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Producer J.J. Abrams teams with writer Drew Goddard and director Matt Reeves for this frenetic tale of a powerful destructive force that descends upon New York City, and the four desperate people who ... read more read more...put their lives on the line to embark on a perilous rescue mission. Rob Hawkins (Michael Stahl-David) is a young American professional who has recently been offered a coveted new job in Japan. Eager to send his older sibling off in style, Rob's younger brother, Jason (Mike Vogel), and his girlfriend, Lily (Jessica Lucas), organize a surprise going-away party to take place the night before Rob boards his Eastern-bound flight. As the party gets underway, Rob's longtime friend and current love interest, Beth (Odette Yustman), shows up with another man as the dejected guest of honor's best-pal Hud (T.J. Miller) encourages partygoer Marlena (Lizzy Caplan) to wish him an on-camera farewell despite the fact that they barely know one another. Moments after Beth storms out following a bitter skirmish with Rob, the entire New York City skyline goes dark. Power is quickly restored, prompting partygoers to turn their attention toward the news, where they learn that a freight tanker has been overturned in New York Harbor. Racing to the rooftop in hopes of getting a better look at the situation, the group is terrified to witness a massive explosion that rains debris across midtown Manhattan, causing mass chaos and unparalleled destruction. But the worst is yet to come, because it soon becomes apparent that this is not the work of a terrorist or an act of war, but a massive creature beyond human comprehension. Now, as the military moves in and the streets of New York City become a virtual war zone, Rob, Lily, Marlena, and Hud race to rescue Beth and get out of the city before the powers that be unleash the ultimate weapon of mass destruction on one of the most populated cities on the planet. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 25 min.

Directed by: Matt Reeves

Release Date: January 16, 2008

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DVD Release Date: April 22, 2008

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  • jmanard52
    June 6, 2008
    jmanard52
    A unique look at the monster movie genre. Many will not like the film approach but i enjoyed it.
  • scottgreen96
    March 24, 2012
    scottgreen96
    The actors play this perfectly as they battle and actually genuinely act as if "Hud" is actually filming it with a crummy camera that flips back to the past when they are happy and the BIG contrast with present. This really shows what we WOULD do in this type of scenario.
  • fb1463751009
    March 9, 2012
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    Crank up the sound, dim the lights, and be immersed in this tense, riveting, and stark vision of a Godzilla-like invasion through the eyes of its victims. Greatly enjoyed it (I wasn't the few that got dizzy from its shaky camera work). The CGI was stunning.
  • phubbs1
    February 9, 2012
    phubbs1
    OK this is how Godzilla should have been, a more mature and tense affair which actually feels like a disaster movie. Lets not get carried away though, its not superb, its good and very exciting which due to the handheld cam idea really makes you feel the tension big time. This al... read moreso makes you feel kinda sick after time and you find when the action kicks in so does the person holding the cam.....sooooo the picture is flying about all over the place. This is of course deliberate but you feel like your missing whats going on, its all moving too fast for you to focus. Effective in short bursts but for a whole film it becomes tough going on the eyes.

    The actors are all very good and due to their unknowness it does feel very real, the effects are top notch and clearly 9/11 was used for homework on the destruction effects through the city, huge clouds flowing through the streets brings back an eerie chill, as for the monster, its pretty good, its certainly a mixture of possible ideas from different creatures and it does work and look menacing.

    There are little facehugger style creatures too which does feel abit copied but they look good. In all its very good, afew silly bits like managing to find the lost girlfriend in a building torn apart, rather easy and convenient and I'm not too sure about the ending. Its original and shows that the whole event is actually a recording from what took place maybe days before, so its after the disaster basically, but the final scene with the leads I find hard to work out, was it a huge bomb blast from the military or the creature? still very well done.
  • aquateen2
    January 4, 2012
    aquateen2
    Cloverfield is an extremely complex piece of work. A very, very clever monster movie. The alien's design is terrifying enough as its children are too(we presume that's what the smaller creatures are when were watching). The most amazing thing about it though is that it never brea... read moreks the illusion that what were watching is real.
  • danperry17
    November 6, 2011
    danperry17
    Godzilla meets The Blair Witch Project, and somewhat inventive in the way it tells its story. Extra points for T.J. Miller, who does most of his acting off camera, using only his voice. But where Cloverfield goes wrong is when it shows us the monster. The horror might have been m... read moreore effective had we only seen arms and legs, and long shots from above, because when we see the face, all we can ask is "What is it?" or "What is that supposed to be?"; and unfortunately, the inventive, "first-person narration" doesn't give us access to this kind of exposition. Combine this misstep with way too much "Omigod!" in the script, and you've almost got a low-budget stinkbomb for the ages; thankfully, the premise - that this camera belongs to the victims - is enough to carry you most of the way home.
  • DreamExtractor
    September 29, 2011
    DreamExtractor
    Cloverfield is actually a incredible sci-fi film and is very scary and good. The storyline is just about a group of people trying to find the protagonists girlfriend, but I honestly could care less about the story, what I did care about was that they had a great opening of us ge... read moretting to know the characters and remembering them for the film, and I was impressed that they did that. The cast is good, they gave the movie a good mood and I liked them a lot. The special effects were good too, I just thought that this film did not need to be on a camera like The Blair Witch, it would've been perfect just like a regular film I think, but hey maybe i'm just the person who hates shaky cameras. I really enjoyed this movie, and fully plan on watching it again as soon as I can.
  • TheGame90
    September 18, 2011
    TheGame90
    I haven't seen anything like thing before. Pretty amazing in my personal opinion. The Reality feeling is like beyond highest possible. And very nice long, well-choreographed uncut scenes with a lot happening. Nothing is predictable and there was a lot of unexpecting things. You g... read moreet kind of a headache from whaching the camera move...but the way it's done is just great. And the ending was perfect followed by really great music on the credits
  • spielberg00
    September 9, 2011
    spielberg00
    From the creator of the recently-ended TV series LOST (who is now known as the director of later films STAR TREK and SUPER 8, as well), CLOVERFIELD is the thrilling point where THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY, and GODZILLA all meet. The use of the similar "cinéma vér... read moreité" and "found footage" styles are prevalent to the film's plot, as it enhances the believability of the disaster which the story is centered on. At first, I didn't think it was going to be that great of a film, as it began with a light-hearted mood, but by twenty minutes into it, once the whole disaster started to take place, I was thrilled. Also, the ending was not that great, and it left me flummoxed by how complex it was, but think of the endings to other films made in "found footage" style--especially THE LAST EXORCISM--if you may: they were the same way. Overall, I thought this was a fantastic film. To create yet another monster was a brilliant idea, and for once well-tackled. But if there's one thing about CLOVERFIELD that really goes beyond expectations, it's the cinematography and how ingeniously every action is captured--even if it's on home video.
  • fb791220692
    August 30, 2011
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    Yes, it's light on story and sneaks in humor at inopportune times, but Cloverfield is meant to put the viewer in the middle of an intense, futile situation - and it does so with style, a nonstop sensory barrage, and smartly-placed handy-cam camera angles. It isn't a traditional t... read morehriller, but as a cool experiment, its about as good as it could have possibly been.

