296 reviews
Sales Rank: 50

Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Russian (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 84
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6

MPN: 352064
UPC: 097363520641
EAN: 0097363520641
ASIN: B0014Z4OQG

Theatrical Release Date: January 16, 2008
Release Date: April 22, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
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.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLERS UPC: 097363520641 Manufacturer No: 352064

Amazon.com
One of the first things a viewer notices about Cloverfield is that it doesn't play by ordinary storytelling rules, making this intriguing horror film as much a novelty as an event. Told from the vertiginous point-of-view of a camcorder-wielding group of friends, Cloverfield begins like a primetime television soap opera about young Manhattanites coping with changes in their personal lives. Rob (Michael Stahl-David) is leaving New York to take an executive job at a company in Japan. At his goodbye party in a crowded loft, Rob's brother Jason (Mike Vogel) hands a camcorder to best friend Hud (T.J. Miller), who proceeds to tape the proceedings over old footage of Rob's ex-girlfriend, Beth (Odette Yustman)--images shot during happy times in that now-defunct relationship. Naturally, Beth shows up at the party with a new beau, bumming Rob out completely. Just before one's eyes glaze over from all this heartbreaking stuff (captured by Hud, who's something of a doofus, in laughably shaky camerawork), the unexpected happens: New York is suddenly under attack from a Godzilla-like monster stomping through midtown and destroying everything and everybody in sight. Rob and company hit the streets, but rather than run with other evacuees, they head toward the center of the storm so that Rob can rescue an injured Beth. There are casualties along the way, but the journey into fear is fascinating and immediate if emotionally remote--a consequence of seeing these proceedings through the singular, subjective perspective of a camcorder and of a story that intentionally leaves major questions unanswered: Who or what is this monster? Where did it come from? The lack of a backstory, and spare views of the marauding creature, are clever ways by producer J.J. Abrams and director Matt Reeves to keep an audience focused exclusively on what's on the screen. But it also makes Cloverfield curiously uninvolving. Ultimately, Cloverfield, with its spectacular effects brilliantly woven into a home-video look, is a celebration of infinite possibilities in this age of accessible, digital media. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews: Read 291 more reviews...

1 out of 5 stars

Dumbest,sickest movie I have ever watched May 3, 2008
I wish I could demand my money back from the directors and producers of this stupid so called movie, made me sick to watch it, anyone buying this movie including myself is just throwing their money away...

1 out of 5 stars

a decent story May 3, 2008
It was a decent story but the handheld camera sucked. If I would have to see it again I would not. Once is enough.

4 out of 5 stars

"It's Alive!" Scary and Disconcerting May 2, 2008
I was eagerly awaiting this film, especially given the secrecy surrounding its main themes prior to its theatrical release: was it another 'aliens invade the U.S.' flick or what? We now have *some* of the answers!

First things first: if you suffer from motion sickness, you may want to give this film a pass. Adventurous director-and-producer team Matt Reeves and J.J. Abrams make use of the camcorder-POV and give Blair Witch Project a real run for its money. They add realism to this POV by showing us snippets of a video two of the main characters Rob Hawkins and Beth MacIntyre (Michael Stahl-David, Odette Yustman) shot about a month before being recorded over by accident. I started to call this review *BWP Meets Godzilla*, but that seemed like a cheap shot that doesn't do justice to an interesting, creative, and disconcerting flick that has gained a substantial cult following.

For the first 18 minutes, little of interest happens unless you're into lower Manhattan upscale yuppie drama: Rob's going away party takes a downturn when Beth (from the earlier video) shows up with another guy. Suddenly, everything begins shaking and the lights flicker. Hud (T.J. Miller) - the guy with the camcorder - focuses our attention shakily on a news broadcast reporting that a tanker has capsized near the Statue of Liberty. The group goes to the roof to see if they can see anything. An explosion south of them sends flaming debris raining across the sky driving them back indoors and down to street level.

