I have to say, I am extremely impressed

Rating: 8/10 (4 February 2008)

I didn't want to see Cloverfield when I saw the trailer, it looked like another Blair Witch Project, it was going to get all our hopes up and then when it played, it would disappoint. But when my friend saw the film, she said that it was interesting and worth a look. So I went ahead and saw the film today and I was very impressed with the story. Even though the camera work made me a little nauseous, from where the story was told from made it all more real. It was interesting to see the film from the character's point of view and not only that, it looked so real and really scared the heck out of me. I was thinking how weird it was though that someone would record the whole thing, but in today's world, unfortunately, we have those people who think they are automatically professional documentations. This film was a mix of the 1950's sci-fi and Blair Witch that was actually scary.
A group of friends are having a celebration for a their friend, Rob, who is going away to Japan. In the middle of the party, Rob and a girl friend of his, Beth have a fight and she leaves. While a friend, Hud, is filming the party, a huge crash happens in the middle of Manhattan, they go outside and see the Statue of Liberty's head in the middle of the street and see something like Godzilla destroying the city. As the group makes a run for it, Rob hears a voice mail on his cell from Beth that she's trapped, he, his brother's girlfriend, Lily, Hud with the camera, and Marlena go to get her, but end up getting attacked by little creatures. But when three survive, they continue on to save Beth, but time is running out before Manhattan is truly gone.
Cloverfield is a good film because it's different than any other horror film we have seen for a while. Believe me, it's a thousand times better than the Blair Witch Project, this has truly scary and intense moments that will leave you breathless and make you feel like you're right there with the group just wishing to get out of there. Strangely, there is a love story in here that was actually touching, Rob is so determined to get to Beth and he risks his life big time, even though there's a possibility she's already dead, so it added some terrific emotion to the story. Cloverfield is a great horror film, I was very impressed and I highly recommend it.
8/10