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Rating: 6.691/10 by 7015 users

Cloverfield (2008)

Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Told from the point of view of their video camera, the film is a document of their attempt to survive the most surreal, horrifying event of their lives.

Directing:
  • Louis Guerra
  • Efrain Cortes
  • Matt Reeves
  • Katie Carroll
  • Rip Murray
  • Dawn Gilliam
Writing:
  • Drew Goddard
Stars:
Release Date: Tue, Jan 15, 2008

Rating: 6.691/10 by 7015 users

Alternative Title:
04-05 - JP
06-02-08 - FR
1-18-08 - US
Cheese - US
Clover - US
Cloverfield: Hakaisha - JP
Monstrous - US
Slusho - US
Untitled J.J. Abrams Project - US
Клеверное поле - RU
Кловерфилд - RU
科洛弗档案 - CN
Monstruoso - ES
末世凶煞 - HK

Country:
United States of America
Language:
Pусский
English
Runtime: 01 hour 25 minutes
Budget: $25,000,000
Revenue: $170,764,026

Plot Keyword: quarantine, monster, chaos, skyscraper, supernatural, giant monster, alien, disaster, break-up, destruction, survival horror, kaiju, military, found footage, aftercreditsstinger, desperate, suspenseful, sinister, ominous, pessimistic
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Mike Vogel
Jason Hawkins
Odette Annable
Beth McIntyre
Anjul Nigam
Bodega Cashier
Ryan Key
Party Goer
Baron Vaughn
Party Goer
Charlyne Yi
Party Goer
Roma Torre
Roma Torre
Rick Overton
Frantic Man
Jason Cerbone
Police Officer
Pasha D. Lychnikoff
Russian Man on Street
Billy Brown
Staff Sgt. Pryce
Scott Lawrence
Lead Soldier
Tim Griffin
Command Center Officer
Chris Mulkey
Lt. Col. Graff
Jason Lombard
Second Medic
Jamie Martz
Helicopter Pilot
Matt Reeves
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Michael Ark
Party Goer (uncredited)
Caley Bisson
Party Bartender (uncredited)
Maylen Calienes
Frantic Girl on Bridge (uncredited)
Craig Dabbs
Army Sgt. First Class (uncredited)
Jason Giffin
National Guardsman / Tank Gunner (uncredited)
Hisonni Johnson
Party Goer (uncredited)
Adam Karst
New Yorker (uncredited)
Julio Leal
Rocketeer / Soldier (uncredited)
Gene Richards
First Man Coughing (uncredited)
Bertrand Roberson Jr.
Military Personnel (uncredited)
Chris Spinelli
Party Goer (uncredited)
Rick Shuster
Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
Jake McLaughlin
Helicopter Pilot (voice) (uncredited)

CinemaSerf

I suppose the first thing to warn of is - it is shot entirely POV, and for many (including me) that can prove to be really quite annoying at times (and particularly difficult to light effectively). The premiss is that "Jason" (Mike Vogel) and girlfriend "Lily" (Jessica Lucas) are living the happy lives of a young couple. When one night they set off to attend a leaving do for their pal "Rob" (Michael Stahl-David) their party is shattered by what seems like an earthquake, followed by a desperate hunt for his girlfriend "Beth" (Odette Annable) as something ginormous is stalking the streets of New York. The camera passes from person to person, so that does give us a different perspective of the ensuing mania - but actually I didn't find them a particularly engaging bunch of panic-stricken folks so I can't say I was very concerned for their safety. Some of the decisions they make - admittedly under a fair degree of duress - seem staggeringly risky and/or stupid; the sound editing overdoes the screeching and wailing to such an extent that the dialogue can be barely audible at times, and though well paced eventually, it still takes just a bit too long to actually get going. It is certainly an interesting concept, and if the style of cinematography doesn't drive you mad after twenty minutes, then I reckon you will quite enjoy the intimacy of the thing - at times, it is actually quite scary.


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