Stylish, scary, and smashingly good.

Rating: 9/10 (10 February 2008)

Tighten up, and enter the theater for one of the best movie-going experiences of all time. Cloverfield is an intense and brilliantly made horror/monster movie, highly stylized in direction, and handled with successful execution.
The film follows five young New Yorkers who throw their friend a going-away party on the same night that a gigantic monster attacks the city.
Though the movie takes it time to start off with introducing the characters, it takes a split-second in the movie to start right off to the point, and takes the fast pace and suspense all the way to the last frame. The special effects are brilliantly handled, making the movie all the more believable, with its handycam view, though might be distracting for some, is actually a great way to show the movie through the eyes of the victims, rather than using aerial shots and pans.
Overall, this is a must-watch for the new generation who even have a passing interest in the genre, and sets a new milestone in movie-making.