Cloverfield Fucking Sucked

[Scott McD]

I went to see this when it came out in the movie theatre on it's release. I knew at the time the camera work was dodgy, and i nearly walked out after the first 20mins because it seemed so bad. Once the movie got going properly i started to enjoy it a bit more, and overall thought the movie was ok.


Last night was the first time i had watched the movie since then on Blu-Ray. When i say watched i meant tried to watch, as the camera was so damn shaky, i think it seemed even worse on the smaller screen, as half the time you couldn't even see what the hell was happening. I know they wanted to give it a "first person" perspective, but fucking hell, we have to still be able to watch the damn movie remember? Last night just reminded me how bad exactly it was. Terrible!

Anyway, that's my rant for today. Was in my head when i woke up this morning so now i have shared my thoughts. How's your day going??

[Spudman]

i thought that movie was awesome and the shaking camera didn't bother me at all

personal preference i guess.

[Scott McD]

the shaking camera didn't bother me at all

Seriously ??

I found it impossible to sit and watch for 2hrs at home. I remember reading up on it when it first came out and some reports of people being sick in the cinemas and stuff because of it...

[CDSmith]

I liked it, shaky camera work and all. I found it a very interesting and rather unique perspective in that it was done from the angle that this isn't a movie but a real video found on someone's vidcam by the military. I'm not sure how they'd pull off a sequel to it but if they put one out I'll watch it.

[Scott McD]

I liked it, shaky camera work and all. I found it a very interesting and rather unique perspective in that it was done from the angle that this isn't a movie but a real video found on someone's vidcam by the military. I'm not sure how they'd pull off a sequel to it but if they put one out I'll watch it.

Oh i get that they wanted it done from that perspective, and i did like the idea of the movie, but i just think they could have "relaxed" the camera a little and gave a bit more thought to what people had to sit and watch. Blair Witch wasn't half as bad, yet we got the idea that this was being filmed "as it happened".


I read somewhere, the idea for the sequal is pretty much the same again, except from perspective of someone else who experienced the whole thing and caught it on camera. Was just rumours though...

[Spudman]

i would like to see a sequel but i don't think it will be as good. Cloverfield was unique and a sequel won't have that and they can't just do the same thing again. If they do it from a 3rd person who watched it all unfold, that sounds a bit pants also because cloverfield was so good because it was right in the action.

[CaptainHowdy]

It was a cool cinematic experience, wouldn't watch it at home that's for sure...

[CDSmith]

i would like to see a sequel but i don't think it will be as good. Cloverfield was unique and a sequel won't have that and they can't just do the same thing again. If they do it from a 3rd person who watched it all unfold, that sounds a bit pants also because cloverfield was so good because it was right in the action.

This is much the same as my thinking on it. The reality angle does seem to be a one-time thing with this movie.

Further to the shaky cam work --- I find that most people out there who own vidcams take shaky video. Most people don't know what they're doing, they walk around while the video is running, creating footstep jerks, they bump into stuff and create muffled impact sounds, etc. In some kind of crisis that stuff would only be compounded. Running while filming? Forget it.

All that jerkiness etc HAD to be in there, for full reality effect.

If it was filmed using better techniques using more professional and smoother methods it wouldn't have had the same effect.

Personally I really got it, and enjoyed the uniqueness of it. For about the first 20 mins of it I recall wondering where the fuck they were going with this, but once things started to heat up I all but forgot about the camera work.

It's a tough call, on one had I'd like to see more, as in a sequel, but on the other hand I just don't know how it could be done with the same "reality" feel to it and pull it off with anything close to the same oomph the first film had.

[NinjaSteve]

It was bad, shaky, not realistic, and I felt nauseous a bit.

[SCORE Ralph]

Seriously ??

I found it impossible to sit and watch for 2hrs at home. I remember reading up on it when it first came out and some reports of people being sick in the cinemas and stuff because of it...

I was dizzy the first 10 mins of Avatar in 3d. Then my eyes finally adjusted and was able to enjoy it more. I saw another movie a few weeks ago in theaters in 3d and it was the same deal.

[fatfoo]

You walked out on a movie, Scott McD.

I walked out during a concert to have a smoke several times.
Smoking - what an annoying habit. I am glad I quit smoking.

[brentbacardi]

I liked the camera in it and in blair witch... I just dont like how both movies end... where you have no idea what the fuck happens!!!! WTF! lol

[brassmonkey]

i liked it part 2 (2011) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1179933/

[SykkBoy]

loved it in theaters, but was underwhelmed by it on DVD

[bronco67]

There are 2 kinds of people.

Those who hate shaky-cam, and those who don't mind it.

I doubt there's anyone that actually prefers it. Doesn't really bother me, so I dug the movie.

[_Richard_]

i enjoyed that film!

[ProG]

That movie was garbage. Reminds me of Diary of the Dead (same shaky camera shit)

[Elli]

I thought it was a really good use of the 'shaky camera person' look. I wouldn't want to see the effect overused (oh wait, TOO LATE) but it really added suspense to the movie. The best horror/suspense movies are the ones where you CAN'T see what's happening. Too many directors forget that!

[iSpyCams]

WTF is up with all these pot smoking delayed reactions on GFY and you guys reviewing movies that are like 10 years old?

Maybe we can get a citizen kane review in here and some thoughts on the beatles breakup?

[andrej_NDC]

I think the movie sucks, too...but not only because of the camera.

[Scott McD]

WTF is up with all these pot smoking delayed reactions on GFY and you guys reviewing movies that are like 10 years old?

Read my first post:

I went to see this when it came out in the movie theatre on it's release.


Last night was the first time i had watched the movie since then on Blu-Ray.

So not a delayed reaction movie review, just a comment on something i watched last night...

[Screwed Up]

I love it. The shaky camera, the action, the actors, good piece of work in my opinion...

[mattz]

I have yet to see it, not sure if I'm even going to

[EliteWebmaster]

All those shaky camera movie makes me nauseated. I hope that genre dies off once and for all. Sick and tired of the "amateur" video look.

[iSpyCams]

Read my first post:






So not a delayed reaction movie review, just a comment on something i watched last night...

OK sorry whatever. Go back and watch Cannibal Holocaust. All the shaky cam movies since then have been based on that. from Blair Witch to Cloverfield to Paranormal Activity, when the actual film (cloverfield) came out there was an article on Digg about people pissed that they were trying to make it look like it was filmed on a $200 walmart cam when the actual cam costs over 100k.

It's a little ironic to see here on an adult forum people who actually have the budget and skill to make a movie like this complaining about the budget and skill used to make the movie.

It's about low-no budget. Do something cooler and then tell us how much it sucked. I guarantee we'll all be telling you how much your shit sucks.

Disclaimer: my original post was made while depressed, the reply made while extremely drunk.

I will likely feel stupid about his post in the morning but the points made will likely remain valid.

[2MuchMark]

Cloverfield is an awesome movie - one of my top-10 favorites for sure. The shaky-cam ADDED to the effect.

And by the way - watch the very last scene (the last section of video tape not recorded-over). Keep your eyes on the water in the backround, near the horizon, top-right of the screen.

Didjya see it?