http://www.indy.com/posts/3878 en-us ls108 Cloverfield was an intresting film not real impressive I must say..The monster was great and creative as hell.The monster should have gotten more screentime personally! Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:46:36 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_13801 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_13801 musicjunky1967 I have to confess that my main reason for going to see this movie was to see the new Star Trek trailer. I ended up sticking around. I thought the party scene was overly long BUT still needed to be there just to set the characters up. I was glad that there was minimal time for the creature as far as telling it's origins and such. Probably the only thing that bothered me was the way that the army behaved while the characters were at that makeshift hospital. They would've VERY easily taken that camera under a real situaion. No way in hell they would've let them go back out on to the streets while all that stuff was going on either. It was MUCH better than 'Blair Witch' which I thought was WAY over-rated anyway. Not something that I would sit through again though. Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:59:51 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_12317 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_12317 Morpheus My only complaint, is that I would have preferred ore screentime for the monster itself. That being said, I enjoyed the movie quite a bit. Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:08:08 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_12313 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_12313 punkrocknight The scam to see this movie was pulled off just like Blair Witch. Trailers had nothing and the movie had little. I would not go as far to say it sucked ass... but not worth my time. Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:48:26 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_12308 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_12308 rictor Yah, it was similar to the Blair Witch, which I saw 3 or 4 times when it came out. Of course, I didn't go that many times because it was the best movie ever...I just happened to be in college and dating a lot at the time. Blair Witch was a great date movie. I followed up each date with a "romantic" walk in the woods. Ah, memories. Anyway, if you hate Blair Witch, you'll probably hate this movie as well. I didn't notice the motion sickness thing from the camera, but I went to a theater with insanely large screen and sat in the very back row of their stadium-style seating. Sat, 26 Jan 2008 22:25:33 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_12205 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_12205 Dustin I caught the splash at the end. On a side note, for those brave enough to go back again, watch the DoD test pattern screen. It is rittled with J.J. Abrams inspired "easter eggs." After reading a lot of fan reviews good and bad one thing is clear. If you hate The Blair Witch Project and roller coasters you're not apt to give this movie a chance. All in all I would say this the first movie in two years I've seen in a theater that I didn't mind paying to see and will see again. Good review, Joe. Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:52:29 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_12202 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_12202 joe.shearer Look at that. "Sucked ass" doesn't get picked up by the cussword filter, but "d--------" (D-O-U-C-H-E-B-A-G) does. That messed up my "Top Ten" post a little the other day. Funny. Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:48:38 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_12134 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_12134 iambubbly4real8390 Okay... I went and watched this movie with my boyfriend and I was super excited to watch this movie because some people said it was good and the commercial made it seem really interesting. That movie sucked ass... it was boring and I hate the way they recorded through the video camera and it was shaky. That and the guy who had the camera most of the movie was so calm about there being a monster attacking his city. My boyfriend and me were getting motion sickness and it was just really bad. I had the worst headachee after the movie was over, too! People were walking out of the movie theater. I regret paying the money I did for that movie... it was a waste of time and money. Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:44:31 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_12133 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_12133 Batman It's amazing how much this movie did right, compared to Godzilla 98, which was very similar on the surface. By that I mean that each featured a love story while a giant monster arrives in Manhattan. I'm definitely going to see it again. On a side note, I don't think this movie would make for a good rental, because you need the big screen to appreciate the scope of the monster. Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:33:10 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_12012 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_12012 Channing Adding even more to the mystery, it turns out that Cloverfield had a press secretary named Godzilla, while Godzilla had a secretary named Cloverfield. Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:33:04 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_12010 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_12010 JohnScott Image of something splashing in the ocean in the final scene can be found here: http://cache.io9.com/assets/resources/2008/01/Cloversplash.jpg Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:24:38 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_12009 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_12009 Braden I didn't catch that at all and I never looked away once. That's not to suggest it didn't happen. I'm sure this is one of those movies that reveals something new every time you (re)watch it. I'm also certain that they'll be at least one sequel. And I'm good with that. It was a very entertaining movie. Joe nails when he suggests there's so much left to the imagination. Really, your imagination is all you're working with because you given so little. Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:06:19 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_11997 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_11997 Zombieguy The movie needed zombies. Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:42:37 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_11993 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_11993 joe.shearer I missed that myself, but I had the feeling that the "coming from the ocean" thing was a bit of a smokescreen. My cousin and I were talking about the smaller creatures and how they seemed kind of like lice (as opposed to the creature reproducing smaller creatures ala Godzilla). It wouldn't make sense for the monster to have lice if it were an ocean creature. The thing I liked most about the movie wasn't just the scariness or the unique way it presented the material (not totally original with movies like "Blair Witch" et. al, but still relatively unusual), but that so little was actually divulged about the monster or the ultimate ending to the monster story. There are hints that the monster did more damage (or perhaps this monster is just one of many attacks by a series of monsters). There's just so much left to the imagination, and so much room for expanding the story and the potential of going in a series of different directions. It could be a franchise with totally interchangable main characters that we can still in some way care about. Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:17:26 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_11991 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_11991 captaindan Awesome, awesome, awesome. Did anyone else catch the thing falling from the sky into the ocean? Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:01:56 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_11989 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_11989 lauren_ashley a solidly entertaining flick, Cloverfield is - however, scary and nervewracking it was not. i've seen it twice now - liking it better after the 2nd time around. my favorite character was actually marlena - strong, sarcastic and witty. my favorite aspects of it was the way it was shot ... the acting was decent, although, the characters didn't seemed quite terrified enough - almost bored at times (guess you have to suspend your disbelief a tad ;)). anyway, glad i saw it, but it didn't floor me like i had hoped (considering my love for Bad Robot features). Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:30:28 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_11949 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_11949 Shimmercore I liked Cloverfield. I hated the love story slant, but the creature was awesome! I will never live in New York. Too many monsters and terrorists. Mon, 21 Jan 2008 01:32:41 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_11691 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_11691 RJ_Wall Ehhhhh I was not super impressed with the film. From any standpoint. It was different and I enjoyed that. Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:53:17 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_11677 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_11677 laura99in I just watched it and I'm 50/50 on it. Everyone kept saying Godzilla and it wasn't, so I'm glad that it was something else. I couldn't even describe what that something else was to be honest. You just have to see it for yourself. I think I would've enjoyed it more without the annoying guy behind the camera. Everyone else seemed likable, why did we have to have an annoying guy? If he hadn't been there I probably would've given the movie an A- or B+, but because of him it brought it down to about a C+. Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:53:25 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_11602 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_11602 joe.shearer It was only about 70 minutes long, but I don't know that the party scene was 20 minutes of the running time. It felt like a full-length movie for me, though. It is VERY intense. Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:20:20 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_11526 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_11526 MisterT nice review, Joe! Though I'm still on the fence when it comes to this one... is it true that the running time is approx 70min (20 min of which is the scene from the party that was so featured in the preview)? that's such a ridiculous # that it is hard for me to believe the report had any credence. Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:17:58 -0500 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_11525 http://www.indy.com/posts/3878#comment_11525