wow. just wow.

Rating: 9/10 (24 January 2008)

ever wander into a party where you don't really know anyone and have it go bad? maybe the cops show up. maybe a massive fight breaks out. or maybe the entire city is torn apart by something huge and you don't understand at all. you're thrown into a situation with complete strangers, forced to make the best of it. everybody has to make their own decisions, and you're along for the ride. would you get a little attached to them? start to relate, maybe. would you want to help them out if you could? calm their panics and try to get them thinking straight enough to survive? have you ever physically ducked in a cinema because you were so immersed in the experience? reeled in horror at the sudden and shocking fate of anyone on screen? have you ever left the cinema with more questions than when you went in, and spent the whole car-trip home and beyond discussing what you think you saw and what you think it means? if you answered yes to any of the above, you've probably just seen Cloverfield. if not, aren't you just a little intrigued?