Cloverfield

Post by **snarl** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:51 am

So who's been trying to find out what the Monster looks like then, plus the entire plot?

Me.

I have a problem with not being able to wait for stuff.

Post by **Kaylee** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:41 am

I think it's going to be a giant porcupine.

Or failing that Ronald McDonald.

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:43 am

It's blatantly Scorponok.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:13 pm

Its got claws!

I was reading its filmed on a really small budget, so perhaps u will never see 'it' ?

Post by **snarl** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:43 pm

Well, I've well and truly "spoiled" it for myself, I'm quite confident of that.

I dont have any official images, but I've got lots of "artists impressions" of the monster from a load of people that got to see it t'other day. They're all pretty similar, the only way they differ is if the person drawing it was crap at drawing or not.

I've read a lot of coroberative reviews, so I'm fairly confident I can fill people in if they want it spoiled themselves.

Post by **Kaylee** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 1:18 pm

Ooh yes please

Not sure about seeing it (looks like ia Blair Witch knockoff but with some big Godzilla-esque thing stomping around a city) so if the monster is classy it might top the balance!

Post by **snarl** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 2:29 pm

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A few different versions, supposed to be like a cross between the two.

And some chap superimposed him into the clip where you see him in the trailer.

BIG PLOT SPOILERS

From memory after reading up about it last night:

You never find out what the monster is, or where it is from. It's about as tall as a 30 - 40 storey building. The films apparently a love story - main bloke has split up with his Mrs and is moving to Japan, then this Monster shows up and he thinks "eff it, I want her back" so goes off seraching for her with his little gang (main guy, his brother, the bloke filming it, 2 lasses) who were all at his send off party.

They all die.

Main characters brother gets twatted by the monsters tail near the beginning - apparently they're crossing a bridge and the monster is just walking past nearby and flattens a bridge and a load of people with his tail or something.

Random bird 1 gets attacked by these doberman sized crab parasites that arbitrarily fall off the main monster. It doesn't kill her outright, but gives her bad AIDS. The military show up and cart them all off, the bitten woman is seperated from the group by some hazmat suited guys and taken into a curtained off area... where you see her silhouette inflate and explode!

Lead bloke finds his Mrs, they manage to make it back to the evacuation point. Big monster turns up and knackers a helicopter that random bird 2 is evacuating in and blows it up. Big monster then gets bombed by stealth jets, apparently dies... Then when the smoke clears it's still alive and knackers the chopper that the rest of them are in, which crashes.

The 3 are the only survivors of the crash, and the monster just sorta stands there and looks at them. It then picks up cam bloke, ****s around with him then drops him, he's dead.

Main guy picks up camera and him and his Mrs leg it whilst some jets bomb the monster again. They hide and start recording. They settle down and dont really know what to do and while this is happening there's a loud sound, the camera is dropped to the floor amidst a bright redish haze, and loads of falling rubble, the suggestion being they are getting nuked.

Post by **Kaylee** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:21 pm

Sadly it sounds like utter toss

You off to see it soon? Just be interested to hear your thoughts on it is all

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:36 pm

Of course it's going to be utter tosh. Otherwise why would the entire marketing strategy be based around "don't let anybody know anything about it"?

Please note: I want to be proven wrong re the aforementioned.

Post by **snarl** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:16 pm

It's not out in the UK for some time, despite going on relsease in the states this Friday.

So what I'll probably do is steal it off the internet.

IronHide · Post by **IronHide** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:51 pm

Sounds like something that would make me angry I spent the money to go see. Thanks for the heads-up.

Hot Shot · Post by **Hot Shot** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:11 pm

I figured it was gonna be another over-hyped piece of crap. Many thanks, snarl.

I guess when they said they wanted Cloverfield to be an american Godzilla movie, they ment they wanted to outdo Godzilla 98 on the suckage scale.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:47 pm

Seems to me they've thrown a few intriguing elements from successful films into a pile and automatically decided the resultant heap will either be a sure-fire hit or a cult classic.

This will do well at the box office initially, but later be remembered for sucking.

