I struggle to see what others have enjoyed

Rating: 1/10 (20 January 2008)

I went with a very skeptical frame of mind. I was not surprised to find this was an 'all-hype' and no actual substance movie.
While it was certainly an attempt to do something new, I use 'new' very loosely as the shaking camera first person POV has been used before, it failed to draw the watcher into the web of excitement or mystery that the marketing promised.
As each of the characters was killed off I was relieved that there was one less whining 20 something bad actor to deal with.
All of the elements when delivered within the context of the movie were dry, sloppy, badly executed, predictable and wholly uninspiring. The acting left a lot to be desired, rather than candid reaction we got hammy over reaction.
To those of you who loved this movie I can only assume you have a. Never seen any other movie in your life of this flavor b. Never tried seen Alien and seen how suspense is really built c. That you haven't down and thought about what the movie actually gave you.
I'm easily entertained, I'm more forgiving than most on movies, but I really just didn't feel involved int this movie at all.
Sorry Cloverfield team, you need to rethink this one, it failed. Better luck next time.