You know if you want to see this movie or not already.
Plus reviews are stupid to begin with.
But anyway.
Cloverfield was a fantastic ride, incredibly tense...and far too short.
The camera style was occasionally really annoying (mostly when people were running), but it succeeded in putting you in the movie.
I could not sympathize with any of the characters, but that may not be the fault of the movie. Still- Trying to meet up with people is one thing, but to leave a phone message that is just you sobbing for a while- that's just frustrating.
Yes you see the monster.
No, there is no explanation- I couldn't really spoil the movie if I tried.
There is no ending per se.
Not even anything cool after the credits.
I was expecting more hidden crap, but it seems like the model is shifting to really hard to find stuff, hidden crap that requires screencap capabilities.
All in all, I think War of the Worlds was a better ride, but Cloverfield is the first time in a movie I have actually wanted to scream. Not like horror movie, pop out of a closet scream, but "Oh my god, this is so ridiculous" scream.
This movie is objectively awesome, as determined by the following totally scientific mathematical formula:
(Giant Monster > 200 feet) x (Tear-Assing Around + Knocking Shit Down) / (Greatest City On Earth) - (Fighter Jets + Nukes + The American Flag) = JESUS FUCK TOO AWESOME.
Little-known fact: the creator of the above formula died shortly thereafter in a freak foam-rubber suit accident.
This fucking hype machine is working on me. This is the smartest marketing move for a movie (that isn't part of some franchise) I have ever seen. Even if people tell me it sucks, I'm still going to watch it. I'm too fucking interested now.
I've read other reviews of this movie and it just makes it seem like the typical monster movie formula but using a different technique. I'll probably still go see it, but I'll probably be cynical unlike most of the people who will call it "omg the best monster movie eva!!!"
At least it will probably still be better than that piece of crap Godzilla remake.
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Was not too short...if it was longer it would've DRAGGED.
And if you think War of the Worlds was better, well that is for shame.
:(
This movie is objectively awesome, as determined by the following totally scientific mathematical formula:
(Giant Monster > 200 feet) x (Tear-Assing Around + Knocking Shit Down) / (Greatest City On Earth) - (Fighter Jets + Nukes + The American Flag) = JESUS FUCK TOO AWESOME.
Little-known fact: the creator of the above formula died shortly thereafter in a freak foam-rubber suit accident.
This fucking hype machine is working on me. This is the smartest marketing move for a movie (that isn't part of some franchise) I have ever seen. Even if people tell me it sucks, I'm still going to watch it. I'm too fucking interested now.
I've read other reviews of this movie and it just makes it seem like the typical monster movie formula but using a different technique. I'll probably still go see it, but I'll probably be cynical unlike most of the people who will call it "omg the best monster movie eva!!!"
At least it will probably still be better than that piece of crap Godzilla remake.
done and done. i'm seeing it.