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by Fussbett 01/19/2008, 7:12pm PST |
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That's too bad. I was hoping that this movie would be great. Now I'll just wait for the 55-minute version with all the shit edited out to show up on YouTube.
No, the movie is fine. Don't listen to the people who just want to post angry things on the internet, especially people who deride the first 20 minutes of getting to know the characters as pointless. I like Planet Terror as much as the next guy, if the next guy is the #1 Planet Terror fan, but even I see there is still a place for a movie that doesn't start with zombie murder in the opening credits. Cloverfield doesn't even have opening credits, so if we're talking about wasting your precious time, as least you won't get bored by seeing JJ Abrams' name in the producer slot.
Other pros I could mention include the commitment to the Blair Witch storytelling style which is still creepy, but this time executed on a big budget, which is great. I expected the camcorder to be abandoned eventually and it wasn't. They also commit to making the monster secondary to the small story of a small group of people. That's a good decision, and keeps the movie unique not just for execution. At no point do they run into a scientist who thinks he knows of a way to defeat the monster, if only they could help him get to his lab across town... They just run, for the whole movie [THAT WAS A SPOILER] and it's great for that.
If Cloverfield was a smaller movie and JJ Abrams didn't produce it, or perhaps if it was made in Japan, people would call it genius. That's not true either, of course, but it's somewhere between genius and FUCK YOU JJ ABRAMS YOU DOG ASS. |
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Cloverfield by Fortinbras 01/01/2008, 6:18pm PST 
cloverfail NT by Grumah 01/03/2008, 10:42pm PST
I saw a preview for this today. It looks like a spiritual sequel to Godzilla '98 NT by Jerry Whorebach 01/04/2008, 12:22am PST
Who's willing to pay eight bucks for a movie shorter than an episode of Lost? by Fortinbras 01/19/2008, 1:47am PST
Re: Who's willing to pay eight bucks for a movie shorter than an episode of Lost by Last 01/19/2008, 10:26am PST
An episode of Lost is 42 minutes, and not much happens. by Fussbett 01/19/2008, 7:12pm PST
Characters would imply they had any. They are cardboard cutouts NT by Fortinbras 01/20/2008, 7:16pm PST
Nice cardboard non-characters JJ ABRAMS YOU FAT FUCK NT by Fussbett 01/20/2008, 8:01pm PST
You're really no good at this. You're more of an observer type (spectatorship). by I need clarification 01/19/2008, 12:40pm PST
I, uh, kinda liked Dana Stevens review of this. by laudablepuss 01/20/2008, 2:29pm PST
She is a mindless, try-too-hard tard. Let that guide you. NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 01/20/2008, 2:50pm PST
Rambo isn't about any current event other than the fact that Stalone is too old by motherfuckerfoodeater 01/20/2008, 3:21pm PST
I liked the new Rocky movie anyway NT by Grumah 01/21/2008, 9:01am PST
CGI Godzilla + Blair Witch cinematography + young lovers fleeing a sinking ship by Jerry Whorebach 01/20/2008, 5:36pm PST
I was wrong about Cloverfield, it actually turned out pretty good. by Jerry Whorebach 11/22/2008, 3:31am PST
Dana Stevens = stopped clock. NT by Furcifer 01/20/2008, 7:55pm PST
Well you may enjoy this by Vested Id 01/21/2008, 2:39am PST
War of the Worlds: 1st person (shooter) edition by FABIO 02/10/2008, 6:35am PST
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