Cloverfield

Me and my hubby had a date night last night, and went to see Cloverfield. My husband has been anticipating this movie since seeing a snippet of a vague preview, and last night he finally got his fix of the thing he's been obsessing over for weeks. You've just got to love him and his fixations.

The film was really well-done. It was intense and shot in first-person, a way that really put you inside of the camera man's experiences. It was unique in that you only saw the monster when the characters saw the monster. You didn't see the normal movie view as in Alien or Godzilla and the like. While I kind of wanted to see it in more detail in some shots, I was admiring of the way it was done. I am not and never have been one for 'monster movies', but this one had a spice I liked and it actually kept me pretty tense the whole time.

Thankfully, the seat right next to me stayed empty. *sigh of relief* I absolutely hate when a stranger sits RIGHT next to me at the movie theater. Ha.
We arrived 30 minutes in advance to get a good seat. Well, by that time a freaking line was already formed inside the theater about a mile long. So, we didn't get "our" row of four or so seats with all the leg room for our giant selves, but our seats were alright. Thank goodness for big theaters.