Cloverfield - Page 5

**hoochan** · 01-26-2008, 10:34 AM

Saw it a second time last night with about 10 of my friends who all enjoyed it.

One thing:

When they just ran off of the bridge and before they go into the electronics store, there is a bank or some building with the name of Sephora. I'm not sure if it was just put there or if it has some special meaning because a chunk of the camera was on it and it seems as if it has some significance.

Grandiagod · 01-26-2008, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by djshox

Hmm I'll have to se it again and check it out.

ALSO, the monster's size changes dramatically over the course of the movie. At the beginning a single whip of its tail brings down the bridge, then later on it covers basically a city block. When it eats Hud, it's barely 30 feet high.

Two things.

Hud was probably zooming in

there might have been more than 1 creature

Danrainbow6 · 01-26-2008, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by hoochan

Saw it a second time last night with about 10 of my friends who all enjoyed it.

One thing:

When they just ran off of the bridge and before they go into the electronics store, there is a bank or some building with the name of Sephora. I'm not sure if it was just put there or if it has some special meaning because a chunk of the camera was on it and it seems as if it has some significance.

Product placement?

**sumzup** · 01-26-2008, 03:16 PM

Did anyone get nauseous during the movie? Personally, I felt fine, but there were so many reviews and even a few friends mentioning throwing up. "Make sure you get some dramamine," etc.

**hoochan** · 01-26-2008, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Danrainbow6

Product placement?

I've never heard of any product by the name of Sephora.

Danrainbow6 · 01-26-2008, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by hoochan

I've never heard of any product by the name of Sephora.

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Sephora is a chain of beauty product stores founded in France in 1969 and acquired by Paris-based LVMH in 1997.

-Wikipedia

Probably a few Sephora stores around NYC

**Go_Oilers_Go** · 01-26-2008, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Babyvpr

It was a really good movie, but I got so sick I almost threw up towards the end of the movie. Btw, motion sickness sucks ass.

Concur. I was trying not to vomit, and my friend was laughing, which was hurting my stomach even more. <_<

jugglinguy · 01-26-2008, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Go_Oilers_Go

Concur. I was trying not to vomit, and my friend was laughing, which was hurting my stomach even more. <_<

I just saw it earlier today, and I was wandering as to how anyone could get sick, I mean sure it was shaky in some parts, but do you get sick when you shake your head? If not, I really don't see how you could get sick during the movie.

Relambrien · 01-26-2008, 11:32 PM

Just saw it tonight. Was funnier than it was scary.

I didn't get sick at all, felt fine the entire time.

It was a good movie, and I don't mind the lack of explanation (since it was supposed to be an amateur video anyway), but some things were just plain stupid. I mean, when the head of the Statue of Liberty comes crashing down at me, the first thing I'm going to do is drop my camera and run away.

Also, the scene where they climb through the leaning building didn't feel real at all. I know it was supposed to be Hud compensating for the angle of the building, but maybe he did it a bit too well, because everything seemed upright and the characters' balance compensations seemed out of place.

Overall, it's a pretty good movie. Definitely worth it to go see it, and probably to buy it. But I wouldn't go to the movies to see it twice.

**hoochan** · 01-26-2008, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Danrainbow6

-Wikipedia

Probably a few Sephora stores around NYC

well bite off my penis and call me skipper!

**Adamaja456** · 01-27-2008, 02:22 PM

something i really liked and never mention was the ability for long shots
I was impressed on how long the camera would be running before it was cut somewhere else. It really brings you into the movie with less cuts

**bender5** · 01-27-2008, 05:30 PM

I loved the cleverness of the cinematography in this movie. Most people would just be like oh he was running with it, but the person they either got to play Hud was a very highly trained cinematographer or they just had a cameraman with them and put Hud's voice there. As real looking and just plain old simple as they seemed to be, for me they seemed very diligently planned out.

As for the movie itself. I loved it. The movie was SO original. It did what the Blair Witch Project tried to, but unlike that movie it was AMAZING. I really would like to see it again, but I'll have to wait a while and probably get high before I go. To make the experience just as good as it was the first time

MalReynolds · 01-27-2008, 06:02 PM

70% of the movie was TJ Miller, who plays Hud, with the camera. The other 30% was an actual cameraman, but TJ Miller would stand behind him, put his hands on the camera man's shoulders to guide him at Hud height.

**sarahxjane** · 01-28-2008, 01:15 AM

I just finished it about 10 minutes ago. ( You got to love the internet )

This didn't look interesting to me when I first saw the previews.
I like to go with the hype and ratings, so I finally watched it.

