Comments on: New Cloverfield Trailer Online

By: Robert(wolf)

Robert(wolf) — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:18:20 +0000

I think the trailer was ok. You don’t get to see much anyway, but from what I can see, it’s just a bunch of people running around. Doesn’t tell me a damn thing.

By: miles

miles — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:49:26 +0000

i got blasted on another forum for saying i didn’t think it was super promising.

By: Marla Singer

Marla Singer — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:18:08 +0000

this trailor shows me nothing.. DAMN JJ.ABRAMS!!

By: Pineapplehead81

Pineapplehead81 — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:53:33 +0000

It’ll be like a blockbuster but without all the money shots. Imagine all the bits in Independence Day when they’re wondering wtf is going on then the bits when they’re talking about how to defeat the aliens, then the celebration but without actually seeing anything. It’s almost an extreme version of Spielberg’s War Of The Worlds.

I’m not going to bash the film until I’ve seen it and to be honest I was creeped out by the effective use of sound in Blair Witch (watch that in the cinema with two other people!). I understand telling a story from the human pov but I just don’t know how well a monster movie can be told without a little spectacle.

By: John

John — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:23:09 +0000

Hey EmilyK,

I was about to tell you that you’re wrong… but I can’t… because you’re not.

By: emilyk

emilyk — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:18:20 +0000

so it’s like blair witch project only with special effects?

By: brett

brett — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:03:55 +0000

oh! didn’t you hear? the monster is actually a stripper with a heart of gold.

By: Bishop

Bishop — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:58:50 +0000

I dunno. Any movie where the completely decimate major cities gets me all excited. I love “end of the world” on film stories. That would be enough to get me to see a movie. You throw in the possibility of monsters? That is pretty cool. That pushes it in favour of seeing the film.

The problem with monster movies though, is often the monsters all end up looking like bad CG. The closer they try to get them to look real, the worse it becomes.

Unless they keep the monster shown in bits and pieces and quick glimpses only.

Now all they need are strippers with hearts of gold in this and I would TOTALLY go see it.