Cloverfield

I couldnt find a discussion on Cloverfield in here. So..




Id like to know what people think.

HP Lovecraft story?
Godzilla?
Or is JJ Abrams torching us with a weird ass saga for Lost??

I'm hearing/thinking Rodan. Which, y'know, is like Godzilla.

Regardless, I'm so very, very excited to see this. I'd been following the Transformers movie for two years before it came out- it was really very sad- and I went to the 8:00 preview showing. The Cloverfield preview came up, though, and my mind was off Transformers.

This thing looks fantabulous. Also, I do know that it isn't Lost related.

Doesn't look that interesting to me. Looks like your standard big-budget monster movie, but filmed with some sort of handheld. They showed this before Transformers, right? So there's your target audience right there.

*bump*

I just saw this movie tonight and it was awful. A few moments were good and the monster was pretty cool, but yeah. Major suckage all around. Sorry to anyone who liked it, it just didn't meet my expectations.

New trailer showing Cloverfield monster. No huge spoiler, believe me.

*slow clap*

God damn you, sir.

i loved it!

This would seem to go against what is in the FAQ on the IMDb page.

Ooooh I want to see this!

Yeah, maybe it's from this planet. But it still doesn't explain the last part of the movie; even the FAQ agrees about that part.

sorry, kind of a "cloverfield" geek.

augh. fucking director had to provide a different story.

It's Lavos.

Incorrect.

The movie had a budget of $25-$30 million. Not even close to big budget. And it showed no hallmarks (big name actors, huge promotion budget, product tie-ins) of big-budget movie.

You're not the first person I've encountered who has dismissed this movie due to this prejudice.

This saddens me because it really is a good film with many innovative ideas and rewarding moments.

LOL ! You really are "old skool" !

Well, shit, at least I know how to kill it then.....

I took the day off from work on Friday to see the 1:00 pm showing. You could tell there were a lot of kids that cut class and suits who took an extended lunch, so it was a diverse group.

But that having been said, when the movie ended, the theatre was quiet. NO ONE said a thing. This is the first time I've seen a movie and was like um...okee.

Still speechless and empty. Today been reading up on other sites about their opinions and whatnot.

We'll see about the sequel...

^^ I agree. there was a definite feeling of wtf when the movie was over.

however, it was a great ride and I'm really glad I saw it.

Oh yeah...and I f'ing loved it. Did anyone else wait till the very end? After all the credits?
It was a good idea to check online at the things too look for before seeing the movie. Being aware of what to watch for IG and whatnot. If I can still call it IG now that the movies out. But oh well.

What's odd is that I haven't seen a commercial for the movie since Thursday. Not one and I was home all weekend watching tv. It was too cold to go out.

I was on the edge of my seat throughout the movie and I still can't stop talking about because how they left everything open. Still researching the net. I read about and heard what happens at the end, since I didn't stay at all past the credits. Awesome!

I totally agree with zombie_nirbhao, I HATE it when the villian tells you their plan. Like durh, we're gonna know what you are going to do next and how.

I saw it Friday because someone else offered to pay for my ticket. I was only planning on seeing it before if one of my closer friends decided to go and thus went into it with my expectations relatively low. As soon as I got to the theater someone I knew who worked there told me it wouldn't be Godzilla.

After it was over there was that definate air of 'WTF' in the theater. Then everyone filed out rather quickly and just as quietly. It was extremely weird. Personally, my expectations being so low to begin with, I thought it was okay. Not the greatest thing ever but made me think of World War Z except with a giant monster instead of a global zombie infestation. The monster itself rocked and I'm considering seeing it again just to get another look at it(really want to draw it). Better yet if anyone has a proper full pic of it I'd appriciate it(all I've seen online so far is fan impressions that just don't look 100% accurate).

There's a page at FilmSchoolRejects with drawings of the monster from people who saw pre-screenings a couple of weeks back. They're all pretty consistent, and they claim the first image is the closest to the actual critter.