Review of Monsters: Dark Continent (2014) by Jamie C — 16 Oct 2016

One of the most under-appreciated and misunderstood modern war films ever made.

This review of Monsters: Dark Continent (2014) was written by Jamie C on 16 Oct 2016.

Monsters: Dark Continent has generally received negative reviews.

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By Phil M (269) on 06 Sep 2015

I wanted to see a sci-fi flick, ended up with boys playing with guns and monsters that were laughable, waste of time…

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By Joleene N (16) on 01 Aug 2015

Call this the non-monsters movie. very disappointed…

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By Giorgio P (88) on 14 May 2016

There are some weak points, I think this movie could have done with more monsters but it has some fantastic visuals…

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By Iain B (374) on 01 Feb 2017

I found this to be one of the most thought-provoking takes on a war movie in some time…

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By Michael E (801) on 24 Oct 2015

Sequel to Monsters, and very similar to Alien Outpost, in its attempt to show what war is like when you are the alien while protecting people…

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By Kevin R (2,184) on 16 Jul 2015

Not a bad war movie in the middle east..... That being said, WHERE ARE THE MONSTERS…

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By John S (2,711) on 06 Aug 2015

I didn't quite get this movie though I didn't see Monsters(the first movie, either, not sure if that would make a difference)…

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By Jessie C (59) on 24 Jul 2015

I just can't. Only a quarter of the way in and it's especially bad after just watching the first one…

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By Ian S (969) on 07 Aug 2015

A desert-set, men-on-a-mission movie complete with jabbering jihadis, macho hysteria and the occasional extraterrestrial waving its tentacles…

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By Jabriel S (10) on 09 Jan 2016

Visually beautiful, but that's about the only good thing about this movie. boring and pointless. at the end u see who the real monster is…

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