Cloverfield
Whatever happened to the multimedia experience? Sure Cloverfield had the marketing where the first trailer didn't even say the name and stuff, but there really needs to be some other stuff for me to look at in order to like this film a lot more. Like stuff that tells what exactly the monster is or why the movie is called Cloverfield or something like that for instance.
I don't begrudge the film for not having that information because the way the film is made there's not really any way to put that in. On its own, I liked the way it was made. It was entertaining and I liked the characters. However, I was left unsatisfied at the end because there weren't any answers and there wasn't any way to get answers.
There really isn't much to tell about the plot. It is all shaky cam and there's a monster and people try to survive. That's pretty much it. So the whole thing is mainly about the people. On some level it is sad that the movie is really a love story and there's the fact that the way that a lot of the love story couldn't be told like that. They keep flashing back to another video that was on the tape but see the problem is that we are told in the beginning that this is on an sd card and digital files don't really work like that. And there's the problem that we don't really need to see those scenes because the whole damn movie is basically about what the guy is willing to do to save the girl so we know that he loves her because he does something to show how much he loves her.
For me the most relatable character is Hud the god natured guy who ends up filming things for most of the film. He's the best friend of the main guy. He's got a big mouth but he means well. He's interested in a girl who doesn't even know his name. He's the real star of the film not some five o'clock shadow guy with a cool job and who screws up his relationship with a hot girl.
three thumbs up
Hud is the man dog
but what is the monster thing
can someone tell me?
