So I saw Cloverfield last night.
I really enjoyed it, I did not pay much attention to the viral campaign prior to the films release so I am left with many unanswered questions. This movie was well made and is very engaging but I do feel a bit cheated because there is so much I want to now about the creature and the situation and the movie makes no attempt to answer. I am really hoping for a strong DVD release with all of the viral marketing and background info to help fill in the blanks.
I have heard alot of complaints about this movie but watching it I did realize something fairly important. THE MOVIE IS NOT ABOUT THE MONSTER!!!!! Its about these moron people who try save their friend and what happens to them all. Yes I did find it annoying that every time they would give you a cool shot of the monster the guy holding the camcorder would look some where else BUT that is the idea. The longer you look at the monster the more you begin to question it. Less is more in this instance which makes the beginning shots of the creature all the more valuable.
The reality of the situation (word chosen carefully) is that IF a giant monster attacked ANY major US city almost everyone would die. People already have little regard for the safety of others and a situation like that would make it even worse. If you add on top of that that the military cant kill it with there VERY BIG GUNS well then you really should hope your not there when it happens.
Once again we left before the credits were over and I missed something so if you go see it for the love of god wait for the very very end.
I do recommend seeing this film in the theater if you can.
