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Cloverfield (2008)
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Reviews Counted:193
Fresh:147
Rotten:46
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.
Theatrical Release:Jan 18, 2008 Wide
Box Office: $79,952,254
Synopsis: Director Matt Reeves (THE PALLBEARER) and producer J. J. Abrams (LOST, ALIAS) turn a mysterious monster loose in Manhattan in the disaster flick CLOVERFIELD. The movie begins at a party for Rob... [More]
Starring: Michael Stahl-David, Mike Vogel, Odette Yustman, Lizzy Caplan
Director: Matt Reeves
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Reviews for Cloverfield
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 55/100 |
Memorable neither for its special effects nor the gimmickry of the hand-held camera. Full Review |
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 2.5/4 |
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. Full Review |
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Grabby 9/11 imagery, facile jolts, and smeared textures Full Review |
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Characters may struggle for interesting things to say on camera, but the film nonetheless reveals hidden depths. Full Review |
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A- |
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. Full Review |
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1.5/5 |
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. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
A clunky blend of hand-held camera and faux realism. How can the creator of shows like Alias and Lost make such weak movies? Full Review |
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7/10 |
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. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
If you like kick butt monster movies, then this one will deliver for you! Go see it right away! Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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6/10 |
...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. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
I love this movie. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
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. Full Review |
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5/5 |
This film should NEVER leave the theatres. Full Review |
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2/5 |
The persistently shaky camera sways to and fro so much the upshot is more nauseating than thrilling. Skip the nachos/ hotdog combo and opt for a packet of aspirin instead. Full Review |
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5/5 |
... exciting, terrifying and breathlessly entertaining. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
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. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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 Full Review |
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