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Cloverfield

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Skinopsis

After New York City is destroyed by an unknown force, the government found footage in Central Park that was shot during the disaster. Now, it has been assembled so that you can see the destruction for yourself.

Review

The highest of high-concept monster movies, Cloverfield purports to be just one video in the Department of Defense's library chronicling an unspecified disaster. The film starts out as a homemade video made by a gang of well-to-do and good looking late-twentysomethings of a friend's going away party. But, anyone who has seen the trailer knows that this video doesn't remain a birthday party for long. The ravaging of New York by an unexplained (and until late in the film unseen) monster is seen entirely through the eyes of a small group of people struggling to save themselves and each other from the sudden onset of total destruction. Credit is due to director Matt Reeves for never straying from this singular concept and, for the most part, maintaining its believability.

Certainly, there are moments when the boundaries of "suspension of disbelief" are stretched, perhaps even crossed. But Reeves overcomes these flaws from Drew Goddard's script by never relenting from the sheer terror and from his central premise. The shaky camera work and the limited information that the audience is given access to only serve to create a sense of panic not only on the screen but throughout the audience as well. Those with weak stomachs might do best to wait for the DVD, not for any excess of gore, but the combination of a nauseating camera with the emotional terror that the film serves up relentlessly would be likely to make one physically ill.

Following in the footsteps of last year's The Host, Reeves has created a truly horrifying monster movie, one that cuts right to the core of contemporary political and environmental fears. It just might be the best American monster movie in many, many years.

-- Daniel Reed

Product Format Information

DVD Widescreen: $13.99

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: No
Region Code: 1
UPC: 097363520641

Studio : Paramount

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , French Dolby Digital Surround , Spanish Dolby Digital Surround , French Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen
Extras: 4 Deleted Scenes
Features:
Audio commentary: by Director Matt Reeves
Featurette: The Making of Cloverfield; Cloverfield Visual Effects; I Saw It! It's Alive! It's Huge; Clover Fun
Bonus footage: Congrats Rob; When You're in Japan; I Call That a Date; It's Going to Hurt
Alternate ending(s): Alt Ending #1; Alt Ending #2
Easter Eggs: Alpha Encounter - UNCONFIRMED - TAG VD #18 English; Alpha Encounter - UNCONFIRMED - TAG VD #19 Spanish; Alpha Encounter - UNCONFIRMED - TAG VD #20 French; Alpha Encounter - UNCONFIRMED - TAG VD #21 Japanese; Slusho!; Person of Interest - JLVD Video 2; Person of Interest - JLVD Video 5; Person of Interest - JLVD Video 9; Person of Interest - JLVD Video 11; Rack 'Em & Pack 'Em; Fighting the X

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Blu-ray : $22.99

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: No
Region Code: 1
UPC: 097361328546

Studio : Paramount

Languages: English Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 (Primary) , English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 , French Dolby Digital 5.1 , Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 , English Subtitles , French Subtitles , Portuguese Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen
Extras: 6 Deleted Scenes
Features:
Audio commentary: Commentary by Director Matt Reeves
Featurette: Special Investigation Mode; Document 01.18.08: The Making of Cloverfield; Cloverfield Visual Effects; I Saw It! It's Alive! It's Huge!; Clover Fun
Bonus footage: Additional Scenes: Congrats Rob, When You're in Japan, I Call That a Date, It's Going to Hurt
Alternate ending(s): Two alternate endings with optional commentary
www.cloverfieldfiles.com; Easter Eggs: #USGX-8810-B467 Supplemental Files, Alpha Encounter - UNCONFIRMED - TAG VD - #18 English, Alpha Encounter - UNCONFIRMED - TAG VD - #19 Spanish, Alpha Encounter - UNCONFIRMED - TAG VD - #20 French, Alpha Encounter - UNCONFIRMED - TAG VD - #21 Japanese, Org. of Interest - TAG VD #12, Slusho!, Person of Interest - JLVD, Video 2, Video 5, Video 9, Video 11Rack 'Em & Pack 'Em, Fighting the X