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Cloverfield
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Our Price: $8.93
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Average Customer Rating:  
Manufacturer: Paramount
Starring: Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas (II), T.J. Miller, Michael Stahl-David, Mike Vogel
Directed By: Matt Reeves
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: CAPLAN,LIZZY
EAN: 0097363520641
Format: AC-3
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2008-04-22
Running Time: 84
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: 2008-01-16
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Tense action-packed monster movie.
Comment: After reading some of the griefer reviews which indicate people have a big problem with the hand-held camera work, I realized people must have somehow missed the huge marketing and significant coverage Cloverfield received. If it isn't apparent, this is a mega-monster film from the perspective of regular folks with a video camera. That's part of what makes the movie work because giant monsters tearing up Tokyo and New York have been appearing as special effects extravaganzas for almost a century.
The other part which makes this film work is the mystery surrounding events taking place that, to the studio and creative teams credit, happen in the film, in an online game, and through easter eggs hidden in the DVD. Instead of just spending two hours as a couch potato, there is an opportunity to watch the movie and then get caught up in all the unresolved issues that will make for a great sequel but also provide a significant amount of fun along the way.
Key points:
+ Special effects and compositing don't steal the show, seamlessly integrating well done CGI makes the creatures part of the movie instead of the movie itself.
+ Ground-up perspective gives a claustrophobic sense to Manhattan, leaving viewers trapped in a grid while the monster smashes through whatever is in the way.
+ The monster comes across as a bear cub discovering a bee hive, almost innocent, which is a difficult task considering how little screen time it is given.
+ Every character, whether they are on screen most of the film or just running by, appear equally helpless and in character with the exception of Hud and Rob.
- The two main characters, Hud and Rob are flawed due to the plot requiring they both focus outside the situation (Rob on finding a girl, Hud on filming).
- The protagonist of the film, the monster, took a backseat to the lead characters saccharine sweet quest to save someone.
- It's clear that the studio need for a teen-viewable rating significantly impacted the writing and direction of the film.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Not to like it because there is no image stabilization (none)
Comment: I do not know how this film got on DVD! No less a blu-ray disc! The camereras probably had no stabulization controls which gave me a terrible headache because all the seens did was shake and shake some more. If this is creativity, then we are in very big trouble. Can you imagine if "War of The Worlds" was made in this meduim? I think that the commentator and director Orson Wells would not only be shaking in his grave but he would come out of it in order to stop production! Knowing what Mr. Wells was like he would have lit one of his cigas and watched it burn!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Not that bad!
Comment: I really enjoyed CLOVERFIELD! Not the best monster smash-up out there. A fun grab your popcorn and check your head at the door type of flick!
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Summary: Waste of Time
Comment: by the time the first five mins were up I wanted everybody to die in this movie. I think the use of filming the the events as it happens by a guy wno never filmed before was overly exagerated. he never ran out of film or even batteries. and believe me if this kind of crap is going on I can see some of the footage could be filmed but not consistantly. and the video quality was far too good to say it was your average video camera. even the best cameras are not that good which is why 28 days later still rules as the best film shot on a digital camera ever. everything is crap.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: A Very Stupid Movie
Comment: Has no plot, lousy acting, special effects are o.k., however nothing to write home about.
If you order this movie, they should send it to you free, and pay YOU $100 for taking it off their hands.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Genre: Feature Film-Action/Adventure
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 22-APR-2008
Media Type: DVD
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