Cloverfield

2008

Action / Adventure / Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 68% · 214 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 68% · 250K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 441330 441.3K

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Plot summary

Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Told from the point of view of their video camera, the film is a document of their attempt to survive the most surreal, horrifying event of their lives.

Director

Matt Reeves Photo
Matt Reeves

Top cast

Scott Lawrence Photo
Scott Lawrence as Lead Soldier
Baron Vaughn Photo
Baron Vaughn as Party Goer
Rick Overton Photo
Rick Overton as Frantic Man
Matt Reeves Photo
Matt Reeves as Radio Announcer
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay 2160p.BluRay
650.07 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 25 min
Seeds 4
1.20 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 25 min
Seeds 100
4.27 GB
3840*2160
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 25 min
Seeds 27

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by recklessron 6 / 10

Overall not bad but I found it unsatisfying and annoying to watch

I agree with most of the comments I read, in that this film is definitely worth watching, BUT thought I'd mention a few things that others didn't.The lack of a steady camera shot, even though it fits well with the plot, began to wear on me. I found myself relieved whenever the camera fell to the ground and gave the same view for a few seconds. It felt like I had on the wrong glasses - I was constantly trying to bring the scenes into focus and the continual motion, coupled with the random focus and quick glimpses of things I wanted to see clearly, made me feel stressed, strained and then annoyed.Add to that the ending, which leaves so many issues dangling, and, overall, I found it very unsatisfactory.Despite that I still gave it a 6. If you can handle triple rides on a roller-coaster then you'll probably really enjoy this film. If you get motion sickness easily then you may want to pause it every 10 minutes and focus on the wall!
Reviewed by jakens-40321 6 / 10

Motion Sickness Warning

I genuinely enjoyed this movie and found its concept to be interesting. However, I do know some other people who have not enjoyed the shaky camera style.
Reviewed by SoumikBanerjee1996 6 / 10

Not the film that I remember upon my revisit!

They needed Godzilla to fight that thing, not tanks or missiles!Jokes apart, it's a well-acted and well-made found footage feature, no doubt whatsoever. However, I remember liking the movie much more when I first saw it in my teenage years. I vividly recall caring for the whole ensemble and the devastating tragedy that struck them out of nowhere.More than a decade later, I cannot state the same, though. Perhaps it's the overexposure of the found footage genre in general or the fact I've now gotten habituated to such filmmaking and have seen much better works in the process. Whatever the reason, it did not resonate with me on the same level this time; I wish it did.
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