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Old Jan 21, 2008 | 05:37 AM
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Default Did anyone see Cloverfield this weekend?

Just wondering if it's worth seeing, or if I should save my money...

Old Jan 21, 2008 | 05:40 AM
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https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...ht=cloverfield
Old Jan 21, 2008 | 05:41 AM
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I havent seen it yet so couldnt tell ya if its worth seeing.
Old Jan 21, 2008 | 05:45 AM
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There's a Movies and TV section? I didn't even know...
Old Jan 21, 2008 | 05:46 AM
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haha i guess :D
Old Jan 21, 2008 | 05:47 AM
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It looks pretty dead over there in the movies forum.
Old Jan 21, 2008 | 03:31 PM
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i would of seen it but i'm not gonna any more cause i found a close enough picture of it online thats all i wanted to see :D
Old Jan 21, 2008 | 04:54 PM
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Are you talking about this?

Old Jan 21, 2008 | 07:08 PM
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it was a decent movie. No real character devlopment at all, but the action was good. And if you saw the picture of a monster that looks whale like, trust me when i say there is no whale-ness to the monster at all.
Old Jan 21, 2008 | 09:19 PM
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I saw the movie-- I actually reaallllly liked it- very creative way of doing a movie like that ( ANd it did not make me dizzy like the Blair Witch Project ) haha

2thumbs up from me!!!
Old Jan 21, 2008 | 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by RodC
Are you talking about this?

that is the monster alright!!!

save me power puff girls!!!
Old Jan 22, 2008 | 04:46 PM
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^^lol
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heard it sucked and made you want to puke...
Old Jan 23, 2008 | 04:53 AM
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Not to copy, but this movie sucked, and it made me want to puke.

Seriously, if they didn't hype it like they did I wouldn't be too upset. Without giving away much, the camera work just made me dizzy, no character development, and speaking of tha camera... I need to buy one of those, because it is apparently indestructible.

If they still have dollar movies where you are, I'd wait a month or two and watch it there.
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One of the worst movies ever!
Old Jan 23, 2008 | 05:07 AM
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Okay, you've all convinced me of how much the movie sucked. I shall invest in something else.
Old Jan 24, 2008 | 01:35 AM
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I have to say that I was entertained, but not impressed. I enjoyed it for what it was. Hud made me laugh....ah...like when they're in the subway tunnel and...

Hud: "Do you guys remember that lady who was on the news because she lit a bunch of homeless people on fire?"

someone:"Hud! That is not appropriote to be talking about right now!"

Hud:"Sorry...I just cant stop thinking about how scary it would be if one of them came running out of the dark."

You guys cant tell me you didnt laugh at that.
Old Jan 24, 2008 | 01:41 AM
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Hey so this movie wasn't to my liking (neither was it to my dad, so +2 for the dislike poll).

We both had a headache by the end of the movie and felt like we wasted, what was it an hour and 10? or an hour and 20 minutes?! It seemed like there wasn't much of a storyline. Would you guys really believe that that guy would go back for that girl if she wasn't hot, now come on! How about his act of heroism when he just pulled that girl off a piece of rebarb..

All in all, I give this movie a 1 out of 5 for effort.


BTW did this movie remind anyone of The Mist, which also sucked just as bad?
Old Jan 24, 2008 | 03:03 AM
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I watched it online and it sucked. I guess it's pretty boring without the atmosphere of being in a dark theater.
Old Jan 24, 2008 | 05:28 AM
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Lawl, I saw a news story tonight about Cloverfield making people sick. People have been complaining about vomiting, blacking out, and having seizures. They've started putting warning signs on the doors to Cloverfield screenings.



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