Comments on: Cloverfield and the future of critical movie disclaimers. http://burbanked.com/2008/01/22/cloverfield-and-the-future-of-critical-movie-disclaimers/ Wed, 07 Jul 2010 06:52:24 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: DISCLAIMERS FOR THE MODERN MOVIE | FilmDrunk: The movie blog that won the Oscar for keeping it real http://burbanked.com/2008/01/22/cloverfield-and-the-future-of-critical-movie-disclaimers/comment-page-1/#comment-134161 DISCLAIMERS FOR THE MODERN MOVIE | FilmDrunk: The movie blog that won the Oscar for keeping it real Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:18:35 +0000 http://burbanked.com/2008/01/22/cloverfield-and-the-future-of-critical-movie-disclaimers/#comment-134161 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] geniuses (one of the few times I’ll say this without sarcasm) over at Burbanked saw Cloverfield recently, and the may-cause-nausea disclaimer preceding it gave them an idea. [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%-->

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]]> By: Danger Signs for Motion Pictures | Project Silence http://burbanked.com/2008/01/22/cloverfield-and-the-future-of-critical-movie-disclaimers/comment-page-1/#comment-102386 Danger Signs for Motion Pictures | Project Silence Sun, 03 Feb 2008 01:34:56 +0000 http://burbanked.com/2008/01/22/cloverfield-and-the-future-of-critical-movie-disclaimers/#comment-102386 [...] While looking at a review of Cloverfield, the reviewer brought up the fact that AMC theaters had a warning sign about people with motion sickness viewing the movie. This in turn led to other warning signs movies should have, and I included my personal favorite above. [...]

[...] While looking at a review of Cloverfield, the reviewer brought up the fact that AMC theaters had a warning sign about people with motion sickness viewing the movie. This in turn led to other warning signs movies should have, and I included my personal favorite above. [...]

]]> By: Burbanked http://burbanked.com/2008/01/22/cloverfield-and-the-future-of-critical-movie-disclaimers/comment-page-1/#comment-102096 Burbanked Sat, 02 Feb 2008 20:25:44 +0000 http://burbanked.com/2008/01/22/cloverfield-and-the-future-of-critical-movie-disclaimers/#comment-102096 I understand what you're saying, Parson, but I didn't find the movie unwatchable. It requires some patience and effort, perhaps, but I think the rewards are there for doing so. <strong><em>Blair Witch</em></strong> is great, too, and had a terrific viral marketing effort behind it, but <strong><em>Cloverfield</em></strong> isn't meant to be a hoax. It's simply a fun, more Hollywood-type movie, shot in a non-traditional Hollywood style. It's unique and conventional all at the same time, and I award big points to filmmakers who get away with doing something innovative within the studio system. It simply doesn't happen often enough. I understand what you’re saying, Parson, but I didn’t find the movie unwatchable. It requires some patience and effort, perhaps, but I think the rewards are there for doing so.

Blair Witch is great, too, and had a terrific viral marketing effort behind it, but Cloverfield isn’t meant to be a hoax. It’s simply a fun, more Hollywood-type movie, shot in a non-traditional Hollywood style. It’s unique and conventional all at the same time, and I award big points to filmmakers who get away with doing something innovative within the studio system. It simply doesn’t happen often enough.

]]> By: DISCLAIMERS FOR THE MODERN MOVIE - FilmDrunk.com http://burbanked.com/2008/01/22/cloverfield-and-the-future-of-critical-movie-disclaimers/comment-page-1/#comment-101392 DISCLAIMERS FOR THE MODERN MOVIE - FilmDrunk.com Sat, 02 Feb 2008 08:01:49 +0000 http://burbanked.com/2008/01/22/cloverfield-and-the-future-of-critical-movie-disclaimers/#comment-101392 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] geniuses (one of the few times I'll say this without sarcasm) over at Burbanked saw Cloverfield recently [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%-->

