Go see Cloverfield

[CBullitt]

Same post as in the general community:
Just back from a preview screening of Cloverfield. My assessment of "Godzilla Meets The Blair Witch Project" was essentially correct. All the cleanliness of other large monster movies, or even alien movies like Independence Day, will not be had here. This movie is gritty and nasty. The monsters, large and small, show no quarter.
The documenting of the attack with a hand held camera is both brilliant and frustrating. It captures all the terror of those unlucky enough to be in the path of destruction, but because it is so accurately done, it also limits what the audience can see. Good views of the monsters, especially the large one, are fleeting---SPOILER ALERT---except towards the end when the chief videographer gets a close-up, including the inside of the creature's mouth as it eats him and spits part of him and the camera out.
All in all, a winner. I'm not sure if it is as brilliant as the ad campaign, but it will surely make a fortune. Enjoy.

[pisanoj]

agreed cloverfield was great. i think that the best thing about the style of the film is that as a viewer you really felt as if you were experiencing this event. Hopefully the sequel will be just as good if not better than this one.

[RottenRoad]

I thought this movie SUCKED. Mainly because the monster looks sooooooo stupid. The shaky camera was bad too. I was really disappointed because all the back story and internet hype was awesome. But that monster looks SOOOOOO BAD!!! I mean, look at the $100 hasbro toy thats coming out and tell me its not rediculous looking:




Supposedly the monster was from the deep sea?!?! That creature looks NOTHING like it came from the sea. It looks like a damn alien or something.
Imagine if it would have looked like this:



That looks badass and would have been way more believable if you ask me.