Breathes new life into the monster movie

Rating: 9/10 (13 February 2009)

I can't understand people disliking this film?! This is what needed to happen to the monster movie - 'Cloverfield' has shown the way. The film has characters that we care about, humour, and one of the most awesome monsters to ever stomp all over the silver-screen. There are several little touches that just make this film better than great - the scene in the electronics store where Hud is filming the TV broadcast, the part where they are caught in the crossfire between the monster and the military, and the attack on the Brooklyn Bridge. Also, the parasite creatures are very creepy and add another dimension of terror to the proceedings.
Why would you go to see a monster movie in the first place? Because you want to be entertained, right?
If you put this film on a good sized TV and crank up the sound in stereo, then there's no way that you couldn't have a blast watching this flick. People that fault this film on the basis of shallow characters or lack of plot are missing out. When one compares it to similar films such as Roland Emmerich's 'Godzilla' or Spielberg's 'War of the Worlds' then I truly believe that this film comes up trumps.People who expect a nice tidy resolve and all the exposition that usually sucks the life out of these kind of films should steer clear. The film's writers have, perhaps inspired by the events of 9/11, posed the question 'What if this huge, terrible creature showed up and started tearing the city apart and no-one could stop it? What would people do?' Brilliant.