Cloverfield.

[Sheep]

Okay, this one hits theaters tomorrow (today actually).

Personally, I really want to see this. The camera style seems really fitting for this genre, and helps give it a realism that the other similar movies lacked. Not only that, but it seems more realistic from the get go.

I don't know if any of you saw the trailers for it (you better have), but they showed a clip of a girl having a fit in a tent, then all of a sudden her stomach expands to almost 5 times is original size. They cut the seen right there. That alone was enough to get me in the door.

Who else is interested in this movie?

SHeepStar

[mike c]

im not. i hate JJ abrams. i'll believe "it" when I see it :)

why I hate JJ abrams: Alias and Lost

[gus6464]

Trailer had a lot of bass!

[Lightning Steve]

im not. i hate JJ abrams. i'll believe "it" when I see it :)

why I hate JJ abrams: Alias and Lost

How can you hate Lost!!!I really like that show.

Have heard from some people who have seen Cloverfield, it seems to be a "love it or hate it movie". I don't particularly care for the "Blair witch" shaky handy cam film style.

[mike c]

How can you hate Lost!!!I really like that show.

Have heard from some people who have seen Cloverfield, it seems to be a "love it or hate it movie". I don't particularly care for the "Blair witch" shaky handy cam film style.

I liked season 1 of Lost. I also loved season 1 and 2 of Alias.

you wanna know why i switched from "liked/loved" to "hate"?

because Abrams NEVER explains the mysteries in his shows. he keeps giving you NEW mysteries to make you forget that he never explained the FIRST ones.

[Lightning Steve]

I liked season 1 of Lost. I also loved season 1 and 2 of Alias.

you wanna know why i switched from "liked/loved" to "hate"?

because Abrams NEVER explains the mysteries in his shows. he keeps giving you NEW mysteries to make you forget that he never explained the FIRST ones.

LOL, have to agree with you there! But more often than not I find the mystery far better than what the answer turns out to be.

[Joe Schmoe]

I hate jerky, hand-held camera stuff. I need dramamine to watch it. Blair Witch Project totally sucked.

[aberkowitz]

I liked season 1 of Lost. I also loved season 1 and 2 of Alias.

you wanna know why i switched from "liked/loved" to "hate"?

because Abrams NEVER explains the mysteries in his shows. he keeps giving you NEW mysteries to make you forget that he never explained the FIRST ones.

TOTALLY agree on Alias... the first 2.5 seasons were some of the best television I watched. The third season was great up through the episode where Sydney finds out what happened during her two "missing" years... after that it went straight downhill.

As for Cloverfield, I think it's a DVD rental.

[gus6464]

Alias Season 2 was one of the best things to ever hit TV. Set the bar very high for the show so it had no choice but to go downhill from there. It's ironic too because Buffy season 2 was also ridiculously good and the show just had to go downhill from there.

[j_garcia]

I know they are going for that look, but it doesn't look very interesting to me at all. Rental at best.

[stratman]

Not enough to make me abandon my HT paradise for the hell-hole movie theaters. I mean what are we looking at here, Godzilla? Beast from 20,000 fathoms? Bigfoot? Sounds like Netflix material to me.

[j_garcia]

Sta-puft Marshmallow man?

[mike c]

Sta-puft Marshmallow man?

assuming Abrams actually shows the monster for more than 2 seconds :rolleyes:

and it was the marshmallow man ... i'm watching :D

[darien87]

I hate that jerky-camera crap. One of the reasons I thought the Bourne movies sucked.

A reviewer I listen to today said, if you go see it, be sure to sit near the back of the theater, to lessen the, "I think I'm gonna urp" effect.

[Seth=L]

I watched it and enjoyed it. The camera work is annoying. The very end has a little tiny thing about the movie that is very easy to miss, so keep your eyes peeled.:) It's an open ended ending, and if there is a sequel, it would have to be very different.

[gus6464]

I watched it and enjoyed it. The camera work is annoying. The very end has a little tiny thing about the movie that is very easy to miss, so keep your eyes peeled.:) It's an open ended ending, and if there is a sequel, it would have to be very different.

