Did you guys ever play in the yard as if you were running through some crazy natural disaster or Godzilla like event? Cause I used to. Didn't you wonder about the excitement that would come if you were actually in a situation like that. Haven't you ever wished the monsters were there? That's what watching Cloverfield was like for me. It was taking all this thrill seeking fun I had as a child, and putting it up on a screen. It does use found footage as a crutch, but I never found this technique to be really that vomit inducing or useless. The close to the action thrills that this movie creates are incredible. I watched this movie on a screen that is barley 8 inches wide, and I was still marveling at how much of a thrill ride it was. Running through the streets with a few of your friends, getting closer and closer to the monster, and having to fight off the smaller ones. Running across collapsed parts of buildings miles high in the air. It's definitely not new stuff, but honestly the found footage kept it consistently engaging. It doesn't fight the screenplay or seem like a crutch. Director Matt Reeves (who made the excellent Rise of the Planet of the Apes) does a fantastic job with creating a scary film, and Drew Godard's (The Cabin in the Woods, and Netflix's Daredevil) screenplay builds some excellent dramatic tension. If there's one thing I could say is wrong here it's the fact that it all seem pretty minor, and the ending is a disappointment. However with all that said this is definitely a film to check out. I give Cloverfield an 8 out of 10.
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