Monsters: Dark Continent

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Monsters: Dark Continent

R,

2015,

1h 59m,

Sci-Fi/

Mystery & Thriller/

Action/

Drama/

Horror

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34 Reviews

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2,500+ Ratings

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American soldiers in the Middle East contend with aliens and insurgents during a mission into hostile territory to extract four comrades.

Critics Consensus

Monsters: Dark Continent lacks the fresh approach and thought-provoking subtext of its predecessor, settling instead for tired war movie clichés.

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

May 4, 2015

2/5

The sub-Apocalypse Now existential/colonial angst lacks any form of grounding, despite committed performances from the core cast who engage in much tooth-baring, breast-beating, and shouty soul-searching.

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Geoffrey Macnab

Independent (UK)

Apr 30, 2015

2/5

There are some inventive moments along the way, but these are interspersed with lots of posturing, yelling and brawling.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Apr 30, 2015

1/5

One to miss.

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Amanda Waltz

The Film Stage

Feb 23, 2016

D+

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

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Alex Zane

The Sun (UK)

Jan 1, 2016

2/5

Basically it's a war movie with four or five shots of giant monsters. The film would be exactly the same without them. And the characters are underwritten and unmemorable.

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David N. Butterworth

La Movie Boeuf

Oct 29, 2015

2/4

Monsters are few and far between, and Dark Continent was an offensive name given to Africa by 19th century Europeans, so why exactly this film is called "Monsters: Dark Continent" is anyone's guess.

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Abraham M

Mar 9, 2019

A bleak future told in two distinct voices. While the first half batters the viewer with a Full Metal Jacket sensibility, the second half lifts the film into a more metaphysical realm that rewards the persistent.

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Dec 14, 2018

Excelente pelÃcula. una gran metÃ¡fora de los verdaderos horrores de la guerra. Donde los verdaderos "monstruos" estan en la mente.

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Han W

Jul 31, 2018

Initially intriguing but fades away too quickly and is forgotten about almost instantly

Theodore S

Jun 3, 2018

I discovered this on the Spanish-language channel UniMás. I don't think I need to watch the original movie to learn this is yet another mindless action monster movie that's worth flaunting on your HD big screen w/ the volume turned up. But the familiar R-rated story & unfamiliar cast proves this is only worth rewatching if it turns up on TV another time.

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Albus S

Jun 3, 2018

There are no words strong enough to express how much I hated this movie. Only good thing about it was Frater and you killed him off.

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Anakin M

Mar 10, 2018

An utter pile of dog poo. Its like someone made a really bad Iraq or Afghanistan war movie, realised it was totally rubbish, & thought last minute "I know, why don't we add some aliens? hey, that monsters movie was good, lets put some of those guys in the background every so often!" The soldiers are useless at being soldiers, crying all the time & generally only good for target practise as they dont move much or do anything that would is considered soldering. They are all unlikable human beings, my only regret is that one of them survived. the writing is dull, virtually nothing happens the ENTIRE movie. virtually no interaction with the monsters, they are just drawn in afterwards in the background like george lucas did on his remastered star wars movies with those silly aliens in backgrounds doing nothing that affects the plot in any way.

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Synopsis

American soldiers in the Middle East contend with aliens and insurgents during a mission into hostile territory to extract four comrades.

Director: Tom Green
Producer: Rory Aitken, Allan Niblo, Rupert Preston, Ben Pugh, James Richardson
Screenwriter: Jay Basu, Tom Green
Distributor: Radius TWC
Production Co: Vertigo, 42
Rating: R (Graphic War Violence|Drug Use|Nudity|Pervasive Language|Some Strong Sexual Content)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action, Drama, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 17, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 17, 2016
Runtime: 1h 59m

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