Cloverfield?

Back when the Transformers come out in theaters back in July, a trailer was attached to it that had me really really excited and that was a trailer know a different amount of names ranging from 01-18-08, "Cloverfield" and at a certain time The Ethan Hass Project (which I think later found out it had nothing to do with this project).

The trailer was very intriguing it started off show a group of people attending a sort of going away party for a man named Rob. As the party is continuing we see a couple of people say their good wishes and goodbyes through the camera. Everything seems to be going smoothly and then the lights and radio shutters with a loud roar coming right behind. Eventually everyone goes up to the roof to see whats going on. Soon after and in the middle of New York's tallest building a huge explosion goes off. As everyone gets down to the street, there is chaos everywhere and with the final shot we see the head of the statue of Liberty comes flying down the street as if something threw it. That's were the trailer ends.

The real exciting technique that the filmmaker used is the hand-held camera. That alone can either make or break a film in my opinion. although the way the hand-held camera did work here. During the great, tense full one-minute and fifty one seconds I was on the edge of my seat. The hand held made it seem more really and that was very exciting. When Transformers was finished the one thing I was talking about was this trailer. I followed around and even messed with all the viral Websites that had to do with the film from Ethan Hass to Slusho its all been real fun.

Then, the day when I went to go and see Beowulf which was on November 17th. They had shown another trailer for this movie and it was official titled "Cloverfield." As I sat watching it, I don't know maybe because I seen the trailer what seems now a hundred times, but I started to dislike the shaking camera. I was trying to actually see what was going on, because the camera was constantly moving.

I don't know now my expectation are a little bit lower from this. I'm just hoping that It doesn't always seem this way. Although this will defiantly won't stop me from going to see this on January 18, 2008. That just my two cents.

-MF320

01-18-08

Since this holiday when the TRANFORMERS came out there has been a lot some attenion on a trailer that was played during the previews. Which has Matt Reeves directing, J.J. Abrams is producing it and its starring: Blake Lively, Lizzy Caplan, and Mike Vogel who we know from the trailer as a man named Rob.

I didn't go to see the TRANSFORMERS, not really my cup of tea most likly wait for it on DVD, so I first watched the trailer through YouTube and then later when it was available on Quicktime. I was very intruged with this film. I'm constantly want to know more about this film. The trailer doesn't tell much about what going on just that "something" is attacking New York. First thoughts were Godzilla, but then i remembered that the Godzilla US rights were with Sony and not Paramount, but you never know the rights could have been transfered. Then I looked around the net and saw that people are talking about it could be and mytho creature Called Cthulhu which is from one of H.P Lovecrafts Novels. After reading and finding more inforamation on this creature it would seem like this is a very good bet. Then their are these websites about Ethan Haas from puzzles that once completed will have a videos of a person talking about events that happen etc. Recents report thou report that the Ethan Haas sites have completly nothing to do with this movie but who know. Sure seem relevant. One thing I foind weird was the actress Lizy Caplan who is in this movie and she was on the show 'The Class" and her co-star Jason Ritter played a Character named Ethan Hass, weird. In the most recent finding that is said that it is a part of the story is Slusho which is a weird Japanese website of what?, I don't know except its about a drink called "Slusho." Another idea of what it could be and possibly my favorite one is "Rampage" which is a game where the player plays a monster the wreaks havok among the city, and from what I remember the Monster were once humans. Maybe the Slusho has something to do with it?

All those ideas could be wrong mind you, hopefully more questions will be answered as we get closer and closer to January 18, 2008, but this will definitly be a big hit movie to start off the new year. I can't wait.

-MF320