I just got off the phone with Jason who saw Cloverfield in Manhattan on opening night. I was jealous that references to streets were commonplace to him whereas when I saw the movie it was like “a magical place called New York”.
I saw the 7:30 showing of Cloverfield tonight and loved it. I find it interesting that tagruato.com is temporarily out of services. Hopefully the story of the giant monster can continue.
I know that people may not have had the chance to see the movie yet, so I will not give away plot items. I will just say what to look for:
- A goofy Star Trek trailer. I’m a nerd, so of course I thought it was cool, but your normal moviegoer might be bored. Oh wait – normal moviegoer in Cloverfield? If you haven’t seen the trailer yet, you can view experience the gravelly-ness of Leonard Nimoy here.
- There’s a preview of the next season of Lost. They get rescued! But wait, the writers had signed a contract for two more seasons? Do I smell “Return to Lost”, where the Harlem Globetrotters will crash the coconut car into Hurley?
- In the actual Cloverfield movie, look for Slusho shirts.
- Nokia must be paying to be in the movie. Trust me.
- Stay for the credits. We hear a “Now what?” all static-y.
- If you stay for the credits, you’ll at least be entertained by Michael Giachinno’s “Roar!”, the only bit of original music for the movie. Lots of dissonant chords and a spooky opera lady. (What more do you need for a monster movie?) The rest of the music is playing on radios or TVs. The best is when nature/fire alarms/chaos is making the music.
- Listen for Hudson‘s reference to the prehistoric fish (coelacanth) found off of the coast of Madagascar. (Don’t trust Google’s ‘Selacamp’. Nice spelling, Web 2.0. (Hud, like HUD.)
- Look for a wonderful love story. Really.
- 90 minute tape, 90 minute movie.
- This movie probably won’t be a big blockbuster, but it will be remembered as a defining moment for filmmaking. This movie is an experience. (I agree, though, Jason that Abrams could release a traditional movie focusing on big-time people in this universe and still do well.)
I liked it! Hopefully I haven’t ruined any of it for people. It was worth the wait. We’ll see if anything big happens around late April or on The Good Day, May 22.
The Haiku
Make sure to always
Tell people that you love them -
Monsters kill quickly
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