Cloverfield Monster Revealed, SPOLIER!!!

[BadMoon]

WOW, I had to drive 100 miles to see the Blair Witch. I hold that movie in the same regard as the poop I had this morning. I thought that was one of the dumbest movies ever. I was so pissed I wasted my time driving just to go see it. That being said I think Cloverfield is what that movie should have been.

 

[artistrex]

Personally I thought it was a good movie. It missed a few marks but what movie doesn't? The biggest complaint some people have is that you don't know exactly whats going on. About a year ago my neighborhood got hit hard by a tornado. The whole block was destroyed (not my place thank God) but I couldn't get to my wife or son for several hours. and anytime we stopped to ask the cops what was going on they wouldn't answer us, they just kept ushering us along.

That's kinda what's going on here. It's not like someone was going to stop and say "hey there's a 20 story monster that just crawled out of the ocean and is tearing ass through the city. Oh and by the way several of his little friends are running around."

Yeah the camera was shaky and got a little annoying but if it was shot traditionally it would have been a generic monster movie. Everyone wants to know what it is, where it came from, why it's here. The movie doesn't really answer that at all. But that's what makes it cool. Not everything has to have a reason, or a story to continue on to a sequel. Though it would have been nice to know what got this thing's panties in such a bunch. All in all 7 out of 10 stars.

If they do another one, they should do it like a breaking news cast. YOU know if you watch the Dawn of the Dead remake, there's a feature called "pardon our interruption" It's a series of vignettes of different news casts highlighting what was going on. Think about it. Big fishy's destruction covered by a Wolf Blitzer knid of anchor.

 

[darthviper107]

If they do another one, they should do it like a breaking news cast. YOU know if you watch the Dawn of the Dead remake, there's a feature called "pardon our interruption" It's a series of vignettes of different news casts highlighting what was going on. Think about it. Big fishy's destruction covered by a Wolf Blitzer knid of anchor.

That's kinda what I was thinking, if they did another one it would seem unlikely that someone else was there to film the whole thing, but it seemed interesting when you could see what was on the news what was going on with the news people trying to film the story. Like when the parasites jumped off and everything.

 

[artistrex]

that was pretty awesome. it wasn't just a huge freakin monster it was lil buggers too. YOu gotta wonder were they babies or parasites like the rumors said.

 

[McHavyck]

I went into this movie expecting to enjoy it. I ended up loving it. Even though the beasty was not the Cthulu I wished for, from what I read ahead of time that really didn't matter to me any more. They left it vague enough that it could be Lovecraftian.

What I got was a bold reinvention of the monster movie. It did it old school with a comtemporary twist that kicks you in the junk...show just enough to jack your imagination up so when you do get a full of shot of whatever the hell it is, your jaw drops.

And the little ones? Scary as ****!

Kudos to the filmmakers!

 

[piccolodaimaoh]

wasnt that the nuke?

No, the last scene in the movie is Rob and Beth on the ferris wheel at Coney Island. The camera pans out to show the ocean and in the horizon you see a sort of pod come out of the sky and into the ocean but miles away.

Remember when Hud said it might be from outer space and Marlena said "Like Superman?" Well, there you go.

 

[bidge1000]

great movie! really well done and some genuinely tense moments. My girl said it was great and that how the director didn't spare the lead actors. Ironically, the lead did survive in some form, for me, the lead was the handheld camera, sounds silly I know, it had no lines but was an integral element of the storytelling..

AHH WHAT THE HELL WITH ANALYZING IT?? MONSTERZ RULE!!!!

D

 

[p!tu]

No, the last scene in the movie is Rob and Beth on the ferris wheel at Coney Island. The camera pans out to show the ocean and in the horizon you see a sort of pod come out of the sky and into the ocean but miles away.

Remember when Hud said it might be from outer space and Marlena said "Like Superman?" Well, there you go.

