One of the Scariest Films Ever!

Rating: Null/10 (18 January 2008)

This film is what The Blair Witch and the American Godzilla wanted to be. Those of us who grew up in the 50s and 60s and watched all the giant something-or-other movies on TV after school or Friday's Fright Night late show saw a world where scientists with screwdrivers, pilots, soldiers, reporters, or teenagers with headlights could stop monsters. And there was always the lengthy exposition scene to tell us where the monster came from and what it wanted. Cloverfield has none of those conceits. It just shows ordinary people in an extraordinary circumstance they don't understand--which, I imagine, is how it would really be for the average person if something the size of a skyscraper attacked his or her city. Cloverfield is a stunning piece of work.