CLOVERFEILD

[Fishasaurus]

attack of the SPOILER!!




Ya know, i kinda felt sorry for that one black-haired girl. Think about it. She gets all DRUNK at the party right? so then all hell starts to break loose and she has to run all over new york toatally CRAP-FACED and panicy at the same time! Then she gets bit by that parasitic spider-dog thing and later her stomach pops open with blood! All while shes drunk, mind you! Ya think maybe she would have survived if she was sober and had a clear head?

Attack of the RETURN POST SPOILER!

I doubt it.  The soldier they carried in on the stretcher with his guts hanging out probably wasn't drunk when he got bitten.

[KYGOTC]

attack of the SPOILER!!




Ya know, i kinda felt sorry for that one black-haired girl. Think about it. She gets all DRUNK at the party right? so then all hell starts to break loose and she has to run all over new york toatally CRAP-FACED and panicy at the same time! Then she gets bit by that parasitic spider-dog thing and later her stomach pops open with blood! All while shes drunk, mind you! Ya think maybe she would have survived if she was sober and had a clear head?

Attack of the RETURN POST SPOILER!

I doubt it.  The soldier they carried in on the stretcher with his guts hanging out probably wasn't drunk when he got bitten.

Ya but it didnt show that guy get bitten. We have no IDEA what happened to that guy. Maybe one of those things ate his stomach off or gave him a nasty shanking or something. and Im not saying that her alchohol level caused her to burst, but maybe if she was sober she could have avoided getting attacked because her reflexes and proper judgment would be in check.

[Killer Bees]

You guys are all dead lucky.  We pay $13.00 for a cinema movie, regardless!

You don't have matinées down under?  That's when I catch all the movies I think are theater-worthy...even if it means dragging my (occasionally) hungover a$$ to meet my straightedge friends at the theater at 10:30 AM.   

As far as I'm aware, all tickets are $13.00.  They have cheap Tuesdays, but then prices are still about $9 or $10.  Prior to me seeing I Am Legend last weekend, I hadn't been to the movies literally for years.

The independent cinemas (of which there are very very few left), have even cheaper prices, but they don't often show standard fare and they are way out in the 'burbs so it's hard for me to get to them.

[Mr. DS]

I'll start by saying that after seeing this, I would suggest seeing it in the theaters like others have mentioned.  Now onto the spoilers...

WARNING SPOILERS

I guess I should start what I liked.  The monster rocked.  It's design was creepy, fresh and innovative.  The camera guy gave some good one liners that broke up the tension here and there.  The realism isn't too convincing but it was just enough to buy. 

Now on to my dislikes.  The camera angles became annoying as hell after awhile.  Yeah, yeah I know its supposed to be amateur footage but I hated Blair Witch for it and this film took on the same idea.  I really wanted to see more full body shots of the monster as well.  That and shots of him actually causing the destruction.  The best view of the monster came when the stealth bomber landed a few bombs on him and that unfortunately was short.

I also felt there was way too much wasted time on dialog.  As mentioned earlier in the post by someone else, the first 20 minutes are basically a waste.  That and as soon as my adrenaline starting going, the film would switch to conversations in a "safe" spot that consisted of,
"Dude we have to do something"
"Yeah"
"We need to get out of here"
"What are we going to do man"
"I don't know man"

The snippy little parasite things didn't do much for me.  Been there done that many times in movies.

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Overall I found it good, a step up from the mess Blair Witch if you will.  I'm glad the film's producers opted not to do another crappy remake of a monster movie already done.

However, I doubt the re watch value on DVD would be good for yours truly.  Once in the theater is enough for me.

[Raffine]

I had a great time with this one, as well.

DUH! ALERT!

Am I the only one who thought the monster was having babies when the critters started raining down on the street? It wasn't until after I'd seen the movie and then read some of the info online did I realize they were parasites, not little baby monsters.

[KYGOTC]

I had a great time with this one, as well.

DUH! ALERT!

Am I the only one who thought the monster was having babies when the critters started raining down on the street? It wasn't until after I'd seen the movie and then read some of the info online did I realize they were parasites, not little baby monsters.

