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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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Tough super-delegate math for Hillary Clinton, another even-steven Pennsylvania poll (the third in this vein), and Barack Obama leading Clinton 56 to 33 in North Carolina. But it would be disingenuous of me not to applaud Clinton for (according to Drudge) reportedly calling on Bush to boycott the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony.

Posted by Jeffrey Wells on April 7, 2008 at 8:46 AM

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Ogami Itto Author Profile Page says ...

It would also be disingenuous not to point out the shady business dealings the Clintons have had with China over the years, as well as other foreign governments.

Posted by Ogami Itto Author Profile Page at April 7, 2008 10:58 AM

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lar8 Author Profile Page says ...

Cripes Wells, that's like being offended when you're offered a post-coital smoke. We're in bed with them, and a boycott is an empty symbolic gesture. You want to see Democracy spread and human rights improve? Follow the money.

Posted by lar8 Author Profile Page at April 7, 2008 11:16 AM

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MovieBob Author Profile Page says ...

You do realize that this is just postponing the innevitable, right? The Clinton's play the long game. If she loses the nomination, it just means they're going to take him apart from the sidelines during the actual campaign, insuring McCain's win so she can run again in 08 - this time essentially unopposed because the Dems will have the fear of God put back into them.

Posted by MovieBob Author Profile Page at April 7, 2008 11:32 AM

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clancy Author Profile Page says ...

The Clinton downfall will be one for the books - and many books there will be. In the end, politicians can be forgiven just about anything, but lying is something that one can not recover from. It was what killed Nixon, what got Bill impeached, what forced Biden out of the 1988 race. Hillary has often been accused of being calculating and disingenuous, but this Bosnian bullshit, this claim of being named after Edmund Hillary, the Northern Ireland peace talks charade - these has obliterated her credibility... so her call to boycott the Olympics means nothing to me. She no longer speaks for the Democratic party... but I sure which Obama would also call for the boycott.

Posted by clancy Author Profile Page at April 7, 2008 12:32 PM

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