Oh. And I have one additional thing. I agreed with whoever posted that statement about them not explaining Cloverfield — like what the word meant. But I just remembered that at the beginning of the movie, it said this tape was evidence of “case designated ‘CLOVERFIELD’” found in what used to be Central Park. It’s what they called the whole “incident.” Unless you were expecting some grander explanation. Because there probably wouldn’t be one anyway. Not much goes into the naming of those kinds of things.

So many people keep saying that the camera work seemed “too amateurish” but *SPOILER ALERT* they already established that HUD is pretty much a moron so you’d be surprised that he could even operate the camera, much less, film things correctly. And the note before that said he should have focused more on the monster, well that’s kind of ridiculous. THey put you int heir situation. HUD wasn’t worried about catching the monster on tape. He was at first but after a while he realized that they just needed to survive.

The graphics were amazing, the sound was so unbelievable I couldn’t even … I mean, wow. Some dork next to me, like two seats over, at the end of the movie, was like, “That was The Blair Witch Project. I want my $14 back.”

It’s not The Blair Witch Project just because it’s portrayed as real with a handheld camera. Some people are so narrow minded.

Anyway, you DEFINITELY have to see this IN THE THEATER! Not on DVD…

That’s all I have for now.

Just saw the movie.I didn’t relate it at all to any Godzilla film.It did remind me of Gamera vs Legion, in the sense of the “parasites dropping off and attacking people.I did find it intense,but I have to admit, I wanted the camera to stop shaking after awhile.HUD should have spent more time in filming the monster….

Yes since I am from Jersey and now live in KC , that does make me from another planet for sure!

Hey y’all can we say pompous and arrogant !!!

To the movie: who here caught something after the credits about “it’s still alive” .. I didn’t..

; )

I hope you liked my movie. Well, I didn’t really make it. And, didn’t I tell you that no one but Abrams himself knows in the end what happens in the film and anything we discuss is just plain rumor?

I did allude to Star Trek in one of my earlier posts. Remember the DirecTV commercials? Sigourney Weaver in Aliens, Christophe Lloyd in Back to the Future, and William Shatner in Star Trek?

Those that didn’t know about Star Trek must be living on another planet. It has been one of the next best talked about things along with Cloverfield. (Your opinion on “best” though).

So my question is, when did Knight Rider ever get discussed as coming back to television in a “new” form? Talk about not knowing about things!

Well, y’all come back now on Christmas Day. (Maybe you’ll see a trailer for “Cloverfield 2″ then?).

J.J. Abrams
(not the real one)

Thank you and I hope you enjoy the movie for what it is!
I did!! And I’m sorry for ruining it for you! :((

You know there are so many negative reviews on the
other page .. I just had to post my positive here!

peace out
Sharon

And just a quick rebuttal, I didn’t actually hear any of the spoilers that people were saying until they started flying out on this page. I’m not a big fan of spoilers.

But all’s good. No need to get in a battle like the two or three guys did on this site like four months ago. That was nasty. Later.

I can’t seem to post this comment so I’m trying again for the third time… Please go to Peter’s other page to read the reviews!

DO NOT READ MY REVIEW HERE THAT I POSTED LAST NIGHT after seeing the movie!

I did not put SPOLIER on it … I didn’t know.. This does not make me STUPID or what TREVOR called me… it’s plain to see that I have NO EXPERIENCE in this sort of thing!!!!

This page is also Peter’s ..

SO DON’T read my review here that I posted last night.. it’s a duplicate from the other page..

I most certainly do not want to ruin the movie for anyone else here as I did Mr. trevor !!!!

MANY others have been writing reviews with a lot more information then I did ….. Or maybe you are not reading the other page here???

AND.. don’t tell me you have not already heard all this! And I will say I’m sorry however for not adding ‘Spolier” to my comment… this is the first movie I have ever followed something like this and posted an actual movie review… so I didn’t know!!!!!!

At least the guy above you said “big time spoilers” at th beginning…

I’m done here.

Ok.. I’m back.. I saw the movie at midnight CST and actually there were more people then I expected but only because it’s so freaking cold out!

The film keep my attention the entire time as well as the rest of the audience. HUD did bring laughs .. however I could not catch all of what he was saying. The SOUND EFFECTS were AWESOME! I would have to agree with many others here. It’s a must see in the theatres. It was loud and I loved it!

The movie had me on the edge of my seat so to say as I felt like I was going through this nightmare with the cast. The way it was filmed did make one feel a part of it. Yes, the camera was shaky a lot but it was still good enough to follow. There were a few times I jumped a little, you know out of my seat..LOL

The monster was exactly what I saw on one of the trailers in slow motion and freeze frame. The face I mean.. I knew it’s face was going to look just like that!

I say Bravo!!! I really liked it. But I did not have my expectations high like some others may have. Basically I knew what type of film this was and was not looking for more out of it. It is different and different is good! But it’s not for everyone..

Sure I wish there would have been more at the end.. and I wish Rob and Beth didn’t have to die.. and It would have been nice to know more about the origin of the monster.. but I guess that was not intended. So taking it as it is… I say Thumbs up! The audience loved the movie.. at the end it was quiet for a few moments and then some clapped, and only one or two boo’s..and for the most part everyone hung out waiting for something else.. but there was not.

BUT WAIT.. what was this trailer prior to the movie.. another J.J. film to be released in December 2008? A Star Trek movie? Under Construction?? What’s all that about? Is that the name of it or is it just under construction? It better not be another game for months on end like this one was.. OH NO! LOL

Oh I forgot to say.. when the movie finally started after many previews and it was quiet for a few moments… some guy farted really loud and everyone had a good laugh at that to start!

Sharon

Only the black chick lives.
The movie is done VERY realistically
There’s no mention of Slusho or any Japanese origins AT ALL.
There are some odd things out and some homage references but very subtle.
The monster looks NOTHING like they have speculated, is not of marine origin. It has two short back legs, two small t-rex front arms and two very long ape/lizard-like arms with claws. Face wise is FUGLY, it has small red eyes, an underbite with HUGE fangs and two globes that inflate and deflate as it breathes as if they were its lungs and also a bumpy back. Very nasty.
The crabs that fall off its body look very much like the insects from Starship Troopers.
You get absolutely NO ANSWERS of where it came from or even if it dies or what. It is speculated in the movie it might have come to his planet millions of years ago and just right now came to the surface, or that it is a prehistoric beast that layed sleeping at the bottom of the ocean, or that it is goverment experiment gone wrong, etc…but no real answer.
Jason dies in the bridge, Marlene is bitten by one of the crabs and later on bleeds and finally EXPLODES! Beth is inpalled by a large steel thingy but she survives (at least for a while) She and Rob die (??) together. Hud the guy with the camera is killed by the monster itself and that’s when you get to see it clearly.

Anyways, the movie is very very very very very very good though leaves you with blueballs.
Oh and you never get to know why it’s called Cloverfield either.

F-you J.J. Abrams, you tricked us again!

Anyway.. I’m still going tonight at midnight! After all this how can I not !!??

Sharon

Anyone know anything new…?? OR
should it just wait now for the movie?

Sharon