Cloverfield (2008)

Cloverfield, what can I say, this is a actually pretty good, there is not much I can say beyond that except maybe this, having the whole movie filmed like it was coming from a home video camera is something that I think neede to be done with this genre, as we all know the most famous film with this technique is probably The Blair Witch Project and now we have another movie out with a similar method Diary of the Dead but now we take a look at the great monster movie genre.

Yes this is a monster movie some people didn't know that but thats what this movie is but anyways, the movie did have some scare moments in it mainly jump scares which in some cases actually work very well, one other thing that I wuold have to say is that the special effects are actually very good and being that it's comming from a home camera it makes it seem even more real, I also have to say I like how it doesn't open like a real movie it opens like you are looking in government files which sort of adds to the atmosphere and it works very well I have to say that.

Now I have to say there are if anything only 2 real problems with this movie, one being that a lot of the time it gets a bit confusing like you keeps asking yourself what is going on I don't get this o.k. there's a monster attacking the city yeah but what else is happening, and another being that it does seem a bit short I would have preferd it to be a bit longer.

One thing that also worked well was how sometimes it kept cutting back to some of the footage they were taping over so when it all comes together in the end it sort of makes a story so that worked pretty well, and another thing is that well I would have thought this would be one of those movies where you don't really see the monster that much like you just see little glimpses of it but without spoiling the movie you actually get a clear glimps of it near the end and when a I say that I mean that it stanting right in front of the guy with the camera but just one more thing it ends kind of deppresing, all though right at the end they cut back to some old footage and they try to end it on a light note and if anything the relationship between 2 of the main characters does sort of work out right before they cut away to some of the old footage but thats enough I dont't think I need to say anymore.

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This is a pretty good movie and pretty original in some parts and the whole one camera thing works very well so check it out, but just as a fair warning if you suffer from motion sickness from this then don't watch this, it won't help especially on the big screen check it out either on youtube or when it comes out on DVD.