Cloverfield or the untitiled JJ Abrams

[kittie]

Does anybody know about this film yet? They showed a teaser of it before Transformers. It was set up like a usual going away party, but then some big monster, that you cannot see in the teaser, starts attacking the city. It looks pretty cool, but I have no idea what it's about.

[Chief Falling Rock]

its about a giant monster that attacks the city and is supposedly told from the point of view of the people trying to survive the attack.

[Wax Zombie]

Yeah it was pretty weird since they didn't show the titiled of this movie.

[Ieatyourflesh66]

this movie is going to fuckin kick ass, thats all I know, and if JJ sets it up as a hard PG-13 or R it will kick more ass

[Ieatyourflesh66]

http://www.trailerspy.com/2007/07/08/a-trailerspy-exclusive-comments-from-a-cloverfield-1-18-08-insider/

THIS IS MORE NEWS ON CLOVER

[Chief Falling Rock]

the monster will make or break this movie. I cant believe people see this trailer and still can't figure out what its about. Something roars and stuff blows up.....gee I wonder.

[LgOr]

its gotta be more than just some monster movie if you've seen the videos and little puzzle ball thing

[Ieatyourflesh66]

LOL and it is pissin me off it's not fuckin godzilla.....

[Chief Falling Rock]

its gotta be more than just some monster movie if you've seen the videos and little puzzle ball thing

where can I go to see all that stuff?

edit: I've seen those vidoes. Now I'm concerned, I was looking forward to this. But not when it looks like just another armegeddon flick.

[LgOr]

http://www.ethanhaaswasright.com/

[Slayer]

dont get your hopes up guys it's not going to be a new godzilla movie.

I was reading about what people found out about the movie and they found out that the giant monster will infact be........the Cthulu.

just thought i'd inform you guys on that nice little find.

[BooBerry]

dont get your hopes up guys it's not going to be a new godzilla movie.

I was reading about what people found out about the movie and they found out that the giant monster will infact be........the Cthulu.

just thought i'd inform you guys on that nice little find.

Wait...are you kidding!? o_0

[Slayer]

Wait...are you kidding!? o_0
nope im being dead serious, Cloverfield is going to be a movie about the Cthulu.

Pretty sweet if you ask me.

[Mr 316]

It's Blairwitch meats Godzilla. The film looks cool.

[BooBerry]

nope im being dead serious, Cloverfield is going to be a movie about the Cthulu.

Pretty sweet if you ask me.

I just found it weird lol. I never got into the H.P.Lovecraft stuff, but I saw Dagon the other day and decided to make a list of books and movies that dealt with that stuff and watch them to see if they interest me after all.

So I guess it's kinda cool. We'll have to wait and see.

[BooBerry]

PS - "For what it's worth, the only site of ours that people have even FOUND is the 1-18-08.com site. The others (like the Ethan Haas sites) have nothing to do with us."

JJ on http://www.filmstalker.co.uk/archives/2007/07/jj_abrams_talks_cloverfield.html

[Slayer]

PS - "For what it's worth, the only site of ours that people have even FOUND is the 1-18-08.com site. The others (like the Ethan Haas sites) have nothing to do with us."

JJ on http://www.filmstalker.co.uk/archives/2007/07/jj_abrams_talks_cloverfield.html

that information could change my whole theory of a giant cthulu movie.

[BooBerry]

Wasn't there a Japanese movie being remade here in the US about a Dragon terrorizing cities? I thought it said LA but maybe it was NYC.... I dunno.

[Chief Falling Rock]

the Cthulu thing is just another rumor, just like everything else. I don't even know where that rumor got started. Could be true yeah, but I need prove to believe that.

[GruesomeDuece]

Wasn't there a Japanese movie being remade here in the US about a Dragon terrorizing cities? I thought it said LA but maybe it was NYC.... I dunno.

I believe you're talking about D-War, which is Korean, or maybe based off Korean legend. Looks pretty tight, and the first reactions are all love it/hate it, no in-betweens.

[smokey]

Film sounds pretty cool. Well what we know about it anyway.

[-ghost21-]

Oh if the lord loveth thee Godzilla it will be.

[stugots]

ohhh cannot wait for this one haha !

[Late For Reality]

I'm excited as fuck for this!!!

[cmurdur]

maybe we'll never see the monster. and perhaps, that is the best option. I would rather wonder what the monster looks like rather than gaze upon a CGI created behemoth. with the Blair Witch camera angles, that looks like what's going to happen.

[stugots]

... And that could work !
Im all for leaving things up to the imagination, but for this I want to see at;east enough of the beast to get an idea of what these ppl are running from.
I know that may be difficult because your running away from the thing, as upposed to running towards, lol ...
but i think it can be done.
Perhaps running someplace to get the higher ground and getting a good zoom on the fucking thing lol.

[JerkyPuck]

The concept is really kind of refreshing though. I saw the teaser last night. Looks pretty good.

[Chief Falling Rock]

if indeed it is a monster movie (which is what I think). You'll see the monster. Its not like somebody isn't gonna film the thing. And whose to say the entire movie will be filmed with that blair witch look. I hope the WHOLE movie isnt that way.

[Nursegrrl8]

the other link didn't work for me

here's another one to the running trailer
http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/11808/

[prettyrotten]

That looks bizarre.

I need more information to even begin to comtemplate watching this movie..

and doesn't it show the title of the movie.

