Cloverfield

[gottimd]

I'm sure some of you have seen the preview of all of these kids partying in NYC, all being shown from the view of the person holding the camera and then some booms happen and everyone panics and runs...

http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=21621

I thought that it was a new Godzilla movie coming out. Anyone know any details about this movie other than this brief synopsis.

[Lathum]

It's from JJ Abrahms so I will definantly check it out.

[JonInMiddleGA]

The details are apparently a closely guarded secret.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloverfield

[Lathum]

It's very "smoke monster " esque

[gottimd]

I found this:

http://digg.com/movies/Shot_of_the_Cloverfield_monster_in_the_new_trailer

[Honolulu_Blue]

I've been following this for a while. Looks interesting. I think it'd be super sweet if there was some Lovecraftian spin to it all.

[gottimd]

I just read an article from a guy who saw a sneak preview of the movie, and notes that the monster:
1) Rips peoples heads off. A lot of peoples heads. Said that it is interesting because of the angle or shot that its seen.
2) When the monster bumps into buildings, things fall off of it and I guess become smaller monsters?
3) The monster can do something to people that they didn't want to reveal.

[Lathum]

spoiler Tag?????

[gottimd]

Does that need it? Its speculation about the monster. Obviously it will kill people.

[Raiders Army]

Supposedly the film is shot in a hand-held-you-are-there manner.

[revrew]

Supposedly the film is shot in a hand-held-you-are-there manner.

That's what I was afraid of. Just saw the trailer tonight, and I almost had to go puke. Makes me seasick.

[CamEdwards]

the movie itself looks to be pretty promising, but I have to agree with Rev. If the entire thing is as shaky as the trailers, I don't know that I'm going to be able to watch the damn thing.

Reminds me of Blair Witch, which caused my wife to puke (luckily she made it out of the theater in time).

[sabotai]

The shaky camera thing in movies never bothered me. I made it through Blair Witch without a problem. (But I get that same sea-sickness reaction when I try to play a FPS or 3rd-PS on a console...)

[Cringer]

hxxp://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=40208

This is a 5 minute section (begining) of the film. You will get an idea of the "shaky" filming. Sometimes it really sucks, sometimes it's not bad at all. It's a guy with a camcorder (as the storyline goes), so it's to be expected.

I hated the filming at first, but damn does that 5 minute chunk grab me some. The destruction of New York (and the rolling dust/debris cloud) will probably have someone ultra sensative about 9/11 bitching.

The head of a large, famous statue being thrown? across New York was cool.

[sabotai]

The destruction of New York (and the rolling dust/debris cloud) will probably have someone ultra sensative about 9/11 bitching.

I've already read a few stories/blogs of people doing this.

[CamEdwards]

based on that widget, the shakiness doesn't look to be too bad... though how it translates on a big effing screen as opposed to a tiny little window will be interesting.

[tucker342]

Just heard about it for the first time a couple of days ago. I'm really looking forward to it.

[Raiders Army]

79% on Rotten Tomatoes so far. I'll probably see it while I'm in KC next month after the Super Bowl.

[Mantle2600]

The commercials were kind of 'meh' to me, but that clip definitely made me want to see it, that looks pretty bad ass.

[IMetTrentGreen]

OK, so, apparently there is a scene after the credits that is not in all versions of the movie. I stayed through the credits and all I got was some backwards whispering.

Good movie though.

[Front Office Midget]

I really really loved this movie, and I normally go for Memento, Eternal Sunshine type movies, not huge monster movies. Something about this movie really appealed to me.

[vex]

Very good movie. Does what it's supposed to do. Must see.

[gottimd]

OK, so, apparently there is a scene after the credits that is not in all versions of the movie. I stayed through the credits and all I got was some backwards whispering.

Good movie though.

So they never explain where the creature came from?

Apparently the backwards whispering is saying "It's still alive" hinting maybe at a sequel depending on how this one does I guess

[IMetTrentGreen]

Correct. The movie I watched had no explaination for it's arrival or existence. Apparently there is a scene shown after the credits that some people are seeing that shows something (the monster, presumably) fall out of they sky and into the Atlantic. I did not see that scene. I got the backwards whisper saying "It's still alive."

