Review of Monster Trucks (2016) by Douglas M — 19 Nov 2017

The film starts in a junk yard, where high school student, Tripp, is learning to repair cars in his spare time. Much to his horror, one day he encounters a giant monster, so, understandably he locks himself in the cellar. The monster joins him rather like a mouse squeezing through a pinhole to desperate to get in your food cupboard. Tripp exits rapidly and perseveres with the idea of locking up the monster. He calls the Sherrif but you wouldn't be surprised to learn the monster has outsmarted this stunt once again.

Consequently, the police accuse Tripp of time wasting....but there is an interested, more believing party from Terravex, the local oil company, Tripp realises they have an ulterior motive so he conceals the monster in his ramped up truck and befriends it. There's an endearing moment where Tripp very nearly accidentally catches the monster in the cubing machine.

The film has some great animations where it appears the trucks can jump trains and climb over buildings.

Tripp has a love interest, Meredith, whom he uses for her biology knowledge to try to understand more about these creatures.

Will Terravex capture the monsters for their own greed and will Meredith ever get Tripp to love her as much as the monsters? It's worth checking out for the amazing monsters alone and keep your eyes on your surroundings as you never know if you might come across one.