Cloverfield, over hyped much? Options

[dannyordinary]

I haven't seen it. My cousin said it sucked. Has anyone else seen it?

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[NoSex]

Cloverfield was much better than I ever expected. The effects are amazing, the acting is on-point (although never dark or desperate enough), and the action is captivating. The detractors, I suspect, merely have a deficient imagination or patience. I mean, it's no Blair Witch Project (succulent succulent mastery), but it's still an immensely entertaining theater experience filled to the monster-loving-brim with perfect subtleties hiding in utter terror and chaos. Best movie I've seen this year, har har.

[superstitious]

Cloverfield was much better than I ever expected. The effects are amazing, the acting is on-point (although never dark or desperate enough), and the action is captivating. The detractors, I suspect, merely have a deficient imagination or patience. I mean, it's no Blair Witch Project (succulent succulent mastery), but it's still an immensely entertaining theater experience filled to the monster-loving-brim with perfect subtleties hiding in utter terror and chaos. Best movie I've seen this year, har har.

You know, I've been really curious as to what you'd think of this since Cloverfield has been compared to Blair Witch.

I don't think this film has been overhyped at all though. I've only heard of this in passing and through listening to Lost related podcasts (since JJ Abrams is the brains behind both).

I've read that the acting is to par with typical cheesy horror film actors, which I love because this isn't about Oscar moments. It's about beautiful people making complete asses of themselves while being terrorized. It's comical and entertaining (and I've read also, visually appealing). The bad acting is a component of the film (from what I've gathered).

Anyway, that's all based on things I've heard and read. I'll respond more when I get a chance to see it.