Cloverfield (2008)
So, what we're told via official time stamps, is that we're watching a recording that the government has procured which documents some of the mysterious "Cloverfield" case. OK. Cool. But wouldn't the government edit out the first 15 minutes or so of the digital recording since it's just some footage of a lame going-away party? No? Alright, I'll suspend that disbelief. And, anyway, the party breaks up when the building starts to, which is soon enough.
Humongous cool-looking monster (which occassionally drips smaller Starship Trooper-type insect monsters) is destroying Manhattan. We're stuck with a small knot of ciphers who have a video camera and are trying to get to a girl's apartment across town - aka the wrong direction - avoiding monsterettes along the way.
Even though that's about all of the plot, I would still think of it as fairly decent based on the effects and short running time IF the group were in any way believable. But when they're not quipping ("so, this isn't attractive looking?" says guy with gash from almost being torn in half seconds earlier), they're banal ("This is nasty" "It's like a nightmare!").
Oh, Clovey! They're over he-ere!
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Humongous cool-looking monster (which occassionally drips smaller Starship Trooper-type insect monsters) is destroying Manhattan. We're stuck with a small knot of ciphers who have a video camera and are trying to get to a girl's apartment across town - aka the wrong direction - avoiding monsterettes along the way.
Even though that's about all of the plot, I would still think of it as fairly decent based on the effects and short running time IF the group were in any way believable. But when they're not quipping ("so, this isn't attractive looking?" says guy with gash from almost being torn in half seconds earlier), they're banal ("This is nasty" "It's like a nightmare!").
Oh, Clovey! They're over he-ere!
C-
posted by MeMe | 11:30 PM
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