[Scaremonger]

and doesn't it show the title of the movie.

Nope.

Personally, I found the trailer to be pretty effective. It actually almost felt like I was there.

[SonOfSavini]

I have a bad feeling this movie is going to be all hype and nothing but a steamy pile of horse shit...anyone remember "Independence Day" ... "Godzilla" ?

[//Neon_Maniac//]

oh gawd
myspace.com/slush_o

[cmurdur]

http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/070725/poster_l.jpg

[Leprechaun]

http://www.canmag.com/images/front/movies2008/monstrousp2.jpg

Whatever this thing is... It comes from the ocean.

I heard Abrams say that he created a new monster. Something that has never been done before. Odds are likely that we definitely will see it... Maybe just not that often (which is a good thing)

[Revenant]

Is that an official poster, because it looks freaking awesome.

[Chief Falling Rock]

I love the trail in the water thats going towards the city. Implying something big came from the ocean. Abrams said its not a Godzilla movie and it has nothing to do with Lovecraft. He just wanted to make a monster movie thats as iconic to American audiences as Godzilla is to Japan. SWEET!!!! I personally think he'll go with something sort of like the Behemoth. The beast from the bible that has something to do with the apocalypse or whatever. Sort of like in that old movie The Giant Behemoth.

[Scaremonger]

So far everything points to a good old fashioned giant monster movie to me.

[ASoron0424]

Just watched coverage of ComicCon where he said that it isn't officially called "Cloverfield," but that was about all they said about it at ComicCon because everyone there is just interested in the fact that he's writing and directing the next Star Trek.

[Chief Falling Rock]

go on amazon.com and find it weird that Abrams didn't direct, nor did he write this movie. I bet the director Matt Reeves is waving his hands in the background going "hey I directed the thing!!!"

[SonOfSavini]

I love the trail in the water thats going towards the city. Implying something big came from the ocean. Abrams said its not a Godzilla movie and it has nothing to do with Lovecraft. He just wanted to make a monster movie thats as iconic to American audiences as Godzilla is to Japan. SWEET!!!! I personally think he'll go with something sort of like the Behemoth. The beast from the bible that has something to do with the apocalypse or whatever. Sort of like in that old movie The Giant Behemoth.

I think your thinking of Leviathan. That was the aquatic beast from the bible...I could be wrong though. I also heard two possible titles are "Monstrous" or "Colossus".

[choptop2]

I think your thinking of Leviathan. That was the aquatic beast from the bible...I could be wrong though. I also heard two possible titles are "Monstrous" or "Colossus".


Not according to any bible I've read
http://www.georgehernandez.com/h/aaBlog/2005/media/03-08_SpiderManBibleStories.jpg

Okay Spider-man's bible stories is the only one I've Read :D

[violent d]

I love the trail in the water thats going towards the city. Implying something big came from the ocean. Abrams said its not a Godzilla movie and it has nothing to do with Lovecraft. He just wanted to make a monster movie thats as iconic to American audiences as Godzilla is to Japan. SWEET!!!! I personally think he'll go with something sort of like the Behemoth. The beast from the bible that has something to do with the apocalypse or whatever. Sort of like in that old movie The Giant Behemoth.

I was kinda wishing it would be a Lovecraftian movie. I mean Cthulhu scares the fuck out of me for some reason. Oh well, Im looking forward to this movie regardless.

[kiddyidd]

I love the trail in the water thats going towards the city. Implying something big came from the ocean. Abrams said its not a Godzilla movie and it has nothing to do with Lovecraft. He just wanted to make a monster movie thats as iconic to American audiences as Godzilla is to Japan. SWEET!!!! I personally think he'll go with something sort of like the Behemoth. The beast from the bible that has something to do with the apocalypse or whatever. Sort of like in that old movie The Giant Behemoth.

According to the Bible the Behemoth looked like a hippopotamus. Nothing against the Hippo as I am sure it would kick my ass in a street fight but that would suck balls if this was the creature Abrams invisioned as a american icon. I mean the hippo is from Africa, no? At least pick something from the America's like a Giant Moose or a Box Turtle.

[Toad]

Movie looks badass.

Loved the trailer, was super effective without hardly giving anything away at all.

Def. will be following this as more info is let out.

[snapok]

at the end of the trailer the guy on the streets says "Its a lion and its huge" Am i getting this right? So the monster is going to look like a lion

[Aurone]

This is complained about all over the Youtube videos. It's not "It's a Lion and it's huge", it's "It's Alive and it's huge".

[LgOr]

haha cant believe people actually think "Its a lion". A giant lion. :lol:

[LgOr]

this just in!! first glimpse of the creature


























































http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y270/SinisterX3/staypuff.gif

[cmurdur]

new site, its like the slusho page.-http://tagruato.jp/

[badgonegood]

I really dont get all the hype, like we havent seen new york with explosions and people dieing before.

[Aurone]

I really dont get all the hype, like we havent seen new york with explosions and people dieing before.




True, but this is with a monster. We where hoping for that with 1998's Godzilla, but boy did that fail to live up.

[DeathBanana]

I thought the trailer for this flick sucked... not to say that the movie won't be entertaining. I do like the mysterious aura of this movie though.

[dead breed]

True, but this is with a monster. We where hoping for that with 1998's Godzilla, but boy did that fail to live up.

