Well is better than new version of godzilla.

it started first with a trailer, then becomes, greatest secret of 07. Produce by J.J.Abrams, bringing the same mystery, from hes tv show "lost", and turning it, into viral marketing, that involve, a fictitious company, environmental group, a soft drink, and a pair that send video mail. Mix you get
Cloverfield, and here my review:

It start first with a recording in bed, tape by a couple Rob(Michael Stalh David) and Beth(Odette Yustman) on april where they go on a trip to coney islan. To spend the whole day in the rides. Then is another story where Lili(Jessica Lucas) and rob brother Jason(Mike Vogel) are going to the store buying thing for a party, in preparation the camara is giving to Hud(Tj Miller) to tape everybody in the party to tell their farewell to Rob, now he was promoted vice president for company, when the maid of honor is surprise, the party is on. But when friend comes, that wheres the drama happen, starting the gossip that Rob sleep with Beth knowing they were friends. And when she leave, the heartbreaking comes, the earthquake shake. so now the evacuation start, but when Rob get a call from Beth, is time to be hero. so join by hes friend they go through war zone streets, where every soldier, tank, and missile are being launch to something, to the infested subway tunnels, where the rats are running from something, to a very collapse tower, where the chances to get to the objective is zero. All record it, on the day Manhattan was invade it by something.

So first i wanna say that i don't know any of this actors or actress, but knowing they come from tv, they give the scare factor to this experiences that convinces you, that this is happening for real. Using the same formula they did on the Blair witch project, J.J. Abrams bring something that never been seen in a monster movie, in the Godzilla, is always on a scientist, or a general perspective that we see the movie on, but on this one just camcorder hold by everyday pedestrian.

I like the take on the taping, on how they go through the ruin of the city, while there's high tower monster destroying it. Like the filming on the subway, using the night vision, discovering the little crawler, to the surprise they get from the helicopter ride. It show most the destruction of the city, but what really took my eyes, seen the beast up and close.
The movie work very well, if ye been fol ow to the viral campaigns, there's little they give you, to what happening. there's no mystery in the movie, course i be wrong. One scene we see a elder Asian man talking something to the camera, than there's the question well i already spoil ya one scene, so i won't tell ya what the monster, but can tell ya one thing the crawlers they look like the starship troopers bugs. end

The suspense of the film, is the real surprise, is not always they make a film like this, but to J.J.Abrams, is something that could call a true American monster, from the score of credit, it show their making their own godzilla film. and by the camera was their ticket to making it. they succeeded.