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    Re: Cloverfield

    As expected with all the hype and advance advertising Cloverfield was a "Monster" at the box office this weekend, after 3 days and it's already made a 10 million dollar plus profit !

    http://www.eonline.com/news/article/ind ... a67caf0d81

    Any other reviews from board members ?

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    Re: Cloverfield

    >Any other reviews from board members ?<

    I'm going friday after work but my almost 18 year old son and his buddies saw it last Friday
    and really liked it.

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    Re: Cloverfield

    Quote Originally Posted by Gerard
    >Any other reviews from board members ?<

    I'm going friday after work but my almost 18 year old son and his buddies saw it last Friday
    and really liked it.
    The filming style of the movie sucked, big time. The movie is filmed using a hand-held video camera, so throughout the entire movie the camera was jerking all around, so much so, that it took away from the movie....

    Story was not soooo bad, but, that damn camera moving & jerking around was downright annoying.

    Just think of when you have a 10 year old film a wedding, looks like it was filmed during an earthquake....

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    Re: Cloverfield

    found this on the subway today heading into the city. normally, i don't bother reading thr stupid grafitti on the walls in my home station but this caught my eye:


    it is mathematically impossible for either hummingbirds, or helicopters to fly. fortunately, neither are aware of this.

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    >I saw Cloverfield over 3 hours ago and I am still shaking because of it. I saw the movie in Union Square and afterwards I was terrified walking out onto the street, any noise made me jump. It was a very traumatizing movie for me. The filming from a video camera made me feel like I was actually experiencing it. There were some funny moments to the movie but it was all pretty scary.
    I would not recommend seeing the movie in the city.>

    That is the best place to see it!! I understand though what you are talking about. I saw it last
    night at Kips Bay (32 and 2nd) and it was kinda wierd as I walked up to Penn Station after viewing
    this movie. That said...I really enjoyed this movie. It was scary and the use of the video camera
    made it seem more real. One complaint was that it wasnt long enough. Clocks in under less
    that 80 minutes. The other was that they spent maybe too much time introducing the main characters at the party etc but I think that just sets up the fact that these are real people, young
    people enjoying live and each other then... BAM!!! Their lives are forever changed in an instant, out
    of nowhere.
    The FX were pretty cool and I would like to see a sequel. A movie made with traditional cameras with full special effects shown from the military/govt point of view that would explain more and of course show more action.
    I have to disagree with one reviewer who said not to see it in the theaters. With the Dolby sound and widescreen it makes the viewing experience more enjoyable. And after awhile you get used to
    the shaky aspect of the camera.
    And for those who discussed the 9/11 aspects of the movie there is really only one scene that
    definitely brings back the memory of that day. It is right after the initial attack by the monster
    and concerns a building collapse. After that it is pretty much a scifi monster flick. One that I thought was pretty good.
    In fact a sign of a good movie is one that makes you think about it long after the movie is over. This one still resonates with me.

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