And All For A Packet Of Chewits!

Rating: 1/10 (17 August 2015)

They say never judge a book by its cover but for many years now I've been good at spotting a bad movie just by looking at the title and cover art. The title of the movie 'Cloverfield' set in New York was a bad sign from the start and the bland poster art absolutely screamed mediocrity.
Again I was right! This DVD had scuttled about in my closet after picking up from a bargain bucket somewhere for quite a few months before I found the will to put it in the DVD drawer. I was prepared to be pleasantly surprised but expected, as usual, to be badly disappointed. Guess which it was!
Typically for me to score 1/10 I have to quit midway through and I quit after about 35 minutes with Cloverfield, less than half way through. I could see how mindless the whole thing was. People running about screaming, running and screaming, more running and screaming, explosions but why we know not, hand held camera work, all topped off with more running and screaming. In the background you can see some squidgy prehistoric creature waving its tail about amid explosions and fireballs. Nothing makes sense in this movie. Was I the only one wondering why the Air Force doesn't just make a surgical strike on the monster with an air to surface missile?
I wont say anymore other than it was as bad as I expected and so I wasn't too disappointed, especially when it cost about 50p to find out.