Cloverfield producer J.J. Abrams has dismissed reports the monster movie exploits the trauma suffered by New Yorkers in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the city. Cloverfield follows the adventures of five people attempting to escape from a giant lizard who wreaks havoc in Manhattan - but Abrams insists film goers are wrong to take aim at his movie.

The filmmaker claims there are plenty of recent blockbusters that have used an apocalyptic New York as a backdrop.

Abrams says, "Anyone who is upset with Cloverfield must have had the same reaction to the recent Spider-Man films or I Am Legend or the King Kong remake."

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