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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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Avg. Customer Rating:  588 reviews
Sales Rank: 702
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
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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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 Great movie September 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Most people either loved or hated this movie with a Godzilla like monster tearing up New York City. I loved it because it was full of action. And you never knew what was going to happen next. I saw it in the movies and now I am going to buy the DVD.
ONE OF THE BEST MONSTER MOVIES EVER 9 OUT OF 10 September 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's been years since I've seen a monster movie that truly impressed me. It's also been years since a really good monster movie was made. The Host was disappointing as a monster movie, and I was afraid Cloverfield would shower me in disappointment like The Host. Luckily, that wasn't the case.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT: Manhattan, New York. What started as a going away party that was being recorded on camera for happy memories for a guy named Rob thrown by his friends and his brother, ends up being a worst nightmare that is documented via cam corder when an earthquake occurs and an explosion rips through the city. As all the party members try to escape from the area the Statue of Liberty's head is thrown at a building and into a street. After that shocking moment, a building collapses filling the street with a thick dust cloud and debris. No one can identify the mysterious creature wreaking this havok (It looks like a creature from the PS3 game Resistance: Fall of Man). The story is focused on four friends; Rob, Lilly, Hud, and Elana who are trying to get to a friend's apartment who was left behind in the city, and try not to get killed by the giant creature and the little monsters it drops off to eat people. This film is suspenseful, bizarre, has great characters, and is even a little gory.
MUSIC: For some reason there is none. It makes sense considering this film is all done with a cam corder and is trying to be realistic, but it still would have been nice.
SOUND: This film sounds great in surround sound with the explosions, screams, and monster roaring.
ACTION: This film is loaded with explosions, fire fights between the army and the creature, and some bloody scenes.
ENTERTAINMENT: It seems people on this site are mixed about this film despite the wide critical acclaim. So for now I'll just recommend it as a rental. This film delivers scares and it's one of the best monster films made in years.
OVERALL: Rent before buy.
THE GOOD: Lots of destruction, some bloody scenes, cool creature designs, good characters, decent storyline, and the cam corder documentation is great.
THE BAD: No music, camera can make some people dizzy.
 Scared of the Big Nerd. September 7, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
*Spoiler Warning*
Premise: A marginally big nerd guides the watcher through Lower and Middle Manhatton without the use of a steady cam while "something" (a computer generated monster and its spawns) attacks the city. The narrator (previously mentioned nerd) provides awkward, inarticulate commentary on what is going on while the watcher sees the entire cast, one by one, being killed by either the "somethings" or a result of the "somethings".
Negatives include: The movie in general lacking any substance, No suspense, Inability to attach to any of the characters, I was never convinced of the reality of the situation as the psychology of the characters (reactions, motivations, behavior) wasn't believable, The previously mentioned big nerd.
Highlights include: Watching one of the female characters miraculously walk around the city in high heels the entire time, Seeing the head of the statue of liberty (as the "somethings" had broken it off), Seeing another female character live even though she has been impaled, The two characters in the underlying love-story profess love for each other before being blown up by the US military, And my favorite, the death of previously mentioned nerd.
Scary as hell. September 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've had several nightmares after seeing this movie. I've always wanted to see a movie about a nightmarish creature terrorizing a city, and this movie delivered admirably. Who cares what the monster is or where it came from? Not knowing just makes it scarier.
YAWN .... Wake me when its over September 4, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The title says it all.
EVERY TIME I tried to watch this movie, I wound up falling asleep!!
(at least I know what to watch IF I ever have insomnia - There's ALWAYS something positive in every negative)
I tried 3 different times to watch this movie. NO LUCK
FINALLY, on the FOURTH attempt (with a friend who really wanted to see it) I drank one of those little 5 HOUR ENERGY things. (They WORK)
BUT, it was a mistake!! I should have just let myself go to sleep and ignore my friend. (BTW, my friend did NOT like the movie either - She wound up falling asleep - LOL!!!)
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