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I just watched Cloverfield.
« on: October 09, 2008, 02:28:21 PM »
Why did this movie get slammed so bad by the critics?

I thought it was pretty dang good.

Did anyone else catch this flick and what did you think?
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Re: I just watched Cloverfield.
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2008, 02:37:32 PM »
Thought it was great and about time WE got our own monster!!!
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Re: I just watched Cloverfield.
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2008, 02:41:09 PM »
Some friends who I would normally trust for movie reviews panned it so it was quite a while before I saw it. But its a good movie! I hear part 2 is already in production.
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Re: I just watched Cloverfield.
« Reply #3 on: October 09, 2008, 02:47:22 PM »
Is the film choppy? Am I going to feel nauseous watching it like The Blair Witch Project?
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Re: I just watched Cloverfield.
« Reply #4 on: October 09, 2008, 02:58:29 PM »
Quote from: jendf on October 09, 2008, 02:47:22 PM
Is the film choppy? Am I going to feel nauseous watching it like The Blair Witch Project?
They smooth it out -- the choppiness is only at the beginning.
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Re: I just watched Cloverfield.
« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2008, 03:01:41 PM »
Quote from: freedumb2003 on October 09, 2008, 02:58:29 PM
They smooth it out -- the choppiness is only at the beginning.


Okay. Maybe I'll add it to my Netflix queue then. I thought the whole film was like that. My eyes can't handle the jerking motion for too long before I start to feel sick.
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Re: I just watched Cloverfield.
« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2008, 03:01:56 PM »
There is something about this movie that engaged me.

I have watched it like 5 or 6 times -- part of it is I can suspend disbelief and put myself into it "as if."

There are other aspects that just keep me coming back.

It is also a great time killer on flights -- it moves pretty well and is a nifty little 85 minutes it handles that lost hour and a half that most films won't fit into these days.

They are talking about a sequel -- the same event seen from the military perspective.

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Re: I just watched Cloverfield.
« Reply #7 on: October 09, 2008, 03:18:02 PM »
What was REALLY cool is at the absolute tail end of the credits there is this staticy crackle and then you hear the guy's voice
whisper "...help us..."
 :-)

I thought it rocked.

Especially after having once been bonered into actually paying cash to see the Mathew Broderick Godzilla Abortion in a theater.

Good monster flicks are hard to find.
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Re: I just watched Cloverfield.
« Reply #8 on: October 09, 2008, 04:03:45 PM »
Quote from: asdf2231 on October 09, 2008, 02:28:21 PM
Why did this movie get slammed so bad by the critics?

I thought it was pretty dang good.

Did anyone else catch this flick and what did you think?

I had the very same reaction that you did when I saw it, I liked it too.
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Re: I just watched Cloverfield.
« Reply #9 on: October 09, 2008, 04:44:37 PM »
We thought it was pretty good.  It is choppy throughout though.  I get sick too.  I had to watch with one eye closed for a while.  It was worth it.
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Re: I just watched Cloverfield.
« Reply #10 on: October 09, 2008, 07:12:16 PM »
I have it on DVD and thought it was pretty good.
Not just a blood and guts gorefest like so many are.
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Re: I just watched Cloverfield.
« Reply #11 on: October 09, 2008, 07:14:26 PM »
Quote from: jendf on October 09, 2008, 03:01:41 PM
Okay. Maybe I'll add it to my Netflix queue then. I thought the whole film was like that. My eyes can't handle the jerking motion for too long before I start to feel sick.

Maybe in a theater that was the case but not on a TV.
Didn`t even really notice that part.
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Re: I just watched Cloverfield.
« Reply #12 on: October 09, 2008, 08:53:46 PM »
Quote from: asdf2231 on October 09, 2008, 03:18:02 PM
What was REALLY cool is at the absolute tail end of the credits there is this staticy crackle and then you hear the guy's voice
whisper "...help us..."
 :-)

I thought it rocked.

Especially after having once been bonered into actually paying cash to see the Mathew Broderick Godzilla Abortion in a theater.

Good monster flicks are hard to find.

"Bonered"?! HAHAHAHAHA!!!! I dont know why but that is just making me laugh my ass off. Gawd thats funny.  :lmao:  :lmao:  :lmao:
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Re: I just watched Cloverfield.
« Reply #13 on: October 09, 2008, 08:55:42 PM »
Quote from: mamacags on October 09, 2008, 04:44:37 PM
We thought it was pretty good.  It is choppy throughout though.  I get sick too.  I had to watch with one eye closed for a while.  It was worth it.

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Re: I just watched Cloverfield.
« Reply #14 on: October 10, 2008, 07:29:42 AM »
Yep I would.  Unless I am driving I can't even tolerate the curves of a PA back road. :-)
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Re: I just watched Cloverfield.
« Reply #15 on: October 10, 2008, 02:16:04 PM »
Quote from: mamacags on October 10, 2008, 07:29:42 AM
Yep I would.  Unless I am driving I can't even tolerate the curves of a PA back road. :-)

Curves nuttin, I'd be more worried about hearing banjos!  :-)

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Re: I just watched Cloverfield.
« Reply #16 on: October 10, 2008, 07:43:13 PM »
Quote from: CactusCarlos on October 10, 2008, 02:16:04 PM
Curves nuttin, I'd be more worried about hearing banjos!  :-)

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It's PA not Texas. :whatever:
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