I’ve been chomping at the bit to watch Cloverfield since its been in my Netflix queue, and after a slight delay, it arrived Saturday. Carrie and I didn’t have a chance to even consider watching it until Sunday evening, when she reluctantly agreed to finally watch it with me.
For a monster-action flick, it was pretty good. It starts off somewhat slow, but gets into the action quickly enough – it was funny, because just as Carrie turned to ask me when it was going to get “good”, an explosion on screen made both of us jump, and that was the start of the action, which rarely let up thereafter.
The pace was pretty good, and most of the suspenseful moments were well done. The only problem I found with the movie was that it didn’t feel as “real” as it should have, given the concept of the film (for those not aware, the entire movie is from the point of view of a camcorder that is being carried around by a member of the group of characters). There were simply one or two of those “people would not do that in real life” moments, and that sucked some air out of the Blair Witch-esque presentation.
All things considered, I enjoyed it, though I don’t think Carrie did as much. There’s talk of a sequel, which I’m reluctantly willing to see, given the ending of this one. You’ll know what I mean when you get there, but I’ll simply say that they missed an opportunity for an outstanding ending by announcing a sequel.
7/10