Do they at least show the monster? My wife wants to see it but if they don't show the monster I am not going. You don't have to say what monster it is, I just to know if there is ANY monster.

[stratman]

Yup. I just skipped to Wikipedia and got all the dirt.

[Seth=L]

Do they at least show the monster? My wife wants to see it but if they don't show the monster I am not going. You don't have to say what monster it is, I just to know if there is ANY monster.
There is a monster yes.:D

[stratman]

Is he scary?:eek:

[Seth=L]

Is he scary?:eek:
Just watch the movie, make sure you don't go to a crap theater to watch it. Keep your eyes peeled at the end.:D

[stratman]

Just watch the movie, make sure you don't go to a crap theater to watch it. Keep your eyes peeled at the end.:D

I know why, I spoiled it for me, I went to wikipedia and looked up the movie. I wasn't going to go I'll Netflix it.

[dorokusai]

I liked it and felt the tension was pretty steady once the shite hit the fan. I'll definitly get this on.....whatever, when it comes out. There's more but I'm tired.

Mark
Polk Audio CS

[CaliHwyPatrol]

I liked it too. Yes, the jerky camera was annoying at times, but this was a great perspective on what would have otherwise been another boring disaster movie.

[gus6464]

I just got back from the theatre and man oh man. Way better than expected. The handycam effect actually made it pretty damn intense once the **** went down. Ohh and I went to a digital theatre and all I can say is the bass!!!!!!!!!

I tried to pay close attention at the end when they showed the water at coney island but I didn't see anything. :( Someone tell me plz!!!

[Sheep]

I just got back from the theatre and man oh man. Way better than expected. The handycam effect actually made it pretty damn intense once the **** went down. Ohh and I went to a digital theatre and all I can say is the bass!!!!!!!!!

I tried to pay close attention at the end when they showed the water at coney island but I didn't see anything. :( Someone tell me plz!!!

You know the answer, Wikipedia. I haven't seen it, car payments + Juno has eaten up my spending money. I will see if though, soon enough. Hook ups to theaters rules.

SheepStar

[masak_aer]

I hope the jerky cam is not as bad as Blairwitch. I remembered two girls threw up after the movie. I am still considering of going.

[mouettus]

You guys are rude on movies! lol At least give it a try! :p

War of the worlds metts Blairwitch project.

80 minutes ouch.

Looks like good CGI.

[Joe Schmoe]

War of the worlds metts Blairwitch project.


Sounds awful. Both of those sucked.:p

[Halon451]

What I find intriguing is that suddenly it's okay to destroy NYC again in movies. That was a big Hollywood theme for a while, then of course 9/11 happened, and nobody would touch a movie like this with a ten-foot pole. Now it appears that it's back on again.

I would like to see it, but might have to go the DVD rental route. :D

[Omega Supreme]

I saw it last night and thought it was great. Great bass and surround effects. You do get some good shots of the monster. I was worried about that also. I also had a hunch that J.J. may have something at the end of the credits and he did. Too bad I couldn't make it out :confused:. The credits are worth setting thru if only for the great score. I would give it 9.5/10.

[dorokusai]

***SPOLIER***





























The credits teaser is a voice saying "It's still alive".....backwards.

[mike c]

The credits teaser is a voice saying "It's still alive".....backwards.

as in like old school cassette tape backwards? so is it even understandable?

[stratman]

I thought it was "target still active," I haven't seen the movie yet, but I wikipedia it.

[dorokusai]

as in like old school cassette tape backwards? so is it even understandable?

I have no idea. I didn't understand it in the theater and when I "read" what it said, it didn't make anymore sense. It was a pretty decent marketing concept behind the whole effort and the movie had some hype that actually worked....unlike, Snakes on a Plane. That being said, SOAP is a fun movie.

I've read, that they may do a sequel based on the military version of events.....anyone else?

Mark

[stratman]

I have no idea. I didn't understand it in the theater and when I "read" what it said, it didn't make anymore sense. It was a pretty decent marketing concept behind the whole effort and the movie had some hype that actually worked....unlike, Snakes on a Plane. That being said, SOAP is a fun movie.

I've read, that they may do a sequel based on the military version of events.....anyone else?

