Is it just me, or is New York becoming the new Tokyo of monster movies? A group of friends have a going away part interrupted by something very loud... and large, destroying New York. This is their footage.  This is their story... I have to admit that I wasn't really all that interested in seeing this movie because of the found footage aspect of it... but I figured I'd give it a shot. The story:  Big Monster attacks city.  Army is fighting monster.  Non-army main characters are trying to save a friend while avoiding the monster. There were some decent moments during this film- but nothing that really made me go, "cool", or "that's new and interesting".  To be honest, this movie is actually pretty standard for the genre.  Not bad, but not exactly outstanding in my opinion. I had a hard time engaging with most of the characters- possibly because the acting was fairly... meh. There are some great visuals, though when you see the monster in ...

Now, before everyone starts screaming that this joke is old and tired, let me just say that there is a reason why the title is as it is. Because it's not just "Twilight" that's guilty of a sin against horror.  It's any book, movie, or game that tries to humanize monsters. Vampires, werewolves, zombies, etc are monsters for a reason.  They are cursed creatures- meant to symbolize the darkest parts of our Society and ourselves. Vampires symbolize the parasitic, greedy, lustful, cold hearted parts of Society.  They are predators that prey on the innocent in order to survive.  They lust for the life blood of those around them, seeing mortals as nothing more than cattle- contemptuous because the living have souls, while they are souless, empty shells greedily trying to fill themselves up with life. Kinda like a large corporation or government when you think about it. Vampires are supposed to have no soul (part of being cursed and undead), they're miss...