cloverfield

Rating: Null/10 (3 May 2013)

First of all, "Cloverfield" is probably the last title that I would envision for a horror/sci-fi movie. But aside from the fact that it is, there are two specific things that I find very impressive about the film. The main aspect of course is that it's shot with a hand-held camera and contains a cast of unknowns so as to create very realistic sense. But I also would say that it follows the same structure as Alfred Hitchcock's movie "The Birds". You see, during the first fifteen or so minutes, both movies look as though they're going to be romantic comedies. But then the horrific element arrives and dominates the rest of the movie. And both films have the same sort of ending (although different things happen). It took me some time to finally see Cloverfield despite it was pretty hyped movie when it originally came out. The reason was, I really didn't like the style that was shown in the trailers. And now, after seeing it, I still don't like the style, but the movie has aspects in it, that makes some of it a fun watch. Though, I did find the movie a bit boring, despite it was trying so hard to be frantic and portray a feeling of a great urgency. And that isn't a good thing, as the movie isn't that long either.