Mark

Hey Mark,

That's the rumours, they might do a take on the military/creature event, as to where the creature comes from and how the military dealt with it. It looks like the creature is an alien life form as it is shown dropping into sea.

[dorokusai]

Hey Mark,

That's the rumours, they might do a take on the military/creature event, as to where the creature comes from and how the military dealt with it. It looks like the creature is an alien life form as it is shown dropping into sea.

I read some spoliers on it, didn't notice the splash but my wife did, and she proceeded to exploit that fact later :)

That would be cool since I can dig that as another movie, and more monster oriented.

I loved it, bring it.

Mark

[Sheep]

Where are you guys finding this information? I want to watch it but I am awaiting payment.

SheepStar

[highfihoney]

Where are you guys finding this information? I want to watch it but I am awaiting payment.

SheepStar

You can watch it here if you'd like.

http://www.watch-movies.net/movies/cloverfield/

I try to use the Veoh links if possible.

[Sheep]

You can watch it here if you'd like.

http://www.watch-movies.net/movies/cloverfield/

I try to use the Veoh links if possible.

I'm going to see it on friday, so I'll pass on the in-cam version.

SheepStar

[Clint DeBoer]

Just saw it - the in-cam version will make you less seasick. I just love movies with no endings. JJ Abrams is my new favorite person to hate in the industry. Star Trek is doomed.

[gene]

This movie has all of the good attributes of porn without the sex. I agree that Trek will likely be a let down.

[Sheep]

Just saw it - the in-cam version will make you less seasick. I just love movies with no endings. JJ Abrams is my new favorite person to hate in the industry. Star Trek is doomed.

It's pronounced, sequel.

SheepStar

[mike c]

I just love movies with no endings. JJ Abrams is my new favorite person to hate in the industry. Star Trek is doomed.

what? you did not see Rambaldi riding on white polar bears in the tropical jungle followed by giant robots taking down trees? :rolleyes:

[highfihoney]

Just saw it - the in-cam version will make you less seasick.

You mean the real version makes you even more dizy:(

[CaliHwyPatrol]

Why the hell is this only on SD-DVD????

[j_garcia]

Because Paramount was probably planning it for HD-DVD, not BD.

[speakerman39]

How can you hate Lost!!!I really like that show.

Have heard from some people who have seen Cloverfield, it seems to be a "love it or hate it movie". I don't particularly care for the "Blair witch" shaky handy cam film style.
Ouch Steve......I went to school with the Producer of that movie. His name is Greg Hale. He is a very nice guy. I do agree, however, that Lost is an excellent show. In fact, it is my favorite show.

[speakerman39]

Not enough to make me abandon my HT paradise for the hell-hole movie theaters. I mean what are we looking at here, Godzilla? Beast from 20,000 fathoms? Bigfoot? Sounds like Netflix material to me.
No man it is the "AUDIO MONSTER" coming to your ht near you........LOL!!!! :eek::eek: Sure was a big ole monster though. :p:p

[mouettus]

Is it good enough to rent or wait till it gets in the 6$-a-pop bin at wal-mart?

[renegade87]

Is it good enough to rent or wait till it gets in the 6$-a-pop bin at wal-mart?

Yes, it is definitely good enough to rent. I saw it last night. The whole "shaky cam" thing isn't really that bad. It gets better as the movie goes on. The audio and video quality are good. The video quality is probably better than what I was expecting coming from a "handy cam perspective". Audio won't disapoint.

There are some good shots of the big monster. Especially in Central Park and some quick shots on the rooftop and in the helicopter. And there is a big "splash" at the end which leads you to believe this creature is of an extraterrestrial origin. But I won't ruin it for those who haven't seen it.

This movie reminds me of "The Mist" in some ways.

I can't think of a better place for a monster to run amuk than NYC.

[stratman]

The monster looks like a mutated female reproductive organ with legs and little crabs falling off of it, Rosie Odonell donated photos to the special FX team.

