The Blair Witch Project + War of the Worlds = CLOVERFIELD

Rating: 9/10 (16 January 2008)

This film is one of those rare few where the plot really doesn't matter, your just completely blown away by the stunning visuals and realism of each shot of the movie. Just like Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez's Blair Witch Project, the film captures every scene on a typical handy cam in the hands of the 6 protagonists of the film, trying to escape the inevitable doom thats wrecking havoc in the city of New York. The plot overall is just like War of the Worlds, much closer to Steven Spielberg's version. It really has no backbone of any such, most of you will even question the protagonist's choices in the film that build the story, always choosing the worst solution over the best and ultimately showing us what we came to see. The story never feels like it is telling the audience much of whats going on, you learn everything the same way as you would in real life if such a situation could occur, on the news. However, If you think the film will be a cheesy action film then your sadly mistaken. The film really speaks to you through that camera as you are shown the spectacular special effects of building's collapsing, the explosions and the onslaught of damage by both the army and the monster. Certain scene's definitely reflect 9/11 and make you believe its almost real. You can honestly feel like being there, as their are no 2nd or 3rd person views, the camera definitely adds authenticity to the quality of the film, really acting out as a documentary than a pop corn flick.
The antagonist of the movie, the monster, was much more amazing than expected, you won't be disappointed, it truly doesn't keep you unsatisfied it definitely has a place among King Kong and Godzilla as a great sci-fi villain. As an unbeatable force, it truly has no weakness or match and completely leaves you wondering if it can even be stopped. You really do get to see it quite a bit in the film, enough to satisfy almost anyone wanting to see it.
I would suggest it to almost all ages, you will definitely feel like your on a roller coaster for some of the scenes and when you step out of the cinema you will probably hesitate to believe everything that you just saw was a movie and not real.