CLOVERFIELD: Anyone see it? Thoughts?

[nfpgasmask]

Well I was going to watch it tonight but THANKS for runing it. no need now...

I had to see what monster looked like online. Wasnt going to watch it because people up @ work were complaining about camera movement and it mademe think of when i watched "Blair Witch" and how that sorta made me sick but stuck through it and enjoyed it.. Anyways looked up monster hopefully didnt ruin it because after this talk makes me want to go see it again..

And for the record I dont fall under peer pressure.

I can definitely say, its not for everyone. If you want a typical Hollywood monster flick with a happy ending, don't see it. But if you want something a little different, and very intense, I would say make sure you go see it in the theater.

Bart

PS - I guess I am one of the lucky ones who doesn't get sick from 1st person shooters and movies like this.

[Dumke]

Oh I dont get too sick of fps. The movie was on a little 27 inch tv so was hard to focus.. But I will give it a go. Hey I am for everything new but I just dont want to be disapointed as I was when i saw the newer godzilla movie or whatever ti was... Now has slipped my mind but here nore there. I will report back tonight on my thoughts.



Soo many movies now adays are just trash. I mean how orginal are pople getting now adays. Yeah I know alot are remakes which I havent seen orginals. I am talking like secret window and hide-n-seek. I mean you seen one seems like you seen them all these days.

[nfpgasmask]

Soo many movies now adays are just trash. I mean how orginal are pople getting now adays. Yeah I know alot are remakes which I havent seen orginals. I am talking like secret window and hide-n-seek. I mean you seen one seems like you seen them all these days.

I agree about how 90% of movies nowadays are absolute garbage. It seems that in the US, films are basically made to make money, devoid of any real artistry and typically, completely unoriginal. I have really been looking to the films coming out of Japan and Korea for original ideas. Its funny too, because here in the US we keep remaking all the cool Japanese and Korean horror/thriller flicks because we can't come up with any new ideas ourselves.

Cloverfield is in no way original in story or content. Cloverfield is simply a wild ride, with some killer visuals and intense sound. The creators of this film certainly put some thought into it and really tried to do something a little different than the Hollywood norm, and for that, I have to give props. I have never seen The Blair Witch Project, but a lot of folks are comparing it to that, only saying that Blair Witch basically sucked, while Cloverfield was awesome.

Bart

[Kenny]

... Its funny too, because here in the US we keep remaking all the cool Japanese and Korean horror/thriller flicks because we can't come up with any new ideas ourselves.

...

Bart

On that note- go rent "The Host". Korean subtitles, a bit goofy characters, but pretty cool.

http://www.hostmovie.com/

[nfpgasmask]

On that note- go rent "The Host". Korean subtitles, a bit goofy characters, but pretty cool.

http://www.hostmovie.com/

Just watched the trailer. Looks awesome. Thanks, Kenny.

Bart

[Dumke]

All I can say I am glad I watched it. its AWESOME. The special effects, the sound even more so. The camera yes I did have to look @ a exit sign here and again to keep from my eyes straining.

ok kenny

Not to spoil anything - but in the last 30 seconds of the film, keep your eyes scanning in the background, it'll explain a few things.

Man I looked and I didnt see anything or maybe I over looked. Pm me plz to explain if ya dont mind.

The only things I didn't like, was that #1, cell phones typically don't work when stuff like this is going down, let alone underground in a subway station, and #2, I would imagine the amount of power still available to the city would have been much more interrupted, plunging the city into a complete black out, save for battery powered auxiliary lights.
Bart

Though I think the city being torn apart by a monster is more remote than cell phones working in a subway.

I dont see how a woman can run in high heels when she is scared for her life. Let alone go every where she went. I mean I have a hard enough time walking down the hall... erm um nm...



But all in all it was a awesome movie and I am glad I went to see it.


Edit: Oh sorry but I have to say "Its probably a terrorist" ........ LMFAO

[cyronman]

I saw it yesterday and was actually telling a buddy about it as I logged on last night, but his internet crapped out before i could post.

I thought it was well worth the effort of going to the theater to watch.


IMO, this is the type of movie you pay to go see at the theater. Not some run-of-the-mill summer action flick with new and improved tough-guy quotes.
Not only the audio but the SEs were outstanding. The cam-shake didn't bother me one bit.
And when it ended, sure enough there was an uproar of "that's it??"'s...
and I just laughed at all the people that have no imagination or understanding of how the movie is presented.

[CoastieCosta567]

i loved it, i saw it the first night it came out, the only thing that bugged me was really the fact that i wished they expalined where the monster came from, but other then that, i loved every bit of it, and the end was amazing.

[Knigh7s]

I watched it opening night. Loved it. The sound and visuals were awsome!

I've actually been following it since the first trailer leeked from the Transformers Movie. There are plenty of websites and stuff out there about the movie and the mystery that was wrapping around it.

[SPOILERS BELOW/]
http://www.1-18-08.com/ (official)
http://one-eighteen-oh-eight.blogspot.com/ (fan site)
http://cloverfieldclues.blogspot.com/ (fan site)

MYSPACE PAGES:
Rob Hawkins
Look on his friends list and you will find the entire cast of the movie as if there movie lives were real... Interesting read.