Review of Cloverfield (2008) by Shane Burridge for rec.arts.movies.reviews — 21 Feb 2008

Follow(s) Joe Bob Briggs' "first rule of drive-in moviemaking".

This review of Cloverfield (2008) was written by Shane Burridge and published by rec.arts.movies.reviews on 21 February 2008.

Cloverfield has generally received positive reviews.

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