Excellent Movie!

Rating: 9/10 (31 January 2008)

I really don't understand why people didn't really like this movie. It's not your ordinary movie. The way the director set it up is you're basically watching a top secret government document. It's purpose was not to be filmed like every other movie, and in my opinion, it worked out better that way. Filming the whole movie on a video camera was the better decision. It makes it seem more real to the audience, like it actually happened. People compare it to the blair witch. How long ago did that movie come out again? I thought it was refreshing.
The actors were nothing special, which was better. They acted like normal, everyday people going through the same problems everyone goes through (minus a monster attack). Having big time actors would have made the film distracting and not realistic.
The monster itself was creative. It is not your average godzilla/t-rex man eating beast. I think it has a scary edge which keeps the audience on the edge of their seats.
There really wasn't a complete plot to the film. You know what happens to all the people but you really don't know what happens to the monster. So in that respect, its unresolved. But like I said earlier, it isn't supposed to be resolved. They filmed it so it was like the viewer is watching a government document. I don't think it could have been much better.
Overall, I thought cloverfield lived up to all the hype it created, plus it exceeded what I expected. If you go into it with the correct mind set, you will find it to be very entertaining!