Giant Monster! Killer Parasites! GREAT Movie!

Rating: 10/10 (20 January 2009)

First off, I'm not a big monster movie fan.
Second, I wasn't a fan of this movie until a little while ago. I was following the boards for a long time, so it got me intrigued. Then, one of my best friends, Quel, who was afraid to watch TDK cuz she thought it'd be "too scary," revealed that she thought that Cloverfield was "the best movie EVER." I HAD to see this movie.
So, last night, me, Quel, and Neels all got together and watched it. Despite the fact that I'd read EVERYTHING about the movie prior to watching it, I was still on the edge of my seat the entire time. (Oh, and I saw the splash. Made Quel rewind it and play it frame-by-frame.) Several parts (Marlena's bite, torso-less soldier, Marlena explodes, getting Beth un-impaled) were a tad too gory for me, but overall, awesome movie. (Let me say, you haven't had a weird movie experience until you see it with me, Neels, and Quel. They're talking about how cute Rob was, I'm pitying the monster and saying that it's cute. It WAS.)
I know that one of the biggest complaints about this movie was the shaky, first-person view. Didn't bug me. It pulled off some INSANELY awesome shots, and I suffered with the characters the whole way..
I'm fully on board for a sequel.