Blair Witch Project Meets Godzilla Meets Alien

Rating: 9/10 (17 May 2008)

Is it possible to spoil this movie? I don't think so, but I'll avoid talking about the "twists".
The similarities with the Blair Witch Project are too much to avoid. Seriously, if you're scared and think you're about to die are you really going to carry around a camera? Even in a scene where creepy monsters descend with lightning speed, the cameraman doesn't feel inclined to drop the camera and kick the crap out of the monsters. He even somehow retains his grip on the camera when something...really bad happens (I won't say what).
And you'll yell at me for being picky, but the movie's physics are completely unrealistic. For example: How much would the monster need to weigh in order to cause an earthquake throughout all of Manhattan with each step? A lot! But somehow the monster leaves no footprints in the asphalt, or even in the soft dirt of central park. Pretty lame omission, I think! And don't get me started on how the monster is able to whack a bridge in two with it's tail without causing a massive explosion at the contact site...anyone within a radius of 500 yards would be immediately killed by the shrapnel.
But in the end it was a fun movie, and I actually grabbed my teddy bear a few times. I can't wait to see part two...did the Cloverfield monster leave it's heart in San Francisco? Maybe it'll demolish Miami!