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]]> By: parson http://burbanked.com/2008/01/22/cloverfield-and-the-future-of-critical-movie-disclaimers/comment-page-1/#comment-101353 parson Sat, 02 Feb 2008 07:19:33 +0000 http://burbanked.com/2008/01/22/cloverfield-and-the-future-of-critical-movie-disclaimers/#comment-101353 Serves the story? How? By making it unwatchable? You want a camcorder technique that ACTUALLY serves the story, try Blair Witch Project. Wonderful gimmick 10 years ago that actually lent itself to quite a convincing hoax. There was no hoax with Cloverfield. Just a gimmick. To me it could have benefited more from a technique more similar to Saving Private Ryan. Comes with all the chaos of actually being in a war zone, but there's method to the madness. And the camera actually stayed still during the calm parts. Even in the calm parts in Cloverfield like the subway, it still was moving around. It got really annoying to me. I mean, it's not fooling anyone. We all knew it was a big budget movie going into it. And there's a reason Uncle Bob with the crappy Christmas home videos doesn't work a camera in Hollywood. I won't lie. I hated the camera in the movie. I thought it took away from what could have been a fun movie. All I can really say is what I watched of the monster was kinda neat. Good special effects. And that's kinda . . . it. Serves the story? How? By making it unwatchable?

You want a camcorder technique that ACTUALLY serves the story, try Blair Witch Project. Wonderful gimmick 10 years ago that actually lent itself to quite a convincing hoax.

There was no hoax with Cloverfield. Just a gimmick.

To me it could have benefited more from a technique more similar to Saving Private Ryan. Comes with all the chaos of actually being in a war zone, but there’s method to the madness. And the camera actually stayed still during the calm parts. Even in the calm parts in Cloverfield like the subway, it still was moving around. It got really annoying to me.

I mean, it’s not fooling anyone. We all knew it was a big budget movie going into it. And there’s a reason Uncle Bob with the crappy Christmas home videos doesn’t work a camera in Hollywood.

I won’t lie. I hated the camera in the movie. I thought it took away from what could have been a fun movie.

All I can really say is what I watched of the monster was kinda neat. Good special effects. And that’s kinda . . . it.

]]> By: DISCLAIMERS FOR THE MODERN MOVIE - FilmDrunk.com http://burbanked.com/2008/01/22/cloverfield-and-the-future-of-critical-movie-disclaimers/comment-page-1/#comment-100767 DISCLAIMERS FOR THE MODERN MOVIE - FilmDrunk.com Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:11:51 +0000 http://burbanked.com/2008/01/22/cloverfield-and-the-future-of-critical-movie-disclaimers/#comment-100767 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] geniuses (one of the few times I'll say this without sarcasm) over at Burbanked saw Cloverfield recently, and the may-cause-nausea disclaimer preceding it gave them an idea. [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%-->

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]]> By: Hollywood Offender: Plugging The Fun http://burbanked.com/2008/01/22/cloverfield-and-the-future-of-critical-movie-disclaimers/comment-page-1/#comment-99816 Hollywood Offender: Plugging The Fun Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:09:05 +0000 http://burbanked.com/2008/01/22/cloverfield-and-the-future-of-critical-movie-disclaimers/#comment-99816 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] More hijinx like this over at one of my favorite film blogs, Burbanked. [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%-->

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]]> By: Piper http://burbanked.com/2008/01/22/cloverfield-and-the-future-of-critical-movie-disclaimers/comment-page-1/#comment-93215 Piper Sat, 26 Jan 2008 03:56:19 +0000 http://burbanked.com/2008/01/22/cloverfield-and-the-future-of-critical-movie-disclaimers/#comment-93215 Shitcake is aces with me. Shitcake is aces with me.

]]> By: Burbanked http://burbanked.com/2008/01/22/cloverfield-and-the-future-of-critical-movie-disclaimers/comment-page-1/#comment-92994 Burbanked Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:01:59 +0000 http://burbanked.com/2008/01/22/cloverfield-and-the-future-of-critical-movie-disclaimers/#comment-92994 No, no, it's okay. I just need to come up with something suitable in return. What are your feelings on "shitcake"? No, no, it’s okay. I just need to come up with something suitable in return.

What are your feelings on “shitcake”?

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