**** i didnt catch that! But That was Predator! it wasnt the monster!!

 

[Shropt]

After sleeping on it, this movie still rocks!!!

Go here for all the viral marketing videos. The news broadcasts about 3 pages back ROCK and give you more monster footage not seen in the film!!

https://www.cloverfieldnews.com/

 

[Michael Crawford]

The splash was just another of several clues to point in different directions. There's also a very obvious scene in the alley where there are a bunch of drums piled up behind one of the characters with the biohazard label on them very prominently displayed. A mutant? Another possibility.

I enjoyed the movie quite a bit. It was very effective at what it was trying to accomplish, and it's one of the best movies I've seen in some time.

 

[ragacin]

I left the theatre with my pulse racing. Like others have said it's not a film, it's an experiance. Best I can describe it is when you watch stuff on newcasts like train wrecks etc and you know that s#!t is really happening, Cloverfield invoked the same kind of emotional response in me. Like I was watching something totally real. Several people in the theatre did not like the ending, but hey there was no other way to do it really, given the context. And kudos to JJ and the rest for having the cajones to do the ending the way it was done.
Now I have to see it again to see all the little stuff I misssed, like the thing falling from the sky.
As to the Monster's motivation? I really did not care, I was so immersed in what was happening. I loved the design of both Cloverfield and his little tagalong buddies. Oddly, not really interested in a toy or statue version of either. To me, the film is a standalone of itself and somehow having a toy, figure etc, would in some way take away from the realism. For me anyway.
I came away so emotioanlly satified from the experiance, I have no desire to see any other films for a while.

 

[creature4000]

It was a Really Good Flick.. was it perfect.. No, but very entertaining and thats what movies are for.

My other thoughts...

I only felt sick once half way through.. but not bad.

I'm not sure If I liked the ending... too many coincidences.

The little ones were ok.. not great.

The Big Guy.. Fing Rocked!!!!!

I Don't think ANYONE would have climbed that building in that situation!!! (I would have left that out. It was the only part I felt took away from the experience.

If a Camcorder can catch something miles away fall into the Ocean... WHY THE HECK Can't anyone in Texas get a picture of a UFO a Mile Long???

 

[gideon]

Entropy Chicken asks

Just curious for those who didn't like the film, what would have made it better? Less shakey camera - check. more revealing info about the monster - check. what else??

I would not have changed a thing. A filmmaker has the right to make a movie which puts their own vision upon the screen. That is what happened here. From this thread response, it is obvious that a certain sector of the film going public responded to it very positively. A 41 million dollar opening weekend also shows it was well received, at least by a sector of the public.

I do agree with a previous observation by Dusty that the money will be good for a week or two and then fall off quickly. I would also add that a gimmick film like this is just the kind of movie in a year or two to get a reaction of "I wonder why we were so excited about that?".

I did not like this as a big screen film for all the reasons that I previously mentioned. Perhaps it would have worked as a stand alone TV movie if you could cut at least half of the first 20 minutes in that apartment with those vapid people.

I hae been thinking about why I so loathed the people involved and did not care one bit about them or what happened to them. Its not age, because HEROES - which I like quite a bit - is also a young cast and I do care about them. Its not the approach because I like LOST a great deal. Its not their glitzy, meaningless existence revolving around parties and bling, because that means little to me either way. They are, after all, just cardboard characters on a screen. I blame this on the filmmakers because they gave me no reason to care about these people.

As far as horor or suspense, I found nothing in this film remotely scary or suspensful. Not one second.

I wonder how much it would have cost to make the same movie but without the handheld camera gimmick? Three times the budget? Four? I think that tells you why they filmed it like they did?

They made people think they were getting the latest in cutting edge technique when actually they found a way to give you less for your money.

 

[Dusty]

I think you either get this movie or don't.

Honestly, I think that's slightly condescending. I totally 'get' this movie. And I totally respect it for what it is... a fun, 'must-see' gimmick film, rather than a great story that will stand up to repeat viewings and become a classic. It is in NO WAY America's Godzilla, like the filmmakers claimed. It may be remembered forever, but not for the film itself... for the 'experience'.

