Cloverfield?
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It could be a fire shooting squid. The nuclear mutation turns the ink into semtex.
Im just fishing here, excuse the pun.
So 20,000 fathoms is Nemo?
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It will soon be here!!!
Well the marketing strategy worked for me, I cant wait to see it.
It will soon be here!!!
Well the marketing strategy worked for me, I cant wait to see it.
Kontents
I like Gearslutz
ill o.g.
Battle Points: 5
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WARNING SPOILER
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/18/review.cloverfield/
http://origin.mercurynews.com/movies/ci_8008002?nclick_check=1
Abrams and director Reeves went for the gold and achieved with their creature, designed by industry veteran Neville Page -- lengthy, dead-on body shots reveal a fantastically done "E.T.-lookalike on steroids," as someone mentioned in the bathroom after the screening. It's an expertly crafted creature, capable of tearing New York to shreds. The slothy beast, complete with reverb-drenched, Godzilla-like wails, is worthy of the hype machine's mammoth output. Making its way around Manhattan, the beast crashes into building after building, apparently eating people, though we unfortunately only learn of the giant's culinary preferences through the mutterings of a stunned character, never witnessing that or any truly gore-riffic bloody action.
Smaller, Arachnophobia-esqe creatures fall from the monster and show quite a taste for humans, a strangely Starship Troopers-like stroke of genius. Though mysteries remain about the spidery offshoots, their presence heightens the tension and suspense of the film (how many places can one ginormous creature be at once, anyway?). They create one of the best, most classically claustrophobic scenes in the film.
Despite the film's strong points and a fantastically realized beastie, Cloverfield never once produces the unbridled terror of a film like Alien, although the debris-strewn New York landscape inevitably will hit too close to home for many viewers.
Thick yellow dust clouds the Manhattan streets, coating and choking the staggering, shell-shocked survivors as they try to make sense of what has just transpired, drawing uncomfortable parallels to newscast images of the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
The scenes of mass hysteria and destruction, coupled with the chilling imagery of the Statue of Liberty's head rolling down a neighborhood street, might leave some people unsettled. Reeves fumbles for cheap laughs to lighten the mood: Onlookers whip out cameras and cell phones to snap shots of Lady Liberty's head, creating an odd, off-putting scene that seems less a commentary on popular culture and more intended to evoke iconic imagery of America under attack by a looming, faceless terror.
However, the film's few shortcomings are easy enough to overlook. The overly emotive imagery, love-story subplot and throwaway characters are outweighed by the film's strengths. The supersize reworking of a seemingly tired format sets the bar high for any big-budget monster flick unlucky enough to follow in Cloverfield's wake. A flurry of big-screen creature features will undoubtedly try to duplicate Cloverfield's probable commercial windfall and cleverly crafted concept. (Guess what -- they won't be able to.)
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/18/review.cloverfield/
http://origin.mercurynews.com/movies/ci_8008002?nclick_check=1
Abrams and director Reeves went for the gold and achieved with their creature, designed by industry veteran Neville Page -- lengthy, dead-on body shots reveal a fantastically done "E.T.-lookalike on steroids," as someone mentioned in the bathroom after the screening. It's an expertly crafted creature, capable of tearing New York to shreds. The slothy beast, complete with reverb-drenched, Godzilla-like wails, is worthy of the hype machine's mammoth output. Making its way around Manhattan, the beast crashes into building after building, apparently eating people, though we unfortunately only learn of the giant's culinary preferences through the mutterings of a stunned character, never witnessing that or any truly gore-riffic bloody action.
Smaller, Arachnophobia-esqe creatures fall from the monster and show quite a taste for humans, a strangely Starship Troopers-like stroke of genius. Though mysteries remain about the spidery offshoots, their presence heightens the tension and suspense of the film (how many places can one ginormous creature be at once, anyway?). They create one of the best, most classically claustrophobic scenes in the film.
