Cloverfield is unique

Rating: Null/10 (19 January 2008)

First, I really need to say is: if you have any motion sickness or are pregnant and suffer from severe to moderate nausea, this movie is not for you.
The storyline was good, the monster was unique and very cool. The camera action was not! I have never been so motion sick during a movie for a long time. It was hard on the eyes and the constant moving was painful. Looking away didn't even help. Most of the people that I could see from my seat were either looking away or playing with their cell phones.
The intro to the movie was good until it got redundant. There are some parts you don't need to see or hear about. You're watching a movie of gore and blood, no one needs to see romance. I also did not like how they used the romance to the point where the main characters risked their lives to rescue someone who was possibly dead or dying. I just wish that they had used a rolling camera with a team, not some guy relating the problems to you. I did not find him funny and only laughed once.
I was also annoyed with the Brooklyn Bridge part. It was very dumb. Who heads out into a open, hanging part? Obviously the creature will notice and end that.
They should have ended it with Hud being picked up by the monster. You got to see the creature, and that should have been it. I did enjoy that you barely saw the monster or it's offspring, only when they were attacked. These people also hid in the most obvious of places. If that was me, I would have ran and never looked back. Nor would I head into the center of the chaos.
Again, good storyline, bad filming. Next time, use a better camera.