TRACIE_LOU Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 I was so excited about this and really got into all the pre-movie hype and all the mystery surrounding the monster and the whol back story and then I went to see it and, well... what a load of w@nk. So disappointing, dull and not exciting or scary in the slightest. I think there were maybe two or three scenes where I didn't wish that I was somewhere else. Oh, and as for The Happening, I hear it's an unmitigiated pile o' sh1te. dont you find tho that the more they hype a film the more pants it is.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcAB10 Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 well i never really get into the hype of films. i just watch them for what they are. and i really enjoyed Cloverfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 I enjoyed Cloverfield as well, though the bonus endings on the DVD were a waste of time. For me this is a rental more than a keeper. It's certainly something that I would only watch the once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 Watched it last night and was about to turn it off after the half hour sh1te party beginning, but watched it till the end and it was OK, but only OK. Gaz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 I thought it was pants to be honest, would have been much better shot normally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted June 15, 2008 Author Share Posted June 15, 2008 How many of the people who hated it had been involved in the viral marketing of it? I know some people get obsessed with stuff like this same as Lost!! I didn't really know much about it, which might have meant I didn't get all the hype and then feel disappointed, but it also meant I didn't really know the story behind it all, and now I do I like the film even more for it!!! It's all very clever really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 the viral marketing was good because it showed people where the monster came from, paired with other things in the movie which people might have missed Examples: Slusho' (the company Rob was going to work for in japan) the secret ingredient within the drink was a compound which was found on the sea bed.. they hired a company to gather this compound (which was on the boats in the habour from the bridge shots, cant remember the name) Also a company that Slusho used said on their website that they had lost a satellite out of orbit and it crashed into the sea just off Ellis Island (you can see the satellite hit the water from the footage of the fairground ride at the end) This satellite woke the monster which has been laid dormant at the bottom of the sea for thousands of years, others say the actual mining of Slushos ingredient woke the monster There is a lot more to the film than meets the eye, i loved it, as i did with the other marketing events such as lost etc, but i suppose the average film watcher doe sent goto these lengths to understand what they have just watched, therefore its not everybody's bag Also the hidden message at the end of the credits that most people wouldnt have stayed to watch, gives speculation for a sequel or that Rob and his bird are still alive, the monster most certainly is Sequels have been planned to cover the same night from another groups perspective and giving insight into what happened to other people etc, no doubt get some tasty things we missed last time also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 As above, but still didn't think much of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 How many of the people who hated it had been involved in the viral marketing of it? I know some people get obsessed with stuff like this same as Lost!! I got involved in the viral marketing/ARG side of things. Always way more interesting than the eventual films! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_blackman Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 I just watched this, was ok, but not something i'd buy on dvd for myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadyn Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Great film IMO. The viral advertising and clever secrets in the film which point towards the background story (which is never mentioned directly instead relies on the net/viral stuff) are great. Really enjoyed it. Check this out: http://artistpavel.blogspot.com/2008/01/cloverfield-story-explained.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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