Monster Trucks (2017)

Such a frustrating disappointment

Good movie but grossly overrated

There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Loner teen Tripp wants to leave the small North Dakota town where he lives: he has issues with his mother's cop boyfriend, and has very few friends. Meanwhile, the local oil drilling company drills through to a subterranean lake, only to find that something is living down there. And that something comes to the surface, and suddenly a boy and his (engineless) truck have a motive power they never expected.This film is made up of bits and pieces taken from other, higher profile films, and nailed together. It is a high-school movie with the disaffected teen who doesn't fit in at school or at home. There is the budding teen romance between two characters who never expected it. We have heartless ecological vandalism on the part of big business. We have a security operative who is quite prepared to kill. James Cameron's The Abyss has been rifled for key moments. You will spot other movies which have "donated" assorted elements.Yet the bits fit together quite well, helped by three main things. One, the scenery (British Columbia standing in for North Dakota) is attractive and gives a sense of production value. Two, the monsters are very well realised, often funny, and hugely sympathetic. There is a strong sense of character and communication, which is commendable given that there is no spoken word from them: the CGI is excellent. And, three, the main characters are all likeable, If a film is average, the fact that you take pleasure in being in the company of the characters can make a big difference to how enjoyable the film is, and this movie is a case in point.Monster Trucks isn't going to hold many surprises for the average adult filmgoer, but it is amiable with a certain goofy charm to it, and there were a couple of moments - entirely daft, to be sure - where I felt like punching the air and shouting "Yes!" I left the cinema with a smile on my face and, in my world, that is a recommendation.

What an awesome movie! I loved it! Terrific cast! Great story concept! The creatures intelligence was amazing! Hopefully a part 2 is being considered! The best family movie since Free Willie! A little bit of everything, endangered species, monster trucks, romance, family and fun! This is a movie I recommend to all my family and friends of all ages and all genders!

A young man working at a small town junkyard discovers and befriends a creature which feeds on oil being sought by a fracking company. Although Monster Trucks did received a better amount of reviews than anyone was expecting it to it still wasn't enough and personally after all those things that i have heard i had to see the film and judge it on my own and honestly i think that the movie did it's purpose and it was a hell lot of fun. What surprised me the most was how good the acting was and since it's a Nickelodeon film it really did surprised me a lot. Lucas Till, Jane Levy and Barry Pepper were pretty great and their performances did sold the movie for me, the characters were also very interesting and even tho Meredith (played by Levy) was kinda useless if you think about it she did save the day at the end. The movie also has some pretty good and decent cgi mostly with the monsters themselves who although scary at first they do get pretty sweet and funny as the film goes along. Overall Monster Trucks knows it's purpose and although it does get kinda over the top at times and it does have some mindless action sequences it's still a fun family film that kids will definitely enjoy and maybe just maybe even their parents as well.

There are lots of similarities with other films, maybe not directly. In todays world, it became practice to give kids (and sometimes for women) their own version of what meant for only grownups. So there's no use whining about that. Because those who does might not be the target audience. This is I think purely for kids, otherwise it would have not got bold PG, but like usual for any film, I gave it a try. Even though it's not original, somewhat I enjoyed watching it.The story was in usual pattern that opened with an intro, then moving to unleash the long trapped ancient creatures into the human society. One becomes friend with it and a few starting to hunt it with the rest are as the neutral or unaware of it. There's nothing unpredictable in it. And so the tale comes to halt with a finale where maximum push was given, but overall it fails to impress on the average expectation.Good title, good idea, even the graphics were not bad, but not good enough stunts with okay performances. I feel it could have become a good television series than the film. So they should scrap the idea if they have one for a sequel and instead make a shift to television. Other than what I thought, this is a good entertainer for little kids. So it should be watched by them more than their counterparts.5½/10