[furrycute]

I was just planning on having some crabs over the weekend. Now you completely ruined my plan. I shudder at the mental picture...


little crabs falling off of it

[Halon451]

Alright, after reading everyone's opinions on the flick, I had to go out and rent this one last night. I have to say it was actually pretty well done for a monster flick. I didn't mind the first-person shaky cam thing either, it actually made it seem like you were really there and a part of the action, rather than just watching it from a safe distance. It had plenty of frightening moments too that gripped you in a real way (walking down a NYC subway tunnel in the pitch black dark while all hell is breaking loose above you on the street, or stuck inside an out of control helicopter as it spirals down to the ground from 1000 feet in the air?)

Anyway - the one thing I did enjoy immensely was the LFE track. This movie made me awfully happy about my big ole' sub sitting over to the side of my system. The sound was incredible, with plenty of low end, room shaking effects.

Overall, I would give this one a 7 out of 10.

[stratman]

I was just planning on having some crabs over the weekend. Now you completely ruined my plan. I shudder at the mental picture...

Sorry F, maybe go with lobster or a fillet mignon.:)

[highfihoney]

The monster looks like a mutated female reproductive organ with legs and little crabs falling off of it, Rosie Odonell donated photos to the special FX team.

Oh god !

Can you imagine a mouth full of rosie crabs infesting an innocent moustache :eek:

I swear she's got a head like a bison.

[DTS]

We never made it to the theater to see this, we did receive from Netflix on release day. Enjoyed it quite a bit. Fun, intense, loud action. Didn't really miss or need the HD, it looked pretty good running on the PS3 [even had my glasses on]. Will probably get the DVD for my collection. Will watch again before sending back, but need to have a couple people over to share in the house shaking LFE!

[mike c]

ok, i scanned this over.

of the few minutes i saw ...
guess what? ... like all JJ Abrams stuff, it's got a million questions unanswered too!

e.g. what's the significance of the little crab's bite? ; no conclusion ; i can't believe something made of flesh is unaffected by the bombs and stuff

don't you guys need closure for the stuff you watch? i mean, LOTR didn't end with FOTR. but i didn't fuss, because I knew there was going to be a closure sometime. but JJ Abrams has NO INTENTION of MAKING A CONCLUSION, he just makes half-baked stuff up.

[stratman]

ok, i scanned this over.

of the few minutes i saw ...
guess what? ... like all JJ Abrams stuff, it's got a million questions unanswered too!

e.g. what's the significance of the little crab's bite? ; no conclusion ; i can't believe something made of flesh is unaffected by the bombs and stuff

don't you guys need closure for the stuff you watch? i mean, LOTR didn't end with FOTR. but i didn't fuss, because I knew there was going to be a closure sometime. but JJ Abrams has NO INTENTION of MAKING A CONCLUSION, he just makes half-baked stuff up.

Hey Mikey,

Based on your assumptions, which seems to be the general consensus, Star Trek 08 which now will 09 might be headed for the same mediocre ending a la Abrams usual.

[mike c]

Hey Mikey,

Based on your assumptions, which seems to be the general consensus, Star Trek 08 which now will 09 might be headed for the same mediocre ending a la Abrams usual.

good thing i'm not that obsessed with the original star trek ... so if he murders this one, i won't feel as bad.

and the trailer isn't helping too ... the whole trailer was of welding a ship together. wow. :rolleyes:

[mouettus]

What's Star Trek? :p

[skizzerflake]

Alright, after reading everyone's opinions on the flick, I had to go out and rent this one last night. I have to say it was actually pretty well done for a monster flick. I didn't mind the first-person shaky cam thing either, it actually made it seem like you were really there and a part of the action, rather than just watching it from a safe distance. It had plenty of frightening moments too that gripped you in a real way (walking down a NYC subway tunnel in the pitch black dark while all hell is breaking loose above you on the street, or stuck inside an out of control helicopter as it spirals down to the ground from 1000 feet in the air?)

Anyway - the one thing I did enjoy immensely was the LFE track. This movie made me awfully happy about my big ole' sub sitting over to the side of my system. The sound was incredible, with plenty of low end, room shaking effects.

Overall, I would give this one a 7 out of 10.

