C L O V E R F I E L D

[gillenium]

Well, it's more of a ride than a movie. It's hard to critisize a rollercoaster for being thin on plot.

[Professor]

no one has answered the question... where DID this thing come from? in the special features of the dvd, they mention that it's an infant, and it's just rambling around the city scared. also, wtf happened to marlena? did the parasites put parasites in her by that bite? did they shoot her? did her chest explode like alien? why is the monster there in the first place? why is it called cloverfield?

there were moments of good tension. the tunnel scenes were intense. large scale panic on an island is kinda scary. the love story was stupid. the hand held camera was annoying, but I was ready for that.

[BeautifulBurnout]

I saw this a coupla weeks back and really enjoyed it, whereas my husband (who is a huge sci-fi fan) was thoroughly bored throughout.

Discussing it afterwards his main complaint was that it was a film that "only had a middle", no beginning or end. But I think that is precisely what I liked about it so much.

We never know where it came from, what it is, what happens to it because that is not what the film is about. That is almost irrelevant, because the film, to me, is about how people - friends and acquaintances - react to an extraordinary world-shattering event. The event could have been anything at all.

[qirex]

Originally Posted by Professor

no one has answered the question... where DID this thing come from?

I didn't read this thread, but, in the last scene of the movie where it cuts back to them on the ferris wheel you can see, in the distance, the monster falling from the sky into the ocean.

[Sean]

Originally Posted by qirex

I didn't read this thread, but, in the last scene of the movie where it cuts back to them on the ferris wheel you can see, in the distance, the monster falling from the sky into the ocean.

Seriously? The wife and I rented it, and I was hoping to see something, ANYthing like that, but totally missed it. Next time I see the movie, I'll watch for that.

[potatobroth]

Originally Posted by Sean

Seriously? The wife and I rented it, and I was hoping to see something, ANYthing like that, but totally missed it. Next time I see the movie, I'll watch for that.

yup, its there alright. I didn't see it in the theaters, but on the DVD/onDemand its clear as day. something takes a massive fall right into the ocean. its while they are on the ferris wheel saying, "it was a good day."

[kagenaki koe]

Originally Posted by Professor

no one has answered the question... where DID this thing come from? in the special features of the dvd, they mention that it's an infant, and it's just rambling around the city scared. also, wtf happened to marlena? did the parasites put parasites in her by that bite? did they shoot her? did her chest explode like alien? why is the monster there in the first place? why is it called cloverfield?

I smell a sequel.