[gottimd]

I too heard that there is a scene after the credits that show the monster in the distance in the ocean, but I didn't hear about it dropping from the sky. Any reason behind the name cloverfield?

[IMetTrentGreen]

Yeah there is some story about naming it after a street, but somebody misheard it and wrote Cloverfield instead of what it the street actually was. I don't remember enough of the story to coherently put it back together.

In the movie, no, there is no reasoning behind it. Just a government codeword.

[IMetTrentGreen]

When we started the project there was going to be an announcement in the trades. In this case, they wanted to keep everything under wraps. So the movie was going to be made under this outside corporation that was basically a property of Paramount. That corporation had a name that I don’t know the name of. I think Clover was the first part of it. Maybe it was Cloverdale. When Drew [Goddard, LOST writer] was putting a name to the project, there was supposed to be a name for the project like there was for The Manhattan Project. So he said, "I am going to use that weird mysterious thing," and he misheard it. He didn’t even understand that it wasn’t Cloverfield, it was Cloverdale. Maybe that was because of the street by J.J.’s old office, but the truth is he just misunderstood it.

[digamma]

I sometimes play in a home poker game that Drew Goddard plays in. He's one of the nicest guys I've ever met, so I'm very happy for him that this is doing well.

I also used to live on Cloverdale Ave. in LA and it's very close to where the host of this poker game lives.

[IMetTrentGreen]

Can you get him to tell us what is going to happen in Lost?

[CamEdwards]

I just got back from seeing this and I think I liked it, but I need to ponder it for a couple more days. The shaky-cam stuff wasn't that bothersome... I only had to look away briefly twice.

It's a very well done movie... not sure I can get into my reasons why I'm only "thinking" I like it without getting into spoilers.

[VPI97]

Very good movie. Does what it's supposed to do. Must see.
Really? I took my daughter to see it today and we both considered it a waste of time and money. Based on the comments I heard leaving the theatre, I think that was the universal opinion from the audience. The only way I could recommend it to anyone is if they were seeing it for free and didn't mind throwing away an hour and a half. Very bad movie.

The shaky-cam stuff wasn't that bothersome... I only had to look away briefly twice.
I found it to be very bothersome...and I'm not normally someone who gets nauseous from this type of thing. In fact, I don't think it's ever bothered me before in any other movie or television show.

[Cringer]

So, of all the spoilers, I haven't seen anything that has spoiled jack squat for me yet. Because of the lack of real spoilers, I have a great one here....

This movie is in theaters now.

[WVUFAN]

On the final scene at the end of the movie, when Rob and Beth are talking about the day they had, you can see something falling from the sky and hit the water in the background.

[stevew]

Speculation is that supposedly what fell from the sky was a satellite from the manufacturers of the Slusho Energy Drink. It either inadvertantly woke the sea beast, or the dredging associated with the recovery of it did so. The monster, according to Abrams, has been dormat for a thousand years, in the deep sea of earth.

[Pacersfan46]

On the final scene at the end of the movie, when Rob and Beth are talking about the day they had, you can see something falling from the sky and hit the water in the background.

Ok, but wasn't the video of their day several weeks before the events that happened? That's quite a weird time gap.

[CamEdwards]

Really? I took my daughter to see it today and we both considered it a waste of time and money. Based on the comments I heard leaving the theatre, I think that was the universal opinion from the audience. The only way I could recommend it to anyone is if they were seeing it for free and didn't mind throwing away an hour and a half. Very bad movie.


I found it to be very bothersome...and I'm not normally someone who gets nauseous from this type of thing. In fact, I don't think it's ever bothered me before in any other movie or television show.

Interesting... people in the theater where I saw it actually applauded after the end. I guess this is one of those movies you either love or hate... or you end up like me and on the fence. :)

[Buccaneer]

Interesting... people in the theater where I saw it actually applauded after the end. I guess this is one of those movies you either love or hate... or you end up like me and on the fence. :)

That's probably going to be true. Here's a snippet from our local review


“Cloverfield” is an admirable experiment in form even as it is a miserable failure in function. It is a bold and daring film, but not a good one. Nothing more than a gimmick from beginning to end, “Cloverfield” is a savvy marketing campaign masquerading as a movie. There is no more substance to the film than what the trailers reveal.

