Comments on: Review – Cloverfield (15)

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:45:12 +0000

Okay, Watched this movie now…

I gotta say, ive seen it twice and the first part of the movie is so mind numbing it is unreal, great I know its a home movie blah blah blah, but cut the crap its bullshit.

So, their on the roof “the start of the movie” fantastic, shit hits the fan blah blah.

Overall it’s a good film, however – going up to rescue her? Man you would take one look at that building – know damn straight some mental thing that looks like me at 6am is running about the city knockin buildings down left right and center and say – holy crap, no chance… hell even if some oversized gollum wasnt running around I wouldnt do it, sorry my balls would just shrivel up and pop inside me by the time i got up there, and she is alive – only got staked but alive and can run.. hmmmm yeah!

Film is spoiled by a few “BS Stupid crap”, it could have been some much better, far better… Dan says “You saw just enough” I think you saw too much in a fashion…. But I can honestly say images of the “Creature” on google is a damn near impossible thing to find! So here’s the goods!

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:01:27 +0000

Just watched Eric Striffler's "review" of Cloverfield and he talks about all the hidden bits and pieces that we see or don't see throughout the film, especially things that tie in with the viral marketing campaign. Lots of interesting stuff in there including the playback of a hidden message that played after the end credits. See it here ***CAUTION!!! CONTAINS SPOILERS!!!***

By: kym

kym — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:23:14 +0000

haha, maybe, but even so I just wish they wouldn’t.
I have to say, this opinion varies also, Nathan wants a sequel because he wants to be told what happens next.
We had a little debate about it on the way home from the cinema

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:20:25 +0000

The only way I’ll hold out any hope for a sequel to Cloverfield is if it is made by James Cameron. That guy knows how to make a good sequel! Terminator 2, Aliens…. Hell, he could make Titanic 2 a box office hit!

Fantastic comments as usual Kym!

By: kym

kym — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:06:56 +0000

I enjoyed it. It kept me completely riveted through the entire film and I thought the camera work was rather inventive. Defying all of the rules of filming and making it seem realistic whilst putting the audience right into the midst of the action, I would imagine is very difficult; and I think Cloverfield managed this successfully.

I thought the silence at the beginning and end of the film when the titles and credits are rolling was effective too, (though it was ruined in my experience as a man upfront decided to voice his opinion at the end rather loudly with, “Is that it?!”)

There should definitely be no sequel. This film stands on it’s own, it doesn’t need no explanation and ‘what happens next’ should be left entirely to our imagination. Otherwise it will just be another brilliant film that in ten years time people will look back upon and say, “The first one was good, the rest were shit”, rather than, “That film was a legend.”

Obviously not everyone will share that opinion but even so, this shouldn’t have to be justified by a sequel. Do producers ever know when to stop?

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 12:25:15 +0000

Ahhh Edd, You disappiont me. *shakes head* I thought you’d really enjoy it… Oh well, too bad you didn’t.

By: Edd

Edd — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 01:55:27 +0000

I didn’t really know what to make of Cloverfield, it wasn’t amazing and it wasn’t filth. Personally I don’t see what all the fuss about , it screamed ‘Lost’ in some places, the monster looked like it was an alien or genetic creature that didn’t fit in the world at all. Maybe they did that on purpose… and what was with the bites making you explode??
I didn’t connect in any way with the characters or even care if they lived or died, the camera was ok but they used techniques that have been done before… yawn, I think the only good thing about seeing Cloverfield was that I went to see it at 11pm and me and my mates were the only people in the cinema, literally. sorry Dan, download it or wate till the DVD.

By: Edd

Edd — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:43:35 +0000

Yeah man I like your thinking, I got a PSP, I’ll get silk to send it me.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:40:37 +0000

@Edd

A good choice as far as most special effects movies are concerned but I think Cloverfield would be it’s most realistic when viewed in a floating Media Player window or on a mobile phone.

It is, after all, supposed to be the output of a digital handheld camcorder that has been filed by the department of defence. What devices would that type of content be played on? Handheld devices and computers, not a cinema screen or a 42″ plasma in some dude’s living room.

By: Edd

Edd — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:35:57 +0000

Nice review Dan, just wanna go see more now, been resiting the temptation to download it.