An epic accomplishment in cinematography, imho

Rating: 9/10 (24 January 2008)

Abrams really outdid himself with this movie. At first, I thought Cloverfield was going to suck, given all the hype and its cliché themes and marketing scheme. But I was wrong. Cloverfield sucks you in and keeps you on the edge of your seat from the second people start getting stomped on, in part because of the amazing incorporation of a first-person experience into the movie to add to the immersion factor. In fact, I think Cloverfield is the first piece of media to really rivet and frighten me in the way that it did other than video games such as Half Life and FEAR. My only gripes with the movie, of course, are with its lack of character development and over reliance on visuals over substance. But that's to be expected from a movie that's basically a homage to the Godzilla series.
Kudos to Bad Robot and everyone else involved in the filming of this movie. And boo to everyone who is giving this a 1 star review because they got motion sickness. Toughen up and take a pill, or stop complaining. I have a history of photosensitive seizures and I was fine throughout the film.