Cloverfield

Some quick thoughts on Cloverfield...

They kept a tight timeframe, nice, it kept authenticity on a the battery life of a camera, and also the amount that really would be shot in those circumstances.

Offset the main 'monster day' footage with footage previously shot on the tape that they were in fact recording over gave a great contrast to the carnage but also more importantly gave you more affinity to the characters.

In all I'm a bit dubious about JJ Abrams stuff, its just so polished and almost seems to try too hard, but I have to say I thought this was really good. A great take on a King Kong concept with some original thinking of showing a film from the point of view of those caught in the crossfire rather than the protagonists. A little homage to Alien was entertaining too...