Cloverfield
by Matt Reeves
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Actor: Jessica Lucas, Lizzy Caplan, Michael Stahl-David, Mike Vogel, T.J. MillerDirector: Matt Reeves
Brand: PARAMOUNT HOME VIDEO
Cinematographer: Michael Bonvillain
Producer: Bryan Burk
Producer: David Baronoff
Producer: Guy Riedel
Producer: J.J. Abrams
Producer: Sherryl Clark
Writer: Drew Goddard
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 85 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-04-22
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Paramount
Movie Reviews of Cloverfield
Movie Review: overuse of the name ROB is ultimately forgiveable
Summary: 4 Stars
as are some other small qualms i had with this film . my wife had me re-visit the film a couple of additional times as she quite enjoyed it . the last time was on blue ray . theatrically i did not care for the yuppies and young as i am neither . secondly was "ROB" over and over again . lastly was the handheld camera thing . well , my wife was right . at least as far as i was concerned . i began to identify with the young people after a second veiwing (i worked out who was who and so on) and cared . the handheld thing is quite a brilliant device i feel now after the third viewing . and "ROB" being repeatedly cried out made sense as well . i now think this is a very good sci-fi film and quite creepy and scary . it pays to revisit things some times . the second and third screenings were with either closed captions or subtitles turned on . it really helped me . to those who are passionate about this film , i can totally see why . it does not overstay its welcome and delivers the goods for us . my wife owns the film on blue ray now . one of our best .
Summary of Cloverfield
Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Told from the point of view of their video camera, the film is a document of their attempt to survive the most surreal, horrifying event of their livesOne of the first things a viewer notices about Cloverfield is that it doesn't play by ordinary storytelling rules, making this intriguing horror film as much a novelty as an event. Told from the vertiginous point-of-view of a camcorder-wielding group of friends, Cloverfield begins like a primetime television soap opera about young Manhattanites coping with changes in their personal lives. Rob (Michael Stahl-David) is leaving New York to take an executive job at a company in Japan. At his goodbye party in a crowded loft, Rob's brother Jason (Mike Vogel) hands a camcorder to best friend Hud (T.J. Miller), who proceeds to tape the proceedings over old footage of Rob's ex-girlfriend, Beth (Odette Yustman)--images shot during happy times in that now-defunct relationship. Naturally, Beth shows up at the party with a new beau, bumming Rob out completely. Just before one's eyes glaze over from all this heartbreaking stuff (captured by Hud, who's something of a doofus, in laughably shaky camerawork), the unexpected happens: New York is suddenly under attack from a Godzilla-like monster stomping through midtown and destroying everything and everybody in sight. Rob and company hit the streets, but rather than run with other evacuees, they head toward the center of the storm so that Rob can rescue an injured Beth. There are casualties along the way, but the journey into fear is fascinating and immediate if emotionally remote--a consequence of seeing these proceedings through the singular, subjective perspective of a camcorder and of a story that intentionally leaves major questions unanswered: Who or what is this monster? Where did it come from? The lack of a backstory, and spare views of the marauding creature, are clever ways by producer J.J. Abrams and director Matt Reeves to keep an audience focused exclusively on what's on the screen. But it also makes Cloverfield curiously uninvolving. Ultimately, Cloverfield, with its spectacular effects brilliantly woven into a home-video look, is a celebration of infinite possibilities in this age of accessible, digital media. --Tom Keogh
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