I found the 98 Godzilla entertaining, BUT it could of been sooo much better.

[ASoron0424]

I'm kinda hoping they don't show the monster in its entirety at all. It would be so ironic if at this point in horror cinema where filmmakers say, "let's show them something more horrific than they've ever seen," with every movie they make and the one movie to come out to TRULY scare the everloving shit out of its audience is a movie that shows nothing. Maybe that wouldn't work so well with this movie, but I'm just hoping that happens eventually in this decade, it would be a nice reassurance to directors and cinematographers I think, there's not much of that mysterious and really talented camerawork around these days - with manipulation of shadows and stuff like that. A lot of the horror movie fans I've said this to have given me shit about it, but I think Signs was amazing, and mainly because of its tease about showing us the alien.

[Revenant]

When are we seeing a second trailer, anything! I want more!

I don't see how anyone couldn't look forward to this film.

[dr_foreverclear]

the online marketing alone is just brilliant.

same with dark knight.

i'm glad to see marketing using the web in such fun ways

[BooBerry]

the online marketing alone is just brilliant.

same with dark knight.

i'm glad to see marketing using the web in such fun ways

I agree, it's pretty fun to feel like a scooby-doo member and keep looking for these sites and watching them countdown. :nod:

[Revenant]

I have a feeling we'll get something big soon, at least more than a website, especially since the film will only be 3 months away come november. Anyone know what big films paramount has on the way? I expect a new trailer to be attached.

[kiddyidd]

Just read in the New York post that the second trailer will be shown during the coming attractions that come before the Beowulf(sp) movie. Supposedly there is a Giant Monster plus smaller creatures that terrorize New York City.

[dead breed]

Just read in the New York post that the second trailer will be shown during the coming attractions that come before the Beowulf(sp) movie. Supposedly there is a Giant Monster plus smaller creatures that terrorize New York City.

and smaller creatures eh? could make things a little interesting.

[cmurdur]

or shitty.

[Chief Falling Rock]

special effects are gonna be a big factor in me liking this one or not. I know story is the most important thing a lot of the time but damn it this is a monster movie!

[WarBeast]

special effects are gonna be a big factor in me liking this one or not. I know story is the most important thing a lot of the time but damn it this is a monster movie!

You might as well just say "fuck it" in advance, as it is most likely gonna be CG... and we all know how much of a fan of CG you are. :D

[cmurdur]

and then throw in some torture porn. :D

[BooBerry]

I'm wondering if it's going to be King Kong all over again. Lame.

[ASoron0424]

It's produced by one of the writers of Lost, which is interesting. Just like LOST, Abrams has managed to keep people on the edge of their seats about the whole time, and will continue to do so until it comes out. And once they see the movie, audiences will feel the same way they'll feel after the series finale of LOST. Angry.

[brennan]

lost is bullshit. I devoted way too much time to that show only to be continuously let down. JJ abrahms can stick his shaky cam monster movie up his poop shoot. hopefully said forceful insertion will keep him infirmed to the point where he can't make that travesty of a star trek flick he's working up.

[Chief Falling Rock]

You might as well just say "fuck it" in advance, as it is most likely gonna be CG... and we all know how much of a fan of CG you are. :D

I do bitch quit a lot :D

[Toad]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6hinlxB5CU

Video of the 2nd trailer, terrible quality though.

God I can't wait for this movie.

[slimeisacharacter]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloverfield

30 mill budget. Got monster idea when in a toy store in japan. Mostly shot on Coney Island.

The voltron rumors scare me...

"the only official site that had been found was 1-18-08.com. At the site, a collection of time-coded photos are provided to visitors to piece together a series of events and interpret their meanings. "

"Abrams however did not reveal an official title for the film and also denied that it would be called Monstrous, a rumored title at the time."

"Attendees of the Paramount panel were given T-shirts featuring the "Slusho!" logo."

*shrug*

[cmurdur]

I highly doubt its Voltron.

[Revenant]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIgXZWYgthI

2nd official trailer that came before Beowulf, decent quality if you need to see it, at least until Paramount releases a true High quality one..get it while it's hot.

[BooBerry]

Still can't see nothing. Can't wait til they release the normal quality trailer, this looks great.

[Misfit]

give me a man in a rubber suit over cgi any day

[Darkgod]

best quality trailer yet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNUojI-0EdU&feature=related

[BooBerry]

best quality trailer yet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNUojI-0EdU&feature=related

Lol. :shakehead that's horrible.

[Shreds_of_Flesh]

best quality trailer yet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNUojI-0EdU&feature=related

:nod:

[pastor_ice43]

I have a bad feeling this movie is going to be all hype and nothing but a steamy pile of horse shit...anyone remember "Independence Day" ... "Godzilla" ?

I remember how much ass ID4 kicked....however Godzilla was a disappointment.

[pastor_ice43]

lost is bullshit. I devoted way too much time to that show only to be continuously let down. JJ abrahms can stick his shaky cam monster movie up his poop shoot. hopefully said forceful insertion will keep him infirmed to the point where he can't make that travesty of a star trek flick he's working up.

If at any point in your viewing of lost...you thought the questions would be answered any sooner then the end of the series...tis your own fault. I'm not a fan of the series, but even I realized early on amidst all the hype, that people would not get what they were looking for till the very end.

