Guest Review: CLOVERFIELD

By Phatmogera

Hey Bill and friends, just a quick non-spoiler review of Cloverfield for you. If you like giant critter attack movies, and I'm sure a lot of Comix Connection customers do, you must see this movie. It is the dream some giant monster fans have been dreaming of for decades (yeesh, I'm soooooo old). So, some quick points:

1. The whole movie is footage taken from a hand held camera during the attack. If you get motion sick easy, take precautions! Also, sit back a bit further from the screen. They do a great job with the shooting to get as much of what they want you to see on screen.

2. Hud, our intrepid cameraman and overall most identifiable character, is really funny. His name is short for Hudson, but I couldn't help thinking there is a great in-joke for gamers as your point of view is like a first person shooter's HUD (Heads-Up-Interface). He really steals the show with his lines.

3. You see the critters. Yes, critters. And they are WAY cool.

4. If you are expecting to see the scientists, presidents, or generals planning to stop the critter, or hippie environmentalists trying to commune with the critter, you need to pick a different movie. Cloverfield's stars are the poor schmucks caught in the way of a rampaging monster.

5. No false scares or cheap tricks, just genuine emotions. The cast does a great job. They all have bright futures.

I hope they don't make a sequel, I think it could ruin it. But go see it! I think both theaters in the Comix sidebar are showing it. Between last year's The Host and and now Cloverfield, it is a great time to like people-stomping creatures!

CLICK HERE to view the trailer!

(Thanks, Phatmogera!)