I've never watched anything from J.J. Abrams, never really got into the Cloverfield hype, and I'm one of the few people that didn't like Lost. I get the impression that this vastly improved my ability to enjoy Cloverfield. XD
While the camera views sometimes pissed me off (like when they got out of the subway and Bad Things happened) and did make looking at the screen unpleasant at times, overall I liked the effect it gave. And while as frustrating as it was to reach the end and still not learn anything (seriously, even just a bit of text at the end like there was in the beginning would have made it so I wasn't wanting to shriek as I left the theatre), it did help lend to the suspension of disbelief. For me, at least; I went in expecting a film where we didn't really know what was going on, and I got it -- along with a nice big set of Cloverfield blueballs.
Still, despite that, I really enjoyed the movie, probably even because, for once, we don't get to see what happened. It actually reminded me a lot of the Blair Witch Project, except that I actually got emotionally invested in the Cloverfield characters -- which is something else I liked about it. Usually, a two-hour, stand-alone movie isn't long enough for me to really feel for the characters, with a few notable exceptions (like Pan's Labyrinth, just off the top of my head). I even went 'oh no!' when Jason died, despite his early death. Definitely one of the only movies I think I would gladly see twice in theatres.
While the camera views sometimes pissed me off (like when they got out of the subway and Bad Things happened) and did make looking at the screen unpleasant at times, overall I liked the effect it gave. And while as frustrating as it was to reach the end and still not learn anything (seriously, even just a bit of text at the end like there was in the beginning would have made it so I wasn't wanting to shriek as I left the theatre), it did help lend to the suspension of disbelief. For me, at least; I went in expecting a film where we didn't really know what was going on, and I got it -- along with a nice big set of Cloverfield blueballs.
Still, despite that, I really enjoyed the movie, probably even because, for once, we don't get to see what happened. It actually reminded me a lot of the Blair Witch Project, except that I actually got emotionally invested in the Cloverfield characters -- which is something else I liked about it. Usually, a two-hour, stand-alone movie isn't long enough for me to really feel for the characters, with a few notable exceptions (like Pan's Labyrinth, just off the top of my head). I even went 'oh no!' when Jason died, despite his early death. Definitely one of the only movies I think I would gladly see twice in theatres.
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