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Cloverfield [2007]

Director: Matt Reeves
Actors: Michael Stahl-david, Lizzy Caplan, Mike Vogel, Odette Yustman, Jessica Lucas
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
Category: DVD

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Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars

150 reviews
Sales Rank: 243

Format: Pal
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 81
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6

EAN: 5014437943538
ASIN: B0014E9174

Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: June 9, 2008
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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.co.uk

One 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 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 their ex-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

Customer Reviews: Read 145 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars

I thought it was brilliant but thats my opinion. July 25, 2008
When i rented this i didnt know what to expect because there were so many mixed reviews about this film, but me and my friend really enjoyed it. The main complaint is how the camera works and i thougth that was great. The start off the film is good introduces you to the people what happening. The great thing about this film is that it doesn't give you any warning about where the monster is gonna come in, and it makes you jump when it does. The acting was very good, but who cares if there is no famous actors in the film they'd probably do a bad job at it anyway, and for once you don't get a cheesey ending which gets alot off points for me. You dont really see the monster alot but when you do it looks scary. I especially like the parts in the tunnel , where the spider things(whatever they are) cam out off nowhere. This film is very good and the fact it's like being recorded on a real camera just makes it more realistic. So overall a brilliant well made film, If you liked Blair Witch Project and wanna check this movie out then deffinetly give it ago, dont be put off by the slow start. Ignore the negative reviews, who usually give the same complaints about the movie, trust me there is alot worse movies out there and this movie rocks. 4.5 stars for me. Well done

2 out of 5 stars

A Bit Crap.. July 25, 2008
The Film industry has definateley gone down hill, without a question. This film was highly overrated, the so called "innovation" wasnt there. The main disapointment was I didnt care what happened to the characters, the film tried to build this crude audience/character relationship with the leads "girl troubles" which were so dull anyway, Meaning I didnt care about his quest. I give it a two because of the engima based around the monster, we didnt see it often which is highly realistic and kept you asking questions in an attempt to engage and sustain the audiences expectations.

4 out of 5 stars

It scares. It involves. It ends. July 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

There are two ways to watch Cloverfield:-

The first is to be dismissive of such an improbable thing happening so improbably to such unimportant people.

The second is to accept a gimmick when you see one and then enjoy how well it's been executed.

I chanced my arm with the second approach and it paid some healthy dividends. Cloverfield is a wonderfully tense affair (the initial attack on the party which ends with the entrance of 'the head' is quite breathtaking) framed in a stunningly clever but simple idea.

Influenced almost entirely by Jules and Gedeon Naudet's film of 9/11 (when their innocent documentary on New York firefighting accidentally became the definitive, live-footage documentary of the twin tower's tragedy), the narrative of Cloverfield also borrows from the real New York tragedy in which horrific things unexpectedly happen to people we don't know yet are somehow sympathetically drawn to.

Like all fine suspense films, the editing is the key and Cloverfield excells in that department. That, and a fevered imagination for unknown/unseen fears, mark this horror-thriller as an exceptional piece of cinema. It's rarer than you might think - a film that achieves exactly what it sets out to.

3 out of 5 stars

Cloverfield: Great Idea but unfortunatley ignorance isn't bliss July 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

The Idea is good and the film is OK but it could've been better.

The Idea of it being filmed on a camcorder is brilliant and the terror is spread throughout it. the only two problems i have with it is The Length (81 Minutes, Come On!) and the fact that it isn't even hinted at where the creature is from.

I Hope that If and When it is filmed and released that CLOVERFIELD 2 will shed more light on what the creature is like.

but i wouldn't say "don't buy it, stay away" as it is a good film in it's own right. but if your hoping to find out more about the creature and were it's from don't hold out hope.

5 out of 5 stars

Cloverfield review July 21, 2008
Cloverfield [2007]

*** MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS ***

I got lent this DVD by a friend, and admit to not really fancying watching it in all honesty haven read the poor reviews here, and some mixed reviews here which seem to outnumber the positive slightly.

That being said though, and after watching the film I must say it was alot better than I originally thought it would be.

The premise of the story starts in a New York Penthouse, where Jason (Mike Vogel) his girlfriend Lily (Jessica Lucas)and Hud (T.J. Miller), as well as a host of friends have a arranged a party for Jason's Brother, Rob (Michael Stahl-David). Lily hands Jason to record Testimonials to Rob for him to watch back in Japan where he is going to start a new job, this task however is passed on to Hud who is more interested in enjoying the party and getting to know Marlena (Lizzy Caplan) better than recording, thinks take a turn when Beth(Odette Yustman)Jason's ex-girlfriend turns up with her new boyfriend. Things start to unravel slightly until there is what they think is an earthquake outside, the revellers go outside to investigate but find what has really happened a whole different story as Jason, Lilly, Hud and Marlena try to reach Beth, recording the ongoing assault the city is under.

Although you don't actually get to see the main monster properly for more than a few quick glimpses which I'm sure even if you paused it would be vairly fuzzy, and which some people don't like, I personally felt that this was one of the strengths of the movie, rather than blowing thousands or millions of dollars on a creature that could have been a poor imitation of by-gone b-movie monsters they left it open to interpretation as to whether it is alien or terrestial, while not making it too obvious just what it was that was attacking New York.

Also I felt that e other strength of this movie was the idea of shooting the entire film through the first person view of Hud behind the camera,a great idea, although I admit to being patient enough to have watched it while others may have found this off-putting, I thought it was a fresh idea to actually follow the characters as you would if you were with them via this cam (therefore seeing it from their viewpoint).

Although this has received a fairly large amount of mediocre and poor reviews I would advice you to rent it from your local store, if your unsure of buying it, although this movie was not hyped as much as multi-million dollar releases prior to release in my opinion at least I think that the hype this film has gained since is merited and although not for some purists who prefer the film to be viewed from a position exterior to the characters, or those that want the latest cgi monsters for their money, there is still enough in this movie to keep the rest of us entertained.