Glad to be one of the first to see it.

Rating: 9/10 (17 January 2008)

(MINOR spoilers nothing major) The trailer and promotional posters for this movie told us almost nothing, just showed a destroyed Manhattan. One might assume it was The Day After Tomorrow 2, or a complete rip-off, but I can assure you, it was extremely un-clichÃ© and creative.
So a giant "thing" is attacking Manhattan. Throughout the film I heard people saying "Godzilla 2.0" behind me but I disagree completely. What happens with and to the monster is very realistic in terms of CGI and creative by the team behind the film.
The whole film is a camcorder perspective, which does sort of get us involved with the characters more than a normal director's approach. Because of this, there is no music to be heard. It'd ruin a lot of the film anyway.
The film did have me, and a lot of people on the edge of their seats. A lot of was happening... a lot of the time, whether it be characters fleeing, the "thing" attacking, or actors fulfilling their "emotionally unstable" role. Speaking of actors, they were all brilliant.
The ending is what had most people shocked. It wasn't the typical "thing attacking" ending such as the one found in Godzilla, it was more... unexpected, almost as if you didn't want it to happen.
I give it 9/10 simply because of its originality and clever work by the team behind the film.