Movies

So, I went to a 5PM showing of Cloverfield today. It was pretty good. I found the characters to be very human and developed quite nicely over the course of the story. The special effects were excellent, with quite a few "oh $#!@" moments.Be warned: If Blair Witch Project made you nauseous, then I don't recommend Cloverfield. The *entire* movie is filmed in the "handy-cam" style of the trailer - but in my opinion, it works better here than in Blair Witch. It helped draw you into the movie and make you feel like you were in it, and it made the CGI more convincing.Very intense film.

Can anyone please explain to me what happened? The world is dying. The monsters have taken over on the planet Earth. Everyone is running for their lives. Monsters are winning. Millitary has almost failed. Military tanks have been burst. However, their purpose, instead of saving everyone from dying, is saving Rob's Girlfriend, because she broke up with him? The concept was incredible. The idea was amazing. The best you could do with that was this? Cool then, you go save Betty, we'll go watch some ither movie.PS Spoiler: Saving Betty killed more people than Betty could have ever given birth to.

I didn't have high hopes for this one, having read the reviews. Monster movie meets Blair Witch. But it's absolutely an OK flick.Great effects and an extremely cool apocalyptic atmosphere. Definitely worth a watch.Hand-held camera can be tiring, yes - but in this case, and combined with the great effects, it works.The plot itself isn't exactly news, but as it's all seen from the antagonists point of view and with no further explanation, you really get that "what would I have done"-feeling.Yes, we need explanations, but I really like that Abrams hasn't tried to tag on an ending explaining what happened.