If you get motion sick, beware (and maybe bring the Dramamine)

Rating: Null/10 (19 January 2008)

I enjoyed Cloverfield. At least, what I saw of it. The problem is, I got motion sick, and had to close my eyes for about half of the movie.
I used to not have this problem, and I would play first person shooter video games all the time. But somewhere along the line, I developed it. I don't get seasick. But jolty, fast, sudden movement seems to do it for me. I guess this is technically simulation sickness.
So the reason I'm saying this is that I hope someone will read this and think "Hey, I get motion sick sometimes, so maybe I should grab the Dramamine on the way out the door." I wouldn't say to avoid the movie, but when your options are Dramamine or keeping your eyes closed, it probably loses some of its appeal.
As for the movie itself, I liked what I did see (the first hour or so). It was interesting to see a first person, civilian account of what happened. The character interactions were realistic and sometimes humorous. I would say it more or less lives up to the hype.
I'm not going to give it a rating, out of the hopes that more people will mark this useful so maybe somebody will read about the motion sickness and have a better time because of it.