Monster Shakes Camera!

Rating: 6/10 (28 April 2015)

Cloverfield (2008): Dir: Matt Reeves / Cast: Michael Stahl-David, Odette Yustman, T.J. Miller, Lizzy Caplan, Mike Vogel: Creative monster disaster film, which should include a warning of the dizziness of shaky camcorder style filming that can easily cause motion sickness or trigger migraines. It regards a happening occurring within the celebration of a graduate about to journey to Japan. Outside people scatter in fear as explosions electrify the horizon and building are shoved aside to a loud roar. Great idea but structure consists of a lot of people running for their lives and attacked by small spider-like creatures. Director Matt Reeves goes for reality TV appeal, which works for marketing. Victims include Michael Stahl-David who is celebrating his departure to Japan. His girlfriend is played by Odette Yustman who shares a romantic time until the tragedy hits. He struggles frantically to get to her as she is trapped in her apartment. Lizzy Caplan is bitten by a spider like creature and eventually dies. T.J. Miller is attacked by the creature in a helicopter. Then we have hordes of other cardboard characters who barely survive or barely die or both all at once. This doesn't end so well for many of them but the creature is an effective creation when it is eventually seen. The film regards what we don't understand, but what many won't understand is the reason behind the style of filming. Score: 6 / 10