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:49 am

Godzilla through the eyes of Blair Witch Steadycam for the Camera Phone generation isn't a bad idea.

That synopsis sounds pretty paint by the numbers, as far as the story goes. Apparently the surprise and shock is all supposed to happen before you get to the theaters.

And NO good, clear look at the monster? Now if that's true, I'd definitely want my money back.

Professor Smooth · Post by **Professor Smooth** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:46 am

I think it sounds interesting. I definitely plan to steal it from the internet and import the DVD.

Post by **Best First** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:42 am

the monstor looks a bit stupid to me.

can't be arsed.

I also am not generally a fan of films where everyone dies - what's the point?

Basically i think my attitude to movies at the moment is: **** that, where's Batman?

Halfshell · Post by **Halfshell** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:22 am

Best First wrote:I also am not generally a fan of films where everyone dies - what's the point?

You won't enjoy the ending of The Universe much then.

[/spoilers for life]

But yes, bring on Batman.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:30 pm

Shanti418 wrote:And NO good, clear look at the monster? Now if that's true, I'd definitely want my money back.

That would be the element known as 'psychological thriller' that helped make Alien so successful.

The man in the rubber suit who hurt his leg when he fell off the pipework, not so much.

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 2:19 am

Actually, during that last sequence where he eats the cameraman, you DO get to see the monster clearly. So the movie was all good.

rusty_herring · Post by **rusty_herring** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:09 pm

I'd go to see it, but I got horrible motion sickness from the Blair Witch and I heard this is about 100 times worse. I read the spoilers, I should be good to contribute once people around me start talking about it, ha ha.

Post by **snarl** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 12:02 am

I still cant wait to see it.

I've got an unhealthy obsession with Lizzy Caplan who I now think is not exactly fit but for some reason I love her.

And I keep having dreams about being in it.

OH, AND 5 - 1.

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:59 am

Empire have given it five stars. But with the caveat that they'll take two back if it ever gets a sequel because it undermines the point.

The producers have announced they want to do a sequel.

Post by **snarl** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 9:17 am

[composite word including 'f*ck'] Empire.

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 9:23 am

I was just triv-ing. No need to swear.

Post by **Best First** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:30 am

Brendocon wrote: No need to swear.

That's what makes it fun mother****er.

I have decided i don't give a crap about this movie tho.

Professor Smooth · Post by **Professor Smooth** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 12:46 am

OK, so I watched the movie. Here's my review...

I can't say enough good things about this movie. I absolutely loved it. I though the characters were really likable and they all felt very real. The characters didn't suffer from the unfortunate action-movie affliction where they're super heroic, self-sacrificing, and immune to most injuries.

This movie made excellent use of the handheld camera. It honestly felt real. If this were happening to me, I imagine that's about what it would look like.

There was a bit of motion sickness on my part, but that's mostly due to the bootleg I watched being filmed with a handheld camera itself. So while the footage was panning left, the bootlegger's camera would sometimes pan right. So the object on the screen is literally moving in two directions at once.

I highly recommend this movie. It's worth the five pounds you'll pay to see it.

Post by **snarl** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 3:01 pm

I cannot wait.

I've seen the monster, I think it looks pretty cool.

And of course there's "That" bit with the poor woman.

Professor Smooth · Post by **Professor Smooth** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 2:11 am

snarl wrote:I cannot wait.

I've seen the monster, I think it looks pretty cool.

And of course there's "That" bit with the poor woman.

There are no less than two bits with poor women. Poor...poor...women.

Dreadwind's Ghost · Post by **Dreadwind's Ghost** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 12:44 pm

I might have to give this one a miss. After seeing the ads on TV I felt nauseous. Gawd only knows how much worse I'd feel in a cinema.

Could be a DVD watch.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:47 am

I saw this last night, and really enjoyed it, its quite disturbing in some bleak human way...

You do get to see the monster enough to understand what it looks like, and its quite strange and scary.

I deff think its a Cinema movie as some of the scenes are huge and have that big screen impact.

Check it out.