I really liked Cloverfield. I finally got around to seeing it at home and it had me on the edge of my seat, even though I had heard enough to know pretty much everything that was going to happen. In scary movies, generally hints of the evil are more effective than full exposure so the quick glances of the monster were very believable, especially considering that as the camera holder, I would be much more concerned with running and screaming than good cinematography.

The LFE track was indeed impressive. I was watching in the basement, with a Hsu sub and my son remarked that the drywall was rattling in his second floor bedroom.

Since I understand that there are sequels in the works, and that there are considerable back stories already written, you can catch some hints of what's coming on the DVD extra with the guy who invented the monster.

[Shadow_Ferret]

I finally saw Cloverfield and I was surprised at just how good it was. All the comparisons that it's like a cross between Blair Witch and Godzilla made me think I'd not like it much. It had decent visual effects and the sound, especially some of the LFE, were pretty good too.

[mouettus]

I finally saw Cloverfield and I was surprised at just how good it was. All the comparisons that it's like a cross between Blair Witch and Godzilla made me think I'd not like it much. It had decent visual effects and the sound, especially some of the LFE, were pretty good too.

Yep. That movie is much like Walk Hard: Dewey Cox story. If you don't anticipate anything from it it really suprises you.

[skizzerflake]

Yep. That movie is much like Walk Hard: Dewey Cox story. If you don't anticipate anything from it it really suprises you.

I think you're right about Walk Hard. I didn't like the trailers very much and only slightly enjoyed it in the movies, but when I saw it on video, and had low expectations, it really broke me up. I also appreciated the great send ups of rock icons, especially the Beatles in India and the Brian Wilson/Smile disaster.

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Okay, I just watched Cloverfield.

I thought it was one of the worst movies I have ever seen.

100% Retarded.

I cannot believe I watched it.

[Tomorrow]

We just saw this flick on the HT. My advice .... close your eyes through the entire movie and you'll enjoy the best part of it .... the audio. For sure it's typical J.J., so ignore the lame story and dig the surround FX and LFE.

[mike c]

We just saw this flick on the HT. My advice .... close your eyes through the entire movie and you'll enjoy the best part of it .... the audio. For sure it's typical J.J., so ignore the lame story and dig the surround FX and LFE.

ill pick this up in SD DVD when it reaches the 5 dollar bin

[rmk]

With all the truly bad films produced ever month I’m surprised this one gets so much hate. I had no expectations going in other than the unsteady camera work so we watched it on my plasma rather than the PJ to minimize the motion sickness effect.
I liked the film quite a bit. After a slow start, it picked up nicely and moved along to an exciting conclusion. The idea of a big budget monster movie shot entirely from a camcorder perspective is interesting. I didn’t care for Blare Witch nor any of the Godzilla movies, but this one looped me in. I wasn’t bothered by the shaky camera (it isn’t that shaky) and the special effects (CG) and sound are very good. Maybe it’s just my new subs that have me liking anything with good LFE, but I will be buying the BR version when it comes out. I may even try watching it on the big screen.

[AcuDefTechGuy]

With all the truly bad films produced ever month I’m surprised this one gets so much hate. I had no expectations going in other than the unsteady camera work so we watched it on my plasma rather than the PJ to minimize the motion sickness effect.
I liked the film quite a bit. After a slow start, it picked up nicely and moved along to an exciting conclusion. The idea of a big budget monster movie shot entirely from a camcorder perspective is interesting. I didn’t care for Blare Witch nor any of the Godzilla movies, but this one looped me in. I wasn’t bothered by the shaky camera (it isn’t that shaky) and the special effects (CG) and sound are very good. Maybe it’s just my new subs that have me liking anything with good LFE, but I will be buying the BR version when it comes out. I may even try watching it on the big screen.

If you were running for your LIFE, would you care that much about holding a camcorder?

Would you risk your life for a stupid camcorder?

If you knew that you were going to die, would you be telling your girl how much you love her, or would you care more about talking into the camera?

Would you risk your life for some people you hardly know?

Heck, would you even risk your life for your friends if they did not listen to you and did something that stupid?

The story is retarded.

I would not even buy the blu-ray if they sold it for $1.

