Cloverfield - 2-Disc Special Edition (DVD, Boxed set)

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Reviewed by Micky B - 14 April 2010

This certainly is a very effectively creepy sci-fi/horror/disaster offering - especially as we see the whole thing as though filmed by an extreme amateur, using a hand-held digital camera. As the evening progresses: what starts off as a surprise party becomes even more than a nightmare! The horror effect of hearing the creatures outside - without knowing what they are, or even seeing them - has to be experienced to be believed! And when we do catch our first glimpse of them - or rather "it" - well... Then there are parasitic, giant spider-like entities thrown in for good measure too. And many ideas are borrowed from other, similar, movies (in fact, we get still clips from King Kong; Them! and The Beast from Twenty Thousand Fathoms> among many others), but full marks for the unique way in which they are assembled and presented here. Full marks, too, for the ending; but don't expect it to be a neat and nicely rounded off one! There's a garbled radio sound clip after the end credits. Apparently, when played backwards, it says: It's still alive!