Cloverfield
Just got back from seeing Cloverfield. Make no mistake about it people - what you are seeing is movie *greatness*. I'm no expert in these matters of course, but I know what I like, and this I absolutely loved. It was close to the perfect science-fiction movie - I've never seen anything so immersive, with such consistently good narrative. Don't get me wrong, it's an incredibly harrowing movie, and not for the faint hearted, but it's worth it. OK, there's some cliched devices in there, and it's really going to polarise people, but in my opinion you're not going to see better in this genre. It's true that video games went to the next level (so to speak) when they started borrowing from the narrative techniques of the movie industry, and this movie really feels like video games giving something back. Where I Am Legend was creepy until the reveal, and then you felt cheated by the CGI, this movie feels like you're right there, in the nightmare, and you come out of the cinema ready to run at any moment. Oh, and if you're in Brisbane, do yourself a favour and see it at the Southbank enormous screen ...
... and make sure you pay close attention to the last scene !!
... and make sure you pay close attention to the last scene !!