Comments on: Box Office: Cloverfield grabs $18.25M Friday; headed for $54.75M 4-day Weekend! http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/ Blogging the Reel World Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:56:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Medien kompakt » Blog Archive » Cloverfield: “Blair witch project” trifft auf “Lost” und 9/11 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/#comment-237235 Medien kompakt » Blog Archive » Cloverfield: “Blair witch project” trifft auf “Lost” und 9/11 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:27:52 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/#comment-237235 [...] Alles deutet jetzt darauf hin, dass die Herangehensweise und das Konzept wohl aufgehen wird. Die Mischung aus “Blair witch project“-Elementen in Form einer wackeligen handheld Kamera in Verbindung mit dem Einfluss des “Lost“-Producers J.J. Abrams und einer Endzeitstimmung die nebenbei auf das 9/11 Trauma setzt scheint eine interessante Kombination zu sein. Bereits am Eröffnungstag spülte Cloverfield geschätzte 18,25 Mill. $ in die Kassen und über das gesamte Martin Luthers day 4-Tage Wochenende werden es wohl 55 Mill. $ sein und ist somit der erfolgreichste Film am verlängerten Martin Luther King Wochenende. [...] [...] Alles deutet jetzt darauf hin, dass die Herangehensweise und das Konzept wohl aufgehen wird. Die Mischung aus “Blair witch project“-Elementen in Form einer wackeligen handheld Kamera in Verbindung mit dem Einfluss des “Lost“-Producers J.J. Abrams und einer Endzeitstimmung die nebenbei auf das 9/11 Trauma setzt scheint eine interessante Kombination zu sein. Bereits am Eröffnungstag spülte Cloverfield geschätzte 18,25 Mill. $ in die Kassen und über das gesamte Martin Luthers day 4-Tage Wochenende werden es wohl 55 Mill. $ sein und ist somit der erfolgreichste Film am verlängerten Martin Luther King Wochenende. [...]

]]> By: Ponderings For 2008-01-20 » Ponderings Of Guy http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/#comment-175528 Ponderings For 2008-01-20 » Ponderings Of Guy Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:01:47 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/#comment-175528 [...] like the excellent Cloverfield is on the way to the record books for a January release (and no slouch for most other [...] [...] like the excellent Cloverfield is on the way to the record books for a January release (and no slouch for most other [...]

]]> By: Andy http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/#comment-175455 Andy Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:23:11 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/#comment-175455 WTF?! WTF?!

]]> By: tim http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/#comment-175031 tim Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:08:52 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/#comment-175031 Cloverfield Rocked!!! If you are prone to motion sickness and headaches, then don't go-sorry about that. But if not, by all means go see it! Don't wait for it to come out on DVD. Find a theater with an excellent surround sound system and use your imagination a little! Suspend your disbelief for a little while and enjoy one of the best monster films ever. You have to meet the filmmakers half way on this one to get the full effect. Sometimes movies don't give everything away and you are forced to be an active part of the experience. I loved the fact that you are left with many questions at the end. Where did the monster come from, the deep sea or outer space? Why was it so pissed off? What happened to the main characters after the final scene? Was the final solution to the attack successful? Your imagination is left to take off after the movie is over. For me, it was one of the better movie going experiences ever. tim in Dallas Cloverfield Rocked!!!

If you are prone to motion sickness and headaches, then don’t go-sorry about that. But if not, by all means go see it! Don’t wait for it to come out on DVD. Find a theater with an excellent surround sound system and use your imagination a little! Suspend your disbelief for a little while and enjoy one of the best monster films ever. You have to meet the filmmakers half way on this one to get the full effect. Sometimes movies don’t give everything away and you are forced to be an active part of the experience. I loved the fact that you are left with many questions at the end. Where did the monster come from, the deep sea or outer space? Why was it so pissed off? What happened to the main characters after the final scene? Was the final solution to the attack successful? Your imagination is left to take off after the movie is over. For me, it was one of the better movie going experiences ever.

tim in Dallas

]]> By: Awkward http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/#comment-174964 Awkward Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:39:24 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/#comment-174964 Um...Bob Clarke is no longer living, so he can't check log in to IMDB. A little over a year ago he and his son were killed in a car accident involving a drunk driver. Um…Bob Clarke is no longer living, so he can’t check log in to IMDB. A little over a year ago he and his son were killed in a car accident involving a drunk driver.

