Cloverfield Monster Revealed, SPOLIER!!!

[TOE]

i don't want to get in between your guy's Fanboy argument but:

Is this worth watching in the theaters or wait it out on dvd ?

about me:

don't like shaky camera movement, specially in the big screen I can put up with in on the smaller screen

 

[IrishJedi]

i don't want to get in between your guy's Fanboy argument but:

Is this worth watching in the theaters or wait it out on dvd ?

about me:

don't like shaky camera movement, specially in the big screen I can put up with in on the smaller screen

The shaky-cam aspect has been overblown. It's bad at times, yes, but nowhere near "Blair Witch" levels.

I suggest seeing it in a theater if at least for some of the visuals and the awesome sound mix.

 

[TOE]

cool. thanks Irish

 

[IrishJedi]

No worries.

Seriously, the sound design is easily one of the best and neatest things about the movie.

 

[BadMoon]

No worries.

Seriously, the sound design is easily one of the best and neatest things about the movie.

The sound was terrifying at times. The theater I went to had the bass up so high it rumbled our seats. It was terrific!

 

[Darth Caedus]

The sound was terrifying at times. The theater I went to had the bass up so high it rumbled our seats. It was terrific!

My theater was showin the film in DLP and it was awesome. I want to see it again.

 

[nash]

i don't want to get in between your guy's Fanboy argument but:

Is this worth watching in the theaters or wait it out on dvd ?

I have the same question as TOE. ive seen mixed reviews saying "it is what you'd expect...".

Im just wondering, is this a "cheesy" movie? because when i read "it is what you'd expect" the first thing that comes to my mind is snakes on a plane.....please no biased opinions.

 

[darthviper107]

It's not cheesy at all. There's a bit of humor there but only when it's needed. The rest of the time everyone is like WoW... or OMG! HFS! WTF!

 

[Darklord Dave]

It's not cheesy or corny or campy at all, which is how I'd characterize Snakes on a Plane.

I liked the movie a lot, but I would agree that it's aimed squarely at a particular demographic which I cheerfully admit belonging to. Sometimes this rather broad demographic is referred either derogatorially as "fanboys" (or "fanboyz"). Kind of like the Japanese Otaku.

 

[nash]

thanks for your replies. i'll give it a shot tonight.

 

[nash]

I just got home from this movie and wow I enjoyed it fully! im glad i saw it in the theater instead of on dvd, people are right, this is definitely a theater big sound and screen type of flick.

 

[IrishJedi]

I just got home from this movie and wow I enjoyed it fully! im glad i saw it in the theater instead of on dvd, people are right, this is definitely a theater big sound and screen type of flick.

 

[BadMoon]

It's not cheesy or corny or campy at all, which is how I'd characterize Snakes on a Plane.

I liked the movie a lot, but I would agree that it's aimed squarely at a particular demographic which I cheerfully admit belonging to. Sometimes this rather broad demographic is referred either derogatorially as "fanboys" (or "fanboyz"). Kind of like the Japanese Otaku.

Oh don't you start with that crap.

 

[IrishJedi]

This movie has a little more mainstream appeal than some of you give it credit for. I know of several people who I wouldn't at all classify as "geeks" or "fanboys" who say and liked it.

 

[nash]

pardon my ignorance but what the heck is a fanboy?

 

[Reinhardt]

pardon my ignorance but what the heck is a fanboy?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanboy

 

[IrishJedi]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanboy

Or: https://sideshowcollectors.com/forums/memberlist.php

 

[gideon]

from Badmoon

I just think your being unfair and disrespectful to people who liked it. I for one liked it. I don't consider myself a fanboy of anything. If you didn't like it that doesn't exactly make you an a$$ hole now does it.

It certainly does not make you that. Agreed. I do not see any disrespect on my part. I merely applied my powers of observation with what i have read about the film. I would be willing to bet money that the audience is far more than half male and generally under the age of 30. It is the same audience that tends to like the type of aintitcoolnews movies that give those reviewers orgasms.

While that may be blunt and frank I do not think it is disrespectful. When a film is made and marketed, there is a certain target audience in mind. The fancy word is demographic. Chick flicks are aimed at women. Merchant-Ivory films were aimed at older people who like sophisticated films. Look at the glut of african-american comedies that we have seen of late. All these are open to everyone who buys a ticket of course. But the core audience has been identified and that who the filmmakers are aiming at as their core group.

This is nothing new or radical or revolutionary and it certainly is not disrespectful to point it out. I pointed it out to explain why the film had no legs as evidenced by its 70% drop from week one to week two. CLOVER had a narrow demographic who saw it opening weekend and now its pretty much had its big box office revenues.

Of course older people bought tickets. Of course females bought tickets. But that does not change a thing concerning who the core audience was for that film.

 

[BadMoon]

from Badmoon



It certainly does not make you that. Agreed. I do not see any disrespect on my part. I merely applied my powers of observation with what i have read abotu the film. I would be willing to bet money that the audience is far more than half male and generally under the age of 30. It is the same audience that tends to like the type of aintitcoolnews movies that give those reviewers orgasms.

While that may be blunt and frank I do not think it is disrespectful. When a film is made and marketted, there is a certain target audience in mind. fancy word is demographic. Chick flicks are aimed at women. Merchant-Ivory films were aimed at older people who like sophisticated films. Look at the glut of african-american comedies that we have seen of late. All these are open to everyone who buys a ticket of course. But the core audience has been identified and that who the filmmakers are aiming at as their core group.

This is nothing new or radical or revolutionary and it certainly is not disrespectful to point it out. I pointed it out to explain why the film had no legs as evidenced by its 70% drop from week one to week two. CLOVER had a narrow demographic who saw it opening weekend and now its pretty much had its big box office revenues.

Of course older people bought tickets. Of course females bought tickets. But that does not change a thing concerning who the core audience was for that film.

Than why did you go see it? I guess that's my point. If you knew the movie was being marketed this way why did you bother. I guess thats part of my whole point.

 

[Batty]

Sequel news.

https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117979910.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1