The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man!
Of course! All the clues are there! If you're not familiar with the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, he was the monster from the original Ghostbusters, a manifestation of evil personified as an image of one of Ray Stantz's thoughts. A monster based on thoughts, just like the black cloud from Lost. Also, the Marshmallow Man wasn't alive to begin with, hence the "it's alive!" line. And of course, what did the Ghostbusters fight in Ghostbusters II? The Statue of Liberty!
Now if that wasn't enough, here's an even more clear, direct connection. The Ghostbusters movie started out with three scientists fighting ghosts, but were later joined by a fourth Ghostbuster, Winston, played by Ernie Hudson. Now you may not know this, but Hudson is a black actor, just like Danny Glover! Glover recently joined the cast of Brothers & Sisters where he played the love interest of Sally Fields. Glover and Fields? Cloverfield? C'mon Abrams! You're making this a dead giveaway!
Despite the obviousness of what the monster is, the movie is exciting and inventive. In most movies like this, the military comes in and launches of bunch of missiles that have no effect on the monster. Then the president orders a nuclear attack. "But there's still people in the city!" He does it anyways 'cause presidents are total jerks.
The main character is left with only one other friend who has survived with him (who just happens to be the most attractive female in the whole movie and manages to still look hot even covered in dirt and blood). They befriend a military soldier who sacrifices his life so our protagonists can just barely escape the nuclear attack and live together happily ever after. But that's most other movies. In this one they all die.
Warning: The preceding review contained spoilers. That were totally true. Totally.
Recommended!
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