Chops Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Personally, I thought it sucked. In an interview Abrams said he wanted to make a great monster movie, an equivolent of Godzilla. The only problem was this didn't come off as a monster movie, but a love story with a monster in the background. I don't care that Rob fucked Beth, but then she shows up with another guy, then he decides to go rescue her when the attack happens. Godzilla worked because the whole movie was focused on the monster, as campy as it was. Also the movie barely runs over 70 minutes, it could have used more time. I understand some people like the camera concept, but I didn't. I hope the whole viral campaign backfires on them. Sure, guys like us who post and discuss movies online knew all about the websites linked to the movie, but the average person doesn't. Only one of my friends knew what this movie was about, while the rest were clueless as the tv spots don't give anything away. 1/5 I'll have to look what else comes out in the next two weeks, as I'd hate for this to be the last movie I see before heading back overseas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 I thought it was pretty dang good! For a review and what my Roadkill Review cohost Ben thought? Well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 Anyone know if there are plans on translating the manga that serves as the prequel to the movie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted January 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 With still a day to go in the four-day Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend, Paramount's Cloverfield has already broken two January records. Earning an estimated $41 million from Friday to Sunday in 3,411 theaters, the J.J. Abrams-produced monster movie has surpassed the previous all-time 3-day January weekend record held by "Star Wars: Special Edition" ($35.9 million in 1997). With the $41 million, the movie also has passed up in three days the previous four-day Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend record set by Black Hawk Down ($33.6 million) in 2002. Cloverfield was made for just $25 million. http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=41101 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted January 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 Anyone know if there are plans on translating the manga that serves as the prequel to the movie? I don't know if they are going to, but these guys are doing it on their own. http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=12752 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 The following image is a screenshot from he film. Not really a spoiler but, according to Bloody-disgusting.com, it somewhat reveals the origin of the monster. You do not see the monster but rather a bit of an effect of the monster. http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj17/mosai89/IMG_0235.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 I think that for a movie that was only about 74 minutes, it wouldn't have killed them to explain the monster with a 10-20 minute segment, instead of forcing you to go to all the websites to find out where the monster's from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 I think that for a movie that was only about 74 minutes, it wouldn't have killed them to explain the monster with a 10-20 minute segment, instead of forcing you to go to all the websites to find out where the monster's from. Why? I'm glad there was no explanation. I'm so sick and tired of explaining everything. It is the first time that NY has been devastated in a film in ages and it was done by a monster who looked fucking cool. Space creature, ocean creature, government experiment gone wrong, white trash family. Take your pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 The one big thing that did irk me was that all the viral info ended up being more or less irrelevent to the film. There was a Slusho t-shirt, but that was about it; Jamie was in about half a frame, and not even mentioned by name; no mention of Targruato, not even in passing. Even assuming that there's a sequel on the way (and there would pretty much have to be one), it still leaves a lot of people feeling a bit betrayed for expending all of the effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 I think that for a movie that was only about 74 minutes, it wouldn't have killed them to explain the monster with a 10-20 minute segment, instead of forcing you to go to all the websites to find out where the monster's from. Why? I'm glad there was no explanation. I'm so sick and tired of explaining everything. It is the first time that NY has been devastated in a film in ages and it was done by a monster who looked fucking cool. Space creature, ocean creature, government experiment gone wrong, white trash family. Take your pick. The websites and viral campaing led you to believe the oil drilling was a coverup as the Japanese company was unearthing the creature from the depths of the ocean. If they go to the trouble of putting all the clues out on the internet, like the whistleblowers notes, why not include it in the movie? Especially since the movie was short enough as it was, so it wouldn't have added to much time. Hell, one of the army guys could have filled them in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 How often does viral marketing actually mean anything? Besides, this is not the team to go with if you want meaningful viral marketing. LOST had three websites, two hotlines, a novel, etc and nothing meant diddly. I don't want to see a sequel because it will be the same shit all over again: military team goes in to see what happened and gets hunted by the monster, blah blah blah. Even though the numbers call for it. Still, it was great to see that the biggest hyped film since Blair Witch actualy lived up to the hype. