A Modern Monster Masterpiece

Rating: 8/10 (21 January 2008)

"Cloverfield" will no doubt live in the history of horror films as the first to retell the classic giant monster tale from the perspective of the first person.
Well done at just about every level, J.J. Abrams and team have placed us, the audience, in the middle of the mayhem for the first time....and it's terrific, terrifying fun! By suspending the mystery throughout, we constantly strain to see what we can, hear what we can, and discover along with the characters just what has happened to New York this fateful night.
There will be a faction of movie audiences too reliant on the template, mold version of storytelling today who cannot enjoy this film experience for what it is. That's too bad. "Cloverfield", while not entirely original in it's approach, is definitely original in it's concept for this particular genre of horror film.