I think I'm the only person who actually liked the American version of Godzilla starting
Granted, the story was lame, the characters were two-dimensional, and the little baby Godzillas were a cop-out. I realize this, but had a good time anyway. I don't always need my characters to be believable. I can be impressed with CG.
Once the final credits rolled for Cloverfield, I realized how stupid it is for me to still say, "I enjoyed Godzilla." Yes, Cloverfield has made Godzilla even less tolerable.
Horror movies are always more intense, i.e. better, when the viewer cares about weather the characters live or die. Despite some, but rare, "flat" dialog, Cloverfield does a great job of establishing a connection between the viewer and the characters. I was continually trying to look behind the main focus in order to catch a whiff a danger in some crazy attempt to warn the people on screen. Epic fail on my part, btw.
I also love that JJ Abrams had fun with the "handy cam" style of shooting. Seeing clips of what was recorded on the tape prior was simply brilliant. There are parts of movie where you can't see much of anything because the camera is being pointed somewhere else. While it can be frustrating, it also makes the events seem that much more "real".
The only complaint I have is that I NEVER get motion-sickness, but I could feel the movie starting to bother my stomach. It was very slight and never bothered me enough to stop, but I could see someone who gets motion-sickness easily having an issue with watching.
Cloverfield is just another creature-feature flick, but the movie succeeds in taking a tired genre and remixes it to feel "fresh".
Now if I can just get a zombie movie in this style, I'll be happy.
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