This ‘Letter of Apology’ was written by Lieutenant General Chuck Pitman, US Marine Corps, Retired.

It is the epitome of exactly how I feel in regards to the current world state of things. It’s nice to know that there are others out there who share my convictions.

Enough from me, let’s get to the goods.

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It took me a while to come around. Not that I walked away from my first Cloverfield viewing disappointed or even unhappy, but something about it was a little ‘ehhh’ for me that first time. I loved a lot about it but something about it wasn’t quite right.

A couple of weeks later I managed to find a cam version of the film online, so I downloaded it and was surprised to see that I enjoyed it a bit more the second time. Which is saying a lot considering, it was only a cam version. The third time I found myself watching it, I knew I was hooked. Why?

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Today is the premiere of the highly anticipated movie Cloverfield. Such a strange name for a sci-fi / monster flick. Hardly seems pertinent actually, but like the rest of the country and presumably the world, I have been anxiously waiting for the chance to see and finally figure out what “it” is.

So of course, I set out into the blog-o-sphere to see what I could find and came across this post from, Nicki, a NYC blogger. Apparently, she was privy to a special screening and wrote up an excellent, spoiler free review.

First off, I was surprised to find out this was filmed using hand-held camcorders ala The Blair Witch Project. This bit of info scared me at first. I enjoyed TBWP, it was totally different and certainly had just enough to grab me. Having said that though, it is hard for me to imagine this gimmick working in too many scenarios. Being that I tend to despise todays penchant for wildly moving cameras, especially during great action sequences, I immediately thought the worst. Nicki’s review shows she had the same reservations and I was pleased to find she had no trouble with the ‘amateur cam’ technique. This is good because I must say that alone would have had me waiting for DVD or even In Demand release.

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