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Cloverfield [BLU-RAY] (Paramount Home Entertainment, 6.3.2008) Disguised under deliberately goofy, yet deliciously edible-sounding, aliases such as Cheese and Slusho, Matt Reeves' Cloverfield was produced and rushed into theaters under an equally appetizing shroud of secrecy. From last year's incredibly elusive Super Bowl ad to the film's viral marketing campaign, Cloverfield had everybody scratching their heads and drooling in anticipation. Aside from the as-yet untitled title and the Blair Witch-ian visual style, the film's biggest appeal was the enigmatic creature who was last (un)seen hurling the decapitated head of the Statue of Liberty onto the crowded streets of New York City. All we knew about the mysterious beast was that it was big and angry. Now that the highy-anticipated project has come and gone, one question has fortunately been answered: Cloverfield was a major success. (continued)

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Frazzled cameraman: "How, come, Simon, whenever I'm with you, I put my life in danger?"

Zen-Minded Journalist: "Because putting your life in danger is actual living. The rest is television."

This is a line heard at the end of the trailer for Richard Shepard's The Hunting Party (Weinstein Co., 8.17), a thoughtful actioner previously known as Spring Break in Bosnia.

It's basically about three guys -- a TV journalist on the downswirl (Richard Gere), his smart-ass camera operator (Terrence Howard) and an upstart journalist whippersnapper (Jessie Eisenberg) -- who embark on an impulsive, what-the-hell? mission to find the no. 1 war criminal in Bosnia. Naturally, complications ensue.

An HE reader who worked on the shooting and cutting of the film says he's "extremely proud of this movie" and that "in this insane marketplace of sequels and sequels-to-sequels, an original non-cookie cutter movie needs all the love and attention it can get." True enough....no, obviously true.

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on June 28, 2007 at 05:53 PM

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R. Hunt says ...

Well, the trailer's pretty good. But hell, I liked "The Hoax" even though it's 85% bullshit.

Posted by R. Hunt at June 28, 2007 08:28 PM

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BurmaShave says ...

Who the fuck does Richard Gere have to fuck to get an Oscar nomination in this town?

Posted by BurmaShave at June 28, 2007 09:32 PM

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D.Z. says ...

So the staff-member is proud in participating in another comedy which trivializes war crimes? Wasn't Life is Beautiful enough for Harvey? Anyway, why not just pay for the remake rights to Stakeout, since they're practically copying it already?

Posted by D.Z. at June 28, 2007 11:01 PM

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MiraJeffAICN says ...

When I met Richard Shepard he was a total class act. Great guy. The Matador was a very good little sleeper film. I've been following this one since he announced it, glad he changed the title, he's got a great cast, this one is going to sneak up and surprise a lot of people

Posted by MiraJeffAICN at June 29, 2007 12:32 AM

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BurmaShave says ...

Shut the fuck up, Donnie.

Posted by BurmaShave at June 29, 2007 12:36 AM

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BurmaShave says ...

^^^ directed at D.Z., not MiraJeff.

Posted by BurmaShave at June 29, 2007 12:38 AM

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jc says ...

There's a black woman in Bosnia so that Terence Howard can have a love interest? Funny how that worked out.

Posted by jc at June 29, 2007 06:54 AM

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kimi98 says ...

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