Like it or not: Cloverfield?

[rpaloalto]

Total crap, I hate this movie with a passion. If I was like, bill gates rich. I would buy every copy, I could and burn them all. just kidding, but I did dislike this movie very much. Just glad I did not pay to see it in the theater.

 

[mgacam2]

It is one of the top movies I have seen. I saw the movie in theaters and I have never been so pumped with adrenaline from a movie in my entire life. I didn't find the camera work to cause any trouble either. WATCH THIS MOVIE!

 

[consumedsoul]

Thumbs up

Liked it - good concept.

Would anyone recommend this movie to watch? Is the camera work really that bad that it makes you uncomfortable or what? The preview made it look pretty cool but I don't know if the story is that great.

 

[Queso]

Finally saw this yesterday. I really liked it. The whole being part of events and not having a clue what's going on angle worked for me. Very much like real life

 

[c073186]

I finally saw this a few weekends ago. Going into the movie I thought it was going to be a "love it" or "hate it" type of thing. But I felt neither. I thought it was alright, pretty entertaining for the most part, but not great. I'm glad I watched it but do not have a strong desire to see it a second time. The camera work did not bother me for the most part. The special effects were the main attraction for me. The story was weak. My favorite part of the whole thing was probably their brief helicopter ride and the stealth bombing scene. I'm glad it was only like 85 minutes though.

 

[Andrew Henry]

The first 10 minutes I thought I was going to have a seizure from all the camera movement, but I eventually settled into it.

I think a lot of people didn't like it because it's different than the norm, but I enjoyed it after I got into it.

 

[Elven]

Given how many movies are all special effects, this was a welcome change in the way a movie is produced, we all know the idea was stolen from the Blair Witch series, but I feel it was done with taste.

A excellent movie, and one I did enjoy even if I did feel a little cheated at the ending.

 

[andiwm2003]

Finally saw this yesterday. I really liked it. The whole being part of events and not having a clue what's going on angle worked for me. Very much like real life

that's what i liked about the movie as well. finally we see the event with normal eyes, not through the eyes of the hero who saves the world.

however they botched it up: everybody was beautiful, the soldiers were neat, designer cloth, they looked nice even when they were about to die, they were heroes because they would run on their high heels to be with their friends (would have been smarter to let the guys do that alone because they had proper shoes, even the rats in the tunnel were cuddly).

but all in all i liked the idea and the movie. could have been a great movie if they had done less hollywood and more like the intense scenes when his battery runs out and he goes into the electronics store that gets looted for a new battery or when he calls his mom and he has to tell her about his brother.

 

[eRondeau]

"Thumbs Up" here. I watched it on my 24" iMac and the camera movement never bothered me. Although, to be honest, I thought the first 15-minutes (at the party) were only added to make the movie run close to 90-minutes. They could have done better "character relationship development" in two minutes, but then the movie only would have been an hour long! But the rest is just a thrill ride with some awesome monster effects. It's clear somebody put their heart and soul into the visual effects. And -- without giving away any spoilers -- the very last scene, from the ferris wheel, was absolutely inspired and changed my whole perception of the movie. Overall, I think, if the film makers had more money it would have been longer but probably no better.