Cloverfield [R]

Two reasons I have no desire to see this:

1. I hated the Blair Witch Project. If this movie is at all similar, I don't want any part of it.

2. The reviewer from the NY Post put it pretty well: "We've seen a chunk of this city destroyed, see it again frequently in our imaginations. It isn't fun. The more a movie about the subject looks like documentary footage and the less it looks like a fantasy, the less amusing it is."

 

It's not Blair Witch. Blair Witch sucked. This does not. Blair Witch was not scary. It was stupid. The cahracters in particular were really stupid. Why not follow the river?

 

Not like the geniuses in this movie, who try to escape an amphibious creature by crossing the Brooklyn Bridge.

 

I agree. Why would anyone want to escape to Brooklyn and the Island? You would want to move in-land. My bet would have been catch the PATH over to NJ or the Lincoln Tunnel or the GWB.

 

I really enjoyed it but I grew up watching Godzilla, Mothra, etc. on Saturday mornings as a kid. The movie would've been even more authentic, well as authentic as a monster movie can get, if somebody had said, "Holy shit, it's Godzilla!"

 

I enjoyed it. Some tense moments, that were made more tense by the way it was filmed.

I also like how they never really answered any of the questions that you normally get answered in movies, like where it came from, why, and what actually happens to the people that are bitten. Overall, not the greatest movie, but enjoyable.

 

sounds a *bit* like a korean horror movie out a year or two ago... i don't remember what it was called

camera work is entirely different, story slightly so... but it seems to fit

 

The Host.

Is it me or are writers lacking imagination?

 

I liked it. You do have to suspend disbelief a few times, but that's to be expected. Much better than the usual Hollywood monster fare. They do talk briefly about taking the Lincoln Tunnel out, which would have made sense. It was a little too reminiscent of 9/11 at times, but I suppose that was intended. Still, I thought it was worth watching, especially for a January release.

 

The Host was an EXCELLENT monster film. I haven't seen this one yet, but I think it will be worth it.

 

It really is a fabulous movie.

 

I agree with most people on here that its a love or hate/mixed feelings movie. At the end of the day, Do I think it could have been better ? Yes. Do I regret seeing it? Definitely No.


I remember seeing the trailer for this during a screening of Transformers back in the summer. The marketing for this was genious IMO. I remember coming out of Transformers and everyone in the Lobby was like "What movie was that with the statue of liberty head flying into the street?"

At the end of the day, the movie is what it is, if you understand what im saying. IE, if it would have been shot with a traditional camera or whatever they're called, the picture and sound would have ben way better. BUT it would have lost most if not all of its novelty.

2 more things(I really need to pay more attention)

1)People are saying that in the 2nd to last scene, where Rob and Beth are on their way back from Coney Island apparently something falls into the ocean in the background?? Did anyone catch this?

And 2) What are your thoughts on the whole "Its still alive" quote at the end?

 

I liked it, I liked the way it was filmed, made you feel like you were there....I do hope there is a sequel...

 

saw it tonight and loved it. was really concerned about a let down, but for me it was a great twist on the genre.

I stayed to the end and heard the audio in the credits, but did not catch exactly what was said. Also missed whatever fell in the water at the end. Oh well.

Must see, to find out whether your hate or love this flick cause I agree it will fall into that category of film.

 

What I saw was a large burst of white foam in the ocean in the Coney Island scene. Can't exactly say I saw something "fall" into the sea but it was certainly noticable.

"Gimmick" and "novelty" are exactly the words for this. I came out with mixed feelings. Glad I saw it but it was no big deal. The moments we were supposed to really feel for the characters were empty. I guess the entire idea of their "mission" to save this gal who had been injured was so absurd and dumb that, frankly, they deserved everything that happened to them. It wasn't like anything that took place during the rather long party sequence gave me any attachment to these people. And they acted like total jerks when dealing with the soldiers after they were picked up while wandering through the department store. That's where I completely wrote them off.

A major mistake was the full view of the creature's face in Central Park. Looked foolish, not scary. Perhaps Abrams felt the audience would insist upon seeing it and decided to give it to them.

Oh yeah, the Stak Trek trailer was a waste of time. Nothing but the Enterprise under construction.

 

i'm waiting for rambo

 

Agreed. It was a very ill conceived scene all around. The characters are somewhere deep in Central Park. A jet flies over and bombs the monster beyond the edge of the park. The characters talk a bit and then suddenly the monster is right above them, while previously in the film the monster made a huge noise on each step.

 

Yeah that didn't make much sense.

 

Saw it this morning... on the surface, this is a great scary monster movie turned on its head. Just don't sit too close to the screen and you'll be fine.

There were at least 2 "Holy Shit!" moments and my wife watched about 10 minutes with her hands in front of her face.

I've seen a lot of comments about "the monster this and that", I just think people don't realize this movie is not about the monster. The only advice I'd give to anybody going to watch this movie is to go ahead and emotionally invest in the main characters.

 

You're assuming it's the same creature.







I found the film to be exceptional in parts but tedious in others. I'm a New Yorker, so some of the 9-11 imagery was expected. It was good work by the filmmakers to remain "geographically correct" about Manhattan even though there were some liberties taken. Though that looting bit almost turned me off. I guess some stereotypes die hard.

The director isn't talking sequel but isn't ruling it out. Come to think of it: how many other folk were running around with cameras & camera phones that night.

 

the more I think it over the more I like it. This was a movie too short to really develop characters AND get plenty of shots of a gigantic, rampaging monster. But IMO, the writers and director did a pretty fair job of pulling enough together to make the film engaging from start to finish. I honestly think some of the footage of the beast in action, particularly when we first see up close combat between our military and the "it", is first rate and ranks right up there with the best in this genre. It was terrifying and obviously stomping a$$, i couldnt get enough.

 

did their batteries ever get low?