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Bullet Magnet 01-05-2008 12:46 PM

Actually, the explosion is an oil tanker that the Creature destroys.

Mac Sirloin 01-05-2008 12:51 PM

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I thought they were called 'bombadier beetles' because they wore those awesome leather jackets with the fur lining.

Sorry, I don't get it.

Chezzy 01-05-2008 03:04 PM

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I read up on this movie, and it seems it was based on an old game called RAMPAGE. In RAMPAGE you destroy a city as a big monster. One of the levels in the game is called Cloverfield, so they took that on as the name.

Er, by reading I meant I read comments on a youtube video. I just checked Wikipedia and there is no mention of Rampage at all. Sorry for misinformation.
Still, I'm going to see this.

Bullet Magnet 01-05-2008 04:43 PM

It's probably all set in the deranged psyche of a mutant lungfish.

Mac Sirloin 01-05-2008 05:09 PM

GOGGALOR

10 char.

OANST 01-06-2008 07:59 AM

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It's probably all set in the deranged psyche of a mutant lungfish.

I'd see that movie.

Astaroth Gregorium 01-13-2008 01:28 PM

Are you talking about Psychonauts? I love that game! haha, id din;t thinka nyone else played it.

Strike Witch 01-13-2008 02:32 PM

Read the released Production notes...

Man, this movie is going to be disappointing.

mitsur 01-13-2008 06:04 PM

Looks like a new take on the cliche of the monster movie. More like the kind of a view a hapless citizen would have rather than a military general or the monster itself. It mixes things up a bit, in a way I like.

I'm definetly gonna see it asap, right after I Am Legend.

Bullet Magnet 01-13-2008 06:05 PM

Just read them. How so? I see nothing in there foretelling gloom and doom other than that which is depicted in the actual film.

Strike Witch 01-13-2008 06:25 PM

It's boring.

The opening party scene is 20 minutes long, they never explain the monster, and you only get a couple of good looks at it.

Lame.

Bullet Magnet 01-13-2008 06:40 PM

That's what you get when you let film-makers make the movie they want to make, instead of the movie their pre-emptive fanbase wants them to.

Mac Sirloin 01-19-2008 01:08 PM

My internets have been down for awhile, so I would've posted this sooner but...

The monster isn't Godzilla, Cthulhu or the Whale monster, it's a lot smaller, and reminded me of the monster from The Host, but with more legs.

It shits what appear to be Antlions (Half Life 2 versions) or something close to them, and has 4 limbs that don't have a discernable use.

I have to say that the first 15 minutes were long and kind of boring, just people planning a party, etc... and how it was shot made me stand up and flip the screen and crowd off a few times.

Needed way more shots of the monster, and I know that if I had been the guy taping it then I would have avoided shit like focusing on peoples faces.

Should have been more bite victims. period.

Ending sucked balls, just, christ, it was such a cop out.

Daxter King 01-19-2008 03:56 PM

Movie rocked. Kastere has a sucky opinion.

Strike Witch 01-19-2008 04:05 PM

Kastere's right, it's a terrible giant monster movie.

I'd rather watch Gamera movies, to be honest.

However, it was really well-done, acting-wise and detail wise, but the shakey-cam annoyed the living hell out of me.

Leto 01-19-2008 08:30 PM

If it's like The Host I'll like it, even if it's just a little bit. If it's completely brainless with a cool monster it should be fun to watch, but I do hates me some shakeycam. Not nearly as much as I hate multiple shots on one screen ala 24.

Facsimile 01-20-2008 01:34 AM

It's fucking awesome. People who say they need to see the monster more are retards.
Why? Honestly, please give me one decent reason why you feel the movie would be better with more monster shots.
The opening scene was cool, and it didn't go for too long. The movie is about the people, not the fucking monster.
Was great to see with the surround sound blaring at the theatre.

Strike Witch 01-20-2008 02:13 AM

Because Monsters are cool and interesting to get a good look at?

Bullet Magnet 01-20-2008 06:49 AM

It is a survival story, not biological bloody field notes!

