Review of Monsters: Dark Continent (2014) by Magnus S — 19 May 2015

Best to stick with Gareth Edwards original.

This review of Monsters: Dark Continent (2014) was written by Magnus S on 19 May 2015.

Monsters: Dark Continent has generally received negative reviews.

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By Alex Zane (472) for The Sun (UK) (932) on 01 Jan 2016

Basically it's a war movie with four or five shots of giant monsters. The film would be exactly the same without them…

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By Matthew B (2,571) on 05 Jul 2017

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By Carl L (149) on 19 Jul 2015

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By Giorgio P (88) on 14 May 2016

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By Cody C (666) on 13 Jul 2015

I watched this on Netflix, here is why. The photo they showed was of an interesting CGI creature chasing a Humvee…

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By Danny D (678) on 10 Jul 2015

Is this Jarhead 2? why is it so hard it make a good movie your allready spending the money you must know it sucks before your filming…

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Don't go in expecting this sequel to be like the first because this is more a modern war film than monster flick…

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Deprived of sympathetic characters, thrills, and Edwards' skilled touch, the film makes for a disappointing follow-up to some impressive sci-fi…

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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 Dave J (1,987) on 27 Sep 2015

I am not sure what this had to do with the first movie (nothing really) or why it is set in the middle east or why there are monsters walking…

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