Blow me away

Rating: 9/10 (22 January 2008)

Cloverfield was beyond my expectations. I expected it this film to be good, but not really good.
The most common thing that fans didn't like is the shaky camera. The camera move quite a bit, but that really didn't bother me. If you have "motion sickness" or whatever they call it, DON'T see the movie.
What bother me was that the movie was kind of short. Other than that, it was all good.
One of the best things that the movie has, is the monster. It's huge, ugly, creepy, and original. I think this monster is totally cooler than Godzilla. The offspring of the monster were cool too. The sound that they make was kind of creepy and suspenseful. *Watch out the tunnel scene*.
Now, the story was very controversial. A lot of people thought the movie wasn't really a monster flick. Here is what I think. The movie is about party-goers giving a surprise party to Rob(Michael Stahl-David), who is leaving New York the next day for a vice-president job in Japan. But then, a monster comes out of nowhere and ends up screwing their party. Then the flick focus more on Rob and his friends reaching Beth(Rob's girl), who is trapped in her apartment when the monster hit. But I still thought the monster got good screen time in the movie.
Overall, Cloverfield is an entertaining intense thriller that will blow you away.