Uuuugh

[ladysprite]

My Report Card for 'Cloverfield':

Concept: A
Acting: A
Giant Monster: A+
Apocalyptitude: A-
Cinematography: D

I loved it, don't get me wrong. It was full of giant monster apocalyptic goodness like a twinkie is full of disturbing white sugary cream, and I knew going into it that there was a 75% chance of severe motion sickness. And it wouldn't really have worked with a more traditional means of filming - the shaky hand-held camera is a lot of what makes the movie so wonderful.

However, I have to wonder if less obsessive fans of the genre than I would find the experience, and the story, worth the several lasting hours of nausea. And they're working on a sequel; I can only pray that they figure out a new format for that - while I'm willing to put up with the post-movie illness to see it once, I don't think I can tolerate it a second time.

(Still, it was pretty damn awesome. And I'd love to speculate on what the hell was going on with anyone else who has seen it....)

Comments

[dornbeast.livejournal.com]

According to the filmmakers, that was a baby monster with parasites that dropped off to go eat people.

(I haven't seen the film; I like my food too much.)