Dull and moronic faux-improvised dialogue mixed with inappropriate and misplaced levity cancel out much of the film’s intensity and generally terrific visual effects.

[Cringer]

That's probably going to be true. Here's a snippet from our local review

“Cloverfield” is an admirable experiment in form even as it is a miserable failure in function. It is a bold and daring film, but not a good one. Nothing more than a gimmick from beginning to end, “Cloverfield” is a savvy marketing campaign masquerading as a movie. There is no more substance to the film than what the trailers reveal.

Dull and moronic faux-improvised dialogue mixed with inappropriate and misplaced levity cancel out much of the film’s intensity and generally terrific visual effects.

That doesn't sound too bad. Inappropriate is usually appropriate to me when it comes to snotty reviewers.

[Pumpy Tudors]

I don't go to a lot of movies, but I can't imagine a film that would make me applaud afterwards. Do people really do that? What? Do they think the director or the actors are sitting up in some booth watching the theater for reactions?

[Cringer]

I remember people applauding at the end of Independence Day. I am pretty sure that is the only movie I have seen that happen afterwards.

[Pumpy Tudors]

I remember people applauding at the end of Independence Day. I am pretty sure that is the only movie I have seen that happen afterwards.
OK, I'm not going to just throw a blanket insult at people who applaud after certain films, as I'm sure that there are good reasons sometimes.

Independence Day, though? The fuck?

[gkb]

Ghostbusters is the only movie I can remember being at where there was applause at the end...yeah that was a awhile ago.

[Raiders Army]

I've been in a movie theater where people clapped before. I think it's stupid as well, although it's the same as yelling at your TV during a football game. It's not like they'll hear you. :)

The only difference in this analogy is that you make a fool of yourself in front of other people in the movie theater, while your family and friends are the only ones who hear you at home watching TV.

[Chief Rum]

Just saw it tonight, and I enjoyed it. It came to entertain and it did. Fortunately, for whatever reason, shaky camera syndrome doesn't affect me like it does others.

As for applause after movies, I too think it's a ridiculous thing to do, but I am surprised some of you don't see it more often. I have been to at least ten movies in the past couple years alone where some appluase came at the credits.

[Groundhog]

I just got back. Saw it, thought it was great, with quite a few OH SHIT moments. Overall, a very nice take on the Godzilla style of film.

Unfortunately my girlfriend got motion sickness, but she can't even play 3D video games without getting motion sickness, so that wasn't a great shock.

A group of 4 elderly people left the movie due to motion sickness too.

[sabotai]

As for applause after movies, I too think it's a ridiculous thing to do, but I am surprised some of you don't see it more often. I have been to at least ten movies in the past couple years alone where some appluase came at the credits.

The only time I ever heard applause after a movie was after Episode III when I went to the midnight showing on opening night (which was not a surprise). We don't give movies applause in Suburbia.

[Cringer]

OK, I'm not going to just throw a blanket insult at people who applaud after certain films, as I'm sure that there are good reasons sometimes.

Independence Day, though? The fuck?

lol. The day it came out, so that was July 4th IIRC. People stood, clapped, and even mixed in some cheers. I don't remember Loren or myself doing it. Well, we stood, to start walking out. I did like the movie though.

[Chief Rum]

The only time I ever heard applause after a movie was after Episode III when I went to the midnight showing on opening night (which was not a surprise). We don't give movies applause in Suburbia.

lol...Suburbia. Dude, I grew up in Orange County. They practically invented the term for this county. :)

[Chief Rum]

stevew alludes to it in his spoiler post above, but I am still not sure I have the whole back story. Anyone here been following the viral marketing campaign that was apparently part of the buildup to the film? Apparently this movie was marketed both traditional and with an online clues-to-the-plot-style approaches. If someone could give a spoiler-tagged rundown of what else is out there about the background behind Cloverfield, I would much appreciate it. Thanks!

[Lathum]

Going to see this in an hour, looking forward to it.

[G-Man]

I went with my children ages 18, 23 and 26. My daughter in law age 24 and my daughter's boyfriend (19). It was my 52nd birthday and I was psyched to see this movie!