Despite the film's strong points and a fantastically realized beastie, Cloverfield never once produces the unbridled terror of a film like Alien, although the debris-strewn New York landscape inevitably will hit too close to home for many viewers.
Thick yellow dust clouds the Manhattan streets, coating and choking the staggering, shell-shocked survivors as they try to make sense of what has just transpired, drawing uncomfortable parallels to newscast images of the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
The scenes of mass hysteria and destruction, coupled with the chilling imagery of the Statue of Liberty's head rolling down a neighborhood street, might leave some people unsettled. Reeves fumbles for cheap laughs to lighten the mood: Onlookers whip out cameras and cell phones to snap shots of Lady Liberty's head, creating an odd, off-putting scene that seems less a commentary on popular culture and more intended to evoke iconic imagery of America under attack by a looming, faceless terror.
However, the film's few shortcomings are easy enough to overlook. The overly emotive imagery, love-story subplot and throwaway characters are outweighed by the film's strengths. The supersize reworking of a seemingly tired format sets the bar high for any big-budget monster flick unlucky enough to follow in Cloverfield's wake. A flurry of big-screen creature features will undoubtedly try to duplicate Cloverfield's probable commercial windfall and cleverly crafted concept. (Guess what -- they won't be able to.)
KurtisRich
Pussy Monster
ill o.g.
Battle Points: 13
I like the concept of this movie...,. but it was kind of dissappointing...... it was too overhyped for me.
thedreampolice
A backwards poet writes inverse.
I just watched it. It was good, not great but good.
Kontents
I like Gearslutz
ill o.g.
Battle Points: 5
what would you say was faulty about the movie that made it only "good" vs "Great"
Ominous
OminousRed.com
ill o.g.
Battle Points: 21
I heard what makes people upset about the movie is that it doesn't answer a lot of questions because the focus is on the actors and their plight and doesn't give you much reasoning about why things are happening. Why is the monster attacking? Where did it come from? What is it?
But the reaching the overall goal is scaring you is why people like it so much.
That's what I heard. I have yet to see it. I'm waiting until there are no more jack asses in the crowd so I can enjoy it.
But the reaching the overall goal is scaring you is why people like it so much.
That's what I heard. I have yet to see it. I'm waiting until there are no more jack asses in the crowd so I can enjoy it.
I just saw it, its good! I mean its a monster movie, the 1st person thing is interesting angle on it, but I kinda would have liked to have known wtf the monster is and where it came from..
Funniest shit I have seen in a while was this guy in the front row who was literally living the movie as it went on..Pointing with jaw agape at the creature and hiding behind his hands and assuming a fighting stance in his seat as the spider looking shits were attacking... LOLOLOL, man me and my girl almost missed all the good parts for watching this guy!
Truly though the bar has been raised on monster movies now though.
I dont think that this movie disappoints, like I say the unanswered questions thing is irritating but leaves room for sequels..Because I would like to re-see it in a more traditional cinematic version.
The actual monster once you finally see the bitch is badass for sure and would appear to be unstoppable..
I think you guys will like it.
Funniest shit I have seen in a while was this guy in the front row who was literally living the movie as it went on..Pointing with jaw agape at the creature and hiding behind his hands and assuming a fighting stance in his seat as the spider looking shits were attacking... LOLOLOL, man me and my girl almost missed all the good parts for watching this guy!
Truly though the bar has been raised on monster movies now though.
I dont think that this movie disappoints, like I say the unanswered questions thing is irritating but leaves room for sequels..Because I would like to re-see it in a more traditional cinematic version.
The actual monster once you finally see the bitch is badass for sure and would appear to be unstoppable..
I think you guys will like it.
thedreampolice
A backwards poet writes inverse.
well the camera work lends itself to a documentary style film but there are a few elements that are so unbelievable they could just never happen.
Kontents
I like Gearslutz
ill o.g.
Battle Points: 5
HAHAHa thats some funny shit. People watching is very entertaining You never know what they will do.
good catch lol