Comments on: The Godzilla Project: A Few Thoughts on the Matter of Cloverfield http://www.dimfuture.net/wordpress/2008/01/31/the-godzilla-project-a-few-thoughts-on-the-matter-of-cloverfield/ life, time and waste Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:17:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Grimace http://www.dimfuture.net/wordpress/2008/01/31/the-godzilla-project-a-few-thoughts-on-the-matter-of-cloverfield/comment-page-1/#comment-5393 Grimace Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:14:58 +0000 http://www.dimfuture.net/wordpress/2008/01/31/the-godzilla-project-a-few-thoughts-on-the-matter-of-cloverfield/#comment-5393 I feel this movie was a let down. I saw very little and read very little about the movie before seeing it, so I can't say I was under artificially high expectations. What I was hoping for was a neat monster movie. What I got was a shaky camera filmed (that's one point that I strongly dislike) horror-esqe movie with an almost non-existant monster in it. A foot here, a tail there, an open mouth....BAH! Show me the monster! Add in the fact that the circumstances of the main characters was so unbelievable to me, and I find that I was fairly disappointed in it as a whole. I give it a 3.5 out of 10. As far as "survival" movie...ha! You don't survive by running towards the monster, as evidenced. I don't fault you for liking it. To each their own, but for me it was as much of a sham of a movie as the Americanized Godzilla. I feel this movie was a let down. I saw very little and read very little about the movie before seeing it, so I can’t say I was under artificially high expectations. What I was hoping for was a neat monster movie. What I got was a shaky camera filmed (that’s one point that I strongly dislike) horror-esqe movie with an almost non-existant monster in it. A foot here, a tail there, an open mouth….BAH! Show me the monster! Add in the fact that the circumstances of the main characters was so unbelievable to me, and I find that I was fairly disappointed in it as a whole. I give it a 3.5 out of 10.

As far as “survival” movie…ha! You don’t survive by running towards the monster, as evidenced.

I don’t fault you for liking it. To each their own, but for me it was as much of a sham of a movie as the Americanized Godzilla.

]]> By: Mike http://www.dimfuture.net/wordpress/2008/01/31/the-godzilla-project-a-few-thoughts-on-the-matter-of-cloverfield/comment-page-1/#comment-5362 Mike Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:13:33 +0000 http://www.dimfuture.net/wordpress/2008/01/31/the-godzilla-project-a-few-thoughts-on-the-matter-of-cloverfield/#comment-5362 You'll remember in our conversations about this that I referred to it as a survival horror film with a giant monster in it. I think it could certainly do with more monster but every monster movie could use more monster in it unless the monster is Gabera and then we've got more than enough, thanks. You get a great view of the monster in that helicopter shot and it gets a closeup as well. If you want to see more of it spend 100$ on the action figure. I think the worst thing that Abrams did is mention the G word because even though it's the most common point of reference it creates expectations , good or bad. You’ll remember in our conversations about this that I referred to it as a survival horror film with a giant monster in it. I think it could certainly do with more monster but every monster movie could use more monster in it unless the monster is Gabera and then we’ve got more than enough, thanks. You get a great view of the monster in that helicopter shot and it gets a closeup as well. If you want to see more of it spend 100$ on the action figure.
I think the worst thing that Abrams did is mention the G word because even though it’s the most common point of reference it creates expectations , good or bad.

]]> By: Daniel Swensen http://www.dimfuture.net/wordpress/2008/01/31/the-godzilla-project-a-few-thoughts-on-the-matter-of-cloverfield/comment-page-1/#comment-5361 Daniel Swensen Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:56:40 +0000 http://www.dimfuture.net/wordpress/2008/01/31/the-godzilla-project-a-few-thoughts-on-the-matter-of-cloverfield/#comment-5361 Great review. I will probably love the very things you're being critical about, but that will only make discussion more interesting. Great review. I will probably love the very things you’re being critical about, but that will only make discussion more interesting.

]]> By: Dr. Pete http://www.dimfuture.net/wordpress/2008/01/31/the-godzilla-project-a-few-thoughts-on-the-matter-of-cloverfield/comment-page-1/#comment-5358 Dr. Pete Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:30:48 +0000 http://www.dimfuture.net/wordpress/2008/01/31/the-godzilla-project-a-few-thoughts-on-the-matter-of-cloverfield/#comment-5358 Ok, you've gotten me from 70% wanting to see it to 90%. Not bad. Every time I think I want more exposition in a movie, I try to remember Highlander 2 and the dangers of having things explained. In that case, the horror was in the knowing. Ok, you’ve gotten me from 70% wanting to see it to 90%. Not bad.

Every time I think I want more exposition in a movie, I try to remember Highlander 2 and the dangers of having things explained. In that case, the horror was in the knowing.

]]> By: jimbow8 http://www.dimfuture.net/wordpress/2008/01/31/the-godzilla-project-a-few-thoughts-on-the-matter-of-cloverfield/comment-page-1/#comment-5357 jimbow8 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:43:54 +0000 http://www.dimfuture.net/wordpress/2008/01/31/the-godzilla-project-a-few-thoughts-on-the-matter-of-cloverfield/#comment-5357 I'm so glad you liked this movie, and for many of the same reasons that I did. I'm glad they didn't "explain" the monster or even show the monster, though I thought they showed it much more than you seem to think. (Maybe that was my mind piecing the bits together? They had a few shots from the rooftop and from the park at the end.) I was less than awed by the "lice"; they seemed almost thrown in as a reason to keep our heroes out of the subway. Did not negatively impact the movie for me in the least, though. You hit a couple of nails right on the head. I agree that it is more of a horror movie than scifi or giant monster movie, for the reasons stated: mainly that they withhold the monster til well into the movie. I don't know if Reign of Fire fits that quite as well as Alien or even Jaws. Also I find it hard to tolerate these reviews which complain that the monster is never explained. As I've said to other people, "That isn't what this movie was about. These characters were interested in survival (and rescue). Finding out about the monster - those were other characters, maybe a 'different' movie." The terror is in the NOT knowing. This is a truth that most horror movies don't understand (they think it's about violence and gore); this movie does. I’m so glad you liked this movie, and for many of the same reasons that I did. I’m glad they didn’t “explain” the monster or even show the monster, though I thought they showed it much more than you seem to think. (Maybe that was my mind piecing the bits together? They had a few shots from the rooftop and from the park at the end.) I was less than awed by the “lice”; they seemed almost thrown in as a reason to keep our heroes out of the subway. Did not negatively impact the movie for me in the least, though.

You hit a couple of nails right on the head. I agree that it is more of a horror movie than scifi or giant monster movie, for the reasons stated: mainly that they withhold the monster til well into the movie. I don’t know if Reign of Fire fits that quite as well as Alien or even Jaws. Also I find it hard to tolerate these reviews which complain that the monster is never explained. As I’ve said to other people, “That isn’t what this movie was about. These characters were interested in survival (and rescue). Finding out about the monster - those were other characters, maybe a ‘different’ movie.”

The terror is in the NOT knowing. This is a truth that most horror movies don’t understand (they think it’s about violence and gore); this movie does.

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