[Darkgod]

Yeah people jumped off Lost because they have no attention spans. I still watch lost, and I am looking forward to season 4.

[Toad]

The HD trailer is now on Apple.com....still looks incredible to me, can't wait for this.

[FrighT MasteR]

Finally decided to add it to the database after viewing the new trailer:

http://www.upcominghorrormovies.com/movies/cloverfield.php

I was hesitant before because I wasn't sure if we were dealing with aliens or monsters. Seems more certain now.

[-ghost21-]

The Black Hawks like the Bears ( recently swept by the Lions) Suck the cock. Go Redwings, Lions, Tigers and Pistons oh, My!

[-ghost21-]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIgXZWYgthI

2nd official trailer that came before Beowulf, decent quality if you need to see it, at least until Paramount releases a true High quality one..get it while it's hot.

Read Previous Deuche.

[Chief Falling Rock]

I saw the picture of the beast. Well the thing that goes by really really quick in the trailer anyway. It looks like a dinosaur. While I'm cool with that, I was hoping they'd go alittle nuts with the creature design and create somethin really really cool. The little monsters are yet to be seen though. They could be cool. And I could be completely off on the creature design. I mean it was a quick shot.

Well anyways I'm still lookin forward to it. And from the pics I've seen the movie isn't entirely filmed all "blair witch" style. Which I'm happy with. I think that kind of look adds to a film, but I dont want the whole movie to be that way.

[Darkgod]

I saw the trailer attached with the mist. it still moves to quick for me to see anything, but I will check this out.

[FrighT MasteR]

Watch 5-minutes from the film:

http://www.upcominghorrormovies.com/movies/cloverfield.php

[reaperofthegrim]

I read an interview where J.J. said the entire movie would actually be from a "first person" perspective. I was alil disappointed at first, but after reading the entire article I kind of think it may actually be cooler from the way Abrams put it when he was discussing it. http://movies.ign.com/articles/841/841703p1.html

I also found a link that shows what some people think the monster may look like. http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/Maffusse/monster.jpg The big whale looking thing is obviously the creature that comes from the water, and the smaller crab looking creature is supposedly a parasite that can fuck people up and I guess make them explode like that one chick we saw in the trailer.

[ASoron0424]

That drawing is incredible, I'd love for the monster to look like that; however I really don't wanna see the monster in its entirety. It would be refreshing for them to take the old route and keep the monster off screen. As disappointing as I guess a lot of people would find it, in the event that they're looking for a good and truly scary PG-13, which I doubt, it would be great. But I think even for an R rated movie it would work well (judging from those images of the girl exploding in the tent, I'm guessing it'll be R.

And really, who the fuck intends to make an even remotely authentic end-of-the-world disaster movie where nobody says "fuck" more than once and there isn't rampant pre-apocolypse sex going on everywhere - that really bothered me with movies like Armageddon and The Day After Tomorrow.

[K.I.N.G]

Seen it this morning. I hated the shaky camera, gave me a horrible headache but the monsters do look really cool.

[Wax Zombie]

Seen it this morning. I hated the shaky camera, gave me a horrible headache but the monsters do look really cool.

But was it a good movie? For the entertainment

[K.I.N.G]

Yeah it was a good movie, I was entertained pretty much throughout the film.

[Wax Zombie]

Yeah I see that. It's already getting good reviews so far.

[cmurdur]

Variety didn't like the movie.

[Revenant]

The Black Hawks like the Bears ( recently swept by the Lions) Suck the cock. Go Redwings, Lions, Tigers and Pistons oh, My!

Blackhawks 4-1 on the season vs the Redwings buddy.


Anyway, only a day away and I'm ecstatic, I haven't been to the theatres in about a month or two so hopefully it's worth the money.

[koolmike]

I loved the review in the NY POST today:

Blair Witch meets Godzilla meets The Banana Republic catalog.

[cmurdur]

anyone else getting tired of the advertisements at the top of the UHM pages?

[koolmike]

When I had dial-up, those advertisements sucked.

[Darkgod]

I still wish it was the cthulhu monster. someone needs to do a big budget version of him/

[Joker]

Are there any pics of the monster floating around anywhere yet?

[//Neon_Maniac//]

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k287/doctorjameskfunk/zxCloverfield1200609879639.gif

[koolmike]

That pic blows. Can't see anything.

[hackerslacker]

wtf

[LgOr]

heard you dont really get a good look at it, which is a good thing IMO.

[Wax Zombie]

Just got back from seeing it and it was EXCELLENT. It was so much better then Blair witch project and Godzilla remake. The way they did it with a hold hand camera was so well done and realistic. This is probably the best monster movie I've seen in the long time. Best movie so far in 2008. I can't wait to see it again.

10/10

[IKickAssForTheLord]

Just got back from seeing it and it was EXCELLENT. It was so much better then Blair witch project and Godzilla remake. The way they did it with a hold hand camera was so well done and realistic. This is probably the best monster movie I've seen in the long time. Best movie so far in 2008. I can't wait to see it again.

10/10

comin' from the dude that said Friday The 13th Part 8 was a 10/10... now I'm not sure 'bout this movie.

[Chief Falling Rock]

well this movie BLOWS. Thats right. IT SUCKED! The entire movie is the guys hand held camera so everytime something exciting happens it shakes 100 miles an hour so you never see whats going on. And that doesnt add "tention" that adds "annoyance". The monster is some fake lookin CGI piece of crap, and so are the little ones it spawns. This giant monster shows up out of nowhere, and for some reason it can spawn these little creatures that sound like donald duck when their mad.

