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Whistle Stopper - Cloverfield
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List Price: $29.99
Our Price: $7.00
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Manufacturer: Paramount
Starring: Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas (II), T.J. Miller, Michael Stahl-David, Mike Vogel
Directed By: Matt Reeves
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: CAPLAN,LIZZY
EAN: 0097363520641
Format: AC-3
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2008-04-22
Running Time: 84
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: 2008-01-16
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: A Very Stupid Movie
Comment: Has no plot, lousy acting, special effects are o.k., however nothing to write home about.
If you order this movie, they should send it to you free, and pay YOU $100 for taking it off their hands.
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Summary: Good but had flaws, and the camera made me nauesous
Comment: I'm not a big fan of giant monster movies, though I don't hate them either. I watched this mostly because I like J.J. Abrams, the producer. The first twenty minutes or so are pretty boring, and I wanted to turn the movie off. The cameraman, Hud, panning the audience during the party, created some moments of queasiness, but overall wasn't that bad - especially compared with later camera effects. I found Hud to be really annoying and insensitive, and I found myself hoping he would die so I wouldn't have to listen to him anymore.
Other than the constant camera jerking, supposedly made to look like a hand-held video camera in a real-life situation (good job by the creators in making it real), I only found minor flaws, or things I didn't like for some reason. Spoilers, so don't read if you want to be 100% surprised.
One, the head of the Statue of Liberty seems much too small when it comes flying down the street. And all the people taking pictures of it? I think I'd be running away from it.
Rob's need to run right past the monster (who is everywhere they turn) into the city to find his best friend, Beth, was believable on one level -he loves her, after all. But, I think there comes a point when most people would cut their losses and run away. Of course, if Rob did this, there wouldn't be a movie.
Beth's ability to run while seriously injured (down 57 flights of stairs, no less) amused me. I felt she should have been carried or dragged more than she was.
Why is it that in every monster movie, the entire city has to cross a major bridge? Don't they know the bridge will collapse for some reason? I wanted to smack them all. I realize they're on an island, but dang - this is very sterotypical.
One thing my husband pointed out that I was thinking also... Rob's phone call to his mother didn't seem emotional enough, but then he immediately broke down and became more emotional than Lilly. It was weird that she was remaining more calm while he was not. Given the relationship in question, I can see why he was so upset, but something about the emotions didn't seem real.
Oh, and how the heck do they NOT see the monster (which I really liked the look of, by the way - I expected Godzilla and was surprised to see something new and creative) in broad daylight until it was standing right over Hud? Several moments like this, even in the dark made me realize this was definitely a movie, not very realistic. I think I would have seen that thing miles away, even in the dark, and not been surprised to find it so close to me.
All in all, I liked this. I will probably never watch it again, though, because the camera angle really got to me. My husband didn't have a problem with it - it really is subjective. I recommend this movie to people who like suspense and haven't eaten recently or don't become easily nauseated.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Rob is soooo annoying
Comment: How annoying is he? By the time they got out of the tunnel I was rooting for the monster.
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Summary: Home movie sold as Hollywood title...
Comment: I'm just glad I didn't pay to see this movie at the theatre. The constantly shaking camera work would have given me motion sickness. The movie would have been semi-OK if they had mixed in some professional production work along with the sickening POV stuff. SPOILER ALERT: At the end of the movie we are no closer to finding out what the monster was or where it came from - very disappointing.
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Summary: Avoid this movie.....
Comment: I was hoping this movie would have been good, but it just didn't work for me. It was: boring, nauseating, with an uninteresting storyline. I didn't watch it all, but what I did catch was mostly feet, armpits, and the sidewalk. Sorry.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Genre: Feature Film-Action/Adventure
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 22-APR-2008
Media Type: DVD
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