[DTS]

I'm watching it again for the second time tonight and having a couple over who have never seen it. I rather liked it, enough I purchased a SD DVD for $14 on Amazon. Thought it looked pretty good on the PS3 and didnt really need to be HD.

[rmk]

If you were running for your LIFE, would you care that much about holding a camcorder?
-Yes, they're not cheap you know.

Would you risk your life for a stupid camcorder?
-See above

If you knew that you were going to die, would you be telling your girl how much you love her, or would you care more about talking into the camera?
-It would be a very close call with talking into camera winning by a nose

Would you risk your life for some people you hardly know?
-People do it evey day, it's called instinct and courage but to answer your question ... no

Heck, would you even risk your life for your friends if they did not listen to you and did something that stupid?
-I imagine you have issues with people not listening to you.

The story is retarded.
:p

[Halon451]

Sorry, just had to jump in on this one. :)

If you were running for your LIFE, would you care that much about holding a camcorder?

I personally wouldn't, but the story had to continue from the 1st person perspective. I think the producers intended the story to unfold more like you as in the actual viewer were there taking part in the action, so they had to come up with a way to achieve this effect, even if the reality of it is pretty far-fetched. It's a movie, what do you want. :)

Would you risk your life for a stupid camcorder? Depends on what it contains... hehe.

If you knew that you were going to die, would you be telling your girl how much you love her.. If she was THAT hot, hell yes. :D

Would you risk your life for some people you hardly know? Hell no, but it wouldn't have made for much of a movie if only the boyfriend had gone after the girl.

Heck, would you even risk your life for your friends if they did not listen to you and did something that stupid?

Don't know - never been placed in that situation. It would have to be a really good friend.

Point is, it's a movie, meant to entertain and it entertained the crap out of me. I got what I wanted, which was some edge of my seat thrills for about an hour and a half, and then it's back to reality. :D

[AcuDefTechGuy]

If she was THAT hot, hell yes. :D



Exactly. I'd be doing more than just talk, and it would not be in front of a damn camera.:D

[AcuDefTechGuy]

-Yes, there not cheap you know.



That's true. That camcorder was probably $1,000,000.

[Halon451]

Hell no, but it wouldn't have made for much of a movie if only the boyfriend had gone after the girl.

Oh, and in addition to this, we wouldn't have got to see the angry girl explode! :D

[Tomorrow]

To add to my former post....

My problem with this movie is:

*I hate the shaky camera presentation. I appreciate what it is supposed to accomplish, but is irritating to watch, nonetheless.
*It had no plot...just action. So if you're into action for action sake, this is your movie. It had no story other than people running from a monster you can't see well and have no clue about. The director's explanation of it being a lost baby reacting to a violent/strange environment was baloney and was not expressed by the movie. A plotless flick does not rank high on my interest guage.
*It did not develop the characters at all. I had no interest in any of them because they were nothing but props for the action.

So ... there really is no story behind Cloverfield. It is fun action, but how can you grade a movie very high when it lacks so much that others (LOTR, SW, etc.) have as well as great action, CG, and audio?!

[mouettus]

Gosh... does it always have to be Syriana-complicated for you guys to enjoy? Can't you just turn off your brains for an hour or so and be entertained by big picture and big sound?! Nothing wrong with that once in a while. And for a no-story movie, it was well made. Like others said, it gets you on the edge of the sofa if you can learn to immerse yourself.

That or you may not have the sound system you claim to have :eek: lolll

[Tomorrow]

Gosh... does it always have to be Syriana-complicated for you guys to enjoy? Can't you just turn off your brains for an hour or so and be entertained by big picture and big sound?! Nothing wrong with that once in a while. And for a no-story movie, it was well made. Like others said, it gets you on the edge of the sofa if you can learn to immerse yourself.

That or you may not have the sound system you claim to have :eek: lolll

I guess some people just find it easier than others to turn off their brains. :D

It was an entertaining movie...just nothing special. One thumb up. ;)

[mouettus]

I guess some people just find it easier than others to turn off their brains. :D

It was an entertaining movie...just nothing special. One thumb up. ;)

Oh I hear ya! Couple of years ago I couldn't listen to a movie without saying comments every 5 minutes when I saw something that appreared unrealistic from the everyday life. Turned out I liked 2 movies out of 5 maybe. It really ruined the experience. Now the rant is over and I enjoy a movie for what it is... 2 hours of entertainment.

