It's taken me awhile to get back to this, but I absolutely loved Cloverfield. (Clovey is above. Isn't he a cutie? Rar!)
The shakey camera work did make me a little ill afterwards and my inner ear was very unforgiving. However, I don't recall the last movie that gave me an "oh, shit" moment as I cowered in my seat...maybe Aliens 4. And it wasn't scary like having to sleep with the lights on for two weeks after watching the Exorcist for the first time. I am really now a coward.
The absolutely best thing about this movie was that it was pretty much just the monster attacking New York. There was very little back story featured in the movie - you can find it online though. And you know, after sitting through the pain that was the Transformers Movie, I was just fine with that.
I also liked Hud who was filming. He made me giggle quite a few times and alas he is now just under three feet tall according to his myspace page.
'What is that?'
'It's a terrible thing.'
