Cloverfield

[emperor26]

Ever since I saw this trailer last July, I have been dying to see this movie, and after 6 long months, I finally got the chance to see this film, and I have to say, it was simply amazing.

There were some unexpected scenes that I never actually saw coming, the documentary style fits well with this movie, as well as the thrills and suspense it creates.

Overall, this is the best film I have seen in 2008 so far, and I'm looking forward to buying this on DVD,

[Sparky]

I plan to try to see it, but I'm not sure what the big deal is with it. I've been hearing people going on about it since last Comic-Con. The commercials don't look terribly interesting, imho. Is it the viral marketing that everyone's going nuts over?

[Mr. Marshmallow]

Originally Posted by Sparky

I plan to try to see it, but I'm not sure what the big deal is with it. I've been hearing people going on about it since last Comic-Con. The commercials don't look terribly interesting, imho. Is it the viral marketing that everyone's going nuts over?

More or less yeah. The teaser trailer left so much mystery and left such a tempting piece of footage for viewers, people ate it up. It really was a genius marketing plan. They didn't show anything except the (now) iconic image of the Liberty statue getting its head knocked off, and didn't even have a title yet.

The fact also the movie was filmed entirely in a video camera semi-documentary version helped the film's creativity. The trailers showed you so little but what little they did show you just sucked people in (me included) and the movie was well worth the cryptic hype behind it. It was an incredibly kick ass film.

Its like a real live Godzilla monster movie that puts you literally behind the camera and sees it from a realistic POV. I highly recommend the hell out of this movie.

[Pawbah]

I saw it and I liked it. However, right after the film I said to my friend: "Wait a second... this isn't a monster movie, it's a movie about a guy and his girlfriend." I still liked it though.

I work at a theater so I get to hear everyone's reactions. Some people love it, others don't. What is absolutely great is the sheer number of people who get sick while watching it. Almost every show at least one person comes out throwing up. Sometimes more than one. We started giving out popcorn bags as barf bags. So... my work hasn't been the pleasent of places these past few days, but it certainly has been interesting.

[Sparky]

Is the nausea due to the handheld camera or like, gore on-screen?

[Imaginary Light]

Originally Posted by Sparky

Is the nausea due to the handheld camera or like, gore on-screen?

I've read on many websites that people are getting sick because of the hand-held camera technique, and that anyone prone to motion sickness should seriously consider whether they really want to see the movie or not.

[Mr. Marshmallow]

Originally Posted by Sparky

Is the nausea due to the handheld camera or like, gore on-screen?

If there is any nausea (which I didn't feel any personally), it certainly wouldn't be from the gore because there's hardly any considering its PG-13.