Cloverfield

So JJ Abrams (of Alias, Lost fame) has come up with another idea and it comes in the form of Cloverfield.  All we know about the film (opening Friday) is that there are people having a going away party for someone and then they see an explosion in the distance on Manhattan and everyone freaks because the city is on fire, there’s debris flying everywhere and then the ultimate showing of some great chaos – the head of the Statue of Liberty rolls into the street.

Awww yeah!  What a trailer!  I love watching that thing over and over again.

From reading interviews with JJ Abrams on the subject of his new film, he’s more interested in keeping a film secret in the connected world we live in nowadays.  Too often is every little detail of a film shared with the public, whether it is intentional or not.

In the end, is this film going to be revolutionary?  Probably not.  I think it will end up being a decent monster movie where a Godzilla type creature wreaks havoc on the city of New York.  You know what?  I’m alright with that!  Sometimes we need to just sit down and enjoy a decent monster flick.  Krista mentioned to me that someone on the radio said the movie was pretty bad.  That’s what I’m hoping for!  A return of the B-Movie!  We’ll have to see what it offers this coming Saturday.