SCIENCE FICTION PICK:

Starring: Michael Stahl-David, Odette Yustman
Director: Matt Reeves
Country: USA
Genre: Science Fiction

The Blair Witch Project + Godzilla = The most secretive movie ever released.

There once was a time when giant creature movies were alive and thriving, but at some point people grew tired of zippered suits and miniature cities. Then CGI came into play and Jurassic Park set a new standard for the colossal beasts. Since then, we’ve only had a handful of mayhem causing mammoths terrorizing our way of life. Cloverfield fills in a small part of that void with its unique handi-cam style. The first person perspective creates a sense of being in the moment and filters the monster flick through a lens usually ignored by the genre: the consequences of destruction. And like Spielberg, (and Hitchcock before him if we’re citing influences,) the threat is only seen in small doses, allowing our imagination to connect the dots and create the monster in our own minds, (for the most part.) But the secret to its success is the nonstop action and tension. It moves quickly, remains exciting, so it’s easy to overlook its faults.