Stand Alone = 5 As a Sequel = 6

Rating: 6/10 (27 March 2016)

If you were to watch this movie having not seen the first movie I believe you'd judge it to be an average thriller/horror movie with a quirky ending, nothing more. Having watched the previous movie I thought it was a decent installment!
It had some interesting dynamic mystery elements throughout, which was a surprise. The movie somehow managed to get me to question the motives of the detainer, even though its obvious we all know an alien invasion has taken place (if you have seen the first movie).
It had a completely different feel from Cloverfield. Telling a completely different story, from a similar time-frame. However, the reason I rated it a 6 is due to the fact that the first Cloverfield was all about Sci-Fi alien ACTION! Up close and personal!! I enjoyed the suspense but only felt the film really got going until the final 15- 20 minutes, which then went on to clearly set up for another installment!
I'm very happy about the possibility of another Cloverfield movie coming out in the future, and this has laid more foundations down for the next one.
I hope I get to learn more about the attackers!