Intensly Interesting and "Wicked Sweet"

Rating: 10/10 (19 January 2008)

I went to see Cloverfield, not really knowing what to expect, knowing that there were commercials from the point of a first person camera yet not expecting to have the whole movie through that aspect. And yet, it worked. The music was replaced with the shaking and rattling, the fear and the turmoil created around them. It was the camera's story as the old tape behind the one being film told the past without ever having to have the characters directly re-tell or explain in detail what occurred. The character development in this movie was stupendous, every character feels as though they could be "that friend you have", or someone you can really, honestly relate to. What makes this film so great is not only the camera angles and the unknown veil of what may be happening and what actually occurred, but it is the fact that if it had happened then this is how it would be, this is how we would act.
There is even some sarcastic comedy but everything is completely suitable for the situaution and seems so natural to each character's personality. The ending was perfect, it left me curious, engaged, upset and even somewhat frustrated, however, not to spoil it, that is what a good movie SHOULD be doing.
It was created, different and interesting, I was listening intently, completely obsessing over finding out what was going on, and creating theories along with the characters, and like them, I never found out.