I just saw this last night and had managed to avoid all chatter and snippets.
Not a bad exectuion for what they were aiming at.
On the upper level I enjoyed the anonimity of the characters and the silly mistakes they made and the military being such a sidlined character/plot device. The total confusion on the ground level and how it was very much like being stuck in the middle of a war zone (replace big monsters with a human enemy).
On the lower level I loved when she blew up after being biitten and bits of New York hurtling past them and the general mayhem.
SPOILERS - he I must be the last person to watch this!
I just watched it on DVD. Well , it was a lot more gripping than similar movies like Godzilla. There were no longeurs , it was all action. You were right in the action all the time care of the handicam ( rather too steady at times a-hem ). What was wildly implausible was the "rescue" - I suppose it wouldnt have made much of a pic if they had gotten choppered to safety . Why do movie characters do these things - the same thing happens in "Miracle Mile ". You are shouting " Get the **** out "
Theres enough about the handicam style - I think it might stand up as a film of it's time ( it will be intersting to see in a few years time if it dates stylishly ). The zeitgeist that it captures is as apparent as the 50s monster movies - which werent really about monsters at all. Tthis is an allegory of the fears that people have about the many enemies the west faces today. Firepower isnt enough as the film shows - the monster" gets through.
Thought the wee creatures were a bit "Alien" and a little derivative. Provided some schlocky horror tho.
All in all , a nice taut little film showing that todays media savvy crowds can still go for Jaws type thrills.
Cloverfield
Posted - 02/10/2008 : 01:51:55
