Originally posted by Captain REX
Sorry, Morning Glory, but someone asked to remove that clip of the monster, since Cloverfield is still relatively new.I found both I Am Legend and Cloverfield enjoyable.
What is with New York City being the center of everything, I ask?
no other city can compare to NY (yes Im a NYer)
Originally posted by Master-Borg
I didn't like the movie particularly much (disclaimer: might be due to the fact I watched a cam torrent and was fastforwarding only to the monster parts)1. the monster wasn't as big as I imagined
2. not a big fan of the monster design (I actually liked the whale version more)
3. the shaky camera was not a pleasant experience...(I mean they should've included brief parts with the shaky cam...but not the whole movie)
4. kinda unrealistic (I know its a friggin monster movie) how they managed to have their camera throughout the entire ordeal...come on, give me a break, if I see a giant monster chasing me, last thing Im gonna do is carry something to slow me down
5. no details on the monster (I understand its deliberate but I would've prefered to learn more about the monster
1)Was'nt as big as you imagined? Well excuse the director not wanting another Godzilla movie.
2)The whale version did look cooler, but I don't see the whale version doing as much damage as this monster did.
3)The shaky camera was awesome. It's what made the movie unique. Or else it would of been like King Kong 9the newer version).
4)Unrealistic? The camera kept going back and forth between recordings, and the camera guy stated in the beginning, he wanted to film how this was all going down. Just because you would'nt do something like that, does'nt mean others would'nt, the film was very relaistic.
5) To make it even more "unrealistic" they would of told you, the what when who and where about the monster, them leaving you hanging knowing barely anything about it, made it all the more believable. If I had the camera when that whole thing went down, the last thing I would want to do was ask the monster about it's origin.
lol, I was'nt done.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vidgamer838/1399267319/
I believe thats the whale version thye are talking about.
Another thing I liked about the movie, is the fact that they're was no music. Music in a movie tells you where to go emotionally and tells you what to expect.
The whale version sort of reminds me of the monster from "The Host".
There's also this image as well:
http://dougbot.com/forum/cloverfieldPart2.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vidgamer838/1399267319/
http://dougbot.com/forum/cloverfieldPart2.jpg
Either would've been better, IMO. I found the monster disappointing both in design and scale. I also would've liked more shots of the creature, rather than so much focusing on friends in the tunnel, friends in the room, friends running down the street, friends climbing into the helicopter...
...must be nice having unlimited battery power.
The reason they focused on the party so much, is so that you can grasp the fact tha thi is supposed to be just another day in NYC
Wasn't that to get to know and build up the characters, not just supposed to be 'another day'.
The whale version sort of reminds me of the monster from "The Host".
Just a lot bigger lol. Adore that creature from The Host.
Originally posted by Mindship
I also would've liked more shots of the creature, rather than so much focusing on friends in the tunnel, friends in the room, friends running down the street, friends climbing into the helicopter...
i know what your saying, but that would have compromised the style. The entire helicopter ride was a generous scene, allowing the audience to see the monster in its entirety. the direction was geared towards realism. Considering that, we actually got to see to much of the monster. If they had focused on a reporter, perhaps, that would have warranted more shots of the monster. Through the hand held perspective of typical people, dont you think we were given enough scenes of the monster?