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 At least with LOST we know pretty much the exact date that all of the questions will be answered. There was nothing of the sort here. Not even hints. It literally would have taken three seconds for Rob to mention Targruato, is all. EDIT: And to be fair, the Lost Experience revealed an assload of information about the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 I just feel that the film on its own was a whole experience. It was hands down better than any theatrical horror film of last year. I never even heard of or saw that viral advertising and it didn't matter to the film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 I still enjoyed it, definately, and they obviously couldn't have made the movie assuming everyone knew all of the viral information, but there's little reason they couldn't have put in a few extra details for the people that expended the effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 BTW, did anyone else catch the thing at the end? Or stay after the credits for that matter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 I caught it but didn't think much of it. I still don't think anything fell, or at least I didn't see anything fall but I saw the water rise. To me it looked like the monster coming out of the water, not something falling in. I didn't stay after the credits, I've got to start doing that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 The director confirmed that it's something crashing in. As for the post-credits. A mumbled voice message is played. When reversed, it's very clearly someone (Rob?) saying "it's still alive." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 Beat me to it...listen to it here: http://boomp3.com/m/bd034dfca370 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted January 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Cloverfield Monster Features: * 70 points of articulation and incredible life-like detail * Authentic sound * 14” tall * 10 parasites * Two interchangeable heads * Statue of Liberty head accessory * Special Cloverfield collector’s edition packaging In conjunction with the launch of the highly anticipated CLOVERFIELD movie release, Hasbro, in a partnership with Bad Robot and Paramount Pictures, has produced a super-articulated and highly detailed limited collector’s edition Cloverfield Monster. http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/ProductsByBra...63&ID=21030 It's $99.00 For that price it better be able to destroy a small neighborhood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Cloverfield Monster Features: * 70 points of articulation and incredible life-like detail * Authentic sound * 14” tall * 10 parasites * Two interchangeable heads * Statue of Liberty head accessory * Special Cloverfield collector’s edition packaging In conjunction with the launch of the highly anticipated CLOVERFIELD movie release, Hasbro, in a partnership with Bad Robot and Paramount Pictures, has produced a super-articulated and highly detailed limited collector’s edition Cloverfield Monster. http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/ProductsByBra...63&ID=21030 It's $99.00 For that price it better be able to destroy a small neighborhood. No pic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted January 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Cloverfield Monster Features: * 70 points of articulation and incredible life-like detail * Authentic sound * 14” tall * 10 parasites * Two interchangeable heads * Statue of Liberty head accessory * Special Cloverfield collector’s edition packaging In conjunction with the launch of the highly anticipated CLOVERFIELD movie release, Hasbro, in a partnership with Bad Robot and Paramount Pictures, has produced a super-articulated and highly detailed limited collector’s edition Cloverfield Monster. http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/ProductsByBra...63&ID=21030 It's $99.00 For that price it better be able to destroy a small neighborhood. No pic? I'm sure they aren't allowed to show it for a week or so after the movie came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 I'm sure they aren't allowed to show it for a week or so after the movie came out. Considering it's not available until October, why not just wait a week or so to have a picture on the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 At least with LOST we know pretty much the exact date that all of the questions will be answered. There was nothing of the sort here. Not even hints. It literally would have taken three seconds for Rob to mention Targruato, is all. EDIT: And to be fair, the Lost Experience revealed an assload of information about the show. That's what I was getting at. Considering all the back story available on the viral sites alongside the manga, why not have it in the movie for the people who knew nothing of the online information? The movie could have started out with a short normal camera segment with the Targruato company before switching to the hand held camera at the party. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 At least with LOST we know pretty much the exact date that all of the questions will be answered. There was nothing of the sort here. Not even hints. It literally would have taken three seconds for Rob to mention Targruato, is all. EDIT: And to be fair, the Lost Experience revealed an assload of information about the show. That's what I was getting at. Considering all the back story available on the viral sites alongside the manga, why not have it in the movie for the people who knew nothing of the online information? The movie could have started out with a short normal camera segment with the Targruato company before switching to the hand held camera at the party. See, for me. That's a copout and directly affects the entire film whether it's a prologue or an epilogue. Cloverfield is not a film, it's evidence and any overt cinematics ruins that for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tglancy Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 So... can someone post a real pic of the fucking monster, because I don't want to see a 74 minute movie, but I do want to see what this monster looks like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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