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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Donovan Morningfire" data-source="post: 4009737" data-attributes="member: 39532">Had to give this movie a 5, largely because the shaky-cam left me with a splitting headache early in the film, which doubtless ruined my enjoyment of it.  Maybe a re-watch on DVD when I can pause it, down some aspirin, wait a bit, and pick the movie back up.I understand why it was down shaky-cam style, and it certainly fit the movie... but hard to enjoy a flick when your brain feels like it wants to erupt out of your skull.Beyond that, it was a pretty good monster film.  The creature looked suitably "alien," and there were a couple of scenes that almost made me jump in my seat, and one that actually did in spite of the fact I knew it was coming by way of recognizing the trope.Were it not for said shaky-cam induced headache, I'd rate this a 7.  Overall I was entertained, and for the first time in a really long time a horror/monster flick got my heart racing, which is always a plus in my book.Depending on how it's done (namely whose POV we'd be following), I might be interested in seeing a sequel to this.</blockquote>