Cloverfield

I’m writing this post as I take a five minute break from the writing of a directed task for my degree (2,000 words and the one I’m doing at the moment is writing an annual work plan including needs assessment for all of the youth work I do!) which is absolutely tons of fun (please make mental note of sarcasm)

But that’s not the important thing and more importantly that’s not what this blog is about.

Last night I went to the old cinema with Phil Green and after going to the pub and eating some food (mmm delicious) we decided to go and see the new film out called ‘Cloverfield’. Most of you if you are fairly up on movies or popular culture would have heard about the flick and would probably know it as the disaster monster movie from J.J. Abrams who does Lost (but maybe you don’t want to judge him for that!) and there was loads of press about it because of their quite clever I must say viral advertising campaign and cool mysterious and aloof teaser trailers.

If you want me to fully review the film then you have come to the wrong place because my hard rockin’ amigo from Luton, young master Sir Thomas of Wade (he ain’t really a Sir but is from Luton…don’t judge him) is the man to go to for reviewing movies…and lucky you he writes all of his reviews down on his lovely blog…aren’t you lucky! and I’ve just seen that he has reviewed this film already and probably much better than I could anyway!

But I will say that I enjoyed it, it’s shot in the shaky camera style that people would mostly know as ‘Oh, like the Blair Witch project‘ and so it can strain your eyes because you find yourself focussing them awfully hard to keep up with the movements but I like it as a style and I think it adds realism. I won’t give away anything from the film so do not fear I wont be mister spoiler today but whether the ending is any good or whether its fairly disappointing I shall leave up to you wonderful people to decide on your own with your little brains (don’t feel bad about the little brains comment…they’re all pretty much the same size! aren’t they?!). I have a feeling that watching the film a second time wouldn’t be half as good and I’m sure lots of pretentious film critics will not like it because it is a bit cliché and quite formulaic but none the less I enjoyed the experience and thought it was a worthwhile and dare I say good one.

Sunday, February 3rd, 2008 Uncategorized

4 Comments to Cloverfield

Look at this - I’m being linked to all the time! I feel very honoured. For that Mr Verow I have made you (ha it rhymes) a Sigur Ros CD with a lot of their music on. Just for you. And you only. And I agree, leave film snobbishness at the entrance and Cloverfield is fun!