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talkingsoup) wrote2008-01-20 12:08 am
talkingsoup) wrote2008-01-20 12:08 am
The Field of Clover
So yesterday was Julie's birthday, which conveniently fell on the same day that Cloverfield came out, so of course we went to see it.
It waaaaaaas pretty much the most intense movie I've ever seen.
The premise is straightforward. J.J. himself said that he wanted to create an American monster akin to Japan's Godzilla. The movie is shot in the faux-handheld "Blair Witch" style from the point of view of a group of people at a farewell party. The party is disrupted when the monster attacks, and the rest of the movie follows them as they try to escape New York.
The monster, according to all in-game hints released from August to now, is from the deep sea, potentially awakened by the deep-sea drilling of Japanese oil company Tagruato (the company that owns Slusho!). Why it chose to attack New York no one is quite sure. At any rate, the monster design is 100% original, and they actually made it look like something you might find deep in the water, something like a cross between a crab, a wolf fish, a prawn and various and sundry other critters you find on the ocean floor. Except, you know, huge. It also brought friends with it, probably the source of the codename "Parasite" this movie had for a time, in the form of crab-like things the size of dogs and with apparently very lethal bites that make you explode, at least a little bit.
Due to the way the movie is shot, we never get a sense of what the full monster looks like, but you get enough glimpses of it that you kind of piece it together. The movie overall stays true to its "handheld" style. That including wonderful acting by virtually unknown actors makes this the only movie that truly made me feel like I was really there with them. It was unbelievably intense--the most intense movie I've ever seen, while not really being all that scary, per se. Even the moments where you knew what was going to happen next were such "oh fuck!" moments that it still freaked you out. And the camera work was just so awesome, maintaining the style while still doing what camera work is supposed to do, which is tell part of the story.
The movie does leave you with a lot of questions (not to the degree of Lost, thanks J.J.). There's an audio clip at the end of the credits that, when reversed, has Rob saying "It's still alive." That along with the unanswered questions points to the idea that there might be a sequel in the works, though there's no word yet from the production crew (except vague hints). The online game that started with the Flash website and Slusho! is still going on. At any rate we'll probably be getting some more answers from that, if not from a sequel. There's even a manga online that indicates a connection between certain people and the monster.
One of the best movies I've ever seen. Excellent overall, and I'm looking forward to more, whatever that is.
Score: 10 out of 10
We wandered around the mall after that. I went to Best Buy and bought Amelie, Hairspray and Little Miss Sunshine with my gift card, then Kate, Molly and I went to dinner at a Japanese place, while Julie went off with Michelle. Back at the apartment Sharona came over, Michelle brought cake and we all watched Ratatouille, which is adorable and brilliant, and probably one of the best Pixar movies, up there with Finding Nemo.
I actually woke up that morning really early because I couldn't sleep the night before, so I spent the better part of the morning watching Cardcaptor Sakura. Yes, that's right. I've never seen it before, and from what I have seen I can say it's adorable and actually really kind of nice. I've pretty much avoided CLAMP, except for the movie X which didn't exactly give me a good opinion of them--but Cardcaptor Sakura isn't too bad. It's cute without being disgustingly sugary. At the same time I'm hoping that something serious happens at some point or another, to give it a bit more...importance, I guess.
Anyway, today I managed to sleep well so I got up at a more reasonable hour (read: 3). Kate and Molly cooked dinner, Julie went off to "do stuff" (lol) and I hung out. Pat came around to give me the first two Phoenix Wrights and Sweeney Todd in concert. Kate made an awesome cake. Michelle and Sharona came over again for dinner and then we all watched Return of the King and made fun of Legolas and his "I burned the brownies!" face.
No drinking involved, but that's all good.
So anyway, I'm 21. Doesn't feel much different. *shrug*
Very happy though. I got Tales of the Abyss and a Scrabble set :D
It waaaaaaas pretty much the most intense movie I've ever seen.
The premise is straightforward. J.J. himself said that he wanted to create an American monster akin to Japan's Godzilla. The movie is shot in the faux-handheld "Blair Witch" style from the point of view of a group of people at a farewell party. The party is disrupted when the monster attacks, and the rest of the movie follows them as they try to escape New York.
The monster, according to all in-game hints released from August to now, is from the deep sea, potentially awakened by the deep-sea drilling of Japanese oil company Tagruato (the company that owns Slusho!). Why it chose to attack New York no one is quite sure. At any rate, the monster design is 100% original, and they actually made it look like something you might find deep in the water, something like a cross between a crab, a wolf fish, a prawn and various and sundry other critters you find on the ocean floor. Except, you know, huge. It also brought friends with it, probably the source of the codename "Parasite" this movie had for a time, in the form of crab-like things the size of dogs and with apparently very lethal bites that make you explode, at least a little bit.
Due to the way the movie is shot, we never get a sense of what the full monster looks like, but you get enough glimpses of it that you kind of piece it together. The movie overall stays true to its "handheld" style. That including wonderful acting by virtually unknown actors makes this the only movie that truly made me feel like I was really there with them. It was unbelievably intense--the most intense movie I've ever seen, while not really being all that scary, per se. Even the moments where you knew what was going to happen next were such "oh fuck!" moments that it still freaked you out. And the camera work was just so awesome, maintaining the style while still doing what camera work is supposed to do, which is tell part of the story.
The movie does leave you with a lot of questions (not to the degree of Lost, thanks J.J.). There's an audio clip at the end of the credits that, when reversed, has Rob saying "It's still alive." That along with the unanswered questions points to the idea that there might be a sequel in the works, though there's no word yet from the production crew (except vague hints). The online game that started with the Flash website and Slusho! is still going on. At any rate we'll probably be getting some more answers from that, if not from a sequel. There's even a manga online that indicates a connection between certain people and the monster.
One of the best movies I've ever seen. Excellent overall, and I'm looking forward to more, whatever that is.
Score: 10 out of 10
We wandered around the mall after that. I went to Best Buy and bought Amelie, Hairspray and Little Miss Sunshine with my gift card, then Kate, Molly and I went to dinner at a Japanese place, while Julie went off with Michelle. Back at the apartment Sharona came over, Michelle brought cake and we all watched Ratatouille, which is adorable and brilliant, and probably one of the best Pixar movies, up there with Finding Nemo.
I actually woke up that morning really early because I couldn't sleep the night before, so I spent the better part of the morning watching Cardcaptor Sakura. Yes, that's right. I've never seen it before, and from what I have seen I can say it's adorable and actually really kind of nice. I've pretty much avoided CLAMP, except for the movie X which didn't exactly give me a good opinion of them--but Cardcaptor Sakura isn't too bad. It's cute without being disgustingly sugary. At the same time I'm hoping that something serious happens at some point or another, to give it a bit more...importance, I guess.
Anyway, today I managed to sleep well so I got up at a more reasonable hour (read: 3). Kate and Molly cooked dinner, Julie went off to "do stuff" (lol) and I hung out. Pat came around to give me the first two Phoenix Wrights and Sweeney Todd in concert. Kate made an awesome cake. Michelle and Sharona came over again for dinner and then we all watched Return of the King and made fun of Legolas and his "I burned the brownies!" face.
No drinking involved, but that's all good.
So anyway, I'm 21. Doesn't feel much different. *shrug*
Very happy though. I got Tales of the Abyss and a Scrabble set :D