Review of Cloverfield (2008) by Brad O — 17 Feb 2013

Heard people were getting sick from the shaking of the cam as its done thru a web cam.

This review of Cloverfield (2008) was written by Brad O on 17 Feb 2013.

Cloverfield has generally received positive reviews.

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