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Cloverfield [Blu-ray] | ![Cloverfield [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51YpK0YYMSL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Matt Reeves
Actors: Mike Vogel, T.j. Miller, Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, Odette Yustman
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
List Price: $39.99
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Rating:  568 reviews
Sales Rank: 357
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Blu-ray
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 84
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.5
MPN: 132854
UPC: 097361328546
EAN: 0097361328546
ASIN: B0018QCXGY
Theatrical Release Date: January 18, 2008
Release Date: June 3, 2008
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Product Description
Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Told from the point of view of their video camera the film is a document of their attempt to survive the most surreal horrifying event of their livesSystem Requirements:Running Time: 84 minutesFormat: BLU-RAY DISC Genre: SCI-FI/FANTASY/MONSTERS & MUTANTS Rating: PG-13 UPC: 097361328546 Manufacturer No: 132854
Amazon.com
One of the first things a viewer notices about Cloverfield is that it doesn't play by ordinary storytelling rules, making this intriguing horror film as much a novelty as an event. Told from the vertiginous point-of-view of a camcorder-wielding group of friends, Cloverfield begins like a primetime television soap opera about young Manhattanites coping with changes in their personal lives. Rob (Michael Stahl-David) is leaving New York to take an executive job at a company in Japan. At his goodbye party in a crowded loft, Rob's brother Jason (Mike Vogel) hands a camcorder to best friend Hud (T.J. Miller), who proceeds to tape the proceedings over old footage of Rob's ex-girlfriend, Beth (Odette Yustman)--images shot during happy times in that now-defunct relationship. Naturally, Beth shows up at the party with a new beau, bumming Rob out completely. Just before one's eyes glaze over from all this heartbreaking stuff (captured by Hud, who's something of a doofus, in laughably shaky camerawork), the unexpected happens: New York is suddenly under attack from a Godzilla-like monster stomping through midtown and destroying everything and everybody in sight. Rob and company hit the streets, but rather than run with other evacuees, they head toward the center of the storm so that Rob can rescue an injured Beth. There are casualties along the way, but the journey into fear is fascinating and immediate if emotionally remote--a consequence of seeing these proceedings through the singular, subjective perspective of a camcorder and of a story that intentionally leaves major questions unanswered: Who or what is this monster? Where did it come from? The lack of a backstory, and spare views of the marauding creature, are clever ways by producer J.J. Abrams and director Matt Reeves to keep an audience focused exclusively on what's on the screen. But it also makes Cloverfield curiously uninvolving. Ultimately, Cloverfield, with its spectacular effects brilliantly woven into a home-video look, is a celebration of infinite possibilities in this age of accessible, digital media. --Tom Keogh
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 Now that the hype is over, it can finally be said. August 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This movie really isn't very good. The shaky-cam conceit is annoying, the plot makes no sense, and it's incredibly difficult to care about any of the self-centered yuppies that the movie revolves around. Sadly, it was the center of so much Geek Anticipation prior to it's release that nobody dared say anything bad about it. Still, the fact remains that I've yet to meet a single person that wanted to see this thing a second time.
Ingenious and frustrating. August 8, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The story is simple, silly even, but the stuff that comes together to make this film is truly ingenious. Yes its hard to watch, for various reasons, and its not necessarily uplifting and it may loose your interest along the way...and its mainly for monster movie fans...BUT...the creative efforts do pay off in the form of exciting and innovative film making. The extras that come with the DVD are great and explain how the film makers took the best advantage of their resources including the secrecy during the film making process and how they produced excellent realistic visual effects. This shows how well visual effects can be blended with the story telling, despite the sparse story. See it if you're a monster fan or visual effects geek.
 Excellent movie... August 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A friend lent this to me, as I missed it in the theater. I liked it so much I bought it. You see just enough of the creature to get a good fright but also not enough to keep you mystified. I highly recommend you watch this movie with surround sound.
Please don't pay attention to the "it's too jerky!" claims; it's not even close to being as bad as others make it out to be. The special effects are fantastic and the story is great. I loved the 1st person viewpoint, but I do have to admit that Hud did get on my nerves a little bit.
The other nice thing about this movie is that it's PG-13 scary; very little bad language and not a whole lot of gore. It's something you can watch with your teenagers and not worry about rivers of blood or every other word being profane. It's nothing like that at all.
Without giving the ending away, others (including my wife) think it leaves too many questions unanswered. I simply took it for what is was - a very different spin on a Monster-in-New-York movie - and loved it.
Just awful! August 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If I could give this a half star I would. Boring...! And of course, violent. It took too long to get to the point, whatever that was...!
 superbe blu ray August 6, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Pour les acheteurs francais qui aiment le frisson ce blu ray est incontournable. Le film est tres bon (je ne vais pas m'etendre sur le sujet car vous trouverez beaucoup de commentaires) et cote technique il reussit a conjuguer des prises de vue camera a l'epaule et une belle definition.
Enfin, la bande son canadienne est bonne, seuls quelques prenoms americains sont prononces... a l'americaine. Donc si vous pouvez supporter d'entendre "wrob, wrob, wrob..." dans le feu de l'action (le heros se prenomme Rob) tout va bien.
A ne pas manquer.
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