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Critic Reviews

Nathan Lee
January 22, 2008
Nathan Lee, Village Voice

The mechanism is the message in Cloverfield, a movie so aluminum-sleek, ultra-portable, and itsy-bitsy sexy, it's amazing Steve Jobs didn't pull it out of an envelope at Macworld. Full Review

Richard Roeper
January 22, 2008
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

I had a lot of fun with this inside-out take on the monster movie.

Anthony Lane
January 22, 2008
Anthony Lane, New Yorker

Under the modern flummery, behind the faux amateurism and the handheld shudder, Cloverfield is a vastly old-fashioned piece of work, creaking with hilarious contrivance. Full Review

J. R. Jones
January 22, 2008
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader

The fleeting, incomplete glimpses of the monster early on prove the old dictum of B-movie auteur Val Lewton that a momentary image can have greater impact than a prolonged one. Full Review

Stephanie Zacharek
January 18, 2008
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

Maybe we now live in a world where we record the moment first and feel it later. If that's the case, Cloverfield leaves us waiting to feel. Full Review

Peter Howell
January 18, 2008
Peter Howell, Toronto Star

Smartly reconjures the 1950s monster movie for the digital age. Full Review

Steven Rea
January 18, 2008
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

The running and climbing, the tidal waves of debris rushing down the avenues, the screams and carnage grow tiresome. Full Review

Roger Moore
January 18, 2008
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

A jolt to the genre. The camera tumbles, the smoke billows, gigantic footsteps thunk, women shriek and the car alarms blare. And we are there. Full Review

David Edelstein
January 18, 2008
David Edelstein, New York Magazine

We've sat through that kind of movie again and again, but we've never sat through anything with Cloverfield's subjective sting. You'd have to be tougher than I was not to be blown sideways by it. Full Review

Amy Biancolli
January 18, 2008
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

An efficiently gripping sci-fi/horror romp. Full Review

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    • Beth Mcintyre: [sees monster] What is that?
    • Hud: It's a terrible thing. [while trying to get to a flight of stairs, Rob encounters a parasite and kills it]
    • Beth Mcintyre: Oh my God! What is that?
    • Hud: I don't know! Something else! Also terrible.
    • Rob Hawkins: My name is Robert Hawkins. It's 6:42 AM on Saturday, May 23rd. Approximately seven hours ago, some... thing attacked the city. I don't know what it is. If you found this tape, I mean if you're watching this right now, then you probably know more about it than I do. Whatever it is, it killed my brother Jason Hawkins, it killed my best friend Hudson Platt and Marlena Diamond, and many many others. We've crashed into Central Park and we've taken shelter underneath this bridge. The military has begun bombing the creature and we're caught in the middle. Okay, ready? [Rob turns camera to Beth]
    • Rob Hawkins: It's okay.
    • Beth Mcintyre: I don't know what to say.
    • Rob Hawkins: Just tell them who you are.
    • Beth Mcintyre: My name is Elizbeth McIntyre. I don't know why this is happening. And we're going to wait here until this passes.
    • Hud: Do you guys remember a couple of years ago when that guy was lighting homeless people on fire in the subways?
    • Rob Hawkins: Jesus, Hud! Maybe not the best time for this conversation down here!
    • Hud: Right. [awkward silent pause] I just can't stop thinking how scary it'd be if a flaming homeless guy came running...
    • Rob Hawkins: HUD!
    • Hud: I'm just saying. Sorry.
    • Hud: If this is the last thing you see... that means I died.
    • Hud: Okay, just to be clear here, our options are: die here, die in the tunnels, or die in the streets. That pretty much it?
    • Rob Hawkins: Yeah... that's pretty much it.
    • Rob Hawkins: It's 6:42 AM. Beth's dad's place. He's out of town. And it's already a good day.
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