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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Feb 3, 2008
Pros: Interesting concept
Cons: Not much of a plot. Headache inducing shaky camera made it hard to watch.
Summary: In the last several years, I have seen many movie trailers that have ended up showing entirely too much and have even given away important information. That didn't happen with the trailer I saw for Cloverfield. It showed just enough to ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 29, 2013
Pros: Some fantastic ideas and a couple well done thrill sequences
Cons: Unlikeable characters and sort of contradictory in terms of concept
Summary: Cloverfield is a pretty strange movie, not one that I'd typically consider watching because I don't typically like Hollywood blockbuster type films, and while I'm not explicitly familiar with the work of JJ Abrams, I don't think he does a very good job ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 8, 2012
Pros: There are no werewolves, zombies, vampires or paranormal activity -- just a monster!
Cons: Hand-held camera
Summary: Cloverfield is a 2008 monster-horror movie filmed by Bad Robot Productions and distributed through Paramount Pictures. Cast Robert “Rob” Hawkins – Michael Stahl-David Hudson ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 22, 2009
Pros: Good intentions
Cons: Terrible execution
Summary: We begin with a going away party for Tokyo-bound NY exec Michael Stahl-David, filmed (poorly) by his friend Hud (J.T. Miller), on Stahl-David’s brother’s (Mike Vogel) hand-held camera. An arrival by his ex-girlfriend and her new beau is ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 13, 2009
Pros: Handheld camera works well, impressive pacing
Cons: A few flaws and cliches
Summary: A flicker of lights and the shaking of the walls suggest an earthquake at a Manhattan loft party. The news station reports that an offshore tanker has capsized. Those in attendance rush out to witness the streets in mayhem, when suddenly the head of the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 28, 2009
Pros: Special effects, pacing
Cons: Nothing original, terrible narrator, very shaky camera--not for the motion sick.
Summary: Cloverfield is the child or cousin of The Blair Witch Project, I am Legend, Alien, Godzilla, and a bit of a forgotten film called Miracle (and likely some I have not yet seen). It is a derivative of all of them but it has just ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 19, 2008
Pros: Decent (not great) giant monster busts up the city movie.
Cons: Glacier-slow start. Dull, annoying, interchangeable, Yuppie-Scum characters. Tired BWP production values.
Summary: I'm a big fan of all those old Japanese giant radioactive monster movies: Godzilla, Mothra, and Gamara (who could forget Gamera...?). Can we have a little Confession Time here? I saw ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 11, 2008
Pros: Action packed fun.
Cons: Really dizzy.
Summary: When reviewing Cloverfield obvious comparisons to movies like Godzilla are easy to make, but this film is so much more then a simple monster bash. Cloverfield is a wild mix of Godzilla like monster fun, blended with The Blair Witch Project camera style ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 2, 2008
Pros: no pros in this film
Cons: darkness overrides production
Summary: For once I get to bash a monster flick in the same decade as it was released. Never seeing any trailers for this film, and reading only summary comments from viewers, I walked into it basically unaware. A monster on the loose in New York is about as rare ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 30, 2008
Pros: Compelling, tense, fast paced, high drama.
Cons: Too brief, a little boring at the start.
Summary: Cloverfield is a strange film. We rented the DVD along with a whole batch of others as a Blockbuster Special deal. I suppose it was because the films were so cheap to rent that Hubby and I chose quite a diversity of films. I had read a little about ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 26, 2008
Pros: Great effects
Cons: No character depth, no subplot, no twists, no surprise endings
Summary: First off, let me say that this movie was A LOT better on the small screen than the big screen. Secondly, let me say that this movie is pretty basic, so it's going to be hit or miss with you. As a fan of Godzilla and other monster movies, I liked it, ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 10, 2008
Pros: Different, very enjoyable!
Cons: Too much shaky camera!
Summary: I was very eager to see this movie when it came out. The trailer made the film look very good, and since it was produced by JJ Abrams, the produced on the hit tv show 'Lost', made it all the more appealing. I always like to check the reviews on new ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 5, 2008
Pros: "No name" cast works, majority of the FX, "more than a monster movie" story, pacing
Cons: Minor FX hiccups, short running time
Summary: Editor's note: (Although I try never to include too many spoilers, this film is difficult to talk about without ruining some of the cooler elements, so continue at your own risk. Quick take: If you like Godzilla movies, ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 20, 2008
Pros: Plenty of action and suspense, that's for sure!
Cons: Camera work is intentionally shaky / jerky and the ending is unresolved.
Summary: I'm going to start this review by telling the truth. When the movie Transformers was released the opening previews included one for an intriguing film that wasn't even named at the time. We weren't sure what the film was about but we were pretty sure ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 9, 2008
Pros: Special effects, natural acting, atmosphere, realism
Cons: Too short
Summary: My husband and I saw Cloverfield three times in the theater. The second time was the best because the theater that we went to had an incredible surround sound system and a clear screen. We noticed a huge difference from the first time that we saw it. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 3, 2008
Pros: This film tries to be smart and clever and innovative...
Cons: ...And fails in every conceiveable regard.
Summary: I must say, the trailer for this film was one of the first to really pique my interest for a movie rather than against. I would even dare to say that the trailer for Cloverfield was pure genius. It didn't even tell you what it was called, ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 1, 2008
Pros: Nice touch with the handheld camera, cool monster. Nice and different.
Cons: People still breaking all the cardinal rules of monster arrivals.
Summary: Poor Rob. He was about to become Vice President at a company in Japan. This was supposed to be his going away party. He was supposed to leave New York tomorrow. But something—no one knows what—has arrived in the city. It’s big, ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 29, 2008
Pros: Wow! All I can say is WOW!
Cons: Shaky camera, very short movie
Summary: I had no idea Cloverfield would be such an awesome movie. Like many people, I was intrigued by the early trailers for the film, but I never saw the movie in theaters. I knew it was shot using handheld cameras and there were a lot of complaints ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 27, 2008
Pros: Very entertaining without being too mindless; unique take on the "giant monster attacks city" concept.
Cons: The "shaky cam" style isn't for everyone; "Clover" himself is not a particularly effective beastie.
Summary: As a kid, I was an enormous fan of giant monster movies. Aside from the usual iconic beasties like Godzilla and King Kong, I also used to own countless VHS tapes of lesser-known (but still respected) monster flicks like Gorgo (still one of my ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 24, 2008
Pros: Artsy monster mash.
Cons: Slow to take off.
Summary: I'm going to attempt to avoid the cliches. It's far too easy to say, "Cloverfield is Godzilla meets the Blair Witch Project," as a half-zillion lazy critics have already done, and I despise the whole "meets" game anyway. Can we say that No Country For ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 23, 2008
Pros: visceral, high-octane, action
Cons: minimalist plot and 9/11 themes, making it confusing to some, offensive to others
Summary: I didn't think I'd like Cloverfield. It's hardly the first car on a full train of end-of-the-world movies (including "Signs," "War of the Worlds," "The Day After Tomorrow," "I Am Legend"). Shot to look like a YouTube style home video, I can honestly ... read more
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