The Cloverfield Paradox
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OK, so this is unprecedented...
I can't speak for the movie yet (I'll be watching tomorrow probably) but the way they just threw this out there, no warning, no ads, straight to the people
this is a game changer, surely?
I can't speak for the movie yet (I'll be watching tomorrow probably) but the way they just threw this out there, no warning, no ads, straight to the people
this is a game changer, surely?
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With that said I just finished watching it. I'm still on the fence here, ultimately I'd say it's my least favorite out of the three. My biggest complaint is how much it doesn't feel like Cloverfield.
And the release method of this movie was surprising, but there was plenty of preview material for months now when it was still called "God Particle" and was planned to hit theaters in April. A week or two ago the rumor that Netflix was buying it and going to premiere on themselves instead of theaters came out. Little did anyone know that was the only forewarning anyone would get prior to the release.
Jury. Executioner. Judge.
Jury. Executioner. Judge.
For a start, it's not nearly as bad as the Tomatometer would suggest. The audience score of 59% is actually kind of on the money. Because there's quite a few things to like about it. The cast, for one, is great. Julius Onah directs with competency for his first feature. There's interesting ideas played with, even if not wholly illustrated, and the attempt to link to the greater mythology I thought was quite well done for what it was. The main issues are a weak script that, as mentioned, doesn't follow through with what it sets out, it's complete transparency as a retrofit for the Cloverfield brand (the final shot was completely laughable) and I think quite importantly, it just wasn't cinematic enough. Especially when you put it up against other Netflix content like Black Mirror - which incidently, this kind of felt like a weaker episode of.
I still stand by what I said originally though, because it's only hindsight which tells us why Paramount probably decided to dump it on Netflix. But for the short amount of time it dropped before the general consensus was known, it did exactly what they intended and probably got a shit tonne of play in the first 24 hours. So in that regard, it was a genius move. They knew what they had, and they duped us. They created a lot of buzz out of a substandard product. That's good (albeit sneaky) marketing.
I have to say though, this does make me slightly concerned about Alex Garland's Annihilation, another Paramount property which is also getting dumped on Netflix this year. It's one of my most highly anticipated movies of 2018. I hope I'm wrong. What reason could there be for doing so if there is obviously a marketplace for intelligent Sci-fi as Arrival proved?
Jury. Executioner. Judge.
Just starting Cloverfield so
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Can we go back to the large scale action horror instead of this bottled dramatic tension bullshit?
Cloverfield was a neat idea otherwise tho. I'll prolly see this sooner or later tho
It was the cow...
Cloverfield remains a seminal found-footage movie. I don't think it's a masterpiece or anything, but it's pretty damn good.
tbh I'm quite surprised Abrams and Goddard would want their names attached to this. They've kind of killed the brand.
Like it's bullshit lol.