Cloverfield

Probably one of the most anticipated and talked about movies of the year thrashed its competition in the box office, raking in 16.9 million on opening day in North America and 41 million the first week. Cloverfield is a monster/horror film directed by Matt Reeves. If you took “Godzilla” and “The Blair Witch Project” and stuck them together, you would end up with this. An overrated and over publicized film with shaky camera work but intense special effects.

The movie follows six New Yorkers after their party is abruptly stopped by an unexpected monster attack. The main characters in the movie are:
Rob Hawkins: the one that the party is for
Beth McIntyre: Rob’s ex-girlfriend
Hud Plat: the cameraman, and Rob’s best friend
Jason, Hawkins: Rob’s brother
Lily Ford: Jason’s Girlfriend
Marlena Diamond: Lily’s friend, and Hud’s crush

The whole movie films their brave attempts to get out of the city before it is destroyed by either the monster or the US Army.

Overall I thought the movie was OK. It could have been better with a more known cast. Also I thought the movie was way too short. Just when the movie got good, it ended. The ending was horrible in my opinion. I don't want to give anything away, but it was REALLY corny. There are rumors of a sequel flying around and I think it’s a great idea. The whole movie is filmed by an amateur (Hud) and I think that the idea that not just one film was made that day is a great idea. I give this movie 3 1⁄2 stars out of 5.