from GeekChicDaily:
The under-the-radar sci-fi flick Monsters should not be called Monsters. Mostly because it’s not even about monsters. It’s about aliens. So maybe it should be called Aliens. But then, there’s already a film called Aliens. Plus, you hardly ever even see the aliens.
So maybe it should be called Rarely Seen Aliens. Has Ridley Scott called dibs on that name yet?
Regardless of what you want to call it, Monsters is a unique sci-fi flick worth checking out. The basic premise: NASA came across some alien life in our solar system and attempted to bring it back to Earth. Their probe crashed in Mexico, and, next thing you know, the seven-layer burrito is no longer the deadliest thing to be found south of the border. Shot on the fly and on the cheap, Monsters doesn’t dwell on its giant, octopus-like rampaging aliens — partially because the production couldn’t afford to. Instead it takes a more personal route, following the relationship that develops when a photojournalist is tasked with transporting his boss’s daughter safely through the carnage. It’s sort of like someone shot an indie film on the edges of a James Cameron film. Peep the trailer at the official site.
Monsters was a hit at the South By Southwest Film Festival and will open in theaters in late October. But anyone hungry for an early peak of Monsters can watch the film at home starting today by ordering it On Demand or through Xbox Live or Playstation Marketplace. You won’t see many monsters, true. But you might see something equally rare: a good movie in October.