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thanks for the review...i've heard a lot about this.. as nebbs said, it's inspired me to see it...
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I Am Legend (Francis Lawrence)
Great Special Effects & Premise - Mediocre Delivery
After a so called cure for cancer mutates the host into a vampire like creature, 90% of earth's population ends up dead. One man, who is immune to the virus, stays in New York to find a cure.
I Am Legend is the third film to be made from the book with the same name. The first two, The Last Man On Earth and The Omega Man, I have not seen. After viewing Legend, I can only hope they both have a stronger second half and conclusion, because Legend fails to capture it's audience in the third act.
The idea behind Legend is great and the in the right hands, the possibilities are endless. After viewing Legend I found myself wondering why it feels like two different films. Years prior Smith starred in a film about Robots taking over the city. In I, Robot the machines climb building walls, crash through glass and will not stop until they kill everyone. The third act of Legend follows the same structure. I couldn't help but picture the vampires as the robots as the climbed buildings and ripped through ceilings. The vampires themselves aren't too impressive on the technical scale. Seeing them attack wasn't as impressive as it should have been. They looked way too fake and it took me out of the reality of the film.
The whole film lands on Smith's shoulders and he pulls it off. The isolation in such a big city takes its course and slowly he begins to lose his mind. He interacts with his dog Sam and mannequins at the video store so he can have some kind of interaction. Tom Hanks did a similar thing in Cast Away. The film starts 3 years after the virus hits and it's a marvel to see the city in the state it's in. The technology we've created is what killed us. The technology we created is what outlived us. Seeing the tall buildings stands still while there is no live around it was astounding. The grass creeping through the streets, the abandoned cars and live animals roaming the city of New York. The special effects for this film is the highlight. It creates an atmosphere that no other post apocalyptic film has ever created. It makes one wonder if this will be our future. If we all die, will the things we created live on.
While the film does try and get us to connect with the lead character at the beginning, it doesn't try to keep that connection. It moves into an action film and I suddenly couldn't really care if Smith lived or died. I felt more of a connection with the dog Sam then I did with Smith. The film works up until one point, then it seems to go downhill and never catches back up with itself. When two new characters suddenly appear on the island.
There are bits and pieces of the film that don't really make sense. Like how all the creature look exactly alike, but those small things aside Legend is an enjoyable flick. It has moments of intense scenes, but then it has moments that make you question why. Such as why there appears to be a leader in the vampire pack. The flashbacks that are used to tell what happened to his family during the contamination of the city aren't that effective. It would have been more useful to have the flashbacks told with different days, instead of one night. Seeing Smith learning new ways to cope with his surroundings, meeting the infected for the first time, anything would have really worked. But they never took that advantage. It would have worked to connect us with Smith's character.
While Legend does have the performances or the conclusion one would hope, but it is worth a look at for it's special effects alone. It has it's fair share of problems, it stars of slow and ends fast. It's a mixed bag, the story is great, but presented on an average form. The special effects are astounding, but some of it look fake, like the vampires. In the end I did enjoy myself and that's what people look for at the movies.
Great Special Effects & Premise - Mediocre Delivery
After a so called cure for cancer mutates the host into a vampire like creature, 90% of earth's population ends up dead. One man, who is immune to the virus, stays in New York to find a cure.
I Am Legend is the third film to be made from the book with the same name. The first two, The Last Man On Earth and The Omega Man, I have not seen. After viewing Legend, I can only hope they both have a stronger second half and conclusion, because Legend fails to capture it's audience in the third act.
The idea behind Legend is great and the in the right hands, the possibilities are endless. After viewing Legend I found myself wondering why it feels like two different films. Years prior Smith starred in a film about Robots taking over the city. In I, Robot the machines climb building walls, crash through glass and will not stop until they kill everyone. The third act of Legend follows the same structure. I couldn't help but picture the vampires as the robots as the climbed buildings and ripped through ceilings. The vampires themselves aren't too impressive on the technical scale. Seeing them attack wasn't as impressive as it should have been. They looked way too fake and it took me out of the reality of the film.
