JJ Abrams Movie, Cloverfield Monster

Post by **balon!** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:15 am

It looks like one of the greatest monster movies ever. IF it's done right. Right now, it looks like Abrams isn't going to screw it up.

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Post by **Loredoctor** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:10 am

I am excited.

Post by **wayfriend** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 2:35 pm

I am spoiled. Nicely done.

I was gonna post a link to an early review.

Post by **balon!** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:17 pm

Not sure about the picture, but I would love it it if was.

Post by **Dagon** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 8:02 am

That thing is crazy looking...

I hope that's not really what it's going to look like...

Post by **Montresor** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 2:32 pm

I like the design. It reminds me a lot of the creature from The Host - which Cloverfield is clearly a remake of.

Post by **Worm of Despite** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 3:04 pm

I think I saw this preview during Transformers (which was better than movie itself). Had no idea it's a monster movie, but now that I see what the monster might look like, I'm very excited. It's very Cthulu.

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 3:06 pm

Reminds me of Sin from FFX. (Which is unsurprising, since both are based on whales...)

Post by **Worm of Despite** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 3:08 pm

Ah, I see the Sin resemblance now, Murrin. I wonder if the explosion was from its landing? Or maybe it comes from the sea? Looking at Wikipedia, it says that Cloverfield might indeed have a Lovecraft/Cthulu-based plot.

Post by **[Syl]** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 3:53 pm

Damn, I knew it looked familiar. Definitely like Sin/Shin.

Post by **The Laughing Man** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 4:13 pm

nice to see the level of detail they're gettin down to with it too! parasites? of course! but, who knew!?

Post by **aTOMiC** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 5:59 pm

Considering the last "Giant Monster" movie we've seen I'm looking forward to replacing the American Godzilla with an experience that is both entertaining and worthy of praise. Cloverfield, so far, seems like it might just be what I've been looking for. Sure I was a Godzilla fan when I was a kid. Loved the movies, loved the character. And of course when I got older I saw more and more of the flaws but by then Godzilla films took on a nostalgic role.

Then came the American Godzilla and though I was very excited that big "G" was finally getting the big budget treatment, I was horrified by the resulting film. Yeah the special effects were pretty good but the story was terrible. The characters were thin, almost useless. It would have helped a little if that film hadn't been named Godzilla. I would have been less critical. Cloverfield seems like it could deliver the Giant Monster concept without failing because of some pre conception. This could work out.

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Post by **dANdeLION** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 6:19 pm

Boy, Godzilla sure put on the pounds between the first and second pics.....

Post by **ItisWritten** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:03 am

Saw this today. Because of the camcorder perspective, a few of the scenes lose their believability (put the camera down and run!), but on the whole, I was riveted. Certainly unlike any monster movie I've seen.

Just for those concerned about the monster drawing posted earlier, don't worry. You weren't spoiled.

Post by Ki » Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:12 am

malik and i saw it today, and i loved it. very intense! i didn't like the shakiness of the camera; that kind of motion makes me feel icky, but it had to be that way and it was worth it.

Post by **Loredoctor** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:41 am

I'm going to see it next weekend.

Post by **Kil Tyme** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:50 am

Good action flick, great fx, but poor dialog lots of times. I guess the camera guy was suppose to be the comic relief, but many of his lines were rather lame and took away from the action of the moment. That said, a very meaningful ending for me: always remember those good days.

Also, saw the cool trailer for Iron Man!

btw, that top pic is not the monster; probably an early concept.

Post by Ki » Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:31 am

Kil Tyme wrote: Also, saw the cool trailer for Iron Man!

THAT looked so cool! Can't wait to see that one. And I am glad to see Robert Downey Jr in something new.

Sorry about hijacking the thread, but I had to respond.

Post by **matrixman** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:10 am

A review in the Globe & Mail gave it 3 stars; said that the film was basically a cross between Blair Witch Project (shaky video cam) and Godzilla (monster movie). I might check it out.

aTOMiC wrote:Considering the last "Giant Monster" movie we've seen I'm looking forward to replacing the American Godzilla with an experience that is both entertaining and worthy of praise. Cloverfield, so far, seems like it might just be what I've been looking for. Sure I was a Godzilla fan when I was a kid. Loved the movies, loved the character. And of course when I got older I saw more and more of the flaws but by then Godzilla films took on a nostalgic role.

Then came the American Godzilla and though I was very excited that big "G" was finally getting the big budget treatment, I was horrified by the resulting film. Yeah the special effects were pretty good but the story was terrible. The characters were thin, almost useless. It would have helped a little if that film hadn't been named Godzilla. I would have been less critical.

I pretty much agree with your opinion on the big budget Godzilla. I actually caught it on TV, so I didn't experience the pain of having paid to see it. I thought the film was not that bad; but yes, the characters were dull, and a lot of the situations were dull. Compare that to Independence Day, the previous movie from the same filmmakers. ID4 was a big budget extravaganza that worked, in no small part because - gasp! - the characters were interesting and so were the situations they found themselves in.

Post by **Montresor** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 8:20 am

The American Godzilla (just like the original US remake of Godzilla) was truly woeful. They completely missed the point of a Godzilla film and instead, produced a turd on celluloid.

Then again, no Godzilla film has ever equalled the first one.

Has anyone who's seen Cloverfield thus far seen The Host?

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JJ Abrams Movie, Cloverfield Monster

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