And the idiot holding the camera. GIVE ME A BREAK. Hmm point the camera at these people I see all the time or that big ass fucking monster? Well me personally I'd go with the big ass fucking monster but apparently the camera guy didn't share my opinion. The first 15 minutes or so of this movie are boring as hell. And the ending? well the ending is just really bad. Just dumb. If your gonna go and try to make your "giant monster attacks new york" movie all realistic with a hand held camera, all your critters being crappy CG is probably a really bad idea. Now granted a lot of shots of a giant monster attacking the city will need to be CG. But every single shot? no. Not to mention the guys camera goes through hell and still works. I found that laughable, and the fact the military never took it away from him even when he went into their little HQ. I thought that was odd.

So if this movie breathes new life into the monster movie genre then I'm happy about that. Cuz I love a good monster movie. Key word being GOOD. This movie was not that. I've been waiting for this movie ever since I saw the trailer on Transformers and good lord was I let down. Crappy special effects and a really really really shaky camera is all this movie boils down to. If you don't like either one of those 2 things. Skip it skip it skip it! This movie was a good idea on paper...yeah....on paper. If the documentary style of the movie had been scrapped this movie might have been atleast watchable. So if you've heard this comparison its dead on true. This flick is Blair Witch meets the U.S. Godzilla remake. And yes thats as bad as it sounds.

[LgOr]

pretty sure those going in know its all from hand held camera. if not then good luck. anyways it was entertaining, kept me on the edge of my seat and the pretty good shot we get at the end, the creature was cool I guess

[Revenant]

well this movie BLOWS. Thats right. IT SUCKED! The entire movie is the guys hand held camera so everytime something exciting happens it shakes 100 miles an hour so you never see whats going on. And that doesnt add "tention" that adds "annoyance". The monster is some fake lookin CGI piece of crap, and so are the little ones it spawns. This giant monster shows up out of nowhere, and for some reason it can spawn these little creatures that sound like donald duck when their mad.

And the idiot holding the camera. GIVE ME A BREAK. Hmm point the camera at these people I see all the time or that big ass fucking monster? Well me personally I'd go with the big ass fucking monster but apparently the camera guy didn't share my opinion. The first 15 minutes or so of this movie are boring as hell. And the ending? well the ending is just really bad. Just dumb. If your gonna go and try to make your "giant monster attacks new york" movie all realistic with a hand held camera, all your critters being crappy CG is probably a really bad idea. Now granted a lot of shots of a giant monster attacking the city will need to be CG. But every single shot? no. Not to mention the guys camera goes through hell and still works. I found that laughable, and the fact the military never took it away from him even when he went into their little HQ. I thought that was odd.

So if this movie breathes new life into the monster movie genre then I'm happy about that. Cuz I love a good monster movie. Key word being GOOD. This movie was not that. I've been waiting for this movie ever since I saw the trailer on Transformers and good lord was I let down. Crappy special effects and a really really really shaky camera is all this movie boils down to. If you don't like either one of those 2 things. Skip it skip it skip it! This movie was a good idea on paper...yeah....on paper. If the documentary style of the movie had been scrapped this movie might have been atleast watchable. So if you've heard this comparison its dead on true. This flick is Blair Witch meets the U.S. Godzilla remake. And yes thats as bad as it sounds.

Rather than type a long review I'm gonna say that I disagree completely. I'm not gonna type out a lengthy counter review but instead say simply put, either the video camera concept is gonna work for you, or it's gonna turn you off completely, that is the key deciding factor of your like or dislike of this film.

[Get Some]

i thought the movie was awesome

[WarBeast]

well this movie BLOWS. Thats right. IT SUCKED! The entire movie is the guys hand held camera so everytime something exciting happens it shakes 100 miles an hour so you never see whats going on. And that doesnt add "tention" that adds "annoyance". The monster is some fake lookin CGI piece of crap, and so are the little ones it spawns. This giant monster shows up out of nowhere, and for some reason it can spawn these little creatures that sound like donald duck when their mad.

And the idiot holding the camera. GIVE ME A BREAK. Hmm point the camera at these people I see all the time or that big ass fucking monster? Well me personally I'd go with the big ass fucking monster but apparently the camera guy didn't share my opinion. The first 15 minutes or so of this movie are boring as hell. And the ending? well the ending is just really bad. Just dumb. If your gonna go and try to make your "giant monster attacks new york" movie all realistic with a hand held camera, all your critters being crappy CG is probably a really bad idea. Now granted a lot of shots of a giant monster attacking the city will need to be CG. But every single shot? no. Not to mention the guys camera goes through hell and still works. I found that laughable, and the fact the military never took it away from him even when he went into their little HQ. I thought that was odd.

So if this movie breathes new life into the monster movie genre then I'm happy about that. Cuz I love a good monster movie. Key word being GOOD. This movie was not that. I've been waiting for this movie ever since I saw the trailer on Transformers and good lord was I let down. Crappy special effects and a really really really shaky camera is all this movie boils down to. If you don't like either one of those 2 things. Skip it skip it skip it! This movie was a good idea on paper...yeah....on paper. If the documentary style of the movie had been scrapped this movie might have been atleast watchable. So if you've heard this comparison its dead on true. This flick is Blair Witch meets the U.S. Godzilla remake. And yes thats as bad as it sounds.

