Samizdata This is apparently the first real film from this writer/director. I must give some kudos to the writer/director as they tried, at least, to be original, and succeeded to some extent. Most of the terrible reviews seem to be written by people that aren't familiar with the independent/small film scene, and seem aimed at larger projects with a more experienced crew.At times, it's reach did exceed it's grasp, but, overall, I found it enjoyable and I look forward to future projects from this writer/director.

dcarsonhagy Checking this out On-Demand, it is safe to say I was more than leery. After it was over, I was glad I paid the $3.99 to view it."The Monster Project" was far and above better than I would have ever thought. I have seen so many duds in this genre (yes; it is yet another "found footage" venture), I thought I'd waste another $3.99. After the movie gets going (and it doesn't take it that long to get going), I discovered some genuine scares, some great special effects, and ended the film feeling a little unnerved. You guys can read a movie synopsis when you check this out, so I'm not going to waste your time telling you the obvious.I applaud this movie for actually trying--and succeeding--in genuinely scaring its audience. With just a couple of tweaks, this movie could really have been a knockout. Rated R for thematic violence. I recommend it.

airsnob Classic example of a good movie gone bad because it had too much human ego involved. The writer wanted more out of this picture than it could give. He wanted a character study , a romance and a drama and found footage horror .. if that sounds like too much, imagine watching it. I was actually bummed because this could have been so good, if they had just stuck to found footage horror. It has great effects and a great plot. The actors are all talented. The production was OK too. The camera work was awful- they needed to clean that up , have it be more straight forward. But for what they were going for - found footage, this could have been so much better. Instead of doing what everyone else does at the end, have everyone scream at the top of their lungs and run around like chicken with their heads cut off. I mean this got so chaotic and bad at the end, the story just instantly evaporated and seriously all you hear for the last twenty minutes is incoherent yelling and shaky is a kind word for what the camera did. The camera work is so chaotic that it is pointless trying to watch it. They could have made such big differences if they had just allowed some actual attacks and gore to be filmed. It would have upped the horror really nicely. Again, a great plot gone bad. Which is such a shame. The end just seems like they ran out of money and got really lazy ... Where else it went wrong? In all the lame sub plots between characters , and as a consequence the characters themselves. I mean maybe with a better script they could have pulled it off. But the end result here is caricatures of identities. We have the junkie who hates himself for getting high ( even though that doesn't happen in real life. If junkies didn't suffer from major denial issue they wouldn't be junkies.) we have the bitchy ex girlfriend who everyone wants to sleep with except she is really not that attractive to warrant the attention . In real life, this girl would be begging for her ex back. We have the Dick jock who is alpha male ( they don't make movies ) and last but definitely the worst of all is the token black guy who talks like super urban kid and is named Jamel ( the kind of black guy that would never hang out with a bunch of white people and in fact, doesn't even exist to hang out with black people) So the movie was ruined by all the useless and frankly irritating character studies and dynamics of their lame relationships and stereo typical personalities. Guys- you should have just made a horror film. Alluded to the issues and kept it subtle and sharp. Also obviously you're racist . Would have helped immensely if the writer actually knew just one black man.

briz_boy_10 I first saw this film advertised on the IMDb homepage so decided to check it out after finding the trailer really interesting. Ever since the Blair Witch Project the hand held 'real life' camera method has always given the film an air of mystery as we don't always tend to see what the character sees. However, I can assure you this film is different and doesn't just build up anti-climatic suspense. The film contains a group of adults wanting to make a documentary about different kinds of monsters to bump up views for their YouTube page when they're contacted by volunteers to give interviews, whilst the crew initially brush the claims off as ridiculousness, they soon start to change their beliefs.The premise is interesting and the film starts that way too even if it is a little slow to get into. A film like this shouldn't really go over the 80 minute mark but what you gonna do?There are a few jump scares and once the 'chaos' kicks in it does get really intense. The first 2/3 of the film are the most suspenseful and intriguing parts but come the final third act, we are left with that unfulfilling feeling of emptiness and predictability that these camcorder films tend to conjure up. Overall, its a fun little film to watch with your friends on a weekend night for a few scares, but it's not a film that will leave a trace in your memory. 5/10