Could have been very good

Rating: 4/10 (19 January 2008)

If this movie had been filmed in 3rd person like a regular movie, instead of a character "documenting" the events on a video camera, I would've rated this 8 out of 10. The way it was filmed is headache inducing and annoying. Great premise ruined by poor execution. I used to love Japanese monster movies when I was a kid and was really looking forward to Cloverfield's unique take on the subject. This is better than that Godzilla remake from the 90's but like that movie I'll bet this opens huge and tanks on its second weekend. Maybe I'll give this one a 2nd chance when it comes out on DVD. A video game where the playable character has to rescue someone in a city being destroyed by a giant monster would be a lot of fun to play.