CLOVERFIELD

One of the best blockbusters to ever come out of hollyland, Cloverfield, takes the b-rated movie terrain and mutates it into one of the greatest sci-fi thrill rides ever. This film some how managed to save all the suspense for the theater. Scouring the internet for weeks, nerds everywhere were left empty-handed attempting to catch a mere glimpse of the ride they were about to strap into. While I tend to watch many of my cinematic favorites a multiple of times, this happens to grace my screen more often than others. Filmed entirely by handicam, this "human eye" perspective is truly terrifying and makes a Godzillaesq flick feel more realistic than any King Kong feature I've ever seen!! Additionally the handicam operator adds some light hilarity to the film that makes some of the more intense scenes a little lighter for those having a harder time stomaching the man eating predators... and the 'night visions'-subway scene makes me crawl out of my skin no matter how many times I see it. Whoever was in charge of those sound effects deserves a medal of of enormous proportions. Need I mention the "human implosion/explosion/what the hell happened to her behind that curtain" nightmare that occurs!!?!? UGH!! Everyone, just drop what your doing, grab your copy off the shelf and start this magnificent journey immediately. What? Don't have a copy? <<>> what?!>> why?? Wait, not important, get to zia, or steal your brothers, snag a couch and prepare yourself for an underwater adventure - sin underwater. Anywhosiewhatsits, Manhattan may not be able to take me on as a return resident anytime soon... its not the potential eye-bleeding, innards exploding, monster chomping, al-qaeda eat your heart out terrorism type of doom that could potentially take my life!!! It's the smog... no really. Ever been there? It has a smell to it.