Very frightening movie

Rating: 9/10 (20 January 2008)

I agree with your comments. I thought the POV camera really intensified everything that was going on, even if I thought the actors were a little lame. But after a while I noticed that I didn't think of them as actors any more- I thought of them as real people.
THIS is how Blair Witch failed- while I enjoyed the concept of Blair Witch, I always felt that it failed to achieve its goal of really frightening people. Instead, it was a very long and poorly shot film that circumvented the scary stuff for as long as possible, finally starting to get into some weird things by the time the movie was over. Cloverfield trims the "fat" off a sturdy plot line, goes for the jugular, and really puts you in the characters' high-heeled shoes.
This movie will stick with you for a while. I do recommend it.