First there is silence, then you hear a little bit of what sounds like rubble moving and Rob whispering "now what".

So by "wraps it all up" I mean it sounds like they are setting up for a 2nd one. Bah. Sorry for the tease - I was really tired when I wrote my quasi-review.

It was really really quiet before it happened, and when it did happen it was super quiet. I can see how those who stayed, then got up missed it

And some people said there was a splash in the ocean during the very end Coney Island 'not quite taped over' footage. Did anyone else see that? Did it seem like foreshadowing of the Monster, or was it just a splash in the ocean??

It did, mainly because it's a total set-up for a 2nd one. I just wish we would know what the monster is, where it came from, etc... I have a sinking feeling they'll keep the franchise going, without answering questions as long as they can :mad:

I don't say it sucked because it sets up a sequel, that possibility already existed, just switch to some other amateur videographer or tell the story again from the perspective of the military and carry it all the way through or whatever.

It sucks because it suggests they survive the bombing and it is a better movie, in my opinion, if they don't.

I like that nothing was answered about the monster, and that is what most of the grumbling at the end of the movie was about. For the conceit of the film not having anything answered is the only appropriate ending.

I really liked the ending of Cloverfield. I don't think anyone who was expecting the main characters to live was paying attention at the start of the film, which made clear that the camera was found in what used to be known as Central Park. Does that sound like anybody makes it out alive to you?

So I wasn't surprised by that, and I did like that our principal characters die for once. But I liked the particulars a lot. The testimonials that harkened back to Rob's farewell party and the snippet of un-taped-over video of Beth and Rob romantically happy on the ferris wheel at Coney Island. I think that combo was very effective, and was a touching coda to ... well, everybody dies.

I'm one of those who likes the full story arc. I don't think Cloverfield sucked at all but it bugs me that it didn't tell us more about the monster, or how they came to find the tape (it was a 90 minute move, 90 more minutes could have been devoted to the aftermath!).

There are unanswered questions that I would want answers to:

What happened to Lily's helicopter
What is the monster and what are the lice that came off of it? (they had one in containment)
Where did it come from
How did the military obtain in possession of the tape (did the monster die? did it go somewhere else?)

The ending isn't bugging me as much as it was yesterday - Alex's thoughts are helping with that. It's not a "go out and buy movie" but I'd see the 2nd one.