]]> By: ShXIII http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/#comment-174929 ShXIII Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:02:14 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/#comment-174929 Cloverfield sucked I have been waiting for this movie and following all the hype since its first teaser in front of transformers. I finally saw it last night and was very disappointed amongst many other people in the theater. The plot was stupid, the acting sucked and the camera movement was just sickening, I knew what i was going into when I went to see this move but with all the special effect techniques you would think they could find a way to do a first person view type movie without making it so nauseating, I saw blair witch and I could sit through all of that no problem but this movie i got about 45 minutes into it and just closed my eyes and listen to the rest only to peak out at the scenes involving the actual monster, I mean after all that was all the hype right??? not a stupid love story of some meathead trying to save his "kind of girlfriend" who already forgot about him before he even got on the plane to Japan. And on his oh so heroic journey to save some stupid girl who forgot about him anyways he gets all his friends killed in the process. Anyone else who hasnt seen this and has been following it for as long as i have,,, dont waste your time, the only actual "new" footage besides what we have already seen on the internet is a total accumulation of about 45 second of the actual monster. and the rest is staring at the ground while the cameraman runs around. Why is it they can take a movie with such a kick ass idea and ruin it?? these people should be punished for there crimes hahaha. The actual hype and viral marketing to this move was so much fun then the actual movie itself. I give it a 3 out of 10,,, the only reason it got that rating is becuase all the hype involving the actual movie has to be worth something. -Late Cloverfield sucked

I have been waiting for this movie and following all the hype since its first teaser in front of transformers. I finally saw it last night and was very disappointed amongst many other people in the theater. The plot was stupid, the acting sucked and the camera movement was just sickening, I knew what i was going into when I went to see this move but with all the special effect techniques you would think they could find a way to do a first person view type movie without making it so nauseating, I saw blair witch and I could sit through all of that no problem but this movie i got about 45 minutes into it and just closed my eyes and listen to the rest only to peak out at the scenes involving the actual monster, I mean after all that was all the hype right??? not a stupid love story of some meathead trying to save his “kind of girlfriend” who already forgot about him before he even got on the plane to Japan. And on his oh so heroic journey to save some stupid girl who forgot about him anyways he gets all his friends killed in the process. Anyone else who hasnt seen this and has been following it for as long as i have,,, dont waste your time, the only actual “new” footage besides what we have already seen on the internet is a total accumulation of about 45 second of the actual monster. and the rest is staring at the ground while the cameraman runs around.
Why is it they can take a movie with such a kick ass idea and ruin it?? these people should be punished for there crimes hahaha.

The actual hype and viral marketing to this move was so much fun then the actual movie itself.

I give it a 3 out of 10,,, the only reason it got that rating is becuase all the hype involving the actual movie has to be worth something.

-Late

]]> By: not a fan http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/#comment-174898 not a fan Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:38:15 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/#comment-174898 I can't even comment on Cloverfield, because I felt like i was going to throw up almost the entire time. By the time the movie was over I had a migraine headache and I wish i had left early and gotten a refund. The movie might have been decent if it hadn't had the horrible camera work (and yes, I know the camera work was part of the hook), but will I ever watch it again...no and will i recommend it to anyone...definately not! I can’t even comment on Cloverfield, because I felt like i was going to throw up almost the entire time. By the time the movie was over I had a migraine headache and I wish i had left early and gotten a refund. The movie might have been decent if it hadn’t had the horrible camera work (and yes, I know the camera work was part of the hook), but will I ever watch it again…no and will i recommend it to anyone…definately not!

