nothing like starting off a rant with something dumb like that and finishing it by talking about "sky scrappers"

if this brain donor is the only one arguing against this in its entirety, I think we're OK.

"Take one part "The Host" one part "Godzilla" and one part "Aliens" and you'll get a pretty clear composite."

well, no, actually I won't. that doesn't help at all...that's like saying, "my friend John looks like 1 part Ed Norton, 1 part Richard Pryor and 1 part Lucy Lui. got a clear picture? I didn't think so.

never surprising that the angriest reviews also tend to make the least sense...

I liked the fake whale design better too. This creature looked like the running things from dark crystal.

had this been made like starship troopers it could have been absolute gold. it was pretty trashy

Yap? YAP!!!!

it taught me that the word cunt can fuck up your life.

Behold. It also looks like the "red lungs on the side of the creature's head" are really just bat ears. Damn, our spies suck.

1) Shaky Cam, some will hate it. 2) It does not spoon feed you the ending. There is ultimatly no explination for the Monster's arrival or departure. 3) Some 9/11 visual references.

However, It polarized me into the LOVED it column.

I've said it before, see it, see it soon, and see it in a theater with a KICK ASS sound system. The sound design in this film is fantastic.

The term "roller coaster ride" is one of the most overused cliches for describing an action movie, but I couldn't think of a better analogy for Cloverfield. Like with a roller coaster, after a relatively short build up (the climb), the remainder of the movie is basically non-stop action for 60 minutes, with only occasional pauses.

Like with a roller coaster you don't always see the next turn or drop coming, or in this case, the monster lurching around a building, which is usually the best part. Like with a roller coaster, all the jerky movement can make you sick, but to some it can be exhilerating. Like a roller coaster you don't really get any explanation for why everything is happening, but you don't get on a roller coaster expecting much plot, do you?

So, at the risk of sounding like a lame "Quote me on your movie poster" reviewer, I really liken this movie to a roller coaster. Fast, fun, scary, noisy and mostly mindless. Get on, have fun, go home.

http://trekmovie.com/ 2008/01/17/first-official-pict ure-of-the-uss-enterprise/

And that's what it looks like to me, with the Enterprise being build on Earth.

I hate to say it, but 2for2true would stab the Lep in the mouth with a pencil too.

We fucking knew that from THE FIRST TEASER 6 MONTHS AGO.

Seriously. Either we only ever see super-quick blurry flashes of it, or every reviewer who posted is a complete idiot.

doofuses...

Okay there was a little editorializing there, but am sure you can pick that out easily enough.

For film makers the choice then becomes: a) Cut a scene like that entirely out of the movie. That is not very practical in a Monster attacking a city movie, nor would it make for a very compelling attack. b) Include the scene, but make it look different. That is not practical either. We all know what it looks like, we’ve seen it and won’t forget what it looks like. I never realized how much dust is created when an event like that occurs. Post 9/11 you can’t have a building in a movie collapse and simply ignore the dust cloud racing down the street (especially in a first person POV film). It’s strong imagery for some, but anything else would just plain look fake. c) Include the scene in the movie and offend some audience members. I don’t really see how any self respecting film director could choose option a or b.