a film that terrified me as a child -- and i only saw the last 5 minutes of it...

Boring horror movie with a really ridiculous set of monsters

Don't go into this expecting a typical monster movie, because there's not much of it here. The bulk of it explores the dynamic among the characters, how greed and desperation turns them against each other. There's a little hammy bit at the end where the situation is compared to modern civilized society. There's other minor thematic pieces as well but they're not delved into too deeply. The monsters are pretty creepy when you finally see them, and the set design is done really well.

Completely ludicrous and enjoyable.