Cloverfield Monster Concept Art

See "The Host" Rather Than "Cloverfield"

Don't bother to see "Cloverfield." Instead, see "The Host," a South Korean monster movie unfortunately compared to "Jaws." "The Host" is not "Jaws" as that movie was just scary, not funny.

"The Host" is both scary and funny; sometimes, it seems to not be sure which it wants to be. Still the monster is grander than the one in "Cloverfield" and certainly more horrifying.

Neither film is going to make you scream (as "Jaws" certainly did), but "The Host" will make you laugh and cringe almost at the same time.

MSNBC Video: "Behind the CLOVERFIELD Curtain"

Behind the “Cloverfield” curtain

One "CLOVERFIELD" Failing

Speaking of CLOVERFIELD, like so many monster movies, this one violates monster-to-victim size ratio. Early in this home movie film, we see a very very large creature moving between buildings in NYC. Much later in the home movie, we see a very very small creature standing over one of our heroes, getting ready to take a bite out of him. This is the same creature we saw earlier standing between the skyscrapers. Now this creature is standing perhaps 20 feet above the lame fellow stretched out on the grass of Central Park, its head pulsating while it prepares to open its suddenly rather tiny mouth...

CLOVERFIELD 2 Would Be Twice As Bad as CLOVERFIELD Is!

Screen Rant got hold of a quote from Cloverfield director Matt Reeves in which he discusses the possibility of Cloverfield 2:

"While we were on set making the film we talked about the possibilities and directions of how a sequel can go. The fun of this movie was that it might not have been the only movie being made that night, there might be another movie! In today's day and age of people filming their lives on their iphones and handy cams, uploading it to YouTube... That was kind of exciting thinking about that."

The only thing in a theater worse than a long home monster movie is a second long home monster movie! And, about the SAME monster!

Don't Bother to See "CLOVERFIELD" Movie

"CLOVERFIELD" which opened in theaters yesterday is not worth your time or your money. Like a super-long home movie, it jumps all over the screen in painfully sloppy fashion. The 'monster' is alright, but the plot is thin, and the characters dull and rather insipid.

Just my advice: stay home or see Johnny Depp in "SWEENEY TODD."