Just saw Cloverfield!

I found it just OK. I was with a group of about 10 people and two girls had to leave about midway through because they were about to be sick from the camera movement. It started bothering me, too. I think they did a pretty good job of building suspense and tension, but one of the things I like about sci-fi is the back story, so I would like to know what the heck that thing was and where it came from. I smell a sequel.
 
I dunno , I'm looking forward to seeing it , but then I like most horror/sci fi films.
:D
 
Effects were cool, story was pretty good too. But, the first person cam thing got old after about 5 minutes. If you get motion sickness, don't go see Cloverfield. I had to keep looking away from the screen during some of the wild movements.
 
tknife said:
If you get motion sickness, don't go see Cloverfield. I had to keep looking away from the screen during some of the wild movements.
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This seems to be the "artsy" way of shooting movies nowadays.

The 3rd Bourne did this too much, also.

I thought this movie would be the same kind of thing, based on previews.

I won't see it as a result.

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There is very little about Cloverfield that is "artsy."

The hand held camera puts the audience in the shoes of the main characters. You see the action through their eyes. As a result, the audience is shown an experience that is much "grittier" and realistic. So, you don't have the complete picture of what is happening. This is how it would be and it gives more suspense to the plot.

Some things are never explained.

The ending is not a typical Hollywood "fairy tale" ending.

It was a breath of fresh air. A reviewer on Rottentomatoes.com said that nobody over 30 should see it. I am nearly 50 and it was the best movie that I have seen in years.

My teenager liked it too.

M.
 
Hand held, yes. First person, yes. :)

Not this jiggly dizzy garbage. :thumbdn:

Even lower-end hand helds now come with the stabilization feature.

A four year old in mid epileptic seizure could hold the frame quieter with a camcorder from Wally World, than stuff that passes as cutting edge "video diary".

IMO, it detracts not adds to believability.
 
I actually liked it. Beforehand, I was a bit concerned about motion sickness, as I got very motion sick when I saw Blair Witch Project when it was released, and was queasy for hours afterwards. Not so with Cloverfield, though I did sit further back from the screen than with BWP.

Being about twice the age of any of the actors/characters in Cloverfield, I of course could not relate directly to any of the characters like much of the target audience did. But it was what it was, and I liked that it did not have any back-story or explanation to it. After all, it was supposed to be just a guy recording with his video camera! Everything can't be tied up all neat and tidy like in a normal movie.

That said, I still like the old, original Gojira (Godzilla) better. Before the Godzilla movies became kiddie fare.
Jim
 
Saw it tonight and actually really enjoyed it. I read a lot of mediocre to less than mediocre reviews though beforehand so I think the low expectation is what made me enjoy it more.

Didn't give me a headache like blairwitch did.
 
My girlfriend and I went to see it this past weekend. She actually ended up getting motion sick, but she still enjoyed it. I had dizzy eyes about 10 minutes into it, but was able to ignore it for the most part. I know a lot of people complained that it didn't have a plot, and that it was pointless, but I like the fact that we're just thrust into the situation without knowing what's going on. The CGI looked great. I actually found myself gasping during a couple of the major destruction sequences, because they looked so real.
 
I thought it did a good job of presenting a realistic (as far as that can be said) experience of huge, frightening events. What the characters experienced would be much like what you or I would experience if by some chance an enormous white monster was trundling through our home town.

That's all great, but does that make a great movie? We could watch 90 minutes in the life of a Spanish Inquisition victim, or 90 minutes of what it's like to be in a car accident and ride to the hospital. Is that a movie? Is there a plot? A conflict, resolution, denouement? No.

I'll take Godzilla vs King Kong, at least you know who's who and there's some kind of ending.
 
Torz,

I can understand where you're coming from. I definitely still enjoy those movies. Sometimes I'd rather my giant monster be a guy in a rubber suit, rather than something that isn't there during filming.
 
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