Monster Movies

everyone's favo · #1 (**permalink**) 04-04-2008, 09:49 PM

So I have this assignment on Monster Movies, and so I need to do a little more research on the genre before I really get to working on it.

So my question is: what do you generally think of when you hear the words "Monster Movie"? What do you expect to see? How do you view the main characters?

**Opunaya** · 04-04-2008, 10:54 PM

I think of an unstoppable beasts that are created by foolish man...Godzilla, or even some B-Movies...

Main characters...do you mean the monsters? Or the "heroes"?

everyone's favo · 04-04-2008, 11:02 PM

The hero or the protagonist.

Alyssa. =D · 04-05-2008, 08:47 AM

Monsters. Or outrageously large...things that can kill anyone/thing in their path...

Like the blob or something.

**Opunaya** · 04-05-2008, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by everyone's favo

The hero or the protagonist.

I think of Earl or Burt from the Tremors series, "average" people that can think quick on their feet...but can still be overwhelmed by the pressure of trying to save everyone.

04-05-2008, 09:39 AM

I think of things that don't exist in real life or things that do exist but not everyone believes in them.

Also the big scary creatures that destroy whatevers in its path.

Static · 04-05-2008, 02:33 PM

I dig monster movies with a little bit of realism in 'em. I don't like the over the top gigantic demon thing that nobody knows how to destroy, those types of movies usually go bust for me (cloverfield, godzilla), I think the best monster in any movie is that decaying zombie thing in the basement in the earlier night of the living dead movie, I remember it looked like he was covered in black oil or something, anyway, really scary looking monster! Things that the average hero human can defeat, but may be killed in the process. I agree with Opyu about the two characters from Tremors, now that I think of it, they were awesome 'hero' types! Especially Kevin Bacons character, they complimented eachother pretty well.