Kimon 01-20-2008 12:20 PM

Extended monster shots would have taken away from the whole "I'm trying not to die" feel of the movie. Duh.

Plus, not having a completely clear idea of what's causing all the destruction makes it that much more scarifyin'.

Strike Witch 01-20-2008 12:35 PM

Well, maybe, I'd prefer a Godzilla 'man in a suit falling hilariously on miniatures' movie then a "Oh crap We're scared and running from something we only saw the foot of" movie.

But that's just me.

Wil 01-20-2008 03:00 PM

I have not seen this film, but I do usually get very annoyed when monsters in monster films are not shown enough. There are exceptions, but sometimes sticking with the ‘seeing less makes it more scary’ idea backfires by drawing attention to itself. Cool monsters should be able to be seen as cool monsters, and it needn’t detract any from the fear/story/character study/whatever they put in films these days (which is to say I don’t see many, and don’t expect to see this one).

Bullet Magnet 01-20-2008 03:12 PM

From what I hear, it adds to the realism of being caught on camera buy one of the characters. People point, he turns around just in time to see it disappear behind a building.

Strike Witch 01-20-2008 04:02 PM

I saw the movie.

God, I wish this Hud guy was a better cameraman.

Would have been more fun for me, I actually got a little sick some times.

Disgruntled Intern 01-20-2008 05:16 PM

It took me forever to find, but here's a nice clean shot of the monster for all of you whiney little twats.




Suck it.

mitsur 01-20-2008 05:57 PM

Truly no words I can think of make that any better.

Mac Sirloin 01-22-2008 05:02 PM

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It's fucking awesome. People who say they need to see the monster more are retards.
Why? Honestly, please give me one decent reason why you feel the movie would be better with more monster shots.
The opening scene was cool, and it didn't go for too long. The movie is about the people, not the fucking monster.
Was great to see with the surround sound blaring at the theatre.

We just never got a GOOD look at the monster, the suspense was all well and good, but you only really get a decent shot of it while they're in the helicopter, and even then...


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If it's like The Host I'll like it, even if it's just a little bit. If it's completely brainless with a cool monster it should be fun to watch, but I do hates me some shakeycam. Not nearly as much as I hate multiple shots on one screen ala 24.

The Host was superior, IN MY OPINION, because it was...well..I don;'t know, I just liked it more.

Leto 01-22-2008 10:35 PM

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Well, maybe, I'd prefer a Godzilla 'man in a suit falling hilariously on miniatures' movie then a "Oh crap We're scared and running from something we only saw the foot of" movie.

But that's just me.
It's not just you! I love all of them old Godzilla films to death. This was the one I have seen most recently.

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The Host was superior, IN MY OPINION, because it was...well..I don;'t know, I just liked it more.
The Host was pretty fucking awesome, I haven't seen a monster movie recently that has topped it.

I just talked about Asian movies twice in one post!

Zerox 01-23-2008 09:05 AM

I found this with some better views of the monster, mostly after the halfway point:



I want to see the movie, I can see where the hand camera action would look good, but I hope too much of the film wouldn't just be flashing chaos and you can't see what's going on. That's not scary, it's annoying.

Facsimile 01-25-2008 04:19 PM

It's not like that really. You get heaps of good looks at what's going on, what's attacking etc. The camera guy focuses on stuff a lot more than I would in that situation. I would be the fuck outta there.

Mac Sirloin 01-26-2008 08:11 AM

I'll ask now, would anyone care if I posted pictures of the monster?

Hobo 01-26-2008 09:44 AM

I would.

I'd consider it spoilers and use that handy new 'posted spoilers' infraction Peter gave me to use.

Considering it's not released here till February I think that's fair

Mac Sirloin 01-26-2008 11:17 AM

Would spoiler tags work on them?

Leto 01-26-2008 12:00 PM

http://www.creativepro.com/img/story/042204_fg1.jpg

Let's see.

Edit: No, no spoiler tags do not hide images. Disregard this post. Just post the link to the image in spoiler tags chimplople

Mac Sirloin 01-26-2008 12:22 PM

LOL QUE?

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