Cloverfield has distinct possibilities

Rating: 7/10 (14 July 2008)

So we got the beginning of the movie saying "Property of the Government." Then this kind of drama show begins with a group of Friends clones. It didn't get good until the monster touched down. Then those kids started to run. Run, chumps run! Of course, they acted just like movie characters act in monster/horror movies, not using their heads. Then again, if everyone had sense then there would be no movie. I wish for a sequel because I like the concept of Cloverfield. That monster has a lot of possibilities. He could become American's answer to Godzilla. Picture it. Godzilla vs Cloverfield. I'd buy tickets to see that. The filming the movie with a hand held camera would have been cool in parts, but it was used way too much. One thing that amazed me was how Cloverfield was shot with just 25 million. That's what I call good budgeting and good use of unknowns. I anxiously await the sequel, just without those Friends clones and the hand held cameras.