Cloverfield
Directed by Matt Reeves
Screenplay by Drew Goddard
Produced by J.J. Abrams
A Bad Robot Production
Released by Paramount Pictures
Some of my favorite memories of my youth were of when I would stay up on Saturday nights watching Creature Features, hosted by Bob Wilkins. My favorite films that Creature Features would show were the old Japanese giant monster films, like Godzilla and Gammora. I simply loved those tacky guy in the rubber monster suit type films.
Now it's a new time and the giant monster film has been taken to a new level with the release of Paramount Picture's Cloverfield.
In this film we have the classic giant monster ramaging through New York. You have the army hitting it with everything they have. And, of course you have the panicking crowds and buildings going crashing down.
What is different, and mind blowing, is the point of view. Instead of taking the typical overview of the action, and multipal points of view, this film takes you straight into the destruction through the point of view of a hand-held camcorder held by one of the participants.
What this does is completely immerses you in this incredible situation with absolutely no knowledge to comfort you. It's very disorienting, which adds to the experience; you never figure out what the hell is going on but you're so into survival that you put it past you. You're placed with a bunch of characters( featuring some fanstically believable performances by T.J Miller, Michael Stahl-David, Jessica Lucas, Lizzy Caplan, and Odette Yustman) whom you get to know and eventually must join in their frenzied search for a friend while being subjected to some horrifying imagery and new threats.
The effects look great and realistic thanks to the hand-held camera, which isn't too bad-looking if you manage to get a seat further from the screen. The filmmakers came up with some really great creature designs that were menacing yet very much original. If you're bound to be upset over seeing a movie with a lack of music, then stay for the credits, during which a fantastic suite of music composed by Michael Giacchino titled "Roar! (Cloverfield Theme)" plays.
So, in conclusion, as an old time giant monster aficionado, I have to give this film high praise....
Rating 5 out of 5 stars _________________ T.T.F.N.
William Pattison
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