]]> By: buckawheat http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/#comment-174868 buckawheat Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:14:49 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/#comment-174868 Saw it last night - it is a great movie story and a refreshing twist on the monster theme, however, they shake the camera the same amount as the Blair Witch project which wrecked the movie for 4 out of our group of 5. Over 10% of the audience left before the end looking sick. Would I watch it again - No. If I knew how shaky the camera was before I went, would I watch it the first time - No. Saw it last night - it is a great movie story and a refreshing twist on the monster theme, however, they shake the camera the same amount as the Blair Witch project which wrecked the movie for 4 out of our group of 5. Over 10% of the audience left before the end looking sick.

Would I watch it again - No. If I knew how shaky the camera was before I went, would I watch it the first time - No.

]]> By: JUNO3.com » Blog Archive » Cloverfield is a Success http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/#comment-174855 JUNO3.com » Blog Archive » Cloverfield is a Success Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:56:13 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/#comment-174855 [...] Well, duh! Paramount’s 2008 is off to a spectacular start. The J.J. Abrams-produced Cloverfield has delivered a monster opening day of an estimated $18.25M, and it will easily coast to both the All-Time January 3-Day record and the All-Time 4-Day MLK weekend record. /Film [...] [...] Well, duh! Paramount’s 2008 is off to a spectacular start. The J.J. Abrams-produced Cloverfield has delivered a monster opening day of an estimated $18.25M, and it will easily coast to both the All-Time January 3-Day record and the All-Time 4-Day MLK weekend record. /Film [...]

]]> By: Cloverfield: “Blair witch project”, “Lost” und 9/11 « Mediafuzz http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/#comment-174752 Cloverfield: “Blair witch project”, “Lost” und 9/11 « Mediafuzz Sun, 20 Jan 2008 13:13:48 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/#comment-174752 [...] Cloverfield: “Blair witch project”, “Lost” und 9/11 20 01 2008 Auch wenn “Cloverfield” nicht unbedingt zu meinen must-sees in 2008 zählen wird bin ich trotzdem irgendwie auf das Ergebnis dieses Films gespannt. Nicht zuletzt aufgrund der geschickten Viralkampagne, des geheimnisvollen Teasers unter dem Codenamen 1-18-08 und der Tatsache, dass es für dieses Film bis Dezember 2007 keinen öffentlich bekannten Filmtitel gab. Alles deutet jetzt daraufhin hin, dass diese Herangehensweise und das Konzept wohl aufgegangen ist. Die Mischung aus “Blair witch project“-Elementen in Form einer wackeliger handheld Kamera in Verbindung mit dem Einfluss des “Lost“-Producers J.J. Abrams und einer Endzeitstimmung die nebenbei auf das 9/11 Trauma setzt scheint eine interessesante Kombination zu sein. Bereits am Eröffnungstag spülte Cloverfield geschätzte 18,25 Mill. $ in die Kassen und über das gesamte Martin Luthers day 4-Tage Wochenende werden es wohl 55 Mill. $ sein und ist somit der erfolgreichste Film am verlängerten Martin Luther King Wochenende. [...] [...] Cloverfield: “Blair witch project”, “Lost” und 9/11 20 01 2008 Auch wenn “Cloverfield” nicht unbedingt zu meinen must-sees in 2008 zählen wird bin ich trotzdem irgendwie auf das Ergebnis dieses Films gespannt. Nicht zuletzt aufgrund der geschickten Viralkampagne, des geheimnisvollen Teasers unter dem Codenamen 1-18-08 und der Tatsache, dass es für dieses Film bis Dezember 2007 keinen öffentlich bekannten Filmtitel gab. Alles deutet jetzt daraufhin hin, dass diese Herangehensweise und das Konzept wohl aufgegangen ist. Die Mischung aus “Blair witch project“-Elementen in Form einer wackeliger handheld Kamera in Verbindung mit dem Einfluss des “Lost“-Producers J.J. Abrams und einer Endzeitstimmung die nebenbei auf das 9/11 Trauma setzt scheint eine interessesante Kombination zu sein. Bereits am Eröffnungstag spülte Cloverfield geschätzte 18,25 Mill. $ in die Kassen und über das gesamte Martin Luthers day 4-Tage Wochenende werden es wohl 55 Mill. $ sein und ist somit der erfolgreichste Film am verlängerten Martin Luther King Wochenende. [...]