The whole film lands on Smith's shoulders and he pulls it off. The isolation in such a big city takes its course and slowly he begins to lose his mind. He interacts with his dog Sam and mannequins at the video store so he can have some kind of interaction. Tom Hanks did a similar thing in Cast Away. The film starts 3 years after the virus hits and it's a marvel to see the city in the state it's in. The technology we've created is what killed us. The technology we created is what outlived us. Seeing the tall buildings stands still while there is no live around it was astounding. The grass creeping through the streets, the abandoned cars and live animals roaming the city of New York. The special effects for this film is the highlight. It creates an atmosphere that no other post apocalyptic film has ever created. It makes one wonder if this will be our future. If we all die, will the things we created live on.
While the film does try and get us to connect with the lead character at the beginning, it doesn't try to keep that connection. It moves into an action film and I suddenly couldn't really care if Smith lived or died. I felt more of a connection with the dog Sam then I did with Smith. The film works up until one point, then it seems to go downhill and never catches back up with itself. When two new characters suddenly appear on the island.
There are bits and pieces of the film that don't really make sense. Like how all the creature look exactly alike, but those small things aside Legend is an enjoyable flick. It has moments of intense scenes, but then it has moments that make you question why. Such as why there appears to be a leader in the vampire pack. The flashbacks that are used to tell what happened to his family during the contamination of the city aren't that effective. It would have been more useful to have the flashbacks told with different days, instead of one night. Seeing Smith learning new ways to cope with his surroundings, meeting the infected for the first time, anything would have really worked. But they never took that advantage. It would have worked to connect us with Smith's character.
While Legend does have the performances or the conclusion one would hope, but it is worth a look at for it's special effects alone. It has it's fair share of problems, it stars of slow and ends fast. It's a mixed bag, the story is great, but presented on an average form. The special effects are astounding, but some of it look fake, like the vampires. In the end I did enjoy myself and that's what people look for at the movies.
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I like the first two "I am Legend" films better
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The Bucket List (Rob Reiner)
"Humorous Performances Make This Film Decent"
Two men have cancer. One is a family man working as a mechanic, the other is a wealthy grouch divorced at least 3 times. While getting to know each other they develop a Bucket List, a list of things to do before you kick the bucket. They decide, instead of having people feel sorry for them, they will do all the exciting things they want to.
On paper "The Bucket List" is a winning combination. It has two of today's most respected actors, a heart-warming story with some humour and a director with some decent films under his belt. In reality, the film is a ploy to try and tug on heart strings. Yet it works in a weird way because of the two leading men. Nicholson and Freeman, both fine actors seemed at ease with each other and made the ride a little bit more pleasant. If it weren't for these two actors the film would not have worked at all.
The film is lazy. It needed a way to get these two characters in one room together and threw in some dialogue to make it happen. Reiner has had many projects, yet many productions values here were poor. Continuity errors take the viewer out of the film experience, obvious green screens distract the eye and a hyped up, but lackluster bucket list doesn't really make the film what it wanted to be. What you see them do in the trailer, is basically what they do in the film, so other then the performances from two Oscar winning actors, these film has very little going for it.
I don't know if the screenplay was lazy, or if it were Reiner himself, but one scene that could have been emotionally charged and could have possibly helped Nicholson receive yet another nomination is dumbed down to nearly nothing. It's as if Reiner thought that Nicholson couldn't hold the scene together, so he had to shift his way around it. It doesn't work well at all and leads to bland editing. Nicholson is good enough to hold his own and just when you think your about to get something good, Reiner takes it away by showing us something else.
With what Freeman and Nicholson do have, they do very well with. They play off each other very well, which is awkward at first considering the kind of character Nicholson is playing. Sure we get a bit of him not wanting to be in a room with someone else, but then it seems like the next day they're friends. No hostility between these two before they decide to embark on this list? Nicholson was meant to play this character, sometimes a bit over the top, yet with a restrained tone. He hits every mark he needs to and Freeman does as well. Freeman is the usual cool headed individual and nothing really changes here, but seeing them laugh till they cry is certainly a joy.
Yes this film has narration and yes it is from the one and only Freeman. It seems like it is mandatory for him to narrate films now, as he is popping up everywhere. Was this a last minute thing to try and add some kind of level to the screenplay that wasn't there before? Actors can only do so much, the screenplay has to be strong in the first place and this is not really the case.
