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Project: Cloverfield
ohsweetjesusno:
But I didn't really empathize with the characters, and in the end, it felt rushed. Omg Hudd just got munched by the monster! Omg the bridge just got bombed! Wtf!? Maybe that was the point... :?
Emaline:
This movie was pretty much amazing.(of course, I went into expecting nothing great, because everyone has been telling me how terrible it is)
Basically, it's not a monster movie! People keep bitching that they didn't show the monster enough. They didn't need to. The monster was a plot device. Not the whole plot.
Jackie Blue:
I refuse to watch this movie because using a giant lizard as an allegory for being at ground-zero on 9/11 is one of the few things I would genuinely attach the word "pretentious" to.
Seriously, guys.
Ozymandias:
Man. I feel the same way about Cloverfield as I did about Children of Men.
The sudden infertility of the human race is not the plot. It's the context. The plot is a man trying to save a woman. The plot is trying to make sure the future of the human race has a chance.
The monster is not the plot. The monster is the context. The plot is a group of friends trying to survive. The plot is a man trying to get to the love of his life amidst the destruction of New York.
It's like people who are HURR HURR HURR I know how Titanic ends! The ship sinks! DOOPY DOOOOOO! The fucking ship is not the plot.
Needless to say, I loved it. I loved it so much. I went in with high expectations and it met them on every level. It was completely immersive, tense as hell, and ridiculously well made. I can't begin to imagine how they managed that CGI with the shakiest camera in the history of cinema, but it was amazing. I don't want a sequel. I don't want any more. It was perfect.
Idle notes:
The name of the cameraman was truly inspired.
The brief flash of the Dharma logo at the beginning of the movie made me happy.
The dialogue was fantastic, especially the unexpectedly funny moments. Great Drew Goddard writing, funny without being obvious about it. ("What's that?" "A terrible thing." "What the hell was that?" "Another, different thing. Uh. Also terrible.")
KvP:
Hmm, so it's like Titanic, then?
I'll pass.
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