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
bryce_david
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Fincher and Nike have raped my spaghetti western childhood!
Posted by bryce_david
at October 11, 2008 4:25 PM
comment #2
Krazy Eyes
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Hopefully Morricone got a nice fat royalty check.
Posted by Krazy Eyes
at October 11, 2008 4:30 PM
comment #3
The InSneider
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Simply awesome. Too bad the Pats D is gonna fuck LT up on Sunday night!
Posted by The InSneider
at October 11, 2008 4:31 PM
comment #4
Jay T.
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Nicely done... not as good as that Michael Mann ad last year with Steven Jackson, but impressive none-the-less.
Posted by Jay T.
at October 11, 2008 4:42 PM
comment #5
huntermdaniels
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I would have put that long hair into a ponytail because it's distracting, but otherwise, excellent.
Posted by huntermdaniels
at October 11, 2008 5:09 PM
comment #6
Kristopher Tapley
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I just saw that this morning. Didn't realize it was Fincher and Lubezki, though. I like the Michael Mann advert from last year better, though. And the "join the migration" NFL ad from this year.
Posted by Kristopher Tapley
at October 11, 2008 6:27 PM
comment #7
D.Z.
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That's funny. I thought Nike doesn't care about children being strong and healthy-at least judging by their sweatshops...
Posted by D.Z.
at October 11, 2008 6:53 PM
comment #8
Roman
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This mediocre ad required the talents of neither Fincher or Lubezki.
Shame on you Wells for not having better taste.
Posted by Roman
at October 11, 2008 7:56 PM
comment #9
Roman
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make that a nor*
Posted by Roman
at October 11, 2008 7:56 PM
comment #10
berg
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what do your think Lubezki's day rate on this spot was ... 5K ... 8K ... more?
Posted by berg
at October 11, 2008 8:07 PM
comment #11
Jack Price
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Hey, look! Collision montage in action.
Posted by Jack Price
at October 11, 2008 8:20 PM
comment #12
Aladdin Sane
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The Mann spot was better.
Glad you're branching out into sports commercials. Now if you could have a post for every Sunday to talk NFL, then we'd be getting somewhere.
Posted by Aladdin Sane
at October 11, 2008 11:18 PM
comment #13
LexG
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If I was a director and they told me to shoot a commercial I'd film myself snorting Fun Dip off of some hot supermodel's toes or something.
THAT WOULD FUCKING OWN.
FOOTBALL IS FOR DOUCHEBAGS.
Posted by LexG
at October 12, 2008 12:55 AM
comment #14
Rich S.
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There's a major flaw in the commercial. The way LT's been playing this year, Polamalu should have hit him about 4 yards in the backfield.
(Plus, LT's nearly two years older than Polamalu, so the ages don't match up for the parallel development theme.)
Posted by Rich S.
at October 12, 2008 5:39 AM
comment #15
sweet_billy
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it's just a fucking commercial. GO OUTSIDE.
Posted by sweet_billy
at October 12, 2008 4:40 PM
comment #16
krout
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Fincher and Chivo! Killer ad.
Posted by krout
at October 13, 2008 5:46 AM
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