Could be watched Clover and over again

Rating: 9/10 (13 June 2008)

I had heard a lot of hype surrounding this film, as most will have done when it first arrived on UK shores in the cinemas. I managed to resist the temptation to go and see it however and have only recently watched it on DVD, boy do I wish I had seen it on the big screen.
Personally I think this film is technically magnificent. It is a risky strategy using a first person camera style and can go horribly wrong (Blair Witch Project). But this has been carried out incredibly well. The director has managed to capture a glimpse of the true horror that these people would have been facing in this scenario. I actually like the fact that very little is explained  it feels more realistic to me, as the film is trying to place you in the shoes of one of the civilians. If you were just going about your business on a normal night in NYC and that kicked off, you wouldn't have a clue what the hell was going on, you would panic. For the same reason I think some of the seemingly flimsy dialogue can be excused. What the hell would you say if a huge monster starting tearing up a city? I think this film captures the shock and horror of a classic genre perfectly and adds a new spin to it. There are some scenes were you feel like you're running through the crowds of panicking people and your heart races.
All in all, I would recommend you see this with an open mind.