Like many critics have been saying the performances are great but the film isn't. I liked the performances enough to give the film a decent rating and a scene here and there were heartfelt, but overall the film doesn't really deliver. Maybe expectations were too high because of the people involved, but there was definitely something missing from this film. A spark that would have the audience drawn to it, it never happens. We are meant to have fun with these characters, Nicholson and Freeman try to bring the audience on the trip with them, but we end up just watching them have all the fun.
"Humorous Performances Make This Film Decent"
Two men have cancer. One is a family man working as a mechanic, the other is a wealthy grouch divorced at least 3 times. While getting to know each other they develop a Bucket List, a list of things to do before you kick the bucket. They decide, instead of having people feel sorry for them, they will do all the exciting things they want to.
On paper "The Bucket List" is a winning combination. It has two of today's most respected actors, a heart-warming story with some humour and a director with some decent films under his belt. In reality, the film is a ploy to try and tug on heart strings. Yet it works in a weird way because of the two leading men. Nicholson and Freeman, both fine actors seemed at ease with each other and made the ride a little bit more pleasant. If it weren't for these two actors the film would not have worked at all.
The film is lazy. It needed a way to get these two characters in one room together and threw in some dialogue to make it happen. Reiner has had many projects, yet many productions values here were poor. Continuity errors take the viewer out of the film experience, obvious green screens distract the eye and a hyped up, but lackluster bucket list doesn't really make the film what it wanted to be. What you see them do in the trailer, is basically what they do in the film, so other then the performances from two Oscar winning actors, these film has very little going for it.
I don't know if the screenplay was lazy, or if it were Reiner himself, but one scene that could have been emotionally charged and could have possibly helped Nicholson receive yet another nomination is dumbed down to nearly nothing. It's as if Reiner thought that Nicholson couldn't hold the scene together, so he had to shift his way around it. It doesn't work well at all and leads to bland editing. Nicholson is good enough to hold his own and just when you think your about to get something good, Reiner takes it away by showing us something else.
With what Freeman and Nicholson do have, they do very well with. They play off each other very well, which is awkward at first considering the kind of character Nicholson is playing. Sure we get a bit of him not wanting to be in a room with someone else, but then it seems like the next day they're friends. No hostility between these two before they decide to embark on this list? Nicholson was meant to play this character, sometimes a bit over the top, yet with a restrained tone. He hits every mark he needs to and Freeman does as well. Freeman is the usual cool headed individual and nothing really changes here, but seeing them laugh till they cry is certainly a joy.
Yes this film has narration and yes it is from the one and only Freeman. It seems like it is mandatory for him to narrate films now, as he is popping up everywhere. Was this a last minute thing to try and add some kind of level to the screenplay that wasn't there before? Actors can only do so much, the screenplay has to be strong in the first place and this is not really the case.
Like many critics have been saying the performances are great but the film isn't. I liked the performances enough to give the film a decent rating and a scene here and there were heartfelt, but overall the film doesn't really deliver. Maybe expectations were too high because of the people involved, but there was definitely something missing from this film. A spark that would have the audience drawn to it, it never happens. We are meant to have fun with these characters, Nicholson and Freeman try to bring the audience on the trip with them, but we end up just watching them have all the fun.
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I'll watch The Bucket List when it comes to DVD, if only to see the teaming of Freeman and Nicholson, but you're review seems pretty believable to me. After I watch it, I'll try to comment vis-a-vis your review.
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Death Sentence (James Wan)
Slick Directing Can't Turn This Average Film Around.
After his son is murdered in front of his eyes at a gas station, Nick Hume, knowing the murderer will get out on the streets a few years later decides to take the law into his own hands. He soon finds himself on the run from the gang and desperately trying to protect his family.
This plot might sound familiar and that's because it's been done numerous times before with Bronson and coincidentally, the same year as The Brave One. Kevin Bacon plays the father who loses his son to a random crime and while sometimes his performance is lackluster, other times he seems to hit the right notes. His struggle with the death of his son, the horrors of killing another man and the fear for his family's safety takes a tole on a character and Bacon manages to pull it off in the end. This man goes from having the best life, to having next to nothing.
