So awesome

Rating: 9/10 (30 January 2008)

I am not a man who is a fan of monster movies. I have never watched monster movies before and I even didn't want to watch '8 Legged Freaks' after my friend assured me it was funny, not scary.
But 'Cloverfield' caught my attention because of one thing. This was a review/interview in an Empire magazine. And it gripped me so much, even before I had seen a trailer!
So I went with a few friends, expecting it to be good, but I underestimated it. It was, in my own personal words, so freaking awesome.
The characters, unlike what some of the previous reviewers have said, were very realistic and I found it extremely easy to be empathetic with them, especially when they were killed off. The acting, too, made me think that these characters were real.
The way it was filmed was one of my favourite touches to the film, using only a hand held camera and having you watch the film from one of the character's point of view, making it seem like you're the person running away from whatever it is attacking New York (and don't worry, you'll see it).
And that brings me to the monster. The thing that made millions of people around the world flock to this movie. It is so amazingly well done, both graphics wise and everything else wise. It looked and acted so realistically and made me jump in my seat many times. The fact that we didn't see it outright made it even scarier.
I've read lots of the reviews on this website and I don't understand why people didn't like it! Okay, maybe the camera could have gotten on people's nerves and maybe they've watched 'Godzilla' too many times but I don't understand why they said the characters were unrealistic! They were completely human, not the scripted Hollywood clichés that clog up our screens.
In conclusion, go see this movie. It's well worth it, it's scary, thrilling and just plain awesome.