Cloverfield (2008)

[Lopan]

Originally Posted by ImStylinOnYaBro

i bet the sudden loud crashes REALLY scare the shit out of you in PA w/ surround? i hopefully will get my cloverfield steel in the mail today or saturday, i am really anxious ot watch it, i like found footage

They made a Cloverfield Steel Book? I must find one.

[Todd Smith]

This is a killer LFE film!

[Underworld54]

Today Cloverfield is 10 years old...Happy Anniversary to a great and exhilarating monster movie.

[jayman3]

Originally Posted by Underworld54

Today Cloverfield is 10 years old...Happy Anniversary to a great and exhilarating monster movie.

We're ten days away from it's actual 10th anniversary as it was released on the 18th

[Underworld54]

Originally Posted by jayman3

We're ten days away from it's actual 10th anniversary as it was released on the 18th

Shiite, I blew my load early.

[jayman3]

Originally Posted by Underworld54

Shiite, I blew my load early.

No worries. I wasn't sure if it was the 8th or 18th, either. So I had to check myself

[ITDEFX101]

So.........how is this going to fare in 4k? :\

[Todd Tomorrow]

Originally Posted by ITDEFX101

So.........how is this going to fare in 4k? :\

Probably not much of an upgrade, considering it wasn't shot in 4k but I'm fine with that. The idea is that it was shot on a non-professional digital camera, so why should it look like it was shot in 4k ? It still looks pretty good.

[ITDEFX101]

Originally Posted by Todd Tomorrow

Probably not much of an upgrade, considering it wasn't shot in 4k but I'm fine with that. The idea is that it was shot on a non-professional digital camera, so why should it look like it was shot in 4k ? It still looks pretty good.

I read a long time ago that movies that were shot in that way may not fare well in the conversion to 4k and beyond. I am not waiting for a 4k upgrade as the 1080p one looks great for being shot at night.

[Zillamon51]

I've been a fan of giant monsters my entire life. And I love Cloverfield. It was the first post-9/11 monster attack film, and it really benefited from incorporating some of that imagery, realism, and street-level POV. It might be my third favorite American kaiju film, after the 1933 and 2017 Kong films.

I was sooo pissed when 10 Cloverfield Lane turned out to not be a sequel. With just a few simple changes, it could have been.

[MJD64]

I always found this to be quite the clever combination of giant monster movie and post-9/11 fears. Thought it was a nice touch that a viewer doesn't hear any film music until the end credits; and when the music does kick in, it sounds like the score to a Japanese monster movie. Running a brisk 85 minutes, it doesn't overstay its welcome...and features the always delightful Lizzy Caplan.

Happy Birthday, Cloverfield!

[AnamorphicWidescreen]

Wow - it's hard to believe it's been ten years since Cloverfield first came out. I remember seeing this in the theater when it was released, and being extremely impressed. The film was a genuinely well-done & thrilling monster film. It was obviously in the vein of Godzilla & older B-films - but with some added "twists", i.e. the little creatures that "lived" on the huge creature but were still deadly in and of themselves, etc.

The intentional POV/documentary-style filming IMHO made the movie more effective - and, though intentionally claustrophobic at times - worked well for me. I don't think POV-filmed movies work well in every case, but it did work re: Cloverfield.

The "money shot" at the end was great, i.e. showing the entire monster in all it's horrific glory.

[Underworld54]

My favorite giant monster movie of all time, so realistic...unlike Godzilla 2014.

[BluProofie]

Originally Posted by Underworld54

My favorite giant monster movie of all time, so realistic...unlike Godzilla 2014.

Yes, because Godzilla movies are supposed to be realistic.

[rexcrk]

I still remember seeing the trailer for it before the first Transformers movie.

And then of course seeing the movie. I remember I didn’t really quite know what to think of it when I first saw it. But the more I thought about it, the more I REALLY loved it. Such a cool idea.

It’s the kind of movie that, even though I really love it, I try not to watch it TOO much lol.

[English Patient]

Originally Posted by rexcrk

I still remember seeing the trailer for it before the first Transformers movie.

And then of course seeing the movie. I remember I didn’t really quite know what to think of it when I first saw it. But the more I thought about it, the more I REALLY loved it. Such a cool idea.

It’s the kind of movie that, even though I really love it, I try not to watch it TOO much lol.

It's probably the best found footage movie I've ever seen. I'm not a huge fan of found footage movies (or J.J. Abrams), but this was very clever and very realistic. Still holds up 10 years later. I loved how during the initial attack, you only saw a brief glimpse of something moving as a building came tumbling down. Too often in CGI dominated movies they make the mistake of showing too much.

[Underworld54]

Originally Posted by BluProofie

Yes, because Godzilla movies are supposed to be realistic.

You know what I mean, if giant monsters actually existed.

[RalphoR]

Isn't the Cloverfield creature supposed to be an alien? Godzilla would be terrestrial. Besides, Godzilla would kick Cloverfield creature's a$$ from here to Mars

[Chaotic]

Who watches monster movies for realism?

[Underworld54]

Originally Posted by Chaotic

Who watches monster movies for realism?

Many people, if they make them with a realistic feel then it adds to the enjoyment. You can have a fake rubber Godzilla suit crushing cardboard buildings and toy cars, I'll take Cloverfield every time.