Its everything you wouldn't expect

Rating: 9/10 (19 January 2008)

I have never commented on a movie on IMDb. I have been a fan of the site for years and I have been thoroughly influenced by movies my entire life. Growing up I have seen a lot of good movies, and a lot of crap. Cloverfield was the first movie that even made me comment. Not because it was the greatest movie ever made, which I won't lie and say it was, but it was worth every day I waited since I first saw the teaser trailer earlier in the summer. Knowing nothing about this movie is what makes it worth seeing. There's none of "Ohh I saw that in the trailer" crap. Every reaction seemed realistic and every emotion seemed real. Not because they were the best actor, even though they weren't nearly as bad as I would have though, but because you didn't know them. Real life isn't filled with good actor. Listen to people complain and they sound pretty stupid.
The filming did shake, but there is no steady cam in the real world. Go watch a home video and tell me Uncle Johnny is a grade A cameraman, you can't. You don't really learn to much about the characters, but that is because you have only been drawn into their lives for a few hours. There is no year gap where you can see them grow as people. You see them at their worst, at their barest level of fear.
So before you read a review on how bad the movie was go watch it and decide for yourself. I'm not saying you have to agree with me, but don't miss out on a very interesting movie experience by being afraid of what other people say.