I just watched this movie tonight. It opened tonight in the UK.

It was truely THE best movie experience I have ever had and I am a massive film fan.

Never have I watched a film, which places you in a moment so convincingly that you imagine that the reactions the actors portray would be simular to your own in that situation.

It especially shows how fragile human life really is. One moment they are all happy and the next they're lives are taken away from them. This is common in many films, but Cloverfield some how brought the gritty reality to it.

I guess you could relate this film to the experiences certain people have on 9/11. The fear and cluelessness about what was going on is sort of comparitable, but I think it's mainly the reality of something extreme and immediate happening in your home city, which links the two events. New York is not normally a war zone, but suddenly it is completely destroyed with your friends and family killed infront of you in an instance. This shit actually happened on 9/11 to some people. It's actually really upsetting to think about.

I've heard some people complain about the romantic side of it. Most people I know have an issue with a girl. A lot of people I know are in love or love somebody. It's actually a big reality of life and so I didn't think it was too theatrical to put this plot in there.

The film is less about the monster, but more about small group of people you follow who experience the events. For me, it was a really emotive and shocking film, which showed a group of young individuals lives be taken away from them in a very unglorified and blasay fashion.

For what this film is all about, it is pretty much perfect in my eyes. Although, the film won't be half as shocking on a second watch. I'm glad I waited to go to the cinema to watch this, rather than online or some bull.

I don't think its a positive, but I think they developed it the most they could of through the format the film utilizes.

I'm not trying to say its one of the most emotional and romantic love story ever in film, I just think it was satisfying enough to justify where the plot goes.

I think this is a good way to put the love plot in the film into words. It wasn't incredible, but it did add some direction and they did a pretty good job building some sort of character connection while a gigantic fucking thing was smashing buildings left and right.

But yeah, Lyndon is right. You gotta see this at the movies or it's not worth it. I feel much the same about it as I did with WotW (except without the anger at the butchering of my favourite book waah) - awesome at the cinemas, probably not so much on a rewatch. But I was impressed, and it'd be one of the most intense movie experiences I've had in a long time.

Most of the complaints I've heard from people were "I got sick" or "love story lame" so I'm guessing that means they at least nailed the monster part.

If you feel sick also move back from the screen if at all possible.

I think this is a good way to put the love plot in the film into words. It wasn't incredible, but it did add some direction and they did a pretty good job building some sort of character connection while a gigantic fucking thing was smashing buildings left and right.

But yeah, Lyndon is right. You gotta see this at the movies or it's not worth it. I feel much the same about it as I did with WotW (except without the anger at the butchering of my favourite book waah) - awesome at the cinemas, probably not so much on a rewatch. But I was impressed, and it'd be one of the most intense movie experiences I've had in a long time.

Most of the complaints I've heard from people were "I got sick" or "love story lame" so I'm guessing that means they at least nailed the monster part.

If you feel sick also move back from the screen if at all possible.

Actually they did horrible on the monster...it made no sense at all.

I heard work on the sequel starts next week or something, actually. I'm not entirely sure where I heard it; could be bullshit (probably is bullshit), but I'm just tossing that out there.

There's part in the movie where HUD notices another guy filming on the bridge.  Apparently the second movie will follow his story. I am going to assume to make it worth while that they have a very different experience compared to Rob and HUD etc. Hopefully they escape or something and you learn more about the monster and where it came from. It'll be in the same POV style, which is cool