Cloverfield [Blu-ray]
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Movie Reviews of Cloverfield [Blu-ray]
Movie Review: "OMG This movie sucks because the camera is too shaky"... NOT!!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
3.1 out of 5 stars?????? Have the trolls taken over??? Oh I get it, A bunch of people are resorting to their "OMG TEH CAMERA IZ TEH SHAXZERZ IT MAYKEZ ME DIZZY!!!!!!!11!" bullcrap. Well guess what? NOBODY CARES.
This film was meant to be shaky. You think you can run down a street and hold a camera straight??? If so, you're an idiot. I saw this on opening day and I'll never forget how much tension was going through me. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time.
The story is: A group of people are throwing a goodbye party for their friend going away to Japan. On the night of the party, a monster attacks and terrorizes the city, and 5 people must fight to stay alive. The movie was taken from the point of Hud and the video camera, and this film is done in the very interesting style of filming an account of the attack.
This movie was amazing. Fantastic acting, straight and to-the-point action, wastes no time on character development, and has one of the most chilling apocalyptic endings since The Birds. The ending is rather left open, and that's a good thing, because I'd rather that type of ending than an ending where the monster dies and people celebrate like nothing ever happened.
Another thing I like was how there were NO cliches- there is no scene where the scientist steps into the frame and delivers a boring, 5 minute Shakespearian monologue about the origin of the Monster. You don't know where the monster came from... and that's a good thing.
So overall, in the time of cliche'd and stupid movies like Sex And The City, Shutter, Meet The Spartans, and 27 Dresses, we get a very tight and fast paced film that is very No-BS, has your heart racing, your adrenaline pumping, and your blood rushing. Overall, a very profound movie. And please kick yourself in the nuts if you didn't see this in the theater. I saw it in the theater on opening day and loved it. I own it on DVD. That very day I saw it, I was on the edge of my seat and felt like I was on a nonstop rollercoaster.
Movie Review: The Ultimate Godzilla Genre Film
Summary: 5 Stars
Feel good films are about feeling good and feel bad films are about feeling bad. Cloverfield unapologetically falls into the latter category. Filmed from the perspective of an amateur camera, I immediately fell into its chaotic rhythm and felt borderline nausea, which actually worked for me, amplifying the intensity of the horrifying circumstances. Whether or not the directors, producers, or editors consciously intended that or not does not matter, the end result was an immersive, captivating, first-person experience, whose discomfort was simultaneously repulsive and hypnotic. I felt I was trapped inside the film right alongside its victims. The hectic, scrambling kinematics produced an atmosphere of motion sickness, panic, and disorientation, providing only fleeting glimpses of the horrifying monster, a "less is more" taunting that had me almost craning my neck to get a better look. If Hitchcock did sci-fi horror today, it would turn out something like this gem.
With so many predecessor monster flicks having desensitized movie goers for several generations, this film was quite risky. It could have been a routine flop had it taken a safer, but incongruous approach of delivering this order of death and mayhem through a more traditionally aimed lens and richer cinematography. Boldly eschewing slicker visual story telling for its uglier amateur camera perspective transcended the pedantic mechanics of movie production and elevated the resulting experience to that of viewing art.
At 45, I thought I was too old and jaded to get enthused about yet another monster flick, but Cloverfield is a worthy refresher of the Godzilla film genre, and a brilliantly crafted spectacle.
Movie Review: Entertaining, suspenseful horror flick
Summary: 5 Stars
It took me a long time to purchase this movie. I read reviews on Amazon, Rotten Tomatoes and Christian Spotlight on Entertainment. The critics really seemed to be slamming this movie.
My curiosity finally won out, and I bought the Blu-ray dvd.
I was blown away. This movie was great. I don't know what all the fuss is about.
Sure it wasn't perfect and you can nitpick here and there. But when it comes down to it, this movie is quite enjoyable, with plenty of keep you on the edge of your seat tension. The acting was very convincing and I felt a connection and sympathy with most of the characters. The actors came across as real people, even though they were all very good looking - but that's a bit of a plus I think. I was thoroughly entertained and think back on this movie fondly. It was over all too soon, I was left wanting more!
I have a 40" 1080p TV, so the nausea that people complained about never was an issue, as it might have been watching this on a huge theater screen. The shaking wasn't excessive nor distracting to me, I quickly got used to it. What I usually hate in modern day movies are the MTV type quick edits, which doesn't happen here. You get long duration shots, not quick flashing every 2 seconds from scene to scene.
The monster, a rather odd conception, nonetheless did it's job and was a terrifying creature indeed.
As a Blu-ray feature, I found the picture quality and sound to be first rate. This movie occurs mostly at night, and the contrast levels, color and sharpness met my expectations.
All in all, Cloverfield was well worth the money spent.
Movie Review: Alternative to "forumla movies"
Summary: 5 Stars
It really seems that most movies these days fall into one of several categories:
1. Shoot-em-ups
2. Sequels, Prequils and the sort
3. Chick-flicks
4. Scary movies
5. Mindless comedies
In your typical shoot-em-ups, the hero saves the world from impending doom while maximizing collateral damage to the bad guys. Wow, shocker.
Sequels, etc are typically not as good as the originals and its just more of the same.
Chick-flicks are dramas where the guy gets the girl in the end.
Scary movies have moments that might creep you out, plenty of things jumping out at you and maybe some ghouls mixed in for good measure, but its still cheap thrills in the end.
Finally, comedies are just some cute way to fit a stand-up routine in with somewhat of a story.
Cloverfield, however, does not fit into any of these categories. It's a refreshing new way to communicate a simple message in a realistic kind of way. The most interesting part is the realism of the movie (save the one leap of logic: the giant monster rampaging through New York). Sure, the government would get involved, and sure, the resulting actions are all logical and probably what would really happen. Interesting movie and worth the investment to see a couple of times.
Movie Review: Great on both formats, DVD or Blu-ray
Summary: 5 Stars
In my opinion this is the best "huge monster attacks city" film ever made. The old Godzilla movies are great, mainly because they are "old Godzilla movies"! Almost every monster film in this genre, is generally o.k. & fun to watch, but that's about it. This is the first time since I was a 10yr old, that I've really been immersed & enjoyed the thrilling notion of being attacked by a giant beast in an urban enviroment. If you can handle the shaky camera, this is a great experience to be had. Just make sure you see it, on a good home theater. There is no score & no big set-piece battle to give your system a work-out. There is though, something far better. All the of-screen action (monster screeching/military ordnance) & real to life ambient sounds, make you realise that there are other ways to immerse the viewer in this insane situation. Also it was very pleasing that there wasn't any real graphic violence or nasty language, which is unfortunately an often used 'cheap' method to impart a sense of tension in films. Fantastic & very entertaining for what it is, a "huge monster attacks city movie". The DVD transfer is fantastic, but the Blu-ray is absolutely hands-down perfect. Crisp picture quality & amazing True HD audio, the alien screeching will make your hair stand on-end.