I don’t want to give anything away, so the review is in the extended entry. One thing to consider before seeing the movie, however: you may want to bring a barf bag.
I say this not because the movie is particularly disgusting, but rather the cinema verite-style of shaky camerawork and snap zooms in and out made me rather nauseous. At times, I had to look away. So, if you have a weak stomach and/or don’t like roller coasters or similar rides, do not go see this movie at the theater. However, I highly recommend seeing it on the small screen when it comes out. Because this was one of the best monster movies I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen dozens of them.
Highly entertaining, gripping, and at times terrifying, it’s Godzilla as reality TV. There’re no explanations about where the monster came from, what it wants, or why it’s here. It’s about a small group of young people in Manhattan just trying to survive on their way to save a friend trapped in the destruction. Are the characters likable? Not particularly. I mean, they’re New Yorkers. Even so, it’s very easy to get wrapped up in their struggle. The acting was very believable, as was the dialogue.
The monster is caught in glimpses and a few long shots, and the danger isn’t just the beast itself. The city, razed and infested with smaller creatures left by the monster, presents its own peril. Visceral at times but not gratuitously bloody, I couldn’t find anything wrong with it. If you like monster movies, this is the one to see.
Waterglass Rating of 91%.
Yeah, I was on the front row watching it too, which made it even worse. At one point, I just had to shut my eyes for a few seconds.
I was hoping that when they finally got back to her apartment and found her that she would have been naked with that dude travis. It would have been interesting to see if he still would have saved her.
Instead of being impaled by Travis’ member, she was instead spitted upon a piece of rebar. Sucked to be her.
I don’t think they managed to kill the monster at the end. At the end of the credits, there’s a voice saying, “It’s still alive.” As such, I think it just went back under the ocean.
Anyone know what “Cloverfield” means? I found one explanation that I like:
“In instances where poor soil conditions exist (such as the state of Manhattan at the end of the film) clover is the only thing which can grow, as it takes nitrogen from the air and not the soil. Thus, Manhattan would essentially become a clover field.”
But I’m not sure if it’s true.
It’s where JJ Abrams’ “Bad Robot” production studio is located. In California.