I'm sure if I look around here long enough, I'll find a post I made months ago to you, stating something to the effect of, "Why are you even going to bother seeing this? It's going to be a CG monster and you're going to hate it."

I think we ended up agreeing that you hate just about everything.

[Revenant]

more pictures added to 1-18-08.com, some very interesting ones, I don't think Cloverfield is quite done yet....

Got something else too, spoilers involved with these two links, I can't mention what they are since I don't want to spoil anything for those who haven't seen it yet.

http://img532.imageshack.us/my.php?...field059fu3.flv

http://boomp3.com/m/bd034dfca370

click the links in the order they are listed.

And my final tidbit is below this and highlight it to see it.

Spoiler: In the final scene when Rob and Beth are in Coney Island, when they show the ocean for a few brief seconds you can see something crash into the water..

[smokey]

I am looking forward to seeing this.

[Chief Falling Rock]

I'm sure if I look around here long enough, I'll find a post I made months ago to you, stating something to the effect of, "Why are you even going to bother seeing this? It's going to be a CG monster and you're going to hate it."

I think we ended up agreeing that you hate just about everything.

well I dont hate everything, but you were right that I wasn't gonna like this flick. But honestly it wasn't the CG monsters that made me hate it. The more I think about it it was the camera work. Had it not been for that I think I might have atleast enjoyed myself. I think it would have been a better idea to go back and forth between their camera and something else. Cuz I think handheld thing can add some realism to a movie. But it being their the entire time for me is annoying.

[Faceless Butcher]

***SPOILER***
Did anyone else notice that right at the very end when Rob and Beth were at Coney Island, you can see something falling from the sky and into the ocean?

[Revenant]

well I dont hate everything, but you were right that I wasn't gonna like this flick. But honestly it wasn't the CG monsters that made me hate it. The more I think about it it was the camera work. Had it not been for that I think I might have atleast enjoyed myself. I think it would have been a better idea to go back and forth between their camera and something else. Cuz I think handheld thing can add some realism to a movie. But it being their the entire time for me is annoying.

exactly, that concept is make or break for this film with people.

I think if this movie succeeds we could see some other monster movies, and frankly I wouldn't mind.

[ASoron0424]

A bit disappointing for all the hype, I think had there not been so much craze, there'd be less people walking away so pissed. I didn't think it was bad, I actually enjoyed it a lot, though I think it was terribly unfortunate that we got such a drawn out look at the monster's face.

[choptop2]

So are all the fanboys who've dedicated sites to this movie 6 months before release completely disappointed, feeling let down, and that somehow JJ abrams raped their collective childhood (cause there was no voltron)??

[thorn_man]

***Spoilers***(you're a fucktard if you're reading this thread if you don't want to see any)




I have a suspicion there may have been more than just one monster, perhaps more than two even. We know about the one that was able to walk through Manhattan, and we assume it was also the one that threw the statue head, but nothing on it looks like a tentacle, and the thing that caused the Brooklyn bridge to collapse really looked like a tentacle. And then you have the central park scene at the end where Hud dies. First of all, the monster he sees that is above him is much smaller than whatever they saw before, and second they would have seen or at least heard the monster coming from some direction. I believe the central park monster was altogether different.

[Mr.PiCo]

Saw it yesterday, loved it. The Shaky cam is a little disorienting in the beginning but tapers off as Hud gets better with the camera. Monster major and Minor both look excellent. I am going to go and see it again tomorrow

[BooBerry]

SPOILERS

I've never been put off by hand-held type filming. This, Blair Witch, St. Petersburg Experiment, I've always had a quick enough eye I guess.

I was kind of let down though, for all the hype this got. The monsters could have been better developed because they looked like something a ten year old dreamed up. And I hated the ending. That was nonsense as well.

My biggest qualm was that nothing was explained. I mean, I know it was only supposed to be from the group's POV, but damn. No answers to anything. Where'd the monster come from, how's it been hiding, why Manhatten, why did the bitten explode, did they kill it, how did a camcorder and it's tape survive a bomb blast???
I mean, this is a movie, you need to give your audience something to think about. Hell, I found Donnie Darko more explained than this.

Other than that, I did like the film. Some of the dialogue was shitty but the graphics were good and the acting decent. I'd give it 7/10.

[Darkgod]

Was supposed to see it last night but th eline was way to long to wait on, so me and my girl are going tonight hopefully.

[Chief Falling Rock]

exactly, that concept is make or break for this film with people.

I think if this movie succeeds we could see some other monster movies, and frankly I wouldn't mind.

yep, if this movie starts a monster craze I'd be fine with that. This is the first movie in a long time I've been to where the packed theater I was in boo'd at the end.

[Revenant]

yep, if this movie starts a monster craze I'd be fine with that. This is the first movie in a long time I've been to where the packed theater I was in boo'd at the end.

really? Mine had a fairly good applause...but yea, I'm hoping that this movie succeeds and gets monsters back into film a bit, It would definitely be a nice change of pace.

[BooBerry]

My theater had a bunch of "What?" and "That's it?" comments hah.

[Chief Falling Rock]

I know I mentioned this before but I just gotta ask. Did the little ones sound like Donald Duck to anyone else?

