LizZ's Film Blog

Cloverfield

So, I finally saw it. And I must say I enjoyed it very much. I didn't see it on the big screen, just my 32'', so I wasn't dizzy or nauseous during or after viewing it. I did hear the stories of friends going to see it and having to leave because they were so dizzy or they were just about to blow chunks.
I also didn't see Blair Witch in theaters either, but honestly, come on. If something looks shaky on a commercial or trailer, don't ya kinda think that it would just be magnified by it being on a screen a thousand times larger?
The whole film did look like a home movie. And I think that made it pretty awesome. You did feel like that guy was holding the camera the whole time. And it did feel seamless. It's extremely hard to edit something like this film together. So I give props to the editors and camera men.
I highly recommend watching this movie from the comfort of your home. And it is definitely worth watching the extras on the dvd. You'll find some pretty interesting behind the scenes stuff.
Now, for the monster. The idea was that it was supposed to be a baby running around and confused and scared. I really didn't see that at all. The actual design was the interesting, but it didn't remind me of a baby. Puppies have big paws and toddlers have large heads. And both stumble around a lot. I've even heard of people refer to toddler walks as drunken midgets. This monster definitely didn't look like it was having a problem walking. That and why then would it spew out all those little guys. That kinda confused me.
The renders of the little guys were pretty good. Not so for the large guy. It was almost there, but it was off. And whenever you strive for realism, if it doesn't look perfect, it looks wrong.
Even though I do have some erks about the monster, but I'm still curious about the story.

Labels: 2008, cloverfield, horror, movies

posted by LizZ @ 4:13 PM