Interesting. I really liked this. Didn't know much about it, so I thought it was going to be more than one home video, but was glad it was just one for the entire movie. Definitely worth watching, and I can see why everyone is looking forward to this one hitting the shelves on Tuesday.
really just call it godzilla dressed by hollywood and you've summed it up. except that it does little to tell you how annoying this film actually is.
the people who made this film would be ashamed if they hadn't of made so much money doing it. its the money thrown towards this thing that carries it anywhere because on its own merrits its merely adequate.
Description:Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Told from the point of view of their video camera, the film is a document of their attempt to survive the most surreal, horrifying event of their lives
One of the first things a viewer notices about Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Told from the point of view of their video camera, the film is a document of their attempt to survive the most surreal, horrifying event of their lives
One of the first things a viewer notices about Cloverfield is that it doesn't play by ordinary storytelling rules, making this intriguing horror film as much a novelty as an event. Told from the vertiginous point-of-view of a camcorder-wielding group of friends, Cloverfield begins like a primetime television soap opera about young Manhattanites coping with changes in their personal lives. Rob (Michael Stahl-David) is leaving New York to take an executive job at a company in Japan. At his goodbye party in a crowded loft, Rob’s brother Jason (Mike Vogel) hands a camcorder to best friend Hud (T.J. Miller), who proceeds to tape the proceedings over old footage of Rob’s ex-girlfriend, Beth (Odette Yustman)--images shot during happy times in that now-defunct relationship. Naturally, Beth shows up at the party with a new beau, bumming Rob out completely. Just before one's eyes glaze over from all this heartbreaking stuff (captured by Hud, who's something of a doofus, in laughably shaky camerawork), the unexpected happens: New York is suddenly under attack from a Godzilla-like monster stomping through midtown and destroying everything and everybody in sight. Rob and company hit the streets, but rather than run with other evacuees, they head toward the center of the storm so that Rob can rescue an injured Beth. There are casualties along the way, but the journey into fear is fascinating and immediate if emotionally remote--a consequence of seeing these proceedings through the singular, subjective perspective of a camcorder and of a story that intentionally leaves major questions unanswered: Who or what is this monster? Where did it come from? The lack of a backstory, and spare views of the marauding creature, are clever ways by producer J.J. Abrams and director Matt Reeves to keep an audience focused exclusively on what’s on the screen. But it also makes Cloverfield curiously uninvolving. Ultimately, Cloverfield, with its spectacular effects brilliantly woven into a home-video look, is a celebration of infinite possibilities in this age of accessible, digital media. --Tom Keogh
“really just call it godzilla dressed by hollywood and you've summed it up. except that it does little to tell you how annoying this film actually is.
the people who made this film would be ashamed if they hadn't of made so much money doing it. its the money thrown towards this thing that carries it anywhere because on its own merrits its merely adequate.
godzilla...i mean an unidentified monster from somewhere (which is what it remains throughout the film) is on the loose in manhattan for no apparent reason (also remains true throughout the film). first we have to endure the set up to this which is where the film really falls apart. its a going away party for a guy and his buddy is filming "testimonials" so he can not watch them (a point made in the film actually)” read more
Bridgey07 added this to a list 1 year, 11 months ago
“Interesting. I really liked this. Didn't know much about it, so I thought it was going to be more than one home video, but was glad it was just one for the entire movie. Definitely worth watching, and I can see why everyone is looking forward to this one hitting the shelves on Tuesday.” read more
mackski added this to a list 5 years, 7 months ago
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