I heard that many people threw up in the theater because of 'motion sickness'
Whether or not this was true, I don't know.
What I do know is, that I had no problems watching it except for a slight annoyance when I couldn't see anything clearly.

Now, the beginning really annoyed me.
I didn't understand what the hell was going on and quite frankly, it dragged on for too long.
Whether or not that actually built up my suspense, I couldn't tell you.

After the monster -ahem- appeared, I couldn't stop yelling, "HOLY S***, HOLY S***!!!"
It was pretty intense after that.

I have been reading about what the monster may be.
After watching a few clips on YouTube that have been slowed down, I can't help to say:
What the hell is it?

Overall, it was a well done movie.
Although the shakiness of the camera annoyed me a bit, it still made it seem realistic.

SPOILER:

The ending left me in a state of wait... what happened? Was it killed? Did they die? I felt as if it ended too soon.
This is the shortest movie I have seen, actually.
I was really into it when it ended.

/ SPOILER

Overall, I'd give it a 7 or a 7.5/10.

On a side note: The clip I saw didn't show the entire credits. So it is interesting to find out there about what was said at the end.
I love when there is extra footage/sounds at the ending of credits.
Most people just get up and leave and they miss things.

On a another side note:
I was first introduced to J.J Abrams when I became obsessed with Lost.
I have been reading other replies and I am inclined to watch more of his work.

TD_m0nster · 01-28-2008, 02:15 AM

so what is Cloverfield again?

**revolutionomega** · 01-28-2008, 11:29 AM

I thought the movie was awesome. Much more intense than I AM LEGEND and gave a very realistic, psychotic feel to the whole movement and environment of the film.

The part that was really crazy was when you pan over to Milena (a female character in the film) and she starts bleeding out of her various orifices and sockets and they pull her into the "bite" room, then you just see a blood-splatter. I was like "wtf just happened?!"

The beginning was definitely mellow as I saw it at 11 40 pm and my gf and I were sleepy and fading in the theater. As soon as the explosions of the insane pieces of rubble and buildings started crashing into things, we were then wide-awake throughout.

I'd rate this an 8/8.5 out of 10

JurseyRider734 · 01-28-2008, 11:34 AM

I didn't like it at all. I didn't really like the plot line (there hardly was one), I got motion sickness (had to close my eyes for the second half of the movie because I felt really sick), and it just wasn't something I'd want to see again.

ps@revolutionomega: I painted a large version of that dragon you have in your sig/av for a school project. Got the image off of google, etc. It turned out badass. just a little fyi

MalReynolds · 01-28-2008, 11:57 AM

That Dragon used to be my computer background. It was for almost an entire year. This is weird... Like the movie Identity. I bet we're all related somehow.

**hoochan** · 01-29-2008, 05:52 AM

Wait, both the mother and the baby were in the film!?

MalReynolds · 01-29-2008, 07:16 AM

01-26-2008, 10:34 AM	#81
hoochan woah shrooms Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 3,840	Re: Cloverfield Saw it a second time last night with about 10 of my friends who all enjoyed it. One thing: When they just ran off of the bridge and before they go into the electronics store, there is a bank or some building with the name of Sephora. I'm not sure if it was just put there or if it has some special meaning because a chunk of the camera was on it and it seems as if it has some significance.

01-26-2008, 03:16 PM	#84
sumzup (+ (- (/ (* 1 2) 3) 4) 5) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seattle Age: 33 Posts: 1,398	Re: Cloverfield Did anyone get nauseous during the movie? Personally, I felt fine, but there were so many reviews and even a few friends mentioning throwing up. "Make sure you get some dramamine," etc.

01-26-2008, 11:32 PM	#89
Relambrien FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Age: 32 Posts: 1,644	Re: Cloverfield Just saw it tonight. Was funnier than it was scary. I didn't get sick at all, felt fine the entire time. It was a good movie, and I don't mind the lack of explanation (since it was supposed to be an amateur video anyway), but some things were just plain stupid. I mean, when the head of the Statue of Liberty comes crashing down at me, the first thing I'm going to do is drop my camera and run away. Also, the scene where they climb through the leaning building didn't feel real at all. I know it was supposed to be Hud compensating for the angle of the building, but maybe he did it a bit too well, because everything seemed upright and the characters' balance compensations seemed out of place. Overall, it's a pretty good movie. Definitely worth it to go see it, and probably to buy it. But I wouldn't go to the movies to see it twice.

