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Issue 187
March 2008
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REVIEWS: Monster Mash
Released 5th December 2007
15
Directed by Matt Reeves
Runtime 85mins
Bad Robot
Writer (WGA): Drew Goddard.
'Cloverfield'
reviewed by Donna Scott

Matt Reeves’s enigmatically titled film has benefited from a gamut of publicity, and some may have been enchanted into cinemas by stories of cinema-goers throwing up in the aisles. From where I was sitting, those tales seemed plausible, but for those who might be expecting a sickening gore-fest, that’s not what makes you feel queasy…



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