You know why Godzilla is a classic (or the original King Kong, etc)? Because we love the monster! We feel for him, we sympathize with him. Who really gives a crap about the little people in Godzilla? The monster is the symbol and the story.

It was not a symbol in this movie. It was nothing other than a scary plot device. And that makes me sad because it could be so much more. As it was, it could just as easily have been a terrorist attack, a natural disaster, or a million other things. I 'get' that it was supposed to be about the human story in the midst of an unexplainable disaster. But the human story was so inane and clichéd it pulled me right out of the realistic destruction of NYC.

Mostly, don't say you are making America's Godzilla when you aren't at all. That's trickery and it rubs me the wrong way.

 

[Dusty]

P.S. If they do some sequels that I would like to see (same exact event, different peoples' perspectives) and they give a ton more backstory for the entire event and monster, tying it all together into a complete story as told through several stand-alone segments of said story, I will change my tune and say this has the possiblity of becoming a re-watchable, if not huge classic, at least cult-classic.

 

[Bannister]

That's trickery and it rubs me the wrong way.

Don't worry Dusty, these guys are here to rub you the right way:

 

[Shropt]

You know why Godzilla is a classic (or the original King Kong, etc)? Because we love the monster! We feel for him, we sympathize with him. Who really gives a crap about the little people in Godzilla? The monster is the symbol and the story.

But Dusty, this is why this is America's Godzilla. In America we do care about the little guy. That's why most American's (the majority) don't like Godzilla. We like movies like Jaws where we can hate the fish and want it dead. Do we really care about Michael's backstory in Halloween or do we just want to watch him kill people?

I for one thought it was stupid to watch Godzilla and see the little people rooting (sp?) for Godzilla. As a kid I couldn't understand how they could love Godzilla as he destroyed buildings and cars. I was the guy who laughed when they killed King Kong at the end of the movie because the filmmakers wanted you to feel for him in such a sugar-sweet/Hollywood way.

Sorry, I like my giant monsters dumb and evil.

 

[Bannister]

But Dusty, this is why this is America's Godzilla. In America we do care about the little guy. That's why most American's (the majority) don't like Godzilla. We like movies like Jaws where we can hate the fish and want it dead. Do we really care about Michael's backstory in Halloween or do we just want to watch him kill people?

I for one thought it was stupid to watch Godzilla and see the little people rooting (sp?) for Godzilla. As a kid I couldn't understand how they could love Godzilla as he destroyed buildings and cars. I was the guy who laughed when they killed King Kong at the end of the movie because the filmmakers wanted you to feel for him in such a sugar-sweet/Hollywood way.

Sorry, I like my giant monsters dumb and evil.

I feel bad for Kong since he was being exploited. I never felt bad for Godzilla since he was just a rampaging *******. Of course, I never watched an entire Godzilla movie, so I am not clear on his motivation.

 

[Shropt]

I feel bad for Kong since he was being exploited. I never felt bad for Godzilla since he was just a rampaging *******. Of course, I never watched an entire Godzilla movie, so I am not clear on his motivation.

Yeah, its kind of hard to call King Kong a bad film (the original I mean, Jack Black's version is simple to call bad). This is why I hate chatting. Its so hard to get your point across in one short post.

Oh, and no more half-naked dudes in this thread please. Thanks.

 

[CAhobbit]

P.S. If they do some sequels that I would like to see (same exact event, different peoples' perspectives) and they give a ton more backstory for the entire event and monster, tying it all together into a complete story as told through several stand-alone segments of said story, I will change my tune and say this has the possiblity of becoming a re-watchable, if not huge classic, at least cult-classic.

That was my thought exactly on possible sequels to this film.

On a side note, hopefully the upcoming "World War Z" film treatment will stay to that exact model.