This little piece I'm about to write has spoilers, so no crying like a bitch! don't be a bitch and cry! cos I'm gonna spoil the whole film if you ain't seen it. You crying BITCH.Right...
Sometimes, just sometimes, when something is so good, when something is so tremendous and so monumental / life changing. Sometimes...people turn against it...just because. But why? You ask. 'Just because' they are wankers? Probably my friend, probably. This same thing is happening with Cloverfield.
Cloverfield is amazing, there's no way to get around that, or deny it, as a film Cloverfield succeeds, it's got to be one of the best films ever made, arguably the greatest film of all time. That title is only held by Transformers at the moment...that's an official....view. On which everyone agrees.
But there's a trend happening involving those who perhaps didn't understand why the "camera was wobbly" or "the film ended with no explanation about anything" etc etc so because these people were rejected so to speak, because they were shat and pissed on, beaten up and made outcasts, put in the "people who don't like cloverfield" corner, because of this, they lash back at the film saying clap trap along the pooey lines of...
"not sure if i liked that film"
or..wait wait , how about this one
"Oh, film wasn't that good really"
Erm, sorry Norman spectacles. Yes it fucking was. How dare you disagree, now continue to take these hard beats to the back of the head..wallop!!! I came out of the Cinema, feeling something i ain't felt in a long time. Not my winkle. But feeling like I'd just been part of an experience a ride. The entire film is viewed from the perspective of some ones camcorder, and in short a giant alien/sea creature invades new york in the middle of them filming live. What a fucking fantastic concept. Could have only been topped by it being an alien invasion as opposed to godzilla type flex, but still but still...
Theres one scene where you view them being air lifted out of new york in a helecopter, which spirals out of control, remember again, this is all from a live camcorders perspective, you are there, you feel the tension, you actually grip your seat..oh for the love of god look, it's just tremendous. If you miss this at the Cinema you've missed a huge part of what the movie is meant to bring you.
But the point of my blog is...those who are saying it's rubbish. Shoot them. Until they all accept our religion!!! Or if you don't want to, then support this film anyway because good films like, really really good films, are rare. The directors of the film call it a cross between Blair Witch and Godzilla. And that's exactly what it is, except its a lot cooler than both those films. And Blair Witch i liked.
One scene, the guys run out into the streets and the military are shooting away at the beast and the camcorder catches it all, right in the middle, it's breathtaking. And i don't even use words like breathtaking but i can't think of anything else, any other way to describe certain scenes. I'm going to cry in a minute.
Just really please, make sure you see this film while it's showing, you wont ever actually get the chance to feel the whole vibe of it again if you miss it on the big screen. Do you want to be a fool and get rocks thrown at you in the street? (again) or do you wanna be part of Monster City...
Cloverfield is one of those rare gems that won't come back again until the official sequel. Which has already been announced, which they are calling "Cloverfield 2: Dan The British attacks"
Theres no argument, Cloverfield is fucking amazing, theres really nothing more to say on it.
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