Cloverfield - Page 4

bozz · #31 (**permalink**) 01-22-2008, 09:07 AM

Hey I'm almost 48 and can still spin with the best of them....ha....and I agree age (and where you sit in the theater) will have the biggest impact both negatively and positively, plus screen size may even effect one more so (smaller being better in this case).

john · #32 (**permalink**) 01-22-2008, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by ChrisW

Here's my post from another forum...

Well, saw it this afternoon. Went in knowing and appreciating the conceit of the film. It still gave me a headache.
Mixed feelings. Technically, the effects were very well done. Easy enough to follow, fairly decent pacing. Cool creature, ya just gotta love big monster destroying civilization movies.
But the hand-held aspect, while obviously paramount to the movie, made it hard for me to watch. It may be an age thing - I'm sure younger audiences don't have the same difficulties watching it.
I'm curious what kind of legs it will have. Big opening week-end. People may return to see the little tidbits embedded in the movie (like the spoiler above mentions) but my "gut feeling" (pun intended) is that when people are aware of the hand held camera, it may keep them away.

I'm well into my 40s and I didn't seem to have a problem. I came close to breaking a hip, but aside from that no physical side effects.
I think this movie will be tops at the box office for at least 3 weeks. Its not like Rambo 12 or unwatchable (I mean untraceable) is going to knock it out of the number one spot. This movie will definitely make over 100 million. IMHO.

wilbret · #33 (**permalink**) 01-22-2008, 01:51 PM

Here's some more stuff for you.

Please go to slusho and the other sites, and piece together where Rob was going to work.
http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/06/...red-by-slusho/

Shadow Mistress · #34 (**permalink**) 01-23-2008, 04:21 AM

Have not seen Cloverfield yet, although I'm still kind of curious. My husband and I did like Blair Witch and had no problems with the whole shaky camera thing.

However, we did opt to see The Orphanage over Cloverfield last weekend. For those that don't have it in their theatres, it's a Spanish film release produced by Benicio del Toro; he has the rights and will be producing an English version soon. Hopefully, he doesn't lose the original feel of the film which is very "The Others"-ish. It has some nice twists and while it is pegged as a horror film, it is a very human one. Great cinematography and colors.

night-owl · #35 (**permalink**) 01-23-2008, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by halloweenking

The Eye that's coming out is like Final Destenation where they see the deathes happen before they happen oh and One Missed Call is like The Ring only it's a phone call not a video tape. Lame it is.

Yeah, what's with all the remakes of Japanese films? The Eye, One Missed Call, The Ring, The Grudge. Are the Japanese remaking our films? If Hollywood made something original maybe they would.

Hallowtheme · #36 (**permalink**) 01-25-2008, 05:32 AM

Sounds like this movie is a great chance for us to test our fake barf props!

wilbret · #37 (**permalink**) 01-25-2008, 09:01 AM

Fake vomit is one area in which the USA still leads!

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TNBrad · #38 (**permalink**) 01-25-2008, 01:26 PM

Night Owl there is a post I made early on about a movie at the rental stores called MONSTER "The truth will be told" also the same lines as Cloverfield; but, takes place in TOKYO, I was greatly disapointed, I ended up watching the last half in fast forward. to aviod tomuch sickness (to much camera movement) OOOoohHHHHhhhhhHHhh LOL

childofthenight · #39 (**permalink**) 01-25-2008, 07:29 PM

sorry everyone but i'm gonna have to skip reading all the comments and say I saw this movie and dont bother giving up your time to see it in vid or theaters... pick any thing out there and It will be better than this movie.. I was highly dissapointed..watch the chipmunks movie especially if you have kids ..very good ...bla bla I'm sorry,, just mad at the loss of money and time.. like wilbret said .if you want to see it wait to see it on video

JohnnyL · #40 (**permalink**) 01-26-2008, 04:34 PM

Great movie, very suspenseful and realistic. This isn't something that can be seen on video as some are waiting for.