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Cloverfield |  | Director: Matt Reeves
Actors: Mike Vogel, Jessica Lucas, Lizzy Caplan, T.J. Miller, Michael Stahl-David
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Rating:  703 reviews
Sales Rank: 6126
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 85 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 352064
UPC: 097363520641
EAN: 0097363520641
ASIN: B0014Z4OQG
Theatrical Release Date: January 16, 2008
Release Date: April 22, 2008
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Product Description
Genre: Feature Film-Action/Adventure
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 22-APR-2008
Media Type: DVD
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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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 Shaky Camera Work Makes a Bad Movie Worse November 24, 2009
Mark Baker (Santa Clarita, CA United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Rob (Michael Stahl-David) is going to Japan, and his family and friends are having a going away party for him. Hud (T. J. Miller) has been tasked with filming the whole thing so they can remember it.
But before too long, the ground shakes. At first, they think it is an earthquake. In New York? Before long, they realize that something horrid is happening in Manhattan. Can they get off the island alive?
The film is supposed to be a documentary as filmed entirely by Hud. As a result, we get one camera. And it is a very shaky camera at that. This was part of my problem with the film. I actually got motion sick in the theater and had to leave about three quarters of the way into it. It's probably much better on home video than on the big screen, but I don't care to try again.
See, I didn't like any of the characters. All of them were self absorbed and irritating. Heck, I wanted the monster to win so the movie would be over. Not that this is the actors' fault. They were great as these spoiled kids. Sorry, I meant adults.
I do have to give the special effects credit. They were good.
And the story was completely predictable. I guessed how it ended correctly based on what I saw.
This movie is a complete waste of time. Skip it and watch something truly entertaining.
 The camera guy November 10, 2009
Hamad H. A. Khawary (kuwait)
my reviews is always short cuz i dont want it to be boring while reading it and cuz of my poor English.
first of all this movie would be a lot better if it is just viewed or let me say if we watch it just like
the other movies .. the standard camera p; .. not the camera guy :) .. so u can not see it clear
u miss something some times cuz of this Camera .
sounds are great in this movie ,, thanks for reading.
 Great movie November 9, 2009
John J. Voss
Not your normal monster flick. The handheld/home movie camera concept worked preffectly in this and the effects are great. Almost beleivable. I have wathced it more than once and will surely watch it again.
Highly recommended.
A pleasant (and creepy) surprise October 30, 2009
Pellaca (Another boring suburb)
After all the hype (pro AND con), I was pleasantly surprised to find that this is one of the most intelligently written sc-fi/horror flix I've ever seen.
There's a bit of subtle social satire buried between the lines, and a pretty fair amount of incidental humor as well... particularly in the early "party" sequence, which starts with every indication of just being another boring "yuppie tweens in trouble" yawner. Don't be fooled, though... that's just the set-up, and it really helps to pay attention to all the details (if only to try to keep all the names straight, later.) It doesn't take long before all hell suddenly breaks loose, and you are convincingly sucked into the chaos and panic of the emergency that ensues.
Not to be too much of a spoiler, but I particularly enjoyed the touch of having the film being represented as a "found" going-away party tape, which happened to accidentally erase most of an earlier, date movie made by one of the main characters... this really helps to flesh out the personalities and adds to what is a surprisingly deft character development for this type of film. (Hint--pay attention when the unerased parts of the earlier video peep through.)
I also appreciated the fact that when things really hit the fan, the viewer never knows much more about what's going on than the movie's characters. This really adds to the suspense, and draws you emotionally into their viewpoint, and the immediacy and confusion of their plight. Also helpful is the lack of a dramatic or trendy hit-laden film score. Though they may have lost in after-marketing, they gained in atmosphere, and realism.
One warning though-- if you didn't like the jerky hand-held camera and the you've-got-to do-some-thinking-to-know-what's-happening aspect of, say, the Blair Witch Project, then you won't like this flick either. Some people get downright queasy when the camera isn't balanced by those expensive studio gyros, y'know? And maybe also when they actually have to think things through, rather than just sitting & screaming at splattering blood and severed body parts.
To wrap up, I thoroughly enjoy this DVD-- It's a keeper. The story line is surprisingly well planned and executed, especially considering the relatively small budget. And the writers don't insult the viewer by "explaining" everything at a jr-high school level, as so many films do these days. The acting is actually quite good, for the most part (again, a pleasant surprise). The, um, "critters" are well conceived, well represented, and pretty damned convincing.
The only real complaint I've got with this film is minor, and probably directly due to the budget limitations-- there's a rather obvious inaccuracy regarding the size of the statue of liberty's head-- you'll know what I mean when you see it.
 A Clever Monster Movie October 30, 2009
Christopher Hivner (Dallastown, PA USA)
Cloverfield takes on a familiar movie subject, a monster appears out of nowhere and attacks New York City, destroying landmarks, crushing cars and eating people. The military is called in to deal with the beast. What makes Cloverfield unique is the way it is filmed and the fact that it doesn't attempt to explain what the monster is or where it came from.
The entire movie is the recording of a personal video camera that was being used at a party to record the going away messages for the guest of honor. Because the guy manning the camera is a doofus we also get to eavesdrop on conversations that weren't meant for the tape, but help set up character development. When the attack begins everyone runs outside naturally to see what's going on and the doofus never puts down the camera believing that the event should be recorded for history.
The rest of the movie we tag along with a group of friends as they try to rescue an injured friend from her destroyed apartment building and then find a way out of the city while the military attempts to destroy the monster.
I enjoyed Cloverfield. I thought the story was told in a clever way and the characters were believable. The special effects were good as well. Overall an interesting take on the monster movie genre.
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