We've just come upon the trailer for the "Monster Trucks" movie that will be released next January. It comes "from the director of Ice Age," and it's one of those creations that mixes real (second grade) actors with lots of computer generated graphics (those are OK, we guess).
The film's premise is just... laughable, but not in a good way. Yeah, it's a comedy, so any giggle it gets from the audience is a plus, but this is just that kind of a story you need a few seconds to realize whether it's for real, or somebody is pulling a prank on you. It's called "Monster Trucks," but that's only to deceive you into thinking it's all about one monster and more trucks. A bit like "Lord of the Rings," where there were only one ring and several lords.
OK, so for some weird reason, America seems to be facing an outbreak of slimy monsters that like to crawl up into trucks, drink fuel and always burp afterward. It's a strange combination, we know, but we didn't come up with it. So they don't speak, they don't have arms or fingers, but for some reason, they're crazy about trucks. Well, they're in America, after all, so it's not like they can afford to be too picky about the type of vehicle they prefer.
As long as they have their truck, these monsters appear to be friendly. They may look like a freakish cross between an octopus and a shark, but they're just creatures trapped here, trying to get back home - wherever that is. Where did we hear that before? Oh, that's right, E.T. And two dozen other similar movies made since then.
Of course, the government is tracking these beasts and probably wants to use them for some sort of military experiment - they don't say anything about it in the trailer, but you just know it - so they befriend a guy who just happens to love trucks just as much. Only he doesn't crawl up inside them, miraculously replacing the engine and transmission. Weirdo.
There are plenty of scenes worth commenting on - like the one where the main monster might have peed on the lead protagonist or the one that looks like a monster orgy - but it's more than we can handle right now. This has all the signs of being just as good as that movie with the killing tire we desperately struggled to forget its name and finally managed to do it.
"Boy meets car, boy loves car, boy gets journalism degree and starts job writing and editing at a car magazine" - 5/5. (Vlad Mitrache if he was a movie) Full profile
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