Went to see it tonight at an advanced screening.. thought i would let you guys know..
Fuck its good!.. you have to see it a decent cinema tho, cos you need top notch sound to go with the great CGI and close to screen carnage.. all on handy-cam, so you do feel a bit seasick after 10mins in, but that soon goes and you get into the action of it. cos its on camcorder style it does get put into the same area as Blair Witch (esp 1 snotty nose bit), but i feel that it makes it more real, like you are in with the action.. i was just expecting my chair to move as if i was on a ride tho.
No real normal storyline, and doesn't have the usual fake music going on so you know something scary is about to happen, so when something does happen its out of the blue and makes you jump.
wont ruin the story, but will let you know that it doesn't go into the reasoning of it all, more of the survival.. which is cool, as too many films question the if, hows and whys.
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Re:Cloverfield - review
By: [KM]cHOCOLATEmILK
Date: 18/01/2008 10:10
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If there's one thing I can't stand in modern cinema, its the "shaky camera" thing that appears to be the newest fad...
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Re:Cloverfield - review
By: [KM] The Husband
Date: 18/01/2008 14:08
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Choco!! Read the film plot and you'll understand why it's been filmed the way it is!
Been looking forward to this film for a fe months now
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Re:Cloverfield - review
By: [KM]ShadowDog
Date: 18/01/2008 15:13
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[KM]cHOCOLATEmILK wrote: If there's one thing I can't stand in modern cinema, its the "shaky camera" thing that appears to be the newest fad...you just didnt read what i wrote at all did you!.. its not the fad, its part of the story you muppet.
Also on reflection of sleeping on it, i think i need to see it again soon it was that good.
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Re:Cloverfield - review
By: [KM]cHOCOLATEmILK
Date: 19/01/2008 08:53
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[KM]ShadowDog wrote: [KM]cHOCOLATEmILK wrote: Am I right? in the overall aspect of life and opinion.. No
Hehe, okay.
[KM]Frog wrote: hardly a "new fad"....
I guess you've never watched the original star trek
Yeah, but it's really taken off recently. Battlestar Galactica (Man, that shit took it to a whole new level), Children of Men (although I must admit that I did enjoy Children of Men)...
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Re:Cloverfield - review
By: [KM] The Wife
Date: 19/01/2008 18:32
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[KM] + FROG + wrote: hardly a "new fad"....
I guess you've never watched the original star trek
Or indeed Crossroads where the scenery shook as well.
oooo look at the size of my head!
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Re:Cloverfield - review
By: [KM] The Husband
Date: 21/01/2008 19:52
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Just watched it...
I'd agree with SD, and give it a good 8.5 - great movie.
Similar handheld camera style of Blair Witch, but much better acting, so you believe it's just someone with a handheld just caught in the middle of what's going on.
(Can't wait to get hold of a better copy, so I can see what's going on in the dark bits - eg. most of it)
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Re:Cloverfield - review
By: [KM]ShadowDog
Date: 22/01/2008 00:20
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[KM] The Husband wrote: Just watched it...
I'd agree with SD, and give it a good 8.5 - great movie.
Similar handheld camera style of Blair Witch, but much better acting, so you believe it's just someone with a handheld just caught in the middle of what's going on.
(Can't wait to get hold of a better copy, so I can see what's going on in the dark bits - eg. most of it)you have to see it in cinema (no not a downloaded cinema copy from Texas!) jsut for the surround sound n big screen..
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