Cloverfield (2007) Review
I saw the preview for Cloverfield a while back and liked what I saw. It was a preview for a movie where a bunch of people are hanging out at a party and then hear a loud crash outside. They run to the roof and see a demolished building. They soon find out something is attacking Manhattan.
So it was the first movie I saw in the theaters for the new year. The cool thing about this movie is that it's filmed from the perspective of a home video camera. The bad thing about it is that it's filmed from the perspective of a home video camera. It can make you dizzy and sick. If you didn't like how Blair Witch Project was filmed you might want to skip this one. The home video element made the movie more realistic and intensified the feeling of terror. It felt more like you were filming the action rather than watching it.
Once and a while you can catch a glimpse of whatever it is attacking the city. Every time it comes near the guy filming is running for his life. By the way the guy filming is really funny when he narrates the video. The whole time you are trying to figure out what is attacking the city and there is always a sense of mystery, much like the advertising for the movie.
I read in Entertainment Weekly that the producer J.J. Abrams kept most of the production in secrecy. This is the same guy who produced LOST, so it's not surprising that the movie is mysterious and has a monster. The movie is unlike anything I have ever seen before because of the way it was filmed and the realism of the storyline. It just makes you wonder how our nation would react if something like this happened for real?
The movie reminded me a lot of 9/11 and how terrifying it was to watch that happen. The storyline also reminded me of those old fairy tales about a girl trapped in a castle waiting to be rescued by a prince. If you see the movie you will understand why. Overall the movie was very entertaining and I recommend going to see it!
Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
Cast:
Lizzy Caplan plays Marlena Diamond,
Jessica Lucas plays Lily Ford,
T.J. Miller plays Hudson 'Hud' Platt,
Michael Stahl-David plays Rob Hawkins,
Mike Vogel plays Jason Hawkins,
Odette Yustman plays Beth McIntyre
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