Cloverfield

[erdnase2000]

Spending the morning watching Cloverfield. Then, like all DVDs I watch (because I watch them to learn story and everything else), I will watch it again with all the commentary tracks.

Comments

[cutealien]

I bought Cloverfield while I was on vacation earlier this month. I liked it but I can't get Ernie to watch it.

[erdnase2000]

The reason? I paid $6 for it. I only buy $6 pv movies.

[cutealien]

It a pv dvd here too. I only buy new now if it is something I really have to have NOW.

Reason: Ernie is a movie snob. If he thinks he won't like it he won't even watch two seconds of a film to give it a chance. And two, he won't watch something just for pure entertainment.

[bravado111]

Well, the first time I saw the preview, I said to myself. "Godzilla meets Blair Witch."

Then the movie came out and every review I read sais, "Godzilla meets Blair Witch."

I hate handi-cam work. Gives me a head-ache. Struggled mightily with the Bourne movies because of it.

And I hated Blair Witch. Yes, I approached it as a learning experience, yes I thought the writers committed egregopis sins of making their characters stupid.

Horror I get, stupid is no excuse.

So, this is the filter I perceive Cloverfield, and my time is short enough without watching stupid movies.

But, now that you've watched it and found some value in it, I will add it to my queue. Always willing to learn something new.

[erdnase2000]

The value I found in it had less to do with story and more to do with presentation, though, remember that.

If I see you soon, and I think I will, I can probably just lend you my copy. Like all my DVDs, I buy them previously viewed for like $6. The whole bi-polar thing makes it hard to return things on time :(

[erdnase2000]

My neighbor just came over (you know the one) and said he wouldn't use Cloverfield to give his dog somethihg to crap on.

So perhaps don't take my word for it. But then he like I Am Legend.

I couldn't stand it.