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
NC Gary says ...
Is this a real documentary or some kind of fake mockumentary?
Posted by NC Gary at August 5, 2008 4:56 PM
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thevisceral says ...
Look! The monkeys are wearing hats!
Posted by thevisceral at August 5, 2008 5:16 PM
comment #3
NC Gary says ...
Look! The monkeys are wearing hats!
So the answer is . . .?
Posted by NC Gary at August 5, 2008 5:24 PM
comment #4
Mgmax says ...
Much better than the one for Doubt. Oh yeah.
Posted by Mgmax at August 5, 2008 5:47 PM
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corey3rd says ...
I pity any valet that has to start Bill's car.
Posted by corey3rd at August 5, 2008 5:56 PM
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DotTheEyes says ...
LOL! Love it. Clever, edgy, effective, FUNNY poster. I can't wait to see this film. I hope it does well for itself at the box office.
Posted by DotTheEyes at August 5, 2008 7:06 PM
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actionman says ...
this looks priceless. it's gonna piss lots of people off. can't wait.
Posted by actionman at August 5, 2008 8:51 PM
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Edward says ...
I agree actionman. I hope it pisses a lot of people off.
Posted by Edward at August 5, 2008 10:19 PM
comment #9
C-PhreekII says ...
Think the "face in the cheese sandwich" ad was much better done. But face it, no one who really needs to see this film will go see it.
Posted by C-PhreekII at August 5, 2008 10:53 PM
comment #10
Terry McCarty says ...
I see this as another flop a la Spurlock's Bin Laden opus.
Two reasons:
1. The Michael Moore template seems to only work these days with Michael Moore.
2. The "we believe we're too smart for religion" brand of trendoid atheism seems to have peaked with Hitchens' book.
Posted by Terry McCarty at August 6, 2008 12:39 AM
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D.Z. says ...
Terry: The thing about Spurlock's film was that it came out a few years too late after the public also lost interest in Bin Laden. The Maher film, OTOH, might succeed for the same reason Dogma succeeded-unless it doesn't get as much press.
Posted by D.Z. at August 6, 2008 1:06 AM
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SaveFarris says ...
The Michael Moore template doesn't even work with Michael Moore anymore. Not only did Sicko do middling business, it didn't even spark the intended national discussion on healtcare.
Posted by SaveFarris at August 6, 2008 5:34 AM
comment #13
Edward says ...
One thing that might help Religulous is for the Christian Right to come down hard, condemn it from the pulpit and give it enough "bad" publicity that people will be curious to see what all the fuss is about.
Posted by Edward at August 6, 2008 7:43 AM
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NC Gary says ...
Just saw the trailer. Now I get it.
Posted by NC Gary at August 6, 2008 1:56 PM
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