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Utterly captivating and entertaining.
Review by Dack
In just 86 minutes, J.J Abrams and Matt Reeves have managed to put every single disaster movie to shame (and many rides at Universal Studios) with their ambitious project, Cloverfield. Cloverfield works so well because it's so simple. While other disaster flicks get bloated with unnecessary multiple characters and plot lines (usually involving the president or some form of government officials), Cloverfield is stripped down to focus on four realistic people about to go on the ride of their life.
The night the creature attacks begins with a simple going away party for Rob, who is getting a spiffy job in Japan. Well, actually, the party is pretty hip. A bunch of attractive people getting down to sweet bands like Architecture in Helsinki and The Black Keys – in fact, maybe the real reason the creature came to New York was to show up for the party. But soon, things quickly go ballistic when buildings start to fall down around them.
Four party goers meet up in the midst of the pandemonium: main character Rob, Rob's brother's girlfriend Lily, a women named Marlena, and the person filming it all, Hud. The most interesting characters out of the bunch are easily Hud and Marlena. Main character Rob is pretty uninteresting. His personality is pretty flat and boring , so it's hard to get attached to him. Now, it's up to the foursome to survive the night in the middle of a catastrophe.
Cloverfield is remarkable in the fact that the whole thing seems so real. The entire film is shot in real time with a hand held shaky cam and uses virtually unknown actors. Not only does it make the movie seem more believable, but it makes the whole thing feel like a giant ride. If the seats vibrated and theater moved, you'd swear you were actually there (or at least at a state-of-the art theme park). Never has a movie been so intense. From when the city starts to shake, up all the way up to the end credits, the movie grabs you and never lets go.
Cloverfield takes all of the foundation of cinema, and says “To hell with it”. No score, no known actors and only one camera. Cloverfield could have been as much as a disaster as a creature ravishing New York City, but instead it is a revolutionary, utterly captivating and entertaining film.
Utterly captivating and entertaining.
Review by Dack
In just 86 minutes, J.J Abrams and Matt Reeves have managed to put every single disaster movie to shame (and many rides at Universal Studios) with their ambitious project, Cloverfield. Cloverfield works so well because it's so simple. While other disaster flicks get bloated with unnecessary multiple characters and plot lines (usually involving the president or some form of government officials), Cloverfield is stripped down to focus on four realistic people about to go on the ride of their life.
The night the creature attacks begins with a simple going away party for Rob, who is getting a spiffy job in Japan. Well, actually, the party is pretty hip. A bunch of attractive people getting down to sweet bands like Architecture in Helsinki and The Black Keys – in fact, maybe the real reason the creature came to New York was to show up for the party. But soon, things quickly go ballistic when buildings start to fall down around them.
Four party goers meet up in the midst of the pandemonium: main character Rob, Rob's brother's girlfriend Lily, a women named Marlena, and the person filming it all, Hud. The most interesting characters out of the bunch are easily Hud and Marlena. Main character Rob is pretty uninteresting. His personality is pretty flat and boring , so it's hard to get attached to him. Now, it's up to the foursome to survive the night in the middle of a catastrophe.
Cloverfield is remarkable in the fact that the whole thing seems so real. The entire film is shot in real time with a hand held shaky cam and uses virtually unknown actors. Not only does it make the movie seem more believable, but it makes the whole thing feel like a giant ride. If the seats vibrated and theater moved, you'd swear you were actually there (or at least at a state-of-the art theme park). Never has a movie been so intense. From when the city starts to shake, up all the way up to the end credits, the movie grabs you and never lets go.
Cloverfield takes all of the foundation of cinema, and says “To hell with it”. No score, no known actors and only one camera. Cloverfield could have been as much as a disaster as a creature ravishing New York City, but instead it is a revolutionary, utterly captivating and entertaining film.
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