But I can tell if a movie really got me if I let the credits roll at the end. That means the story made me think a lot and it lets me kind of a "cool down" period of emotions. Sounds gay but I got a couple of hard emotions on NCFOM, Reign Over Me, Crash and the like.

p.s. cloverfield is still far from a novel, but far from all the bad comments I read on this thread IMO.

[DTS]

Well thankfully [i think] I can turn off my brain for movies. Watched again last night, think I enjoyed it more the second time. Especially the first part, where its a little slow, but has some pretty funny bits.

[AdrianMills]

I think people should be more careful about differentiating between "bad” movies and movies that they didn't particularly enjoy.

And really, Cloverfield is not a bad film. Sure it doesn't follow the usual Hollywood formula (a plus in my book) but the acting is ok, the visual and audio effects are pretty good and it's an enjoyable movie if it happens to appeal to your tastes. I can understand that some people just wouldn't get the movie though.

[Tomorrow]

I think people should be more careful about differentiating between "bad” movies and movies that they didn't particularly enjoy.

And really, Cloverfield is not a bad film. Sure it doesn't follow the usual Hollywood formula (a plus in my book) but the acting is ok, the visual and audio effects are pretty good and it's an enjoyable movie if it happens to appeal to your tastes. I can understand that some people just wouldn't get the movie though.

What's to get? Dark monster attacks NYC. People die. Big explosions. Fun CG and LFE.

This is a thought-free movie. :rolleyes:

[AcuDefTechGuy]

I thought the monster looked very LAME.

They should have done 2 things:

1) Put awesome dragons in there, and
2) Get rid of that damn camcorder.:D

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Most of us who watch Sci-Fi do turn off our brains.

I mean none of us actually believe that Superman or Spiderman or X-Men or Hulk, etc., exist. We turn off our brains. That is the only reason we are able to love Sci-Fi in the first place.

I we did not like Star Wars, Star Trek, Lord of The Rings, etc., because they were REAL. We turned off our brains.

I love monster movies (Godzilla, Reign of Fire, LORT, SW, etc.). Most of them DO NOT have great plots. But they are not too retarded.

But who the heck would be holding on to a damn camcorder with dear life when monsters are killing everyone? It's retarded.

Get rid of the camcorder, and the movie would not be as bad!:D

Oh, and you want to save your girlfriend's life and risk your life in the process? Hey, that's cool. I hardly know you. But I will risk my own life and follow you to the end! I will die for you and your girlfriend!:rolleyes:

[Halon451]

Meh, to each their own then. :)

I give this movie two thumbs up whether anyone agrees or not. ;)

[3db]

I very much liked this movie. I liekd thed initmate feel of a "camcorder" moment although at first I was put off by that. I think the reason for this was I felt they spent too much time in the party scene introducing people and characters that faded out too early in the monster chase scenes. Once the party scene finally ended, I really liked this flick. My only other complaint that I have is with the monster. Did this dam thing actually shoot out fireballs as witnessed early in the movie? That part of the film I found inconsistent.

[Biggiesized]

My only complaint is that I wished they shot with the Sony F23 CineAlta throughout the whole movie. You could see that the visual quality of the movie suffered when they went to the rough top shooting with that Panasonic AG-HVX200--awful noise in the dark parts.

[tn001d]

Just saw this movie.. Its wasnt bad i give it a "B"

I think it had a lot of potential to have been much better though, more like War of the Worlds.

The hand held camera was exagerated too much "almost" to the point of distracting.

I found it hard to imagine the monster wasnt killed from all the missle strikes from planes and tanks.

[crashkelly]

Most of us who watch Sci-Fi do turn off our brains.

I mean none of us actually believe that Superman or Spiderman or X-Men or Hulk, etc., exist.