The film seems to flow in two different directions, thrilling and depressing. It's always hard to walk a fine line between two genres and here it works, for the most part. We never really get a chance to connect with the kid who dies at the beginning. The film opens with a montage of the kids life through a camera, then we see that he is a star athlete for Hockey and then he dies. If the film took another scene or two extra to set some kind of connection between this character, then the audience would be able to feel for Nick more. As a result, we never get the chance to feel what Nick is feeling. We know he lost his son and it is sad, but we are watching it and not feeling it. It's important for the viewer to feel this connection because that determines whether or not his actions are justified in the audiences eyes. Is one life for another justified? Nick makes the mistake of thinking so.
After he kills the one who killed his son (these are not spoilers because this is exactly what the film is about) his fellow gang members find out who did it and strike fear into his eyes. They attempt to kill Nick in broad day light, but it's unsuccessful, which then leads to a thrilling chase scenes, executed very well. While we may not think what Nick did was right, we do not want anymore sorrow it hit him or his family, we root for him to make it out alive.
The film does what I thought it would never do, it throws a curve ball. I was shocked and I applaud the filmmakers for doing so. It makes the events seem more realistic, not everything goes this characters way, there are bumps in the road and he's make that bumps bigger and badder. This event is so striking that Nick goes into a terminator mode, by shaving his head and loading up on a lot of guns. This is where the film takes a weird turn.
After having some trouble learning how to use the guns, Nick is off to end this war once and for all. Again, with a shaved head (actually a poor one, still some hair on the back side) he for some reason becomes a killing machine, wielding a shot gun, hand guns and Dirty Harry's favourite magnum. It's a stretch to believe this suit can do all this damage. Then again, one of the themes of the film is that you can do pretty much anything if the occasion calls for it.
While parts of the script are laughable, the direction is very well done. Young filmmaker James Wan, of Saw fame, creates thrilling chase sequences and nice camera movements. It makes up for some shoddy area in the script and the depressing scenes from prior. There is one sequence though that I couldn't help but laugh at, when Bacon walks away from a car unscratched, after having it plow through a van ripping it in half.
John Goodman has a small role and he seems to be enjoying himself here. Which is nice to see because everything else is....you guessed it, depressing. I have yet to see The Brave One, so there is no comparison here. I hear good things about Foster's performance and that film seemed to push this one out of the lime light. It's not that this film is bad, it just needs some work.
Slick Directing Can't Turn This Average Film Around.
After his son is murdered in front of his eyes at a gas station, Nick Hume, knowing the murderer will get out on the streets a few years later decides to take the law into his own hands. He soon finds himself on the run from the gang and desperately trying to protect his family.
This plot might sound familiar and that's because it's been done numerous times before with Bronson and coincidentally, the same year as The Brave One. Kevin Bacon plays the father who loses his son to a random crime and while sometimes his performance is lackluster, other times he seems to hit the right notes. His struggle with the death of his son, the horrors of killing another man and the fear for his family's safety takes a tole on a character and Bacon manages to pull it off in the end. This man goes from having the best life, to having next to nothing.
The film seems to flow in two different directions, thrilling and depressing. It's always hard to walk a fine line between two genres and here it works, for the most part. We never really get a chance to connect with the kid who dies at the beginning. The film opens with a montage of the kids life through a camera, then we see that he is a star athlete for Hockey and then he dies. If the film took another scene or two extra to set some kind of connection between this character, then the audience would be able to feel for Nick more. As a result, we never get the chance to feel what Nick is feeling. We know he lost his son and it is sad, but we are watching it and not feeling it. It's important for the viewer to feel this connection because that determines whether or not his actions are justified in the audiences eyes. Is one life for another justified? Nick makes the mistake of thinking so.
After he kills the one who killed his son (these are not spoilers because this is exactly what the film is about) his fellow gang members find out who did it and strike fear into his eyes. They attempt to kill Nick in broad day light, but it's unsuccessful, which then leads to a thrilling chase scenes, executed very well. While we may not think what Nick did was right, we do not want anymore sorrow it hit him or his family, we root for him to make it out alive.
The film does what I thought it would never do, it throws a curve ball. I was shocked and I applaud the filmmakers for doing so. It makes the events seem more realistic, not everything goes this characters way, there are bumps in the road and he's make that bumps bigger and badder. This event is so striking that Nick goes into a terminator mode, by shaving his head and loading up on a lot of guns. This is where the film takes a weird turn.
