Humans in monster suits. I really miss that kind of fun. Really cliche to say something like that, but sometimes a mediocre computer effect, sucks life out of a creation. Well it is understatement, if the effect would be too much expensive or even impossible to produce. But hey, Japanese have been doing the impossible for over 50 years?
(Godzilla Vs. Biollante - ゴジラvsビオランテ (1989))
So... Yeah?
But, anyway. I really haven't seen "recent" monster flick. (One was
The Frankenstein Theory (2013) and
Big Ass Spider! (2013), but those weren't so original. Oh, I almost forgot
Godzilla (2014). MUTO's were not that original in design aspect too. They looked like Cloverfield-monsters.
Then there are The Asylum knock-offs.
Sharknando (2013) and the sequel.
And zombies. They are everywhere, have been couple of years active by now.
Aliens and extraterrestrial seem to belong into big budget Hollywood-blockbusters.
Sigh. Still waiting the great slasher-killer smash up, from 80's-90's. That day will never come... (Except
TerrorDrome.)