Oh sure, next you are going to ruin my day even more by telling me there is no Santa Claus either :(

[mouettus]

Oh sure, next you are going to ruin my day even more by telling me there is no Santa Claus either :(

Santa Claus can go to hell. As long as there is a tooth fairy :cool:

[j_garcia]

Holy crap! I finally got around to watching this on Blu-ray and it has quite a bit of LFE. Not the craziest I've heard, but a LOT of it. The movie is better than most said it was IMO, but it isn't exactly great. It is more like a thrill ride than anything - the sound made it that much more fun.

[mouettus]

Holy crap! I finally got around to watching this on Blu-ray

http://www.funnyforumpics.com/forums/Repost/2/old.jpg

:D

[masak_aer]

This movie has great sounds..but lack of thrills for me....C-

[croseiv]

Watched the SD DVD version today. You know what? Except for the beginning, I thought the movie was pretty good. Some decent LFE for sure. A couple of scenes had me thinking my walls were going to crack. I thought it was a pretty cool concept. I guess I'm in the minority.

[j_garcia]

http://www.funnyforumpics.com/forums/Repost/2/old.jpg

:D

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l181/jgarcia14/Funny/bunny.jpg

Oh and BTW, it only came out on BD 2 weeks ago.

[DTS]

I really liked the fun. Its fun, suspense stuff. I haven't seen it with the ultra yet :eek: so I'm guessing that will livin' things up a bunch. And the party scene is much better 2nd time around, and quite funny at spots. I think you have time to check out the interaction closer.

[mouettus]

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l181/jgarcia14/Funny/bunny.jpg

Oh and BTW, it only came out on BD 2 weeks ago.

pls don't be offended by my post. It was only a joke.

Like Will Ferrell says in SemiPro: "Everybody LOVES everybody!!" on this forum! :)

[itschris]

You know what always amazes me about any monster movie... the character always find themselves right where the monster happens to be? I mean... how is that? Let's see how this works:

- WHOA!!!!! Close call! Almost got killed by monster
- Monster goes north on 5th Ave stomping, killing, and destroying everything in it's path
- Let's run as fast as we can east on 1st street to 4th Ave then head north
- If we hurry, we can get ahead of the monster detroying everything, then cut back west on 9th Street back to 5th avenue and be right back in it's way!

[j_garcia]

OK, so the monster is being shot at from every angle. Is it not smart enough to LEAVE? I thought it was a decent popcorn flick.

[itschris]

OK, so the monster is being shot at from every angle. Is it not smart enough to LEAVE? I thought it was a decent popcorn flick.


Yeah... I don't even like being bit by mosquitos. That's enough to make me toast my marshmellows inside. I guess monsters just don't get it.

[j_garcia]

pls don't be offended by my post. It was only a joke

Wasn't offended, I know it is all in fun :)

I guess monsters just don't get it.

At least Kong climbed a building and took a chick with him...hahaha

[jostenmeat]

JMO, but I thought the movie just blew. To try and get thru it I started cracking jokes during the movie. In fact, I was really tempted to turn the center speaker level to minimum, and try my best impersonation of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Sheesh! :rolleyes: just me though...

[just-some-guy]

http://www.funnyforumpics.com/forums/Repost/2/old.jpg



BuWaHahahahahaaaa. i am 2 years behind him. i just clicked it in my queue.

i am mostly looking for a LFE reference. iirc, this is one. the' one ?
what others ?

[Halon451]

BuWaHahahahahaaaa. i am 2 years behind him. i just clicked it in my queue.

i am mostly looking for a LFE reference. iirc, this is one. the' one ?
what others ?

Terminator Salvation has excellent LFE, and I just watched Gamer last night on blu-ray - which also had very good LFE. Both of these movies really rocked my house!

[j_garcia]

Terminator Salvation is definitely one to have for LFE. Pretty much every other scene has something shaking the house :)

[alexwakelin]

BuWaHahahahahaaaa. i am 2 years behind him. i just clicked it in my queue.

i am mostly looking for a LFE reference. iirc, this is one. the' one ?
what others ?

Incredible Hulk with Edward Norton if you haven't seen it yet. Max Payne was good for LFE as well, stick around until after the credits.

[just-some-guy]

watched it last night. i liked it, it was different. there were some lame parts.
but the LFE and the monster were pretty darn cool.