A Roller Coaster.

Rating: 10/10 (27 January 2008)

I used to be an elitist sort of movie watcher, turning my nose up at any sort of cinema deemed too base, or unsophisticated. I've changed this philosophy of late, and come to appreciate that our going to the movies is no different than Romans going to watch a gladiator being disemboweled. Movies are about the thrill of being alive, and no movie yet has better embodied this notion than Cloverfield.
The hand-held camera work created a highly intimate experience, as did the characters and their simpleton problems. The party scene at the beginning was a highly effective mechanism of including you the viewer as a partaker in the drama to follow; you enter an inviting scene and meet new people and just when you're involved, BAM. It really grounded this rapturous film, and made you understand what real urban warfare is like.
Watching Cloverfeild, -I- was nearly shot, -I- stood atop a crumbling skyscraper as jets flew overhead and -I- ran for my life.
I left the theater trembling, and the trembling didn't stop for an hour. It's a movie about thrills, the thrill of being alive and trying to stay alive. If you like adrenaline, Cloverfield gets you quite a lot of bang for your buck. I'd recommend this high to anyone:) Do try to see it in theaters!