It was definetly kind of Blair Witch like - what with it being done up like a home video recording and all that. But it was way, way better. Cause, honestly, monsters rampaging through Manhattan eating people and worse is WAY more scary than mysterious bundles of sticks and teeth. And kids trying to get to their friends and get out of the city while avoiding being eaten, way more heroic/sympathetic than a bunch of dorkswho refuse to throw down their broken compass and follow the stream down to the river and the river to the nearest town.

Anyway, I was extremely pleased with how the movie went. I really liked that the audience, for the most part, only ever got glimpses of the creatures cause the guy holding the camera was too busy trying to get away from them to sit there and focus. I loved how they were clueless the whole time, cause it made it more real. In most monster movies the main characters somehow wind up with the inside story along the way - they make friends with the scientists they happen to run into, or the soldier confesses the dark secret or something, or they started out with the knowledge anyway. But these kids never got more than a glimpse of what was going on, which made it way more realistic.

Of course, I wish the movie answered more of my questions! But the same guy who did Lost did this, so I had a feeling I'd leave the theatre with oodles of unanswered questions.

The one I really wonder is... why'd the army give the critter the code name Cloverfield in the first place??

Have any of you seen the rock that falls into the ocean at the end of the movie? (Before the credits) My friend pointed out to me that during the end scene where it flashes back to the couple on the ferris wheel, in the top right, a small rock/meteorite falls from the sky and into the ocean. We're sure about this, as we knew some people in the theater and they rewound it and we actually saw it and verified.

Also, did anyone else think the monster would be perfect as a Soulless God? Big and nasty with chunks that fall off of it and then move on and kill things, and that crazy ass maw, and all the legs and crap, but with the slightest look of intelligence in its eyes.

I didn't notice it. I didn't pay attention to much in the background other than to note that they were at Coney Island and all. Mostly I was watching the kids cause I was still feeling sad they'd died.

My friend had noticed it and told me about it though. I'm going to go see it again prolly and will be looking for it along with some other details that I missed. (like apperently the size/shape of the monster changed several tmes. I didn't notice this, but I'm willing to admit I might've missed it). Plus after the credits there is supposed to be something that if not ties it together at least leaves the options open for a sequal! And I'm down with that!

Not to mention the monster ended up being amazing, and nothing like Godzilla like I was afraid of. I also loved the ending of the movie. It was so sad and emotional, yet I felt Rob and Beth were able to obtain some kind of closure. And although it was very open ended, I didn't feel like it left us hanging.

Can someone describe for me what the scene was that followed the credits? I waited until the credits were over, but I didn't see anything.

The thing about the meteor being in the background is pretty awesome, although I was fond of the theory that it came from beneath the ocean! It just made sense, because the creature was very slimy looking, and the first thing it destroyed was the Statue of Liberty, so I was thinking it had rose out of the ocean there.

Well, I didn't stay for the whole credits. It's so annoying - when I sit through credits at movies, nothing. When I leave during the credits, I find out there was something after!

Anyway, my friend said that there were voices saying things after the credits. Like the camera was still recording even after it was buried, but it still picked up sound, you know? It's what my friend said that these voices said that give me hope for something of a sequal anyway. But I'm gonna go see it again and wait this time to hear it myself.

And as for the critter coming from the ocean... well, the 'rock' landed in the ocean... so maybe whatever it was hatched and grew up there, or maybe some radiation from the rock mutated some sea creature or something. Anyway, it did come out of the water cause that's where the rock landed. That's my take on it anyway.

the part where the girl who was bitten exploded in a bloodspray more satisfying than any seen since Alien.

how they sold out in the end and gave you a full-frontal detailed view of the monster, in daylight. Ruined the whole mystery of the monster for me. I could've lived with the decent shot they gave of it getting bombed while they were in the helicopter.

Sitting through the credits while having to pee really bad, however, was not so awesome for a two second audio clip, stating there is probably a sequel.

That reminds me of me and a friend of mine, who saw the movie, hashing out the movie the next day. I was talking about how I'd known Rob and Beth were going to die, but I kept hoping they wouldn't and all. My friend was like, "Yeah, I felt bad for them, but since I also kind of figured they were going to die, and I had to pee reeeeally badly, part of me was kind of wanting them to just hurry up and die so I could go pee."

Of course, keep in mind that neither of us at that point knew about the sound clip after the credits.

The fact that one of the girls gets out in a helicopter gives opportunity for a sequel (or did she die and I not see?)

Aye I think the lass in the helicopter did get away...my first thoughts were "Oh damn they're gonna see her explode" but it never happened.

I also missed the rock splashing into the water even though I was looking for something to happen to clarify what the hell that thing was. I knew there'd be something at the end of the credits but everyone else was getting a little restless and we had to go catch a bus