01-27-2008, 02:22 PM	#91
Adamaja456 Absurd Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: 31 Billion Club, WA Age: 34 Posts: 6,433	Re: Cloverfield something i really liked and never mention was the ability for long shots I was impressed on how long the camera would be running before it was cut somewhere else. It really brings you into the movie with less cuts __________________ 582 Tier Points(Tier 3) 602 AAAs(517+23+62) People who bought me subscriptions/tokens: DrugstoreCowboy(1 month) ELRayford(3 months) ~GJampa(3 months) Jerry DB(3 months) 4th place in Gamewhore Competition(3 months) Phynx(FGJ album and Dendrite V2) dragon890x(1 year) Slide(1 year)

01-27-2008, 05:30 PM	#92
bender5 The 40% Iron Chef Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Denver Age: 33 Posts: 4,894	Re: Cloverfield I loved the cleverness of the cinematography in this movie. Most people would just be like oh he was running with it, but the person they either got to play Hud was a very highly trained cinematographer or they just had a cameraman with them and put Hud's voice there. As real looking and just plain old simple as they seemed to be, for me they seemed very diligently planned out. As for the movie itself. I loved it. The movie was SO original. It did what the Blair Witch Project tried to, but unlike that movie it was AMAZING. I really would like to see it again, but I'll have to wait a while and probably get high before I go. To make the experience just as good as it was the first time __________________

01-27-2008, 06:02 PM	#93
MalReynolds CHOCK FULL O' NUTRIENTS Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: A Denny's Bathroom. Age: 36 Posts: 6,571	Re: Cloverfield 70% of the movie was TJ Miller, who plays Hud, with the camera. The other 30% was an actual cameraman, but TJ Miller would stand behind him, put his hands on the camera man's shoulders to guide him at Hud height. __________________ "A new take on the epic fantasy genre... Darkly comic, relatable characters... twisted storyline." "Readers who prefer tension and romance, Maledictions: The Offering, delivers... As serious YA fiction, I’ll give it five stars out of five. As a novel? Four and a half." - Liz Ellor My new novel: Maledictions: The Offering. Now in Paperback!

01-28-2008, 02:15 AM	#95
TD_m0nster FFR Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: california Posts: 248	Re: Cloverfield so what is Cloverfield again?

01-28-2008, 11:29 AM	#96
revolutionomega FFR Veteran Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: White Plains, New York Age: 32 Posts: 2,240	Re: Cloverfield I thought the movie was awesome. Much more intense than I AM LEGEND and gave a very realistic, psychotic feel to the whole movement and environment of the film. The part that was really crazy was when you pan over to Milena (a female character in the film) and she starts bleeding out of her various orifices and sockets and they pull her into the "bite" room, then you just see a blood-splatter. I was like "wtf just happened?!" The beginning was definitely mellow as I saw it at 11 40 pm and my gf and I were sleepy and fading in the theater. As soon as the explosions of the insane pieces of rubble and buildings started crashing into things, we were then wide-awake throughout. I'd rate this an 8/8.5 out of 10 __________________ "AW MAN, WE SUCK AGAIN!" - Rob Schneider, The Waterboy (1998)

01-28-2008, 11:57 AM	#98
MalReynolds CHOCK FULL O' NUTRIENTS Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: A Denny's Bathroom. Age: 36 Posts: 6,571	Re: Cloverfield That Dragon used to be my computer background. It was for almost an entire year. This is weird... Like the movie Identity. I bet we're all related somehow. __________________ "A new take on the epic fantasy genre... Darkly comic, relatable characters... twisted storyline." "Readers who prefer tension and romance, Maledictions: The Offering, delivers... As serious YA fiction, I’ll give it five stars out of five. As a novel? Four and a half." - Liz Ellor My new novel: Maledictions: The Offering. Now in Paperback!

01-29-2008, 05:52 AM	#99
hoochan woah shrooms Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 3,840	Re: Cloverfield Wait, both the mother and the baby were in the film!?

01-29-2008, 07:16 AM	#100
MalReynolds CHOCK FULL O' NUTRIENTS Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: A Denny's Bathroom. Age: 36 Posts: 6,571	Re: Cloverfield No. __________________ "A new take on the epic fantasy genre... Darkly comic, relatable characters... twisted storyline." "Readers who prefer tension and romance, Maledictions: The Offering, delivers... As serious YA fiction, I’ll give it five stars out of five. As a novel? Four and a half." - Liz Ellor My new novel: Maledictions: The Offering. Now in Paperback!

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