]]> By: lordbelding http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/#comment-173779 lordbelding Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:58:10 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/#comment-173779 Big Momma’s House 2 > Cloverfield (I'm a Martin Lawrence fanboy!) Big Momma’s House 2 > Cloverfield
(I’m a Martin Lawrence fanboy!)

]]> By: Stev http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/#comment-173678 Stev Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:35:57 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/#comment-173678 Jojo, Steve made it clear above that the estimate is not solid as he is unsure how Paramount will include the midnight screeners. By the way, it's just estimates, technically they're never right. Jojo, Steve made it clear above that the estimate is not solid as he is unsure how Paramount will include the midnight screeners. By the way, it’s just estimates, technically they’re never right.

]]> By: Jojo http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/#comment-173661 Jojo Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:23:22 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/#comment-173661 Umm this is wrong. The movie didn't do $18+ million on friday!!!! BOM says it did $16.7 million on friday and 27 dresses did $7+ million. Umm this is wrong. The movie didn’t do $18+ million on friday!!!!

BOM says it did $16.7 million on friday and 27 dresses did $7+ million.

]]> By: patrick http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/#comment-173620 patrick Sat, 19 Jan 2008 17:27:38 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/#comment-173620 this movie looks like it will rock, havent' seen it either, i already love the original cinemography this movie looks like it will rock, havent’ seen it either, i already love the original cinemography

]]> By: garglr http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/#comment-173594 garglr Sat, 19 Jan 2008 17:01:28 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/#comment-173594 hmmm....not yet seen the movie, but from reviews and reader comments it appears to have an over 90% rating which is simply amazing for such an unbelievable nonsense as a outsize monster rampaging through a city !!! and that too with countless godzilla, king-kong type movies already becoming history, seems the movie producers have pulled off the impossible...glurk ! guess its worth seeing.......off to the ticket booking counter ! hmmm….not yet seen the movie, but from reviews and reader comments it appears to have an over 90% rating which is simply amazing for such an unbelievable nonsense as a outsize monster rampaging through a city !!! and that too with countless godzilla, king-kong type movies already becoming history, seems the movie producers have pulled off the impossible…glurk !

guess its worth seeing…….off to the ticket booking counter !

]]> By: Stev http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/#comment-173577 Stev Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:40:12 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/#comment-173577 I'm STOKED! Picked up both "Cloverfield" and "27 Dresses" for all my slates on FM's Super Leagues. Definitely happy. I’m STOKED! Picked up both “Cloverfield” and “27 Dresses” for all my slates on FM’s Super Leagues. Definitely happy.

]]> By: Cloverfield... Wow.. - Authentic Designer Jeans:: HonestForum.com :: the #1 web community for designer jeans http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/#comment-173486 Cloverfield... Wow.. - Authentic Designer Jeans:: HonestForum.com :: the #1 web community for designer jeans Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:55:35 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/#comment-173486 [...] 18,25 Mil on opening night. They covered 90% of the production cost.. Amazing Box Office: Cloverfield grabs $18.25M Friday; headed for $54.75M 4-day Weekend! | /Film [...] [...] 18,25 Mil on opening night. They covered 90% of the production cost.. Amazing Box Office: Cloverfield grabs $18.25M Friday; headed for $54.75M 4-day Weekend! | /Film [...]

]]> By: Their Talking About Disney! » Box Office: Cloverfield grabs $18.25M Friday; headed for $54.75M 4-day Weekend! http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/#comment-173477 Their Talking About Disney! » Box Office: Cloverfield grabs $18.25M Friday; headed for $54.75M 4-day Weekend! Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:40:01 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/#comment-173477 [...] Read the rest of this great post here [...] [...] Read the rest of this great post here [...]

]]> By: Obsessed With Film » CLOVERFIELD off to a monster start http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/#comment-173408 Obsessed With Film » CLOVERFIELD off to a monster start Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:02:46 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/19/box-office-cloverfield-grabs-1825m-friday-headed-for-5475m-4-day-weekend/#comment-173408 [...] - slash film, box office [...] [...] - slash film, box office [...]

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