Whoa scary! Doug and I watched "Cloverfield" on Saturday. It seriously freaked me out. It's rated PG-13, but could have been a stronger rating we thought. Watcher beware. It's a serious monster movie all filmed in the first person (is that how you'd describe it?). The film is like a home movie of "attack of Godzilla" filmed by the characters in the plot. If you are prone to motion sickness, watch this on a small screen, or not at all -- the camera shake was kind of difficult to handle at times.
However, the director did an excellent job of capturing the terror that the characters experienced. I was completely sucked into the film and the action. It was really violent and high stress and a major adrenaline rush. I think the thing that wigged me out the most was the characters were regular people who just happened to have a camcorder running when they get swept away by a catastrophic event--I found myself wondering how I would have reacted in the situations they found themselves in and if I could handle this or that. That personalization made the movie sink even deeper under my skin.
Recommendation: If you aren't easily spooked or live for the adrenaline rush of a scary movie, and appreciate non-traditional filming techniques, you'll love this movie. If you like being able to eat popcorn while you watch, pick out something else for this weekend.
However, the director did an excellent job of capturing the terror that the characters experienced. I was completely sucked into the film and the action. It was really violent and high stress and a major adrenaline rush. I think the thing that wigged me out the most was the characters were regular people who just happened to have a camcorder running when they get swept away by a catastrophic event--I found myself wondering how I would have reacted in the situations they found themselves in and if I could handle this or that. That personalization made the movie sink even deeper under my skin.
Recommendation: If you aren't easily spooked or live for the adrenaline rush of a scary movie, and appreciate non-traditional filming techniques, you'll love this movie. If you like being able to eat popcorn while you watch, pick out something else for this weekend.
2 comments:
Thanks for the warning Kathy. I do like my popcorn:)and I'm too big to hide under the seat any more.
Looks like one I'll skip. That kind of thing gives me nightmares.
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