Cloverfield

I liked it. Kind of a lot. And I'm not sure why. I guess the deal is that I really never cared much about the monster, and as it turned out, the movie wasn't about the monster. The movie was about what a group of panicked people do to save themselves and their friends. Which was cool. Also, I was really impressed by the fact that I cared about the characters really quickly and I was legitimately upset whenever someone got lost or was in danger or died. I didn't expect to be so drawn into the emotions of people I was only viewing through really, REALLY shaky home video. But I was. And I think that's a real testament to the acting, writing and direction. Also, Rob. Wow. He was great and I loved him almost instantly even though his brother called him a douchebag. I am definitely going to be paying attention to Michael Stahl-David from now on.

Okay, I may have done this before but I'm going to do it again: Steven Strait in 10,000 B.C.; Taylor Kitsch in Friday Night Lights; Chace Crawford in Gossip Girl; Jessica Lucas in Cloverfield; and Laura Ramsey as the absolute creepiest thing in the preview for The Ruins. Who knew the cast of The Covenant would do so well?

Oh yeah, also it's really about 9/11.

And I want to see it again.