We saw Cloverfield last night in Bayer’s Lake. After a few minutes, I felt a bit nauseous – in terms of camera work, think Paul Greengrass (Bourne Ultimatum/Bloody Sunday) + Blair Witch Project. The whole time I was riveted. This is a very good movie. It has been hyped so much, and it actually lives up to that hype. What sounded like an experiment and a “concept film” ends up being just a really entertaining piece of movie making.

There are lots of thrills, some scares, some “how’d they do that?” scenes, a bit of humour, and some amazing special effects. I went in cold, expecting nothing but a popcorn action movie. What I got was so much more. Unfortunately the theatre contained several douchebags, young and old, who began yelling things at the screen before the film even began.

The worst was when, during a dead-silent moment after an incredibly intense sequence, some complete waste of breath yelled “You Fail.” No, buddy, you fail. You fail at life. Shut your fucking mouth. There was an entire section of assholes behind my friends near the back. Everyone around them was telling them to shut it.

To all the assholes who come to movies because it’s an “event” and just something to do: please just stay home and play video games and pretend you’re cool with your friends who think you’re funny, and stop ruining the movie-going experience for everyone. We’re paying $12 a pop to see a movie how it’s supposed to be seen – not to hear your inane, immature comments.

So yeah, Cloverfield = awesome, teenage punks = not. Go see it in the afternoon or something.

I have a draft of “My Favourite Films of 2007″ almost set to post, but I am waiting until I see a few more films… mostly “There Will Be Blood.” The list is a decent one though – I’m actually impressed by 2007′s output of decent films.

There were some stinkers though. Avoid, at all costs, “I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry,” and “Good Luck Chuck.” It seems anything with the word Chuck is sucky. Except for the TV show Chuck, which I kind of enjoy… Also, I don’t think I’ll put myself through watching “Blonde Ambition”, but for hilarity’s sake, here is a play-by-play “live” review of the Jessica Simpson suckfest. Some sample material to whet your appetite:

71:01: I can’t believe it’s only been 71 minutes. I was a level-headed, relatively sane person 71 minutes ago. Now I want to lick my own eyeballs and drink fairy juice.

72:12: So, she’s going up with the window washer while simultaneously brushing her teeth. I have no fucking idea why she is brushing her teeth. But there you go. I can’t believe this movie actually made $1,190 in theaters. That means, like, 150 people saw this film. That’s 150 people who can no longer string a sentence together.

In other movies-in-my-life news, I just scored “The Sixth Sense” (Vista Series) and “Mean Streets” (Special Edition) on eBay for a whopping $9, shipping included.

More movie stuff to come, including Oscar nominations (released live Tuesday morning at 9:30am), that fav movie list of mine, and a look ahead at some new releases coming up.