Octopus Aliens.....Trust Me It's Good!!

So the movie for the night was Monsters (2010) and while I was a little skeptical at the beginning I am definitely recommending this one.  Don't let the title deceive you this is a Sci Fi flick were the main idea is that aliens which believe it or not look like octopuses that are the size of a house infect a good portion of the North American continent and most of the movie takes place in Mexico.  However, this is really the backdrop to the real story.  The main story follows a photographer who is charged with getting his bosses daughter across the border and back to safety.  The journey leads them through a war torn Mexico and explores how people would have to live with the reality of living with a alien force.  Most alien movies show the craziness that ensues when the aliens get here but in this movie they look at life several years afterward and how people are adapting to this situation.  I was surprised who much I liked the movie considering the bulk of it was relatively slow but when the movie ended I found myself staring at the black screen of the TV in almost a state of shock.  This movie really does just sneak up on you.  One word of advice is that when the movie is over you are going to notice something familiar rewind it back the very first scene and re-watch the first 2 or 3 minutes.  This wont make any sense to you until the very ending cause you are not going to notice what is going on but trust me you want to DO THIS!!!  So if you are a sci fi alien monster etc...... fan I think this little alien movie that I had never even heard of before I found it buried in the Sci Fi section of netflix is a must see!!!