Because I totally agree with myself, I'll just quote him. Here's what he wrote in the Movie Tab back in January.
Cloverfield. Exciting movie which everyone already knows the premise of. It's not as revolutionary as some of the reviews here have been saying, I think the producers just know that time-tested rule that the less predictable and the less you show straight on, the more impact your slimy tentacle monster will have on viewers, as proven by the fact of how unimpressive it is when they actually show the beast, given the rest of the movie. I also really like the idea of having the recording medium be an in-story device. There may be a limited amount or it might quickly lose its appeal, but I wish more films would exploit clever ideas like this, I kind of felt they didn't do as much as they could have with it, just used it as a way to heighten the mood and make it a little more personal, both of which it does quite well. I guess I'd give it a . Worth seeing.
Cloverfield. Exciting movie which everyone already knows the premise of. It's not as revolutionary as some of the reviews here have been saying, I think the producers just know that time-tested rule that the less predictable and the less you show straight on, the more impact your slimy tentacle monster will have on viewers, as proven by the fact of how unimpressive it is when they actually show the beast, given the rest of the movie. I also really like the idea of having the recording medium be an in-story device. There may be a limited amount or it might quickly lose its appeal, but I wish more films would exploit clever ideas like this, I kind of felt they didn't do as much as they could have with it, just used it as a way to heighten the mood and make it a little more personal, both of which it does quite well. I guess I'd give it a . Worth seeing.