Cloverfield has been seen and it rocks!

Well haven't blogged in a while, due to my work schedule but have just watched CLOVERFIELD and wanted to get my review up on my blog. So if anyone reads this and is as big a film geek as me, I am sure you have heard and seen the viral marketing all over the web, so you know what I am on about.

I didn't, like most people, know what to expect film wise when I started watching the film. I knew the basics from the teaser trailer and all the gossip on line. But I did have some questions/reservations. Is the monster gonna be another GODZILLA crapathon, is the camera gonna shake so much I puke my nachos up onto my lap? Is is going to be a waste of my money for a 80 odd minute film. Well I can safely say the big answer was NO! I absolutely loved this film. If anybody can remember being sooo excited about the '98 GODZILLA and thinking how much of a fuck up it was, you will not be disappointed by this. The monster is in a word, perfect, just like the shark in JAWS, its what you don't see (or catch glimses of) that scares the crap out of you.

Another aspect of the film I really liked was the absolute unending sense of dread, because you were always on the edge of your seat wanting to see what happens next. Unlike films like GODZILLA '98 you are not cut off from the death and destruction by hollywood gloss, you are right there ALL the time and it doesnt let up. So many moments hit home and can be related to the world we live in today. By this I mean clearly this is a popcorn disaster movie but, when just after the Statue of Liberty head comes flying down the road, watch the monstrous cloud of dust flying towards you and know that this is what it must have been like near the towers on September 11th. It makes you realise how insane and scary it must have been for people, and we've all seen the footage of the towers collpase on TV so you know what I am on about.

Even though it was an early afternoon showing (1215pm) (the cinema was 20 or 30 people deep ) everyone was glued to their seats, with saucer shaped eyes, everyone was right there with the characters in the film.

Matt Reeves (the director) has said since the film opened big in the States that there is no reason why there wasn't any other people filming that night, so I really hope that they do a sequel and make it just as good as this one.

Next up on my agenda is JUNO and the review will be up Sunday night.

Catch you on the flip side