REVIEW:
Cloverfield isn't an original movie. Not at all. It's Blair Witch Project meets The Host. But man did this movie kick ass or what. The Host was decent in my opinion, but the monster wasn't that intimidating. The monster in Cloverfield is. This monster destroys everything in its path, it's angry, it's vicious and it looks fucking brilliant. There's definitely nothing wrong with the CGI effects here. Now this will be an extremely short review because I certainly don't want to spoil the movie for anyone so you'll have to excuse me if I keep things on a shallow level. Hey, kind of like the Cloverfield rip-off Monster did.

Okay so Cloverfield hasn't got much of a story, it's a monster attacking Manhattan, but do you really need much more story than that? We have some relatable and believable characters played by some rather unknown but nevertheless very talented actors. Lizzy Caplan is the only one that disappointed me, that girl was made for sitcoms, not for horror flicks because let's face it, Cloverfield may be listed as an action/sci-fi thriller but this is a pure monster horror flick. It's only got some action and thriller in it to spice things up. This is basically what I had wished that The Host would have been. That's right! For once, USA has actually managed to outshine its foreign companion.

So how much do we get to see of the monster? Surprisingly enough, we see it a whole lot. I was actually rather impressed that they had managed to create all these great special effects even though the movie was shot with a handheld camera which naturally makes things a lot more difficult since the camera is never completely still. This may be one of the movies downsides actually. The camerawork is so frantic that you almost get motion sickness from watching it. However, this does add to the reality factor of the movie which I appreciated. All of the negative things about the movie are pretty much necessary to make the movie work as a whole and in the end I was pleasantly surprised that this movie actually lived up to its hype - something which is rare for Hollywood flicks these days. This is definitely one monster movie you need to watch on the big screen. One of the best monster movies ever.

GORE:
Not much here, it's PG-13.

SOUNDTRACK:
Only some background music like Sean Kingston at the party, nothing much.

BOTTOM LINE:
It lives up to the hype people, it really does. It's a non-stop action-packed monster movie which delivers everything that it promises and more. It's only January and I'm sure that we've all ready witnessed the best horror flick of 2008. Don't miss this one.