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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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Older guys can be ornery. They can be grumpy, irascible. Sometimes they lose it. My father, well into his 80s, has succumbed to this syndrome recently. Whatever it was that was bothering Peter Falk, running a story like this is predatory journalism at its worst.

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on April 23, 2008 at 5:09 PM

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Josh Massey says ...

"...running a story like this is predatory journalism at its worst."

So what is linking to it?

Posted by Josh Massey at April 23, 2008 5:30 PM

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gruver1 says ...

Wells to Massey: Once it's out there, it's out there. I was repelled by it so I said what I felt. This felt better on some level than ignoring it.

Posted by gruver1 at April 23, 2008 5:36 PM

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PoisonSkin says ...

until peter falk shows up at your door.

Posted by PoisonSkin at April 23, 2008 5:39 PM

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js1 says ...

Sad story, but I have to say that the writer of the article is a fine journalist. Who else could come up with a solid word like "disorientated?" Sheesh.

Posted by js1 at April 23, 2008 5:45 PM

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frankbooth says ...

"Older guys can be ornery. They can be grumpy, irascible. Sometimes they lose it."

You feel like banning someone today, don't you?

Posted by frankbooth at April 23, 2008 6:05 PM

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bb says ...

Sad story. Didn't need to see it.

Posted by bb at April 23, 2008 6:43 PM

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shawn says ...

"Disorientated' is perfectly acceptable British English.

Posted by shawn at April 23, 2008 6:55 PM

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CinemaPhreek says ...

"Once it's out there, it's out there. " The winner of the most facetious, self-serving statement to be heard this week (until Cllinton makes her next campaign stop).

Yeah, WAAAAAAAAY out there. It's safe to say that no one reading this site would probably have heard of this thing had you not run it.

To top it off, you apparently missed the most important graph:

"The star is still working and is about to appear alongside Val Kilmer in an off-beat comedy about a heroin addict, entilted Cowslip."

Anyone else smell "research?"

Posted by CinemaPhreek at April 24, 2008 12:33 AM

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