Rant about Cloverfield - euyuck!

[Moogled]

Worst movie of 2008. Save your 12.50 and buy some McDonald's instead. FYI, I'm sure many people enjoyed it and that's cool too - this movie just wasn't my cup of tea.

This movie was so awful that it boggled my mind - especially when a director can take the idea of a convulsing camcorder and call it a stylistically clever film. They don't warn people about motion sickness for nothing.

The only saving grace was everytime he dropped the camcorder, my sore eyes thanked me for the lack of motion onscreen. This isn't a monster movie as much as it was some guy looking for his girlfriend (uberhot, btw). There was no closure at all and there were probably only 3 deaths that I could count. Honestly though, this movie could have been way better if it were shot classically, with more focus on the monster a la Godzilla.

If anything, the lack of scenes with a monster is further undermined by the incredible predictability of the tunnel scene. Yeah, like we're all gonna see air when you mention a night vision function, although the silhouette of Marlena dying surely came as a surprise (A+ if the cam was replaced by normal equipment).

I can relate to the comments of a dissatisfied audience. The whole crowd at my theater was baffled when the movie ended, save for the bold echo of my opinion regarding this movie before the credits rolled - it resonated throughout the silent room:

".......WHAT THE *BEEP*?"