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Cloverfield [Blu-ray] | ![Cloverfield [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51YpK0YYMSL._SL500_.jpg)
| Director: Matt Reeves
Actors: Mike Vogel, T.j. Miller, Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, Odette Yustman
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
List Price: $39.99
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Rating:  591 reviews
Sales Rank: 642
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 0
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 84 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.5
MPN: 132854
UPC: 097361328546
EAN: 0097361328546
ASIN: B0018QCXGY
Theatrical Release Date: January 18, 2008
Release Date: June 3, 2008
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Product Description
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 livesSystem Requirements:Running Time: 84 minutesFormat: BLU-RAY DISC Genre: SCI-FI/FANTASY/MONSTERS & MUTANTS Rating: PG-13 UPC: 097361328546 Manufacturer No: 132854
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One of the first things a viewer notices about Cloverfield is that it doesn't play by ordinary storytelling rules, making this intriguing horror film as much a novelty as an event. Told from the vertiginous point-of-view of a camcorder-wielding group of friends, Cloverfield begins like a primetime television soap opera about young Manhattanites coping with changes in their personal lives. Rob (Michael Stahl-David) is leaving New York to take an executive job at a company in Japan. At his goodbye party in a crowded loft, Rob's brother Jason (Mike Vogel) hands a camcorder to best friend Hud (T.J. Miller), who proceeds to tape the proceedings over old footage of Rob's ex-girlfriend, Beth (Odette Yustman)--images shot during happy times in that now-defunct relationship. Naturally, Beth shows up at the party with a new beau, bumming Rob out completely. Just before one's eyes glaze over from all this heartbreaking stuff (captured by Hud, who's something of a doofus, in laughably shaky camerawork), the unexpected happens: New York is suddenly under attack from a Godzilla-like monster stomping through midtown and destroying everything and everybody in sight. Rob and company hit the streets, but rather than run with other evacuees, they head toward the center of the storm so that Rob can rescue an injured Beth. There are casualties along the way, but the journey into fear is fascinating and immediate if emotionally remote--a consequence of seeing these proceedings through the singular, subjective perspective of a camcorder and of a story that intentionally leaves major questions unanswered: Who or what is this monster? Where did it come from? The lack of a backstory, and spare views of the marauding creature, are clever ways by producer J.J. Abrams and director Matt Reeves to keep an audience focused exclusively on what's on the screen. But it also makes Cloverfield curiously uninvolving. Ultimately, Cloverfield, with its spectacular effects brilliantly woven into a home-video look, is a celebration of infinite possibilities in this age of accessible, digital media. --Tom Keogh
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 Cloverfield Blu-Ray DVD Review September 8, 2008
David Hill (Chester, NY)
The Cloverfield Blu-Ray DVD is worth the price of purchase with some expected features and some not so expected features such as the innovative addition that allows the viewer to track the Cloverfield Monster through New York City when it is on and off camera. There are also featurettes dedicated to the Visual Effects, the design of the monster, the Making of the Movie as well as the usual supplements such as the director's comentary, deleted scenes, and alternate endings.
Cloverfield won me over yet I see why people despise this September 8, 2008
Jenny J.J.I. (That Lives in Northern Nevada)
Now that all the hype has die down I was able to give this film an objective look. I have to admit I was impressed. This movie throws out the music, set-ups, and cheap scares out the window - in a good way. Nothing in this movie tells you you're watching a movie of course. You're completely disorientated from start to finish, completely uncomfortable and on edge. And that is a hell of an achievement in today's de-sensitized movie environment. While I didn't jump once, I did find myself clutching the chair arms at various points.
I see why viewers would fine this derivative but every monster movie cliché is in there, and so it should be. The monster destroys landmarks. The military fight the monster. News reports advancing the plot. But it's delivered with such style and such punch that you can't help but be awed. You're seeing these events on an ant's eye level. There are no sweeping special effects shots of the White House being demolished by aliens, no aerial shots of buildings being destroyed - instead we get distant, unidentifiable bangs, fires obscured by the cityscape, an enormous leg moving behind a skyscraper - and a distant object which comes hurtling through the air, finally landing amidst chaos in a street, revealing itself to be the head of the statue of liberty.
This personal touch goes deeper - characters disappear from the story, and we (the audience) don't know their fate because the main characters don't. To be honest, I don't know whether I love this or like it but I was impressed. The subway scene was probably the best bit for me, and the ending slightly disappointed. I really wish they had elaborated more on the bites but I suppose that wouldn't really have been in-keeping with the point of the movie, same theory as 'Alien'- it's scarier when you DON'T see the monster. Not that I'm saying this movie is scary in any way. As a horror fan, it takes a lot to scare me also.
The effects, with one or two exceptions (the money shot of the monster at the end springs to mind), are seamlessly integrated. A lifelong "effects spotter", I found myself not even noticing when something that MUST have been CGI was on screen. Beside that it's a good film and I have to give thanks to those who had given me the extra push to finally watch this. Recommended to those who need to kill there curiosity.
 Great movie September 8, 2008
Spanish-learner for Life (Albuquerque, NM)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Most people either loved or hated this movie with a Godzilla like monster tearing up New York City. I loved it because it was full of action. And you never knew what was going to happen next. I saw it in the movies and now I am going to buy the DVD.
ONE OF THE BEST MONSTER MOVIES EVER 9 OUT OF 10 September 8, 2008
ACEMAN1 (Ripon, California)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's been years since I've seen a monster movie that truly impressed me. It's also been years since a really good monster movie was made. The Host was disappointing as a monster movie, and I was afraid Cloverfield would shower me in disappointment like The Host. Luckily, that wasn't the case.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT: Manhattan, New York. What started as a going away party that was being recorded on camera for happy memories for a guy named Rob thrown by his friends and his brother, ends up being a worst nightmare that is documented via cam corder when an earthquake occurs and an explosion rips through the city. As all the party members try to escape from the area the Statue of Liberty's head is thrown at a building and into a street. After that shocking moment, a building collapses filling the street with a thick dust cloud and debris. No one can identify the mysterious creature wreaking this havok (It looks like a creature from the PS3 game Resistance: Fall of Man). The story is focused on four friends; Rob, Lilly, Hud, and Elana who are trying to get to a friend's apartment who was left behind in the city, and try not to get killed by the giant creature and the little monsters it drops off to eat people. This film is suspenseful, bizarre, has great characters, and is even a little gory.
MUSIC: For some reason there is none. It makes sense considering this film is all done with a cam corder and is trying to be realistic, but it still would have been nice.
SOUND: This film sounds great in surround sound with the explosions, screams, and monster roaring.
ACTION: This film is loaded with explosions, fire fights between the army and the creature, and some bloody scenes.
ENTERTAINMENT: It seems people on this site are mixed about this film despite the wide critical acclaim. So for now I'll just recommend it as a rental. This film delivers scares and it's one of the best monster films made in years.
OVERALL: Rent before buy.
THE GOOD: Lots of destruction, some bloody scenes, cool creature designs, good characters, decent storyline, and the cam corder documentation is great.
THE BAD: No music, camera can make some people dizzy.
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