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.
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comment #1
Dublin101
says ...
I would be surprised if Scorsese actually knows that this account exists.
Posted by Dublin101
at March 31, 2008 11:41 AM
comment #2
gruver1
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Wells to Dublin101: It was definitely put up by his "people" or by Paramount marketing...somebody in that realm. The latter, I'm guessing. Scorsese does seem to have written the words about his favorite movies and music.
Posted by gruver1
at March 31, 2008 12:07 PM
comment #3
CinemaPhreek
says ...
"The guy has 11,315 friends.",
And not a single one apparently capable of pointing out he has driven his career into a ditch with one noble misfire after another.
Posted by CinemaPhreek
at March 31, 2008 12:14 PM
comment #4
Aladdin Sane
says ...
I'm sure Tom Hanks points it out regularly via instant message when they're both up late on the computers, binging on ice cream.
Posted by Aladdin Sane
at March 31, 2008 12:20 PM
comment #5
actionman
says ...
"And not a single one apparently capable of pointing out he has driven his career into a ditch with one noble misfire after another."
So says you.
Posted by actionman
at March 31, 2008 12:24 PM
comment #6
christian
says ...
hey MARTY, u r 2 kool. i LOOOOVEEEE GOODFELLAS. pretty bitchin site. if you EVER need a REAL GOOD ACTOR, drop me an im, dude. And check out my BAND from nj, THE SPAGHETTIS. maybe u can do a video 4 us!
Posted by christian
at March 31, 2008 12:42 PM
comment #7
CinemaPhreek
says ...
Did you see another name on that post?
Just answer me this, you really think people discuss GANGS or THE AVIATOR (hell, throw in DEPARTED too) the same way some of us discussed TAXI DRIVER, RAGING BULL and GOODFELLAS?
Shit, that's just the top of the heap - after that you still have KING OF COMEDY, MEAN STREETS and LAST TEMPTATION.
Posted by CinemaPhreek
at March 31, 2008 12:42 PM
comment #8
CitizenKanedforChewingGum
says ...
"Shit, that's just the top of the heap - after that you still have KING OF COMEDY, MEAN STREETS and LAST TEMPTATION."
And what a glorious heap it is, all of it. Wanker!
Posted by CitizenKanedforChewingGum
at March 31, 2008 2:16 PM
comment #9
Dublin101
says ...
Fair point Jeff, I was mistaken. He even appears in a video on the page where he introduces his film. Pretty cool.
Posted by Dublin101
at March 31, 2008 2:57 PM
comment #10
BurmaShave
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Tom Hanks' MySpace is awesome. What a dude he turns out to be.
Posted by BurmaShave
at March 31, 2008 3:31 PM
comment #11
Edward
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"We can't burn Mick Jagger." Great stuff. I feel so uncool, Marty has a MySpace and I don't.
Posted by Edward
at March 31, 2008 3:53 PM
comment #12
cm65
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His welcome video is cute. He talks about being in "cyberspace". Welcome to 1995, Martin! Anyway, as of the morning of 4/1, he has almost 41,000 friends. I think this fella is going places!
Posted by cm65
at April 1, 2008 10:31 AM
comment #13
christian
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Ben Gazzara already has a myspace page.
He's my friend too. Mine.
Posted by christian
at April 1, 2008 10:34 AM
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