It did not disappoint! I loved it, though the shaky camera stuff does get to the head after awhile. I wonder if it is really necessary to make this film complete (realism and such)?

My daughter and 23 yr old son got sick, almost to the point of vomiting! Luckily my daughter had tylenol on hand to pass out. Perhaps having pizza and mnm's didnt help that either, lol!

Anyway out of the 6 of us 2 loved it, 2 liked it but hated the shaky camera and two hated it, mostly because of the shaky camera. When the movie ended the audience seemed stunned, like that is it!! Oh wow!!

We didnt stay for the credits to end, because we needed fresh air, lol. I also missed the splash in the background of the last scene, was more focused on the couple and wondering if this was the end or was there going to be more, without shaky camera,as someone had told me.

As I said I enjoyed this movie, it really had me believing it was happening to these people. Best big monster movie ever! I love the questions we have left unanswered, typical JJ Abrams style.

So the only thing missing now is a name for this creature. You think that there will be a contest to name the creature? Any names pop up in your brain, people?

Oh and as for people clapping in movie theaters. I have been to hundreds of movies in my lifetime. I have seen clapping take place dozens of times. Most of the Star Trek and Star Wars movies for sure. I don't find it odd at all. I am not clapping for the actors or creaters of the film, but for the sheer enjoyment I felt and that is how I show it. To think it is foolish shows a lack of self confidence in my book. Are you who feel that way really worried about what the rest of the world thinks about you that much??

[Lathum]

Happy Birthday G-Man

I enjoyed the movie but it isn't the type I would see again. I thought it was just OK and very predictable. As a huge fan of Lost and Alias I was a little dissapointed.

My wife absolutly hated it and she is also a big lost/ alias fan. She just thought it was stupid and I can see her point. The general feel I got was people didn't like it.

[G-Man]

Happy Birthday G-Man

I enjoyed the movie but it isn't the type I would see again. I thought it was just OK and very predictable. As a huge fan of Lost and Alias I was a little dissapointed.

My wife absolutly hated it and she is also a big lost/ alias fan. She just thought it was stupid and I can see her point. The general feel I got was people didn't like it.

My general feel was that people either hated it or loved it, not much "oh it was just ok"!

[stevew]

stevew alludes to it in his spoiler post above, but I am still not sure I have the whole back story. Anyone here been following the viral marketing campaign that was apparently part of the buildup to the film? Apparently this movie was marketed both traditional and with an online clues-to-the-plot-style approaches. If someone could give a spoiler-tagged rundown of what else is out there about the background behind Cloverfield, I would much appreciate it. Thanks!

Here is some of the stuff that I've put together, although I didn't follow the viral campaign much.

1. Abrams alludes to the fact that the creature has been dormant deep in the ocean for thousand(s?) of years.
2. The company that Rob works for markets some sort of energy drink named Slusho.
3. Slusho's key ingredient is supposedly "sea nectar," which is mined by the company beneath the sea.
4. Apparently the company lost a satellite on the day Rob went to Coney Island.
5. Either the attempt to find the satellite or the deep sea drilling for Sea Nectar awoke the monster.
6. The monster falling from space, would seem to be in opposition to the viral marketing campaign.

[DanGarion]

Ok, but wasn't the video of their day several weeks before the events that happened? That's quite a weird time gap.

You have 1st hand experience with monsters that attack cities? :)

[DanGarion]

I don't go to a lot of movies, but I can't imagine a film that would make me applaud afterwards. Do people really do that? What? Do they think the director or the actors are sitting up in some booth watching the theater for reactions?

I usually wait for the money shot and then I applaud.

[NoMyths]

I usually wait for the money shot and then I applaud.

Ah, the proverbial sound of one hand clapping.

[DanGarion]

We just got back from seeing this a couple hours ago and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was worth the cost of admission to see it in a theater. This is the type of movie that the theater is really going to make it or break it for you. We saw the first showing of the day so it wasn't too crowded and there were no children running around and making a fuss, nor teenagers/adults acting like idiots. So we were able to enjoy the movie. Another plus is that we were in a very large screening room with the speakers majorly pumped up (another plus to experience, you got didn't just hear you felt everything).

My wife had to look away for a bit of the movie because she was getting a little sick from all the movement. I rate it an 8 our of 10, and she gives it a 7.