[BooBerry]

I know I mentioned this before but I just gotta ask. Did the little ones sound like Donald Duck to anyone else?

I dunno about Donald Duck but I thought it sounded like strange laughing, like a clown hyena if those were real. :nod:

[Faceless Butcher]

guess nobody read my spoiler. the monster came from space. you see an object falling into the ocean at the end when rob and beth are at coney island

[BooBerry]

Doesn't really mean it came from space.

[Darkgod]

Just saw it, and dug it.

[JerkyPuck]

SPOILERS

I've never been put off by hand-held type filming. This, Blair Witch, St. Petersburg Experiment, I've always had a quick enough eye I guess.



You mean the St. Franscisville Experiment??? or is there actually a St. Petersburg Experiment?

[opterasis]

guess nobody read my spoiler. the monster came from space. you see an object falling into the ocean at the end when rob and beth are at coney island

Director has already stated it came from the bottom of the ocean, where its been for thousands of years. A company started harvesting some sort of material on the ocean floor, wich is its food source, pissing it off, making it attack the capsized tanker ship in the beginning.

As for whatever the hell fell from the sky, some people are saying its a satellite, some people are saying it was a whale.

[ALMOST HUMAN]

Cloverfield was OK. After all the build-up and hype, the film really has no real story or anything really new to add to the genre. The CGI was questionable, and I don't know, I just thought it would be so much better. I'm pretty bummed out.

[BooBerry]

You mean the St. Franscisville Experiment??? or is there actually a St. Petersburg Experiment?

No, I said St. Franscisville. You just read wrong. :nod:

[FrighT MasteR]

Caught the flick earlier. Liked it. Didn't like the shaky camera crap in the beginning, but the flick looks less like a camcorder when the action picks up. Should have a review later.

[Faceless Butcher]

Director has already stated it came from the bottom of the ocean, where its been for thousands of years. A company started harvesting some sort of material on the ocean floor, wich is its food source, pissing it off, making it attack the capsized tanker ship in the beginning.

As for whatever the hell fell from the sky, some people are saying its a satellite, some people are saying it was a whale.

i heard that too. just was wondering what fell from the sky.

[satanocat]

i loved it. and i kinda went in thinking i was gonna get a snakes on a plane kinda thing from it have been so hyped up, but i thought it was great. my kids sat so still for it and they loved it too!








SPOILERISH!!!!!






i kept movin my head around to see the monsters whenever the camera caught a glimpse of them, kinda trying to see better. anyone else do that or am i the only retard?

[FrighT MasteR]

You're on your own there :ahheh:

[FrighT MasteR]

Well my review is up:

http://www.upcominghorrormovies.com/reviews/cloverfield.php

[Driden]

i kept movin my head around to see

*takes a few steps back*

[slimeisacharacter]

Read Production notes about it being a water critter. The found this:

http://www.break.com/index/leaked-scene-from-cloverfield.html

Neat little exclusive.

[Toad]

Saw it opening night, loved it.

The hand held camera approach really worked, gave the movie a very realistic feel and made it very visceral. There were also some truly tense moments, it was great.

Friggin' awesome and here's hoping that there's a sequel.

[Treefroggiefreak]

I saw Cloverfield last night and loved it. I really don't think this movie would have worked if it hadn't been shot the way it had. It made it feel more real and although the character development wasn't THAT deep, you really wanted them to escape because it made it feel somewhat like you were there with them.

Possible Spoilers below?
















I think that the movie not telling you much about the creature made it more frightening. You don't know where it came from or if it died for sure at the end. That sense of wonder really adds some intensity to it.

The thing I wish they would have told us though is if Lily lived or died. I'm hoping that if they do decide to make a sequel, we at least have her in it to add some connection other than the monster.























*End Spoilers*

Overall though an amazing movie. Definitely worth the $8 I paid for it.

[Leprechaun]

My theatre did not respond very well to the film. Myself, I liked it for what it was. I thought that it was well thought up and very well acted. I liked not knowing anything about it, some shit just doesn't always need to be explained. I also believe that they may take a Blair Witch approach as in there could be a sequel shot on regular cam which will go into detail about things. I guess some people were expecting somebody i na white coat to pop out and explain on video camera exactly what it is, where it came from and how you need to kill it.

Personally, i'm saying thank god they didn't take that approach.

7/10

[cmurdur]

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/2831/dangerfieldhq2.png


fuck, I really want to see this movie now because of all the monster "still being alive" shit.

[Mr.PiCo]

I liked the movie a lot. I keep hearing the bullshit about the CGI being questionable. The dynamic simulations and matte paintings used in the VFX were flawless. Now the only thing you coupld possibly question was the giant monster, which is easy since it didnt exist. Where as the destruction also done in 3d and matte paintings to some extent looked flawless. Of course you can question the giant monster since the fucking thing doesnt really exist.

aheemmm.. Sorry about that got into another VFX artist rant about how people can only pick off the easy 3d elements and not the more "everyday stuff"

[FrighT MasteR]

I thought the CG was done pretty well. Much better than I Am Legend, that's for sure.

[Darkgod]

Defiitly agree with that. And if the monster was Rodney Dangerfield, it might have been the greatest movie ever.

[Chief Falling Rock]

I thought the CG was done pretty well. Much better than I Am Legend, that's for sure.

