An very good, intense monster movie.

Rating: 10/10 (21 April 2008)

I'll always remember what I ate in the theater watching Cloverfield: a bag of smuggled Tootsie Rolls. That's because this is a very memorable film. It's Godzilla with a handicam, following a group of tame but horny (it's PG-13) teenagers as they journey through New York as a raging monster from outer space attacks the city. Their story is less important that that of their camera, which has been on their shoulders during the course of the film. Indeed, they believe that future generations will want to know what went down on that horrible day. "Cloverfield" is actually very frightening. A surprising attack by the monster on a helicopter, a chick exploding into blood, and that shaky, shaky camera add to the deep realism of the situation. I wouldn't call this film a masterpiece. It's just not that type of really, really, really good movie.