Yes, after all the not-so-good reviews about this movie from friends and whoever related, now it’s my turn to judge this movie. As fascinated as any sci-fi movie fan, I caught this show out of curiosity and of course with the feel of the Blair Witch Project. Haha.
The Plot – Produced by JJ Abrams (of TV’s “Alias” and “Lost), this is about a monster attack in New York as told from the point of view of a small group of people. Some of the fantastic scenes include the destruction wreaked on New York City, with the 401 Broadway Building blowing up and the severed head of the Statue of Liberty falling onto the streets!
Ok, the plot doesn’t really explain much, but judging from the 2 words “Monster Attack”, you presume that it’s just another Godzilla movie. Indeed, I love Godzilla for… Godzilla, but then Cloverfield just kinda get you carried away by the camera effects. As everyone has mentioned, the film makes everyone dizzy. But since one knew about the video camera movie thing, then why watch it and disappoint yourself?
Basically, I feel that video camera shot was kinda, well, exciting. We all know that to have a good video is to have steady hands or so, but you can’t have steady hands when you are at a state of panick can you? And judging from the fact that the acting and monsters look so real, can’t you even help but know what’s gonna happen? Well, the monsters look rather new, but after watching the movie, scenes from the movie is just like a replica of the gameplay in Hellgate:London, except that this is New York that is in pandemic trouble.
Overall, I love the cinematograhy, just that the ending was rather sad though. Like another abrupt thing. I truly though that the movie was filmed with total unorthodoxy. And I like it. At least they don’t make it look like a B-listed one. =)
Ratings – 4 out of 5 Stars