We both agree that this is the type of movie that is only going to be a payoff of the first time. I don't see me watching it again, but I don't think that makes or breaks a movie, it's just because of the type of movie it is. This was an impressive take on the typical monster genre and it was done the JJ Abrams way. I can't wait to start seeing the people post in here ripping about the movie for not explaining things... (like the I am Legend thread...j/k).

We didn't notice the splash in the background in the last clip. I'll have to see if there is a picture of that online.

And yes I don't care about using the spoiler tag, the movie has been out for three days once a movie is it should be open to discussion.

[Groundhog]

The more I think back to the movie yesterday, the more I seem to like it. Also don't know if I could sit through it again -- especially in a cinema -- as it was so intense.

[Chief Rum]

Here is some of the stuff that I've put together, although I didn't follow the viral campaign much.

1. Abrams alludes to the fact that the creature has been dormant deep in the ocean for thousand(s?) of years.
2. The company that Rob works for markets some sort of energy drink named Slusho.
3. Slusho's key ingredient is supposedly "sea nectar," which is mined by the company beneath the sea.
4. Apparently the company lost a satellite on the day Rob went to Coney Island.
5. Either the attempt to find the satellite or the deep sea drilling for Sea Nectar awoke the monster.
6. The monster falling from space, would seem to be in opposition to the viral marketing campaign.


Awesome. I knew bits and parts of most of that, but having it all consisely in one place helps a lot.

I also heard about this, in case you didn't know...

There is a couple, Teddy and Jamie who are friends with Rob and Teddy works for the company Rob is about to work for (he's already in Japan at the time of the movie). Teddy may have been kidnapped apparently (suggesting he found out something), but sent a sample of the Sea Nectar to Jamie, telling her to get it to authorities or to someone who can help, and saying "don't eat it". Jamie, though, apparently thinks he's just dumping her, and gets bitter and does eat it. This apparently makes her almost drunk in her actions at the party. You see her passed out at the party at one point. I remember the passed out girl (I think Hud focuses on her breasts, what s hock), but I didn't make the connection until I read about it later.

[Honolulu_Blue]

I just saw it this afternoon and it was pretty much exactly what I thought it'd be. A sort of "first person" take on a giant-ass monster attack of New York City.

In that, it didn't disappoint at all. The scenes were appropriately intense. The effects were great. The dialogue was a lot of "Oh my god! Rob! Oh my god! Rob! Holy Shit! Rob! Rob! Did you see that? Rob!", but that's exactly what I expected most of the dialogue to be. I thought they did a decent job of establishing the characters very quickly and then getting into the action.

Like Chief Rum, I am lucky in that the camera work doesn't bother me at all. Both my dad and brother had some issues with it.

I was aware of the viral marketing campaign, but paid little mind to it. If there were a bunch of clues about the origin of the monster or what not, I totally missed them. Again, I didn't expect there to be too much of an explanation of what was going on.

I enjoyed it quite a bit. 3 out of 4 stars for me.

[k0ruptr]

i really gotta see this movie.

[Groundhog]

One other thing, I thought the acting was pretty darn good. Much better than I expected at least, given that I don't know who any of these actors are (off the top of my head, at least).

[Chief Rum]

I think they went with relative no names who look like regular joe kids/younger adults because of the nature of the movie. It's supposed to be like a handheld camera video from some regular guy's going away party. Glad they did it that way--to have any actual stars would have been distracting, IMO.

[Karlifornia]

Ah, the proverbial sound of one hand clapping.

Awesome!

[DanGarion]

One other thing, I thought the acting was pretty darn good. Much better than I expected at least, given that I don't know who any of these actors are (off the top of my head, at least).

Well the main camera holder was Marmaduke from Carpoolers, and the girl he liked was from the TV show "The Class". Other then that, I hadn't seen anyone before.

[Bonegavel]

Went solo to the Tilghman 8 yesterday - loves me some matinee (only way I'll go to the theater these days). It was me and about 10 other people.

I've just now read a lot of reviews of this movie and for the most part they pan the hell out of it. Screw them. Loved this movie. I never saw any of the viral stuff and am kind of bummed I hadn't.

