Cloverfield [Blu-ray]

Cloverfield [Blu-ray]
by Matt Reeves

Cloverfield [Blu-ray]

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Actor: Jessica Lucas, Lizzy Caplan, Mike Vogel, Odette Yustman, T.J. Miller
Director: Matt Reeves
Brand: PARAMOUNT PICTURES
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 84 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-06-03
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Paramount

DVD Reviews of Cloverfield [Blu-ray]

DVD Review: Movie: 3.5/5 Picture Quality: 2.5~4.5/5 Sound Quality: 5/5 Extras: 4.25/5
Summary: 4 Stars

Version: U.S.A / Region Free
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
VC-1 BD-50

Running time: 1:24:40
Movie size: 24,852,836,352 bytes
Disc size: 42,219,444,202 bytes
Average video bit rate: 30.42 Mbps
Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (48kHz/24-bit) English
Dolby Digital 5.1 640 Kbps French / Spanish / Portuguese
Subtitles: English / English SDH / French / Spanish / Portuguese

#Director's Commentary
#Cloverfield Visual Effects (HD, 23 minutes)
#The Making of Cloverfield (HD, 28 minutes)
#I Saw It! It's Alive! It's Huge! (HD, 6 minutes)
#Deleted Scenes (HD, 3 minutes)
#Alternate Endings (HD, 5 minutes)
#Clover Fun (HD, 4 minutes)
#Viral Videos
#X Creatures
#Military Cast

DVD Review: Nothing like a monster terrorizing NYC
Summary: 3 Stars

I saw this movie opening night with no idea of what to expect, due to the mysterious posters and trailers. I was pleasantly surprised to find myself watching the documentary of something large and weird destroying New York City.

To be perfectly honest, I cannot decide if this movie was supposed to be serious or not. I was under the impression it was pure camp, what with the classic and simple giant monster and the smaller monsters lurking in the darkness. But yes, the key word is classic. Monster movies have definitely made their niche in cinema culture, and I guess they figured it was high time for another one.

Besides the monster, much of the movie focused on the emotional plot line of the humans desperately trying to reach each other. I was interested in their courageous trek through Ground Zero, though I was mostly interested in watching them scream and run from various dangers. Still, I could appreciate the humanity.

The effects. Oh, wow. Now these were some nice effects, from the Statue of Liberty literally losing her head to tilted buildings. The monsters, while still looking classically Hollywood camp, were awe/fear inspiring.

I don't know if I experienced the same terror as the teenagers in the theatre as I spent a good deal of time laughing, but I was certainly entertained.

Old school works. This proves it. Remember that, Hollywood.

DVD Review: Worst movie EVER!
Summary: 1 Stars

Want to watch a 19 something bunch of kids run around Manhattan with no clue, no acting ability and 5 minutes of good CGI. Well then you will love Cloverfield. This is the first movie I have wanted to pluck my eyes out over. This sucked SO BAD. I watched it for some redeeming qualities and found NONE (except when it ended; sweet relief). Don't even waste your time if someone gives it to you for free (they are just trying to get rid of the worst movie ever). Not even worth a look at $0.99 rentals. At least with Netflix it was not the only movie I got...

DVD Review: I really wanted to hate this but,
Summary: 4 Stars

I didn't. The movie snob in me wanted to stick my nose up at it, but I just couldn't.

Summary: Rob is leaving for Japan (hee GODZIRRA!) and Lily, his brother Jason's girlfriend, is throwing him a surprise going away party. Rob is in love with Beth, a girl he's been FRIENDS with since college - but are on the outs (watch the movie if you want to know why.) Beth leaves the party, cue big bangs and explosion, running and screaming, a glimpse of the monster and me feeling just a tad freaked out. Rob, Lily, Marlena, and Hud (your camera man for the evening) go off to save Beth - because that's what Rob wants, and he's kind of a big deal in this movie.

Why I liked this movie?
*The monster was actually very well done, and REAAAALY freaking scary looking.
*The hand held camera didn't bug me at all. I don't see why people are complaining about it. Maybe I'm used to watching home videos and youtube videos.
*I like what J.J.A. is trying to do (giving the US their own Godzilla).
*I actually watched the Extra features and have more of an understanding & appreciation for what they were going for.
*Unlike Blair Witch, it wasn't pretentious.
*The special effects were really great.

What I didn't like:
*The acting wasn't great. The only character I actually liked was Hud.
*I think there were other good story angles that could've been used that weren't so cliched as "going to save the woman I love!"
*Because of the overlapping of the video, the very first part of the film was a bit confusing. Note! Pay attention to the date at the bottom of the screen.
*In an effort to make the film feel a little "post-apocalyptic" you get no extra information than what is provided on the home video. This left me kind of frustrated at the end.
*The love story was LAME. Would've done better if they focused more on the comedy and action.

It was okay for what it was. I hated BWP & Godzilla 98 - but I enjoyed this. I was entertained - I'm not afraid to say it! The monster put knots in my stomach. Ugly mofo. If there's a sequel I'll see...probably at the $1 show though. Heck I didn't even buy this DVD, my mom gave it to me.

DVD Review: Good, but annoying at times
Summary: 4 Stars

I've always been intrigued by the alien invasion type films, and the amount of hype for this movie definitely got to me. I am not usually a fan of erratic camera movies, but this one was done pretty well, although before the movie was halfway over Hud really, really got annoying. Not only did the fact he kept turning around to film things seem impossible, especially as shots were being fired or buildings were collapsing, but even his voice got to be irritating. I mean, honestly, if you were being attacked by strange alien beings would you keep recording? Previous reviewers have pointed out whether people would actually follow someone into the center of alien-like activity rather than in the other direction, which is a good point. But although there are some impossible moments, Cloverfield still succeeds due to its uniqueness in the genre.

Description of Cloverfield [Blu-ray]

Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Told from the point of view of their video camera the film is a document of their attempt to survive the most surreal horrifying event of their livesSystem Requirements:Running Time: 84 minutesFormat: BLU-RAY DISC Genre:?SCI-FI/FANTASY/MONSTERS & MUTANTS Rating:?PG-13 UPC:?097361328546 Manufacturer No:?132854

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 primetime 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 that now-defunct 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

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