Comment Re:My Review (Score 1) 511
Spoilers Ahead ... the monster sucked! All I can say about the monster is that it's a good thing the cast and crew kept it such a tight-lipped secret, because if they'd released photos of it I think it would have hurt their chances at the box office. Yes, gentle viewers, New York was being destroyed by a monster that not only had killer lice, but literally could not stand upright. Being one hundred feet tall? Scary. Waddling around on flippers? Not scary. The two even out to give the general reaction, "eh." When the reaction to the main character of your film is "eh" (and let's face it, people go to kaiju films to see the monster), then you got problems.
The second problem is that Cloverfield doesn't explain anything. Where does the monster come from? I dunno. Why is it in Manhatten? No clue. How come when the little killer lice bite you your head explodes? Shrug. I'm ignoring the questions that apply to all monster/horror movies, such as: "how come weapons that can penetrate 20 thick reinforced concrete are useless against fleshy creature?" and "why the hell are they just standing there gaping when they're in mortal danger?" Even Spielberg's War of the Worlds gave a BS explanation for the alien's presence. (They buried the spaceships a million years ago, then teleported into them under cover of a thunderstorm... God that movie sucked.)
You certainly do not know that Mr Spielberg re-did the 1953 picture.
The Sea Monster's external skeleton was designed to withstand the depth of 6 Miles, at about 2,252,916 Pounds of Pressure per Foot.
Heh.. The movie was a kick ass thriller, Horror, and Dark Humor.. Oh yeah, and the Goth Chick loved the gushing bite marks after the attack from the lil' snappers....... How krad is a suicidegirl(.com) chick in a movie! She was getting off from the pain!
The movie is AMAZING. Almost made me feel THERE. And had some Dark military perspective and behind the scenes.
The movie had people Laughing, Crying, Gasping, Awing, Dizzy, and Confused. ALL FREAKING RIGHT!