I'll give it that one myself. The CG in I Am Legend was atrocious

[Misfit]

yeah i am legend would have been amazeing if the cgi was better

[Darkgod]

3000 bc looks like it falls to the same fate, the CGI is horrible.

[Apocalypse]

Well I did not want to see a remake of The Blair Witch Project with a monster inserted instead. I give it a 5 out of 10. The crowed at my theater was silent after it ended. I will take it that they were shocked at how poor this remake was.

[dead breed]

Well I did not want to see a remake of The Blair Witch Project with a monster inserted instead. I give it a 5 out of 10. The crowed at my theater was silent after it ended. I will take it that they were shocked at how poor this remake was.

remake?

[Darkgod]

remake?

[cmurdur]

he is making fun of the movie's concept.

[Darkgod]

Ahh

[BooBerry]

Remake?


:D

[Chief Falling Rock]

3000 bc looks like it falls to the same fate, the CGI is horrible.

yeah that CG sabretooth tiger looks pretty bad. But I think the Mammoths look good. I'm getting less harsh on CGI (I am!!) because I know its hear to stay so I need to except it....when its not that bad. I've already said this but the CG in cloverfield didn't ruin the movie for me. What did it for me was the shaky camera. It shook worse than The Flash having an epileptic fit.

[Darkgod]

. It shook worse than The Flash having an epileptic fit.

That could re bring back the multiverse.

[Misfit]

guess i will join the consenses.....remake? :ahheh:

[LordofDarkness]

SPOILER kinda

This is pretty much the most accurate picture I've seen of the monster. Not from the actual movie, but someone made it. I havent seen any decent pics from the movie yet. If you don't want to see it until you watch the movie, I'd advise you not to paste this link, obviously. I'm sure you all should have enough sense. But this is for the people who have seen it and want a better look. It's pretty accurate I think.



http://www.jacklovesyou.com/misc/Cloverfield.jpg

[BooBerry]

That looks pretty damn accurate for a drawing someone did.

[K.I.N.G]

That's a cool picture.

[satanocat]

tis impressive

[smokey]

Hopefully i will see this at the weekend.

[JerkyPuck]

I just saw on IMDB that the girl who plays Marlena is the goth girl from Mean Girls, Lizzy Caplan. She in my opinion gave the strongest performance in Cloverfield. Take a Dramamine before you go though.....my boyfriend had to leave and throw up and he didn't enjoy any of the rest of the movie. I however really liked it....but did get a little queezy when I left.

[Godfatha]

I just saw on IMDB that the girl who plays Marlena is the goth girl from Mean Girls, Lizzy Caplan. She in my opinion gave the strongest performance in Cloverfield. Take a Dramamine before you go though.....my boyfriend had to leave and throw up and he didn't enjoy any of the rest of the movie. I however really liked it....but did get a little queezy when I left.

I made it about 3/4s of the way through the movie before my stomach started getting the same feeling I get when I read in a moving car. The movie wasn't long enough to make me puke, and it went away as soon as I stood up. That said, I was entertained throughout, despite some shortcomings and gaps in character logic.
I have also never tried to lean back far enough to push my chair as I did during a certain scene near the end. Damn.

[Treefroggiefreak]

Am I the only one who wasn't made naseated by the shakey camera? :lol:

[Highwayman]

Am I the only one who wasn't made naseated by the shakey camera? :lol:

I was fine and I have to say I fucking loved the movie... I didn't want it to end. I dunno if I'll ever watch it more then 3 times but the best movie of '08 so far.

[JerkyPuck]

I made it about 3/4s of the way through the movie before my stomach started getting the same feeling I get when I read in a moving car. The movie wasn't long enough to make me puke, and it went away as soon as I stood up. That said, I was entertained throughout, despite some shortcomings and gaps in character logic.
I have also never tried to lean back far enough to push my chair as I did during a certain scene near the end. Damn.

Thats what my bf said...it was like reading in the car LOL. As far as your pushing your chair back.....was it where he was looking up?????? I was on PINS and NEEDLES!!!!

[K.I.N.G]

I just saw on IMDB that the girl who plays Marlena is the goth girl from Mean Girls, Lizzy Caplan.

huh, imagine that.

[Godfatha]

Thats what my bf said...it was like reading in the car LOL. As far as your pushing your chair back.....was it where he was looking up?????? I was on PINS and NEEDLES!!!!

Yeah, it would be.

[JerkyPuck]

Yeah, it would be.

*MINOR SPOILERS*

Yeah, I was dying during that and also the helicopter scene.

[koolmike]

Not a bad flick. Monster was cool. The Blair Witch camera work I could live without.

[cmurdur]

video of monster-http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809873032/video/6228183;_ylt=AjREy4M5orP_CFXVGRYTZuxfVXcA


http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mo/tf_cloverfieldmonster188.jpg

[Late For Reality]

SPOILERS:

The shaky cam didn't bother me. I was too into the movie to even notice it.

The monster was kick-ass, the shit blowing up and things being shot was bad-ass.

And ugh, yeah. LOVED THE WHOLE FUCKING MOVIE!!!

The abrupt ending was awesome too. I loved how it showed both of them dying, and it shows then again on what's left of the video. And the girl says, "I had a great day". Hell yeah, monster attack = great day.

[Darkgod]

The camera work didnt bother me, I dug the flick.