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movie review - Cloverfield

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Tokyo, 2010.06.22

This is a sci-fi monster flick in which New York is invaded quite out of the blue by a towering creature dozens of meters tall (if not more) and dripping its young onto the city as it rampages about. The film stars a small gang of young people trying to out-run the mayhem. This is not generally successful, and the story is innovative in its telling to a degree that I wasn't expecting. This is neither a Godzilla movie or a zombie movie.

Recommended.

rand()m quote

Naturally the common people don't want war: Neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.

—Hermann Goering