Memorable neither for its special effects nor the gimmickry of the hand-held camera.
CommentNov 26, 2009
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Cloverfield (2008)
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Reviews Counted:190
Fresh:145
Rotten:45
Average Rating:6.7/10
Consensus: A sort of Blair Witch Project crossed with Godzilla, Cloverfield is economically paced, stylistically clever, and filled with scares.
Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating]
Runtime: 1 hr. 25 min.
Genre: Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Theatrical Release: Jan 16, 2008 Wide
Box Office: $80M
Synopsis: Revolves around a monster attack in New York as told from the point of view of a small group of people. [More]
Starring: Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, T.J. Miller, Michael Stahl-David
Director: Matt Reeves
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REVIEWS FOR CLOVERFIELD
A stylish and satisfyingly intense update of one of Hollywood's most well-trodden film concepts: the attack of the 150-foot (give or take) monster.
Sep 4, 2009
Grabby 9/11 imagery, facile jolts, and smeared textures
Aug 27, 2009
Characters may struggle for interesting things to say on camera, but the film nonetheless reveals hidden depths.
Aug 20, 2009
For gasps and thrills and movie monster mayhem, the film is a success. It's not flawless, but if you shove that aside, I guarantee you that you will have a gas at the theater.
Aug 14, 2009
I think when they started filming Cloverfield, somebody accidentally dropped the camera. Someone else said, "Cool." So they kept dropping the camera. And they threw it, and jerked it, and kicked it. And it went into terminal spasms.
Feb 2, 2009
A clunky blend of hand-held camera and faux realism. How can the creator of shows like Alias and Lost make such weak movies?
Sep 30, 2008
It's the closest a film has ever gotten to a roller-coaster ride. It will definitely nauseate, it feels claustrophobic, there are sudden scares, and it also peaks too early.
Aug 27, 2008
If you like kick butt monster movies, then this one will deliver for you! Go see it right away!
Aug 22, 2008
Despite the mostly convincing verisimilitude of the approach, the film does succumb, especially in its last act, to some cheap manipulation, one or two bad stereotypes, and some cornball Hollywood schmaltz.
Jul 22, 2008
...an A for effort, a B for visuals, a C for content, and a C for photography, the latter, of course, being intentionally herky-jerky.
Jun 3, 2008
I love this movie.
May 28, 2008
Cinéma Vérité Godzilla - canny enough to have been designed for the YouTube generation as well as for those elder folks like myself that still like a good ride on the roller coaster every once in awhile.
May 22, 2008
If some veterans have flashbacks while watching "Saving Private Ryan," it should be safe to say that "Cloverfield" will bring back a lot bad memories for some New Yorkers. Yes, "Cloverfield" looks and feels that realistic.
May 20, 2008
This film should NEVER leave the theatres.
May 17, 2008
... exciting, terrifying and breathlessly entertaining.
May 1, 2008
I, for one, would be using the F-bomb far more gratuitously if faced with a possible encounter with a creature that could well swallow me whole.
Apr 25, 2008
A fascinatingly wrought experimental film that holds you in awe at what Reeves and his production crew was able to pull off, inspiring more appreciation than a gut level sense of being there.
Apr 21, 2008
CLOVERFIELD is one of those films you wish you could see for the very first time again because the impact will just never be the same on second viewing. I treasured the experience of getting to see this in the theater and it will forever leave a mark on m
Apr 17, 2008
Mixing the immediacy of documentary observation and the slam-bang pace of the modern disaster epic, Cloverfield is economic and engaging.
Apr 15, 2008
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