Cloverfield and Conspiracy

[nova]

Wow,.... another disappointment.
When I first heard talk of this one I did not expect much, then it was released and all the high praise and hype started rolling in. Sounds like a fun movie huh? My wife was bored out of her mind the first 20 -30 minutes, then I fell asleep just about the time they got to Beth's apartment building. Woke up with a few minutes left and thought "Why am I not surprised, let down by another modern Hollywood film,...again", tuned back into the Jazz game and,...well,...another disappointment

Anyone really like this one? Do I need to give it another shot and see if I can keep my eyes open? Funny how I can be totally immersed in a conversation driven film and doze off during a "Terrific movie, filled with spectacle and humor" "Heart racing experience with plenty of chills and exhilaration" I even read one review where where someones pulse was pounding so fiercely he almost threw up on multiple occasions.

What a snooze fest Can hardly wait for tonights feature, Conspiracy. My wife also picked this one out . Generally I like Val Kilmer's films but I do not have ANY expectations for this one.

[Sonnie]

Conspiracy reminded me of a B movie. You can tell Val has been grazing on the grubb a little more than usual... a bit hefty. It was okay, but nothing special... for me.

I have put off watching Cloverfield because so many people have told me they did not like it... on top of the camera being jittery, which I can not stand to watch a movie like that... it makes me sick.

[nova]

Well, Conspiracy was better than I thought. Still not very good as I'd swore I've seen it before. Maybe Charles Bronson was in it,... or was it Snipes, or Seagal, or Van Dam, or ????

[Blaser]

This movie is said to have tonnes of bass. Is the movie that bad?

[nova]

No, I would not say it's that bad but, it's really no where near as good as all the hype that surrounds it. Disappointing YES!, terrible,.... no.
Hmmm,... really don't recall too much bass either,... but I may have missed all the bass while I was snoozing

First post. Maybe I just really like monster movies but this movie is one of my favorites and yes, it works out the sub bigtime. All the scenes in Manhattan after the monster makes landfall contain rocket and small arms fire off in the distance, not to mention the chaos when the monster is close by, or when the Brooklyn Bridge collapses, or when the helicopters are flying, or as it echoes when they are in the subway or . . . you get the picture.

Cloverfield jumped ahead of the Matrix on my 'showoff clips'.

jp

[muzz]

I'm not a fan of shaky handheld cameras at all, so in the beginning it really bothered me....
I got over that and just watched the movie.

Not a classic, but not that bad...different.

Ahmed- Yes it REALLY works the sub hard, fantastic bass in this movie.

[deacongreg]

Yes Sonnie,

I pretty much heard what you did. That after the great commercials, it was a let down, and my 16 year old stepson said, the ending was "whack" He did not like the ending at all. So, I did not rush to see it, especially at the prices of movies today.

[weeZ]

Never saw it the theaters but have rented it a couple of times, 1st on dvd then blu. While I did enjoy it both times it's not something I would purchase. I actually like the camera work, gave a more frenzied feel to the panic.

[no. 5]

nova wrote:

Wow,.... another disappointment.

I haven't seen it yet, but I'm not that surprised. There seem to be more movies lately that are "great eye candy" with "spectacular bass" and so on, but less often a person hears that the plot and acting was as amazing. Pity.