I finally got to see the movie Cloverfield last night. My best buddy and his girlfriend came over to watch it with me. I had heard positive reviews for this film, that it wasn’t your "typical ‘Monster/Horror’ movie”. That’s very true though, it is by far the least typical monster/Horror movie you would encounter. One thing I need to stress about this movie is that it is NOT a monster movie. Yes, there is a monster in the movie, but the movie is about the attempts of a small group of people to survive when a monster attacks Manhattan. This makes sense since the movie is produced by J.J. Abrams and his Bad Robot company - also the creators of "LOST". This movie is about those people and their point of view. It's a whole new take on the monster movie genre and I think overall, it works pretty well. That's not to say the movie is perfect, though.

I knew going into the movie that the creature was just the backdrop, that it revolved around the group of friends that we’re introduced to at the beginning of the movie. Having known that, I guess I was expecting something a little different. But it felt like a, “Been there, done that” kind of feeling. Boys loves girl, boy saves girl, friends come together in extreme crisis and the world comes to an end (That’s not how the movie ended, but you get the jist of it).

My expectations for this film were quite high and after viewing it, I felt that it never quite reached that point. The characters were believable, in the sense that you truly felt for them and understood what they were facing/going through. The way the movie was filmed felt real, in the sense that I was actually viewing a tape that was found in New York after this incident.

There was a scene where the group of friends are running through an abandoned subway tunnel and saw rats scurrying from something. This scene was the most frightening to me, I won’t say anything more, but if you do watch Cloverfield, just remember this part.

Cloverfield has been compared to Blair Witch Project. I don't really see it myself. The only thing is, if you haven’t seen the Blair Witch Project before, be forewarned about motion sickness. Have a baggy close at hand, haha. There were times during the movie where I had to look away from the TV because my stomach was starting to feel queasy and head getting dizzy. Prepare for one heck of a ride!

Watching the movie with my friend and his girlfriend can be awkward at times. I hate being the third wheel. It literally feels like I’m on their date because they talk about whatever is going on in their lives, they make out in front of me, and do whatever else couples do. I don’t mind, but sometimes it just feels a bit intrusive.



I cannot believe April is two days away.
UPDATE: My Mom and I saw our first Robin today!