After having some trouble learning how to use the guns, Nick is off to end this war once and for all. Again, with a shaved head (actually a poor one, still some hair on the back side) he for some reason becomes a killing machine, wielding a shot gun, hand guns and Dirty Harry's favourite magnum. It's a stretch to believe this suit can do all this damage. Then again, one of the themes of the film is that you can do pretty much anything if the occasion calls for it.
While parts of the script are laughable, the direction is very well done. Young filmmaker James Wan, of Saw fame, creates thrilling chase sequences and nice camera movements. It makes up for some shoddy area in the script and the depressing scenes from prior. There is one sequence though that I couldn't help but laugh at, when Bacon walks away from a car unscratched, after having it plow through a van ripping it in half.
John Goodman has a small role and he seems to be enjoying himself here. Which is nice to see because everything else is....you guessed it, depressing. I have yet to see The Brave One, so there is no comparison here. I hear good things about Foster's performance and that film seemed to push this one out of the lime light. It's not that this film is bad, it just needs some work.
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Ah yes, been looking forward to this one,
also, how big is John Goodman's role?
also, how big is John Goodman's role?
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Across The Universe (Julie Taymor)
"It's For People With ADD, Who Want To Go On An Acid Trip."
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Ah yes, been looking forward to this one,
also, how big is John Goodman's role?
also, how big is John Goodman's role?
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He's basically in three scenes.
alright, sweet,
I am going to rent it,
P.S. I just saw Shoot Em' Up
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Cloverfield (Matt Reeves)
"An Experiment In Film-Making Indeed"
Rob is about to go away to Japan for a new job, so his friends decide to throw him a good-bye party. The party is quickly disturbed by an earthquake, which is later discovered to be from a giant unknown creature terrorizing the city of New York.
To describe this film would be saying what everyone has been saying since its release. Cloverfield is Godzilla meets The Blair Witch Project. This is not a bad thing; to negatives make a positive remember? If it weren’t for films like Blair Witch we wouldn’t have Cloverfield, then again if it weren’t for films like Cannibal Holocaust, we wouldn’t have films like Blair Witch. What Cloverfield does is take this idea and spin it on its head. Cloverfield is an experiment in filmmaking and it is quite successful.
Just like Blair Witch the film starts off with a message that this footage was found and we are about to watch this uncut material. For the first 20 or so minutes we get character introductions, these are the people who will be seeing the destruction through; these are the eyes and ears. We don’t get much characterization, but enough to know who’s who in the grand scheme of things.
We see a romantic sub-plot that will no doubt become more important as the film goes on; we meet our cameraman, a sarcastic guy who doesn’t have the guts to talk to this one girl, this one girl who is only there to meet up with her other friends later. We also see the main characters brother and girlfriend, but we never get to really know these people. Which is fine, we only get a glimpse into their lives because it’s all about the destruction right?
The destruction itself is very well done. This is where all the money went. No high tech cameras, just special effects for destruction for New York. Every bit of it was realistic. I was scared this was going to be another monster running around New York bit that Godzilla pulled on us, and yes while it is that, the film is much more. Not once did I ever believe anything in Godzilla, here I was entertain and engaged. I felt like I was actually watching real footage. The unknown actors were a good choice, it adds to the “found footage” feel.
The monster itself is cool looking as well. You never get a full view of it until the very end, but it’s the bits and pieces of it that make it scary. Reeves builds up great tension as the monster is roaming the city and we see the destruction from a distance, yet we still have fear that it could kill us.
In addition to the giant creature, there are little ones. Apparently they are parasites. They seem like giant spider-crabs to me and they are quite scary. I’m glad that Abrams and crew decided to go with something original and not re-tell Godzilla. This was a brilliant choice and helped the marketing of the film immensely. The sound is sharp and loud. Specifically when the army blasts away at the creature, it makes the viewer feel like they are there.
I never once felt sick with the camcorder shaking around everywhere, but others in the theatre were. They were also disappointed with the ending, as half the theatre moaned and asked if that was it. I don’t know what they were expecting, maybe some answers? Well you won’t get any here. We saw the destruction through the eyes of this camera; we don’t know what’s going on. The characters don’t know what’s going on, they speculate that it could be alien, or government secret. There is no scientist with a white lab coat here explaining what the monster is or where it came from. If you’re content with this then you’ll love this film.
