Cloverfield (2008)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Matt Reeves

Writer (WGA):

Drew Goddard (written by)

Release Date:

18 January 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Some Thing Has Found Us

Plot:

Revolves around a monster attack in New York as told from the point of view of a small group of people.

Plot Keywords:

New York | Video Camera | Explosion | Apartment | Monster

Awards:

1 win & 11 nominations

Cast

Lizzy Caplan	...	Marlena
Jessica Lucas	...	Lily
T.J. Miller	...	Hud
Michael Stahl-David	...	Rob Hawkins
Mike Vogel	...	Jason Hawkins
Odette Yustman	...	Beth McIntyre
Anjul Nigam	...	Bodega Cashier
Margot Farley	...	Jenn
Theo Rossi	...	Antonio
Brian Klugman	...	Charlie
Kelvin Yu	...	Clark
Liza Lapira	...	Heather
Lili Mirojnick	...	Lei
Ben Feldman	...	Travis
Elena Caruso	...	Party Goer

Also Known As:

1-18-08 (USA) (promotional title)
Cheese (USA) (fake working title)
Clover (USA) (fake working title)
Monstrous (USA) (promotional title)
Slusho (USA) (fake working title)
Untitled J.J. Abrams Project (USA) (working title)
Cloverfield (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
04-05 (Japan) (promotional title) [ja]
06-02-08 (France) (promotional title) [fr]
Canavar (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Cloverfield (Croatia) [hr]
Cloverfield (Venezuela) [es]
Cloverfield (Greece) [el]
Cloverfield (Germany) [de]
Cloverfield - Monstro (Brazil) [pt]
Cloverfield - Monstruo (Argentina) [es]
Cloverfield: Hakaisha (Japan: English title) [en]
Monstro (Russia) [ru]
Monstrum (Czech Republic) [cs]
Monstruoso (Spain) [es]
Projekt - Monster (Poland) [pl]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, terror and disturbing images.

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Singapore:PG | UK:15 | Argentina:16 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Ireland:15A | Malaysia:U | Finland:K-13 | Australia:M | Czech Republic:15 | Hong Kong:IIA | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44015) | Taiwan:PG-12 | Germany:12 | Brazil:14 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Sweden:15 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | Denmark:15 | New Zealand:M | Japan:PG-12 | France:U (with warning) | South Africa:13V (13LV) | Iceland:14 | Peru:14 | Austria:14

Filming Locations:

Bloomingdale's Department Store, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Bad Robot

Trivia:

All the main characters (and Jamie) have MySpace pages. The producers made these pages to advertise on MySpace. All the characters last logged into them on January 16, 2008. (1-18-08), the release date of the film.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Rob is on the phone to Beth, we can clearly see he is using a Nokia cellphone. However, when he hangs up, it makes the standard Motorola "end call" tone.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Rob Hawkins: It's 6:42 AM. Beth's dad's place. He's out of town. And it's already a good day.

Movie Connections:

References King Kong (1933)

Soundtrack:

Not So Easy

Jaw Dropping!!!!!!!!!

First of i would like to say that this is hands down the best monster movie made. Some people will say " The Host" which was a great movie, but does not compare to the suspense and terror in Cloverfield. The visual effects in this movie were absolutely stunning. Superbly acted by a mostly unknown cast added to the realty of this movie. Cloverfield definitely tops my list of movies in 2008 so far. A MIND BLOWING movie experience that must be seen.

one more note............. Don't LEAVE THE THEATER TILL AFTER THE CREDITS ROLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I warn you DON NOT LEAVE!!!!!!!!! After the long credits, a very important scene takes place that you cant miss. So sit tight and wait. You wont be disappointed.