It's so sad seeing how much stick this film gets when it doesn't deserve it. People complain that there's not enough lighting and you can't see the monster half of the time...when in fact the film was intentionally made that way. I watched Humongous recently and it is already one of my favourite horror films. The reason you don't see much of the monster is because if you did, it would take away the sense of mystery surrounding it. We actually only get to see the monster fully after his face has been disfigured from fire, which I think is quite clever. There's enough silly monster films out there of men wearing masks, so we don't exactly need another one!
The story starts off very well with the rape scene, and then the title screen with photographs in the background. I think it's great how they use photographs of the woman to explain her back-story rather than flashbacks as most films do. The photograph of her with blank eyes and a scar on her face after the rape tells more than any flashback ever could. Next thing we know, it's 36 years later and a group of good-looking teenagers crash their boat on the island where the woman once lived. We find out that she got pregnant after the rape and gave birth to a deformed son. The son has become a wild monster, having been shut off from civilisation on the island. The monster stalks the stranded teenagers and slowly kills them off.
There are some amazingly tense moments such as when the girl is pretending to be the monsters mother, you can see her hand shaking from fear. And also when one of the guys looks through a keyhole and sees the monsters eye peering back at him. The story of the woman and her anguish from giving birth to her deformed son is very well explored - one of the girls finds the woman's diary which is how she knows how to calm him down. When the 'monster' is finally killed, the grunts and noises he makes are very realistic and emotional, and you know that he doesn't want to die. This scene made me feel rather sad. You can also tell that the girl is upset by the fact that she had to kill him.
I can't believe that no one is giving Humongous the credit it deserves, this is one of the better horror films I have seen recently, and I've seen loads! Most films rely on special effects, cheese or gore to make them good, but Humongous relies on mood and atmosphere. That's not to say that it doesn't have any gore, but it's not exactly a gore-fest. If you're a horror fan I strongly urge you to see Humongous and draw your own conclusions, don't dismiss it because of other peoples comments, for it is a great film.
The story starts off very well with the rape scene, and then the title screen with photographs in the background. I think it's great how they use photographs of the woman to explain her back-story rather than flashbacks as most films do. The photograph of her with blank eyes and a scar on her face after the rape tells more than any flashback ever could. Next thing we know, it's 36 years later and a group of good-looking teenagers crash their boat on the island where the woman once lived. We find out that she got pregnant after the rape and gave birth to a deformed son. The son has become a wild monster, having been shut off from civilisation on the island. The monster stalks the stranded teenagers and slowly kills them off.
There are some amazingly tense moments such as when the girl is pretending to be the monsters mother, you can see her hand shaking from fear. And also when one of the guys looks through a keyhole and sees the monsters eye peering back at him. The story of the woman and her anguish from giving birth to her deformed son is very well explored - one of the girls finds the woman's diary which is how she knows how to calm him down. When the 'monster' is finally killed, the grunts and noises he makes are very realistic and emotional, and you know that he doesn't want to die. This scene made me feel rather sad. You can also tell that the girl is upset by the fact that she had to kill him.
I can't believe that no one is giving Humongous the credit it deserves, this is one of the better horror films I have seen recently, and I've seen loads! Most films rely on special effects, cheese or gore to make them good, but Humongous relies on mood and atmosphere. That's not to say that it doesn't have any gore, but it's not exactly a gore-fest. If you're a horror fan I strongly urge you to see Humongous and draw your own conclusions, don't dismiss it because of other peoples comments, for it is a great film.