I’m getting old. Back in my younger days, I’d see new movies on opening night. When Independence Day came out, we camped out in line for hours, and it was well worth the wait! These days, I usually wait for movies to come out on DVD. But Cloverfield caught my attention early on, and I just had to see it. Plus, this seemed like one of those movies you’d want to see on the big screen.. Of course, a 10:30pm Friday night showing wasn’t doing it for me, so we instead opted for the 10:30AM showing on Sunday morning. (And as an added bonus, we got the $5 matinee rate!)

Friends had warned us ahead of time that the filming style was similar to the Blair Witch Project. I didn’t really give that much thought, as Blair Witch didn’t bother me in the least. 5 minutes into Cloverfield, I was already starting to get dizzy from the constant camera movement. By the end of the movie, I was feeling pretty queasy. Nonetheless, the movie itself was awesome. The way that the movie is told (as footage recovered by the military after the fact) is a novel way of doing things. It’s tough to classify this movie, but it has something for everyone. It’s definitely Godzilla-esque, but there’s also an underlying love story going on between Rob and Beth. The movie introduces more questions than it answers, and the Internet is buzzing about Cloverfield and all of it’s hidden meanings. Will there be a sequel? It’s too soon to tell, but I’d definitely be up for it. Hopefully it would answer some of those lingering questions, and give us the closure we desire.

On a scale of 1-10, I’d give it a solid 9.