Moments later is one of this film's best special effects, as the badly damaged head of the Statue of Liberty careens down into the street in front of them. In the distance, the Woolworth Building collapses. The group is driven back indoors again by the wall of dust and debris. Hud's camcorder caught something nasty moving into the city, prompting an "It's alive!" What is it?

As the plot unfolds, we learn: a creature the size of a skyscraper has attacked the city. From the character Marlena (Lizzy Caplan): "It's eating people!" The group makes a sensible decision to get out, crossing the Brooklyn Bridge with a crowd of evacuees. Rob is trying to contact Beth on his cell. He learns that she is trapped in her apartment, injured and unable to move. Then a more immediate tragedy strikes: the creature attacks and knocks out a portion of the bridge's support structure, sending a large portion of the Brooklyn Bridge down into the river. Rob's brother Jason (Mike Vogel) is killed.

Rob again reaches Beth. He wants to rescue her. An argument ensues over the wisdom of this, but Rob - feeling guilty about how he'd treated her earlier - convinces the group to attempt a rescue. Their odyssey takes them through a subway station and into a tunnel where they must fight off nasty-looking parasites that "fell" from the larger creature. Marlena is bitten. At the other end they encounter a military unit that is evacuating the city. While in their makeshift facility, Marlena comes to a bloody end. Rob wants to leave for Beth's place. Those in charge of the facility won't stop him, but everyone leaves at 0600 the following morning. Be back or be trapped in the ruined city.

To shorten this account, the group reaches Beth - in her badly damaged apartment building they must access through the roof from a neighboring tower. She has been impaled through her shoulder on a piece of rebar. They rescue her, then make their way back to the street and to where the helicopters are leaving.

Do Rob and Beth make it out of the city? Watch the film! But bewarned: the helicopter scene is particularly dizzying, and then something happens that will make you jump ten feet. Yes, we get a close-up of the monster before it chows down on our hapless camcorder operator. The camcorder-POV has enabled Matt Reeves to direct this film in a stream-of-immediacy mode, freeing him of the need to explain what the creature is or where it came from. (The Wikipedia entry for this movie tells us that during the final clip of the earlier, recorded-over video, an object can be seen falling from the sky. I watched that scene over and over, but couldn't see anything.)

I have a few problems with the film, which explains the lack of five stars. (1) Rob has just lost his brother. Would he even be thinking about rescuing a girl he spent one night and one day with? (2) The other characters seem oddly nonchalant about Marlena's bite, as nasty-appearing as the parasites themselves. (3) Beth had been impaled on a piece of rebar in her apartment. I can't see three people simply lifting her off of it, followed by her getting up and joining them in getting out of the building and to a waiting helicopter. It is much more likely she would be in too much pain for that, and would lie there until she bled to death. (4) My biggest complaint: I have trouble visualizing a guy running through the streets, fending off attacking parasites, leaping across a debris-encumbered roof, etc., while filming everything on a camcorder.

None of these complaints need prevent your enjoyment of a nice combination of elements with more than a few genuine scares! I'm already hearing rumors about a Cloverfield 2 going into production.

5 out of 5 stars

THE BEST MOVIE EVER May 2, 2008
THIS IS THE BEST MOVIE EVER!!!!!!11 SO SCARY AND A GREAT PLOTLINE!!!!!!!!!
Everyone says the camera movement makes them dizzy. but i actualy liked it. it made you think you were actually there!!! The Blair Witch was prtty good. BUT NOT AS GOOD AS CLOVERFIELD!!!!!!!!

4 out of 5 stars

A Nice Thrill Ride May 2, 2008
Watching this thriller on home DVD was less of a tumbling somersault it was in the theater. In addition, views of the monster were much more clear and that was a big plus. The young people affected by this completely unexpected event in their lives somehow manage to cope. I am not sure going to rescue the fair damsel from a building darn near fallen is a predictable reaction.
The only reason I give this film a four is that the ending is far too vague. One does not know if the creature is killed or is still romping around Central Park and New York City. There is plenty of room for a sequel, perhaps shot from the perspective of another person caught up in this nightmare.