Cloverfield poll
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I would say go to the theater if you don't think the shaky-cam will bother you. This movie is all about the visceral experience. It's the first time I actually did feel like I was in the middle of the onscreen action, for better or for worse.
My fiance and I saw it last night and it was packed with noisy kids, but once it started it got deadly quiet. Folks were there for the ride. Other than a couple of screams and some good laughs, it was quiet until the applause at the end.
My fiance and I saw it last night and it was packed with noisy kids, but once it started it got deadly quiet. Folks were there for the ride. Other than a couple of screams and some good laughs, it was quiet until the applause at the end.
I just saw it. It's OK. Actually, not that great. The monster is a lame design. Nothing stands out as inventive. It won't play on TV as well, but it doesn't play on the big screen that well either.
Ironman1188
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I agree with JSA.
INTENSE is the word that best captures the feel of the film. If you allow yourself to not sit and critique the film but rather to sit and become encompassed in it [I also agree on the sitting close part] it plays very well.
I went into the theater really not knowing what to expect and came away feeling like I had been on the run in NY myself.
Kudos to J.J. Now just don't screw up Trek!!
INTENSE is the word that best captures the feel of the film. If you allow yourself to not sit and critique the film but rather to sit and become encompassed in it [I also agree on the sitting close part] it plays very well.
I went into the theater really not knowing what to expect and came away feeling like I had been on the run in NY myself.
Kudos to J.J. Now just don't screw up Trek!!
willrulethemall
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Wait for DVD, it's another Blair Witch ripoff.
Other than the narrative device of using a home camera Cloverfield has nothing in common with the Blair Witch. To me it's like saying Nightmare Before Christmas is a Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer ripoff because they're both stop motion animated or Beowulf is the same as Polar Express because of the CGI facial capture or even The Man Who Wasn't There is a Casablanca ripoff because they both are in black and white. 
Nothing happened in Blair Witch expect people wandering in the woods complaining until the last minute or two and even that wasn't clear. The witch that we never see got 'em somehow. At least Cloverfield has a throughline and a theme, however weak you may think "keep the people you love close to you and let them know how you feel about them" is. Also Cloverfield has tons of action, imaginative fx (the destruction of the city street at the start was especially amazing), haunting images (the riderless Central Park carriage wandering the streets), and it actually shows the monster several times. Blair Witch had the novelty of telling a story through a home camera first but in every other way that's important, stylistically, structurally and thematically they are extremely different films.
Nothing happened in Blair Witch expect people wandering in the woods complaining until the last minute or two and even that wasn't clear. The witch that we never see got 'em somehow. At least Cloverfield has a throughline and a theme, however weak you may think "keep the people you love close to you and let them know how you feel about them" is. Also Cloverfield has tons of action, imaginative fx (the destruction of the city street at the start was especially amazing), haunting images (the riderless Central Park carriage wandering the streets), and it actually shows the monster several times. Blair Witch had the novelty of telling a story through a home camera first but in every other way that's important, stylistically, structurally and thematically they are extremely different films.
CAhobbit
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This film is one to experience in the theater but I will warn you that if you can't take shakey cam for a long length of time avoid this film. I was able to watch the film but I don't think I could ever bring myself to ever see it a second time because I was really ill after about 30 minutes into the film. I can take shakey cam but I found my limit is almost an entire movie of it ("The Blair Witch Project" shakey cam was no problem for me but this film just made me nauceous).
Loved the concept and plot of the film though. The monster was pretty niffty and and I left the film wanting much more story. So on those levels I thought it was a successful film.
Loved the concept and plot of the film though. The monster was pretty niffty and and I left the film wanting much more story. So on those levels I thought it was a successful film.
BadMoon
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Other than the narrative device of using a home camera Cloverfield has nothing in common with the Blair Witch. To me it's like saying Nightmare Before Christmas is a Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer ripoff because they're both stop motion animated or Beowulf is the same as Polar Express because of the CGI facial capture or even The Man Who Wasn't There is a Casablanca ripoff because they both are in black and white.
Nothing happened in Blair Witch expect people wandering in the woods complaining until the last minute or two and even that wasn't clear. The witch that we never see got 'em somehow. At least Cloverfield has a throughline and a theme, however weak you may think "keep the people you love close to you and let them know how you feel about them" is. Also Cloverfield has tons of action, imaginative fx (the destruction of the city street at the start was especially amazing), haunting images (the riderless Central Park carriage wandering the streets), and it actually shows the monster several times. Blair Witch had the novelty of telling a story through a home camera first but in every other way that's important, stylistically, structurally and thematically they are extremely different films.
-Blair Witch is the worst movie I think I have ever seen!
-Blair Witch is the worst movie I think I have ever seen!
When Blair Witch came out,I tought it was a great and original movie.
BadMoon
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Then what are you waiting for? Go see Cloverfield already!
Honestly Shai if you liked that movie you will love this one.
BadMoon
Demi G0D Overseer
Didn't catch that. It really is a pretty cool movie. I don't think it will be as cool trying to watch it at home. That being said I may have to go see it again before it leaves theaters. Apparently I missed some stuff.
galactiboy
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I saw Blair Witch for the first time like 2 years ago. I didn't see it when it first came out, and by the time everyone knew it wasn't real the shine was gone and I wasn't that interested. But when I watched years later I thought it was still very enjoyable and pretty cool.
I haven't watched it since, but thought that it worked well.
I haven't watched it since, but thought that it worked well.
Theater. Definitely.
