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Cloverfield set some records:
We're only three-quarters of the way through the four-day Martin Luther King holiday frame, but already the mystery-shrouded monster movie Cloverfield has emerged as the clear-cut winner — and it has broken some pretty big records along the way.
With an estimated $41 million gross so far, the J.J. Abrams-produced film is now the top MLK weekend opener ever (the previous champ, Along Came Polly, yukked up $32.5 mil — in four days).
Good tip, Cor. I've already got my TiVo set but now I'm really excited to see these.
I just saw Cloverfield and it was okay by me. The shaky camera did not bother me, nor did the creepy things in the tunnel. and I say that because apparently Jilly and I share a phobia. Totally did not bother me, because they had already been seen before, so I kinda knew what they would be. What bugged me more was the extended scene in the subway station where nothing happened!
I do have a question for those who've seen it: what exactly happened to Marlene? Did she explode or did she turn into something and get shot?? That was the only thing I was unclear on.
quester, I liked that scene because of the call from Rob's mom where Hud didn't know how to react. Also, it sort of amused me in that I wondered whether they shouldn't just stay there as long as possible, even though that would make for a very unexciting movie.
I saw Atonement this weekend, and HOLY SHIT, JAMES MCAVOY.
Um, the rest of the movie was pretty good, too. But James McAvoy, MY GOD.
I also looked back on his credit and realized that he was in Band of Brothers. Apparently all my fictional boyfriends appeared in that series one way or another?
he's amazing, isn't he Vortex? he's my current boyfriend.
I saw Cloverfieldagain today and had the more traumatizing realization that the parasites in the subway tunnel were making a gibbering sound very similar to the Zuni fetish doll from Trilogy of Terror. I'm afraid to watch it a third time, in case it turns out the stonework they were crawling over included a Weeping Angel! Run, Jilli, run!
now I'm really excited to see these.
You won't be disappointed.
I saw Atonement this weekend, and HOLY SHIT, JAMES MCAVOY.
Um, the rest of the movie was pretty good, too. But James McAvoy, MY GOD.
Oh, yes. Although, I did cry like a little bitch at the coda. My heart, she went crack.
Saw Cloverfield last night. I did not hate it, didn't love it. Sorta didn't anything it. In the words of Jordan, I guess I "nothinged it".
Although after reading through here, I agree (and may have hoped for this in the deep dark recesses of my brain) that there should have been alternate camera footage from a different group with a different story.
I also want to know if Marlena exploded or was shot before something bad(der) happened? From the way she was rushed into that containment area, and based on the guy wheeled by as the medics were shouting "another bite victim!" had a giant hole in his gut, I think she exploded, but I'm not sure.
Atonement, wow. We have a new Independent/Arts movie theatre here in the capital (Red River!) with wonderful stadium seating, oddly yummy popcorn, and bins too small to accept popcorn containers.... Anyhoo, I was able to catch the movie since it had departed all the major theatres in the area. Wow.
I've been meaning to go back and read all the spoiler-fonted discussion that I'd avoided when it first came out, but, this was the movie everyone was raving about the use of sound, right? Right on.
I've had an unhealthy crush on James McAvoy since he played Mr. Tumnus in The Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe.
Then I realized he was the young hottie in Children of Dune. Still haven't forced myself to watch Last King of Scotland for him though.
Vonnie, me and my brother did a marthon of BoB last month, which is the second or third time I watched that miniseries, but now I have a lot more British actors under my.... *cough* ...belt and it was rather fun playing HITG! with my expanded UK actor knowledge! And then of course there was the dude from How I Met Your Mother...
Atonement questions: is it a fairly accurate rendering of the novel? and (really big spoiler for the end of the movie!) it hit me the next day that not just the fairytale happy ending was fake, but so was every private moment between Cecilia and Robbie. I feel kinda stupid for asking, but it's an ongoing argument between me and my girlfriend.