From playing FPS games the shaky camera didn't bother me at all. With that said, it annoyed me at first, but once you get into it you appreciate it for what it is.

I'm also glad it was short and that it ended with all those questions marks. I hate being spoon-fed. And I missed the UFO at the end too. Shit.

Both thumbs way up.

[Kodos]

I liked it, but the jittery camera was annoying enough that I wouldn't want to see it again.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Here was my biggest issue with the movie:

I had no real issue at all with the "big monster", but enough with the F'ing crab-like aliens in every damn sci-fi movie(and video game). Ever since Starship Troopers we have had to deal with fast moving exoskeleton crab-like aliens. Enough already. Come up with something different already. I would have much preferred something a bit... slimier, perhaps with tentacles, more Lovecraftian, if you will.

The little monsters just seemed very... uninspired.

[watravaler]

Loved it, doubt I'll have a better experience in a theatre for quite some time, if ever, unless there is a sequel on the way...

[Pacersfan46]

You have 1st hand experience with monsters that attack cities? :)

No, but if it fell out of the sky, and into the ocean, what did it do for a month or two? Bathe so he didn't stink during his film debut? Practice his swimming for the Summer Olympics? How about .... he put on a Ninja Turtle like trench coat, and hat and hung out in the streets until he decided to attack? Played hide an seek with some Whales? I think you get my drift. :D

[DanGarion]

No, but if it fell out of the sky, and into the ocean, what did it do for a month or two? Bathe so he didn't stink during his film debut? Practice his swimming for the Summer Olympics? How about .... he put on a Ninja Turtle like trench coat, and hat and hung out in the streets until he decided to attack? Played hide an seek with some Whales? I think you get my drift. :D

Yeah but it could simply that it had to heal after plunging into the ocean, it was a pod that then sprouted the monster, or any sort of thing.

[Lathum]

I am surprised no one had made a stink about the early part of the movie being very 9/11 ish.

[Groundhog]

Yeah, the early part was very 9/11ish and intentionally so... especially with the explosion up the street outside their apartment leaving everybody covered with dust and debris.

[samifan24]

I just saw this tonight and liked it. It was just the way I thought it would be: a first person "in the moment" account of a monster attack on NYC. I did find all the movement to be a little disorientating but I didn't get sick. I thought the scariest part of the movie was the beginning with the Statue of Liberty and the initial shock and only brief glimpses of the monster.

[Groundhog]

I only actually "jumped" once during the movie, and that was when...


...they were (seemingly) getting away in the chopper, and through the window you see the monster leap out of the smoke at them.

I knew that they weren't going to make it out due to the "This tape was found in the area formerly known as Central Park..." message at the beginning of the film, but that scene still somehow made me jump.


Oh, and did anyone else...


...think "YOU FOOL" when the main guy suggested they take the subway tunnels?! Hasn't this dude ever seen a horror movie before? You NEVER take a dark tunnel unless you got yourself a million flashlights and 3 automatic rifles per person in the party, and even then you only go that way if you have no other options!!

[Kodos]

They should have nuked it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

[DanGarion]

I am surprised no one had made a stink about the early part of the movie being very 9/11 ish.

Yeah but what do you expect to actually happen in real life?

I mean fortunately if this happen in real life people wouldn't be picking it apart saying how 9/11 it was.

[KWhit]

I loved this movie. It was very authentic, I thought. It was really convincing and realistic - something that I wouldn't have thought possible.

I expected them to have to make the movie be chopped together from multiple eye-witness cameras "found at the scene" or whatnot. The fact that the entire movie was presented as shot from one handheld camera is an incredible feat of directing.

I was really surprised at the amount of shake in the footage. I figured they would try to lessen that which would take away the realism, but make it more palatable for a lot of audience members. It didn't bother me too much and I'm actually glad they went that way as it tremendously added to the realism.

Just go into the movie expecting a thrill ride. You won't care too much about the characters, but who cares? It was a lot of fun.

[Lathum]

Yeah but what do you expect to actually happen in real life?

I mean fortunately if this happen in real life people wouldn't be picking it apart saying how 9/11 it was.

I don't really get what you mean?

All I was saying is we live in a very sensitive society and I am surprised there wasn't some kind of protest/ contreversy made about the similarities.

