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One of the first things a viewer notices about Cloverfield is that it doesn't play by ordinary storytelling rules, making this intriguing horror film as much a novelty as an event. Told from the vertiginous point-of-view of a camcorder-wielding group of friends, Cloverfield begins like a television soap opera about young Manhattanites coping with changes in their personal lives. Rob (Michael Stahl-David) is leaving New York to take an executive job at a company in Japan. At his goodbye party in a crowded loft, Rob’s brother Jason (Mike Vogel) hands a camcorder to best friend Hud (T.J. Miller), who proceeds to tape the proceedings over old footage of Rob’s ex-girlfriend, Beth (Odette Yustman)--images shot during happy times in their ex-relationship. Naturally, Beth shows up at the party with a new beau, bumming Rob out completely. Just before one's eyes glaze over from all this heartbreaking stuff (captured by Hud, who's something of a doofus, in laughably shaky camerawork), the unexpected happens: New York is suddenly under attack from a Godzilla-like monster stomping through midtown and destroying everything and everybody in sight. Rob and company hit the streets, but rather than run with other evacuees, they head toward the center of the storm so that Rob can rescue an injured Beth. There are casualties along the way, but the journey into fear is fascinating and immediate if emotionally remote--a consequence of seeing these proceedings through the singular, subjective perspective of a camcorder and of a story that intentionally leaves major questions unanswered: Who or what is this monster? Where did it come from? The lack of a backstory, and spare views of the marauding creature, are clever ways by producer J.J. Abrams and director Matt Reeves to keep an audience focused exclusively on what’s on the screen. But it also makes Cloverfield curiously uninvolving. Ultimately, Cloverfield, with its spectacular effects brilliantly woven into a home-video look, is a celebration of infinite possibilities in this age of accessible, digital media. -Tom Keogh

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Customer Id: A3RF8WDXY9H91I 2009-01-03
 
Review Summary: Complete waste of money
 
Review Content: This must be the worst movie ever made,could not watch after 15 minutes due to feeling so sick, due to the EXTREMELEY SHAKING cam recorder filming, my husband watched it, and could not even say what the story was, except for SOME CREATURE in Manhattan.Do not bother with this film
 
 

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Customer Id: A1Z4UK9DC8WJOV 2008-12-30
 
Review Summary: not bad at all
 
Review Content: i love reading the 1 star review...."this film is rubbish" "the actings terrible" or "this is so far fetched" what do you expect???? pick some kids who were to old for high school musical wack in some pretty good cgi and you have quiet a good little film!! i would actually give this 3.5 but i can't! what sort of acting do people expect???? brando or newman!!this is all in all pretty good popcorn cinema and seeing that i watched this a few hours after being bored riged by no country for dull men its easily the best film i have seen today!!!
 
 

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Customer Id: A2XWTAN4O7CXHW 2008-12-17
 
Review Summary: Seems to be a bad sequel to MONSTER.
 
Review Content: Frankly, this movie was terrible.
I beg you, don't waste your time or money!
 
 

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Customer Id: A1MFE9Q0QD127M 2008-12-13
 
Review Summary: Epic, if not a bit too short.
 
Review Content: Yes its for 81 minutes, only 9 minutes less than what is the average time a film is on, but it still feels way too short.

But as for the film itself, i bought it today, its incredible, it had me on the edge the whole way through, and i dont usually get that involved with a film, but your constantly wondering whats going to happen next, it is such a good film, the action etc are all well done, and the fact its done with one of the actors with a video camera on him makes you feel even more involved, it makes you slightly care for the characters and especially the guy holding the camera, the ending is a bit dodgy, so i hope there is a sequel to clarify some things, but im not holding my breath, which is alright because this film is great in itself and would maybe be best left as it is from the ending.
 
 

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Customer Id: AYQ97B7P53G2L 2008-12-06
 
Review Summary: Either love it or hate it! I LOVED IT!
 
Review Content: This is one of my favourite movies. It's so different from other films and I like the fact that this film wasn't afraid to be something new and unique. I don't suffer from motion sickness so the camera was fine for me and allowed me to see the film in all its edgy, experimental brilliantness. The actual plot was incredible as it allowed the viewers to come to their own conclusion as to what happened. It was a film to make you think and wonder while getting a fix of action, gore and pure fright. It was a little too short for my liking but to be honest I think any longer could have dragged it out and ruined it. It's not a film to watch if you suffer from motion sickness or if you like your films to fully explain what's happening as it progresses. It's a monster film with a difference and gets a full 5 stars from me because it's awesome.