It may have been a monster hit at the box office but Cloverfield will be more fun at home to watch, according to the producer JJ Abrams.
Abrams, who created TV shows Lost and Alias, is convinced the film's shaky cam features is better suited to be viewed at home rather than the big screen (and has nothing to do with fact that the producer is speaking out days before the film's DVD release in the US).
He said, "The thing about this movie - probably more than any I think - is that it is better on DVD than in the theatre.
"The movie is like a videotape. It lives on your TV. In many ways, it is supposed to be viewed on a monitor."
The film tells the tale of a monster attack in New York from the view point of a group of twentysomethings. The film is all viewed from one of the character's hand held cameras.
Abrams added, "We really tried to take the position that less is more. When you're not actually seeing things but anticipating them, it can be much more terrifying."