Hmm....they COULD be little baybeh monsters....

[akiratubo]

My thoughts:

The early scenes in the apartment were a waste.  I'm only 29, and I'm already at the point where I don't give a rat's ass about the social lives of 20-somethings.  I'm not at that point anymore, you know?

I HATED Rob.  "Oh, wah, I had sex with this girl once and I'd rather die (and bring all my friends along to die with me) than be without this girl!"  Shut up, emo b***h.  Is that the best excuse anybody could come up with to keep the characters in the midst of it?

I rather came to like Hud.  I was upset when he died.  It should have been Rob.

The big monster was rather like an embiggened version of the landstriders from The Dark Crystal.

I'm not sure how many monsters there were.  There was one quadrupedal monster clearly several hundred feet tall, one the same size that appeared to walk upright (might have been the same one), the monster that ate Hud which was MUCH smaller than the main monster, and the little crawlies.  I was disappointed that the crawlies were "nippy".  I prefer my monsters to take big bites, not nibble.  They didn't seem much more dangerous than a viscious chow or English bulldog, save for the explodey thing.

The ending was crap.  Should have ended with the helicopter crash.

In all, I think it was okay.  I'm glad I saw it in the theater but I doubt I'll be getting the DVD, unless it comes with a super-duper monster's POV edition.

[Killer Bees]

LOL at akiratubo!   That's the funniest review I've read in a while. "Emo b***h" - classic!

The only reason I would stick around is if my son, my sister or my partner (if I had one) went missing.  Otherwise, I'd be getting out of Dodge real quick.

[Mr_Vindictive]

I saw it again last night at the theater, this time with my wife.  She enjoyed the hell out of it, as I did my first time around with it.  The second time around, it doesn't hold up so well.  With all of the suspense missing, it becomes quite boring.

I did find myself noticing a ton more stuff in the film though.  Anyone else catch something crashing into the water at the very end of the film when it shows Rob and Beth at Coney Island?  Interesting.

[KYGOTC]

I did find myself noticing a ton more stuff in the film though.  Anyone else catch something crashing into the water at the very end of the film when it shows Rob and Beth at Coney Island?  Interesting.

Whoa! no way! Ill need to check that out! did it look like a meteor or a tiny capsule or something?

[Mr_Vindictive]

Whatever it was, it was small.  You have to look closely to see it.  I looked it up on the internet after coming back from the film and a lot of people are saying it was a satellite that fell.  I myself am not sure.  I'll see if I can find a photo online.

[Wicked Nick]

I was so excited to see this movie and what do you know god damn cock suckers Marcus Theaters won't show it because of some stupid beef with the movie company. Unfortunately the only other theater showing it around here is 30 min away.

[Mr. DS]

I did find myself noticing a ton more stuff in the film though.  Anyone else catch something crashing into the water at the very end of the film when it shows Rob and Beth at Coney Island?  Interesting.

Skaboi, please don't make me watch this film again...lol...that is interesting though because I was under the impression that it was one of Chlutu's spawn or something. 

I HATED Rob.

I'm with you there akiratubo.  He was kind of dickish.  That whole subplot seemed to get more time than the monster on the loose main plot after awhile. 

Something else I thought of since seeing it.  I could never figure out why or how certain characters can have a lovey dovey moment at the worst time.  In this film, Rob and his chick decide to kiss with a giant monster less than 20 yards away.  I don't care if Jessica Biel wants to lay one on me, I'm keeping an eye on that giant bastard

[Shadow]

Skaboi, please don't make me watch this film again...lol...that is interesting though because I was under the impression that it was one of Chlutu's spawn or something. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdH6Ora1pn8

It's at the three minute mark.

The buzz is that it's a satellite that fell and woke the monster than according to J.J. Abrams, has been down there for "thousands of years."

[indianasmith]

I couldn't see it in the Youtube . . . . too blurry.  Seeing that clip made me want to see the movie again, though.  Man, that monster was spooky looking!