Saw it, liked it. Some parts were predictable. Monster was creative. Ending made sense.
Cloverfield? Ouchhhhh.........
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I like how she shows disdain for "the tacky allusions to Sept. 11"; expects viewers to "curse the filmmakers for their vulgarity, insensitivity or lack of imagination"; and then wraps it all up with: "Rarely have I rooted for a monster with such enthusiasm."
Hypocrite.
Hypocrite.
the camera work made me nauseated, I found it scary for the most part,giving a good twist on the ancient Big Monster Attacks idea, but the ending depressed me, and made it feel pointless.
I have to wonder if the producer greenlighted this just to see how the Trek trailer would boost an otherwise sleeper.
I have to wonder if the producer greenlighted this just to see how the Trek trailer would boost an otherwise sleeper.
I'm always amazed at these kinds of reviews when a monster movie came out. I saw the same thing when "Godzilla" hit the theaters ... so many people ripping it apart just because it lacked a subtlety or intellectual sophistication they hoped to see.
It's a movie about an oversized newt tearing apart skyscrapers and chomping people, lady ... if you want subtle complexity, go watch "My Dinner with Andre" and leave the rest of us to have a good time!
It's a movie about an oversized newt tearing apart skyscrapers and chomping people, lady ... if you want subtle complexity, go watch "My Dinner with Andre" and leave the rest of us to have a good time!
I don't understand her review. She basically says Rob acted like a dumbass. Well no shit. His friends tell him that pretty much all during the search for Beth and he even says at one point something to the effect of he knows he's nuts and she might be dead, but he has to go. She finds that totally unbelievable that somebody might do that?
I guess her husband or significant other would just leave her for dead and have a beer in Jersey.
I guess her husband or significant other would just leave her for dead and have a beer in Jersey.
To be fair, the Japanese version of the original "Godzilla" is pretty harrowing and takes itself seriously.
Shitty reviews be damned; the producers of Cloverfield are laughing all the way to the bank. TV Guide Online is reporting that J.J. Abrams's monster movie had $41 million in ticket sales this weekend, a new record for a film opening in January.
^I wonder how much of the $41 million is from people who would not have gone to see the movie if their was no TREK teaser?
I saw it, I liked it, I would have seen it without the teaser...but I know there were some of my friends who just went because the teaser lured them in.
I saw it, I liked it, I would have seen it without the teaser...but I know there were some of my friends who just went because the teaser lured them in.
^
Exactly. I think Trek fans going to see the trailer probably did make up a fair portion of the audience. I know that's why I went. Sure, the balance of Cloverfield's audience likely came from the great word-of-mouth it was able to generate, but still.
I mean, just imagine... if Abrams got all of us fans to turn out just for a teaser trailer, if what we see and hear about the movie continues to be promising, the audience for the film opening night/opening weekend should be solid, to say the least. And this isn't even counting anybody in the general populace that's drawn in by sheer curiousity, as there is likely to be.
Exactly. I think Trek fans going to see the trailer probably did make up a fair portion of the audience. I know that's why I went. Sure, the balance of Cloverfield's audience likely came from the great word-of-mouth it was able to generate, but still.
I mean, just imagine... if Abrams got all of us fans to turn out just for a teaser trailer, if what we see and hear about the movie continues to be promising, the audience for the film opening night/opening weekend should be solid, to say the least. And this isn't even counting anybody in the general populace that's drawn in by sheer curiousity, as there is likely to be.
I thoroughly enjoyed Cloverfield, it's a great twist on the monster movie idea. Awesome Trek trailer, awesome movie in itself, and the icing on the cake was hearing Michael Giacchino's overture at the end. This guy's Trek score will be freaking amazing.
Not even Roger Ebert?
By the way:
Webster's Dictionary, 1913
critic
1. One skilled in judging of the merits of literary or artistic works; a connoisseur; an adept; hence, one who examines literary or artistic works, etc., and passes judgment upon them; a reviewer.
(Emphasis mine.)
I just got back from watching Cloverfield, and I gotta say...I had a sh*t eating grin on my face the whole time.
It is to monster movies what "Kill Bill" was to 70's martial arts flicks (in a more accessible way). It's true, you want to be in the right mood for it when you see it, but man, is it good. And I mean that in the best way.
I won't spoil it too far, though.
To those that are saying that part of the take is due to ST fans buying tickets: don't overestimate your power. I'd say that other than hardcore "movie people", most don't even know there's a new Trek movie. Heck, I was with a crowd of hip, with-it 20 somethings and nerdy 50 somethings, and I'd say I was the only one who expected a Trek trailer with this flick. There was a feeling of, "dude, wait...what?" after that trailer, which is what I think they were going for.
And it worked, WELL.
It is to monster movies what "Kill Bill" was to 70's martial arts flicks (in a more accessible way). It's true, you want to be in the right mood for it when you see it, but man, is it good. And I mean that in the best way.
I won't spoil it too far, though.
To those that are saying that part of the take is due to ST fans buying tickets: don't overestimate your power. I'd say that other than hardcore "movie people", most don't even know there's a new Trek movie. Heck, I was with a crowd of hip, with-it 20 somethings and nerdy 50 somethings, and I'd say I was the only one who expected a Trek trailer with this flick. There was a feeling of, "dude, wait...what?" after that trailer, which is what I think they were going for.
And it worked, WELL.
Roger Ebert trashed "The Mask of Zorro", so I'm not going to believe a darn thing he says.
oh wait...
:tin foil mode on:
CloverfieldStarTrekXI is the Anti-christ!!!!
oh wait...
:tin foil mode on:
CloverfieldStarTrekXI is the Anti-christ!!!!
The theater I saw it in really got into it. They were laughing, clapping, and jumping/screaming at all the right places. It was a full crowd at a midnight show as well. So I guess it depends on when, wnd where you see the movie on who liked it. If that makes sense. Oh, and the seaser kicked a$$
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