[Anthony]

what is there to protest? was King Kong the movie directed by Peter Jackson protested? what about Ben Affleck's Pearl Harbor? did they protest that? if you wanna find things to protest about, you'll find them. should you? that's a different story. if you're in the protesting mood you don't need to wait for a movie to come out about a monster attacking NYC just cuz oh, yeah, 7 years ago some planes flew into skyscrapers so obviously the makers of the movie were being insentive and controversial.

[Pumpy Tudors]

what is there to protest? was King Kong the movie directed by Peter Jackson protested? what about Ben Affleck's Pearl Harbor? did they protest that? if you wanna find things to protest about, you'll find them. should you? that's a different story. if you're in the protesting mood you don't need to wait for a movie to come out about a monster attacking NYC just cuz oh, yeah, 7 years ago some planes flew into skyscrapers so obviously the makers of the movie were being insentive and controversial.
People will protest pretty much anything. I'm surprised there haven't been any protests to this, too.

[Anthony]

People will protest pretty much anything. I'm surprised there haven't been any protests to this, too.

i protest all of your pictures. :mad:

[Pumpy Tudors]

i protest all of your pictures. :mad:
I protest losing a game of NCAA Football to Memphis.

[Lorena]

i protest all of your pictures. :mad:

Nope, Pumpy pix are always great.. bring 'em.

[gottimd]

People will protest pretty much anything. I'm surprised there haven't been any protests to this, too.

I am picketing outside my building from 1PM to 1:03PM today.

[Anthony]

i protest MC Hammer's unnecessarily baggy pants.

[gottimd]

i protest MC Hammer's unnecessarily baggy pants.

How do you know they are unnecessary?

[Anthony]

they serve no purpose, evolutionarily speaking. they're are like the wings of a turkey or the squiggly tail of a pig.

[Capital]

I went to see the movie yesterday and found it very entertaining. They did a very nice job trying to re-create the horror of actually being in an attack situation. For some reason, I wasn't expecting the movie to end so abruptly when it did - in retrospect, I should have.

[Buccaneer]

Wow. 2nd biggest drop ever for openings greater than $25m (if you slice it that way).

[Maple Leafs]

Saw this on Friday with some co-workers. Afterwards, several of them made the same point that's been brought up in this thread: that the first 15 minutes or so after the monster shows up is clearly meant to invoke 9/11, and they were surprised there hadn't been more controversy about it.

Nobody actually was offended. They were just surprised that nobody else had decided to be offended.

[Toddzilla]

Fantastic movie - I loved it beginning to end and would pay to see it again. I'm a big Lost fanboy, so the whole premise and concept appealed to me from the beginning.

and FWIW, in the beginning of the "attack" you can hear background people discussing terrorism, a terrorist attack, and "they" did it again. While it is unlikely the producers are deliberately trying to evoke 9/11, it would have been silly for them to have just ignored it. If the movie was "real", of course people would be thinking "terrorism".

[Vince]

Finally got around to seeing this, and just simply "wow." I was excited to see it, but didn't think it would deliver. It definitely did. I agree with most in the thread...this is a love it or hate it type of film, and for the most part it's going to lose a LOT in the second viewing. But man if it wasn't a great ride. I don't remember the last time I was on the edge of my seat like that.

re: H_B's spoiler:
I agree...but I think they did a good job of not focusing on those things while using them to maintain suspense. They definitely made it so that even when the ground wasn't shaking because the monster was walking around right near you, you still didn't feel safe.

I think my favorite part of the movie was that they didn't try to explain everything away - they just left it as is. "We got a bite!" We don't need to know what's going on...just that it's bad.

[SnowMan]

Saw it last week. Very instense, I loved it.

[st.cronin]

st.cronin gives it a thumbs up, but I have a question:

What happened to Marlena? I got pretty disoriented during that scene, and missed whatever happened.

[samifan24]

What happened to Marlena? I got pretty disoriented during that scene, and missed whatever happened.

After one of the little monsters bit her, she started getting really sick and bleeding all over the place. As the group walked into the department store where they found the soldiers, she got worse very quickly. Eventually she started convulsing and the soldiers led her away once they knew she had become infected. They took her behind a curtain where, ostensibly, her head exploded.