Movie where Monsters share the screen with soldiers fighting. Sometimes the monsters are just in the background, other times they are part of the fighting. It might be best if the monsters win. Not sure who the good guys are.

It was hard giving this one a 3 star rating. Should have given it less. Disappointed in the film. It could have been a lot better. Action started out great, then fizzled out immediately. Film is rated "R" for language, violence and nudity. The single nude scene in the movie was totally unnecessary - it should have been cut out. Parts of this movie made no sense - bad continuity. Some good disturbing scenes. At first I thought this was just another Iraq/Afgan war movie with aliens in it. But realized later that this was a sequel movie to "Monsters" (2010). Bonus features on the bluray were almost non-existent. Only the Trailer and a "On the set feature" which lasted less than 5 minutes. The ending left you hanging, and will just lead into another sequel. The movie was still worth watching - but wait for it to hit the $7.99 bin.

I was excited when the movie "Monsters" came out in 2010. I'd heard what a great movie it was..especially because if the tiny budget it was made on. Director Gareth Edwards hadn't done much up to that point, but he got some notoriety for his visionary work on this film. Of course, he went on the direct the blockbuster version of "Godzilla" in 2014, and he has a "Star wars" project in the works before making a sequel to "Godzilla" in 2017. Unfortunately, he didn't have a hand in making this sequel to "Monsters"..and it shows. The movie tends to be all over the place as far as character development and action sequences go. If the movie had just been a war movie....or just a movie with 200 foot monsters in it and soldiers battling them...then it might have been really cool. As is, though, it's a bit of a mess. Technically, though, the disc is superb. The audio and video quality is outstanding. If you saw this movie during it's limited theatrical run, you'll be very happy with this disc. If you didn't see the original "Monsters", though, this movie really won't make any sense. I'd have to rate this movie as something for fans only...but would give very good technical marks to the disc.

I had seen the original and gave this sequel a shot. Set in a world where monsters of all sizes roam the earth, this one was really more about a group of soldiers (4 friends from Detroit as the intro goes through) on their first tour of duty in the Mid East. At first it looked like it was going to be a monster hunting force. They ride in on a helicopter while jets drop bombs on a herd of the giant creatures, but then it changes tone to the eight special forces going on a mission to retrieve 4 lost soldiers. There is more about the impact of the US making as many enemies as they kill monsters. Indiscriminately often killing locals while trying to exterminate the alien creatures, the soldiers find themselves fighting the insurgent forces that want them out. If you want a commandos against the world kind of movie with a scifi environment, it would probably suit your needs.

While I purchased this movie thinking it was your basic monster movie, it falls into a different category instead. This is a character study, where the situations men are put in make monsters of them. This resembles many Vietnam movies in this respect...but with monsters. In this case, the movies on Vietnam were better at this type of character study. I'll give the movie credit for the attempt but I will not praise it because it has been done better.

This is a tough movie to review, it seems to be a war movie in the Mideast with Monsters thrown in for good measure. I would have preferred more action with the creatures (which were very well done). However it focus seems to be on this one group of soldiers and the Horrors they go through. worth a look..

The original Monsters wasn't really a monster movie either. The creatures are incidental to the characters. In keeping with the same tone this is essentially The Hurt Locker/Apocalypse Now with some occasional CGI. The monsters are never a threat so even that is kind of a bummer. So a poorly paved war movie (at over 2 hours it is way too long) with a bait and switch title.

A fan of the first film, I no less was a bit trepidatious at blind-buying this Blu-ray. Having seen it, I can only assume that the naysayers didn't see or didn't understand the first film, as this met my expectations and then some. Those who "got" the first film, should know from that that the movie isn't about the monsters. While real - this isn't some disappointing dreamscape where the fantasy, alien, or supernatural element is a figment of some persons damaged psyche - the monsters are used as metaphor for a narative that's more profound than simple action or horror. New setting, new purpose, with a bigger budget. And the special effects and sound are blockbuster - you won't want to experience this on some wimpy tablet or cell phone via over-compressed streaming or download. Throw the BD up on the big screen (that's what high fidelity, high def is for!) with full blown surround and a powerful woofer. The sound alone is one of the more visceral I've heard lately and just makes the movie all the better. And the video easily holds up even projected at 100 inches. But if you have any expectations at all, I'd suggest you go in thinking "The Hurt Locker", rather than expecting some new twist on the likes of "The Mist". With expectations out of the way or the right expectations in place, you shouldn't be disappointed.

This is a so-so follow up to the cult classic about the U.S. trying to keep alien Monsters from coming in to the country from South America. This time it's in the Middle East and follows a group of soldiers trying to complete a mission against ISIS, and fighting the monsters is almost secondary.

As a fan of the original Monsters, I was looking forward to viewing this belated sequel. Let me tell you that I know that a movie is bad when I have to fast forward past some scenes in the hope I will get to ones that redeem the bad ones. Well, I had to fast forward a lot in this film and was glad when I had finally reached the end. Basically, the story mostly takes place in the Middle East with the US battling Muslim insurgents and in the background of the story, there are the monsters proliferating and from time to time they are the subject of awed looks by the US troops. The story is not engaging at all and I was sorry I spent money on this. I gave this 2 stars but it only deserves 1 1/2. 1 is for having the monsters in the movie, and the 1/2 is for a monsters scene toward the end of the film.

The alien monsters in this film are done very well and where the story line should be on the monsters, it's not. It's more of a war story based in the middle east. The terrorist support the monsters and use them as an excuse to kill American troops.

I liked the concept, which is why I bought this. But, the actual story left something to be desired. This is basically a Terrorist tale with monsters thrown in every once in a while for no apparent reason.... The acting sucks...

I purchased this movie because I was pleasantly surprised by the movie Monsters. Maybe my expectations were unreasonably high but the sequel just didn't do it for me. Not bad, but not great either.

Fair amount of action for a lower cost budget film. No surprises or plot twists, but still entertaining due to the action. I got the movie well under $20 so I think it is wirth the admission price.

I enjoy watching movies that don't have a lot of commercials, hype and buzz, putting them in and going along for the ride. Sometimes I'm surprised, and this one was no exception. Might not have been heavy on effects, just like the first, but an overall entertaining and interesting story. A good monster movie.

It's a good monster movie, not scary. The monsters are interesting but it would be nice to see more of them. Like it's predecessor it's a different kind of monster movie. The pace is slow. If you are looking for lots of adventure and a rip roaring film this probably isn't for you.

Better than what I thought it would be. The plot is sort of typical military movie but the acting, along with the interactions with locals seeing in the context of alien life taking over and being unstoppable. Make this movie a must see. I hope they make more of these movies.

Just great if you have seen the first your going to really like the second one action and it gets into more detail about these monsters, plus the Director of the first film produce the second one and if that doesn't help he directed the movie Godzilla so you know it's good

Way Too Many Politically Incorrect lines and characters. It wasn't a story but a lesson on Political Correctness gone overboard!

The story line was a little weak.. The special effects were good. They were all over the place the whole movie with no real purpose.