The best films about monsters: TOP-10 of the most impressive movies

Recently, more and more often you can see films about scary and bloodthirsty monsters. But the viewer is not so scared. Among these films there are real masterpieces, but there are those whose plot is forgotten immediately after viewing. What monster movies are worth watching?

"Descent", 2005

• Year: 2005
• Genre: Adventure, Horror
• Country: United Kingdom
• Cast: Shauna MacDonald, Natalie Jackson Mendoza, Alex Reed, Saskia Mulder, May Anna Boering, Nora-Jane Noon, Oliver Milburn, Molly Cail, Craig Conway, Leslie Simpson

The audience of Hollywood has already been spoiled by giant creatures that destroy everything in its path. But monsters may not even get out of their shelters. This is what happens in the movie Descent. In the maze of caves, humanoid creatures hide.

Several tourists decided on a speleological expedition. As a consequence, this venture became a whole claustrophobic nightmare. The plot of the thriller is very cleverly twisted, and throughout the film the genre and mood are deftly changed.

King Kong 2005

• Year: 2005
• Genre: Adventure, Action, Drama, Romance
• Country: New Zealand, USA, Germany
• Cast: Naomi Watts, Adrian Brody, Jack Black, Thomas Kretschman, Andy Serkis, Colin Hanks, Jamie Bell, Kyle Chandler, Evan Park, Lobo Chan

Peter Jackson in the movie "King Kong" was able to unleash the magic power of technology. In many ways, the plot of the film is repeated with previous versions of paintings about a monkey from Skull Island. The only difference is the incredible special effects that could not be done 70 years ago. Kong looks very natural, and the creatures that inhabit the island are very dangerous and terrible.

Dinosaur Invasion, 2006

• Year: 2006
• Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Horror
• Country: South Korea
• Cast: Song Kang-ho, Byung Hee-bon, Park Hae-il, Peh Dong, Ko A Son, Oh Dal-soo, Che-eun Lee, Ton-ho Lee, Yoon Jae-moon, David Joseph Anselmo

The invasion film turned out to be energetic, dramatic and exciting. Despite the fact that the creators of the film managed to do this with a modest budget.

Compared to the monsters that destroy New York, the monster of the movie “Dinosaur Invasion” does not look so powerful and great. But in addition to this lizard there are 2 more octopuses: the Seoul bureaucracy, which even solves a small issue with difficulty and does not give a damn about the American military base.

The Mist, 2007

• Year: 2007
• Genre: Fiction, Horror, Thriller, Drama
• Country: USA
• Cast: Thomas Jane, Marsha Gay Harden, Lori Holden, Nathan Gamble, Andre Broger, Toby Jones, William Sadler, Jeffrey DeMann, Frances Sternhagen, Alexa Davalos

After watching the movie “The Darkness” by Frank Darabonte, the question arises, who is the big monster really? Is it a bloodthirsty creature or some kind of simple person?

For the soul of the film, “The Darkness” takes not computer special effects or bloody scenes, but simply human destinies and relationships. However, something strikingly looks something walking in the flakes of fog.

Monstro, 2008

• Year: 2008
• Genre: Action, Science Fiction, Detectives, Thrillers
• Country: USA
• Cast: Lizzy Kaplan, Jessica Lucas, TJ Miller, Michael Steel-David, Mike Vogel, Odette Annable, Anjul Nigam, Margot Farley, Theo Rossi, Brian Klagman

The film "Monstro" by Matt Reeves managed to turn a lot upside down in this genre and jumped out to the viewer like a devil from a snuffbox. Comedy and horror intertwined in the film, shooting on a home camera is intertwined with the global apocalypse.

The main characters of the film until the very end are afraid of something mysterious and invisible. The viewer is in constant voltage.But when too much attention was paid to the terrible creature or when it appeared in the frame, the film loses a little interest.

Troll Hunters 2010

• Year: 2010
• Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Thriller, Drama, Adventure
• Country: Norway
• Cast: Otto Jespersen, Glenn Erland Toasterud, Johanna Merck, Thomas Alf Larsen, Urmila Berg-Domas, Hans Morten Hansen, Robert Stoltenberg, Eirik Bech, Inge Eric Henyesand, Tom Ergenson

Monsters in films are always universal creatures. And it does not depend on national history and their geographical origin. A spawn of Japanese culture - Godzilla quickly found her fans. In any corner of the planet, the American style of King Kong is understandable. So the Norwegian giant creatures of the painting “Troll Hunters” became interesting to millions of viewers. And all thanks to the pseudo-documentary style of the story and a kind of humor. In addition, the trolls turned out to be pretty cute and really impressive.

Monsters 2010

• Year: 2010
• Genre: Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
• Country: United Kingdom
• Cast: Scoot McNary, Whitney Able, Mario Zuniga Benavides, Annalie Jeffries, Justin Hall, Ricky Catter, Paul Archer, Kerry Walderrama, Jonathan Winnford, Stan Wong

Gareth Edwards made the debut film “Monsters,” which, after watching, can truly be called a monster of its genre in a truly respectful tone. This despite the fact that an excellent film turned out for a penny.

"Monsters" Edwards filmed underground. In those places where the move was forbidden, he made his way with cameras, people accidentally falling into the frame made him extras. On a home laptop, he did all the special effects in a simple video editor program.

Yes, it’s worth admitting that Monsters are not abusing a demonstration of shots with creatures. The film plays on the verge of danger and anxiety.

“Cabin in the forest”, 2012

• Year: 2012
• Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
• Country: USA
• Cast: Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Krantz, Jesse Williams, Bradley Whitford, Richard Jenkins, Sigourney Weaver, Brian J. White, Amy Aker

The film "Cabin in the Forest" broke all records for the number of monsters participating in the picture. The skills of the authors of the film also cannot be taken away. The film uses different genre stamps. The main characters can be in several places. Fans of thrillers in this film can find something from Alien, something from Godzilla, The Hills Have Eyes, The Evil Dead. The ending of the film leads the viewer into deep inner horror. This is not often seen on the screen. For horror fans, this is a real celebration.

The Pacific Frontier, 2013

• Year: 2013
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
• Country: USA
• Cast: Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuti, Robert Kazinsky, Max Martini, Charlie Day, Bern Gorman, Clifton Collins Jr., Ron Perlman, Diego Clattenhoff

In the history of cinema, the film “Pacific Frontier” by Guillermo Del Toro, an inventive inventor, can with all responsibility be called the most sincere and honest film about monsters. Down with motives and characters, to hell with logic and science, into the furnace of frustration and doubt - there is only fumes and children!

What else does a spoiled viewer need - the earth is cracking in half, the break smokes, huge monsters are climbing out of it? Only the same huge robots can cope with them. Only a bucket full of popcorn is needed. The main plot of the film - a huge monster made of iron, beats the second with container ships and tankers.

Of course, there are colorful characters in the film, as well as statements about the safety of society.

Godzilla 2014

• Year: 2014
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
• Country: USA, Japan
• Cast: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Ken Watanabe, Sally Hawkins, David Strathairn, Brian Cranston, Carson Bold, Richard T. Jones, Juliette Binoche, Victor Rasuk

The transition to the blockbusters of Gareth Edwards cannot be called successful. Spectators and critics considered his Godzilla focused more on the monster than on humans. It really is. Aaron Taylor-Johnson, starring in a very straightforward way. Well, the director and scriptwriters disposed of the material in their own way.