Unlike Snakes On A Plane, which I loved by the way, this film lives up to the hype expected by the fans. All the speculations can go to rest Cloverfield is here. Now let new speculations arise.
"An Experiment In Film-Making Indeed"
Rob is about to go away to Japan for a new job, so his friends decide to throw him a good-bye party. The party is quickly disturbed by an earthquake, which is later discovered to be from a giant unknown creature terrorizing the city of New York.
To describe this film would be saying what everyone has been saying since its release. Cloverfield is Godzilla meets The Blair Witch Project. This is not a bad thing; to negatives make a positive remember? If it weren’t for films like Blair Witch we wouldn’t have Cloverfield, then again if it weren’t for films like Cannibal Holocaust, we wouldn’t have films like Blair Witch. What Cloverfield does is take this idea and spin it on its head. Cloverfield is an experiment in filmmaking and it is quite successful.
Just like Blair Witch the film starts off with a message that this footage was found and we are about to watch this uncut material. For the first 20 or so minutes we get character introductions, these are the people who will be seeing the destruction through; these are the eyes and ears. We don’t get much characterization, but enough to know who’s who in the grand scheme of things.
We see a romantic sub-plot that will no doubt become more important as the film goes on; we meet our cameraman, a sarcastic guy who doesn’t have the guts to talk to this one girl, this one girl who is only there to meet up with her other friends later. We also see the main characters brother and girlfriend, but we never get to really know these people. Which is fine, we only get a glimpse into their lives because it’s all about the destruction right?
The destruction itself is very well done. This is where all the money went. No high tech cameras, just special effects for destruction for New York. Every bit of it was realistic. I was scared this was going to be another monster running around New York bit that Godzilla pulled on us, and yes while it is that, the film is much more. Not once did I ever believe anything in Godzilla, here I was entertain and engaged. I felt like I was actually watching real footage. The unknown actors were a good choice, it adds to the “found footage” feel.
The monster itself is cool looking as well. You never get a full view of it until the very end, but it’s the bits and pieces of it that make it scary. Reeves builds up great tension as the monster is roaming the city and we see the destruction from a distance, yet we still have fear that it could kill us.
In addition to the giant creature, there are little ones. Apparently they are parasites. They seem like giant spider-crabs to me and they are quite scary. I’m glad that Abrams and crew decided to go with something original and not re-tell Godzilla. This was a brilliant choice and helped the marketing of the film immensely. The sound is sharp and loud. Specifically when the army blasts away at the creature, it makes the viewer feel like they are there.
I never once felt sick with the camcorder shaking around everywhere, but others in the theatre were. They were also disappointed with the ending, as half the theatre moaned and asked if that was it. I don’t know what they were expecting, maybe some answers? Well you won’t get any here. We saw the destruction through the eyes of this camera; we don’t know what’s going on. The characters don’t know what’s going on, they speculate that it could be alien, or government secret. There is no scientist with a white lab coat here explaining what the monster is or where it came from. If you’re content with this then you’ll love this film.
Unlike Snakes On A Plane, which I loved by the way, this film lives up to the hype expected by the fans. All the speculations can go to rest Cloverfield is here. Now let new speculations arise.
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Seems most people like this film I will have to see it when it starts here Thanks for the review 
I will have to see it when it starts here Thanks for the review
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Yes, but eveyone hated the ending that I talked to,
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I loved the film. I am glad they didn't explain where the creature came from or it's origin. It gives the audience something to ponder. Working at the theater, hearing that people come out of seeing Cloverfield and are throwing up I can't help but crack up laughing. I don't know why.
Anyhoo, I can't wait to pick up the manga prequel.
Anyhoo, I can't wait to pick up the manga prequel.
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To begin with, the children are not likable at all. The little one who is suppose to be cute is annoying, the younger brother is a pain in the ass, the older sister has too little screen time to make any kind of connection, while the oldest is just too dumb. Not to mention that all the actors playing them were annoying to listen to.
My thoughts exactly! Except I picked on Edumond a bit more
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Nice review of Cloverfield US
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