Recovery through big-ass monsters
Jim
Anyone else?
Jim
(This has been a Terse Film Review production)
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Sam Nelson
Found it flawed, but satisfactory. Worried about whether the Suzanne-Vega-
related gag was deliberate or whether that's just the way my head works.
Hope that isn't the best new film I'll see all year.
> (This has been a Terse Film Review production)
(c) Slightly Less Terse Than That.
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SAm.
Jim
> In article <slrnfqe32...@wotan.magrathea.local>,
> Jim <j...@magrathea.plus.com> writes:
>> So. Cloverfield. Saw it. Liked it.
>>
>> Anyone else?
>
> Found it flawed, but satisfactory.
I thought the first 20mins could have edited down to about 12 but beyond
that didn't really have any complaints. Mind you, I managed to avoid the
hype surrounding it so I didn't have any preconceptions of what to expect.
> Worried about whether the Suzanne-Vega-
> related gag was deliberate or whether that's just the way my head works.
I must have missed that - EXPN?
> Hope that isn't the best new film I'll see all year.
True, but in fairness you could say that about _any_ film.
And I like 'Cloverfield in Fifteen Minutes'
<http://community.livejournal.com/m15m/17991.html>
Jim
David Skinner
j...@magrathea.plus.com says...
> So. Cloverfield. Saw it. Liked it.
>
> Anyone else?
Saw it yesterday. The good bits were pretty damn good; the rest was
distinctly average. But then I was never a particular fan of monster
movies. I'm glad I sat far enough back to avoid nausea induced by the
handheld camerawork[1].
Overhearing comments from others as I was leaving, it seems that it was
generally enjoyed.
[1] Blair Witch made me feel distinctly queasy for a while but I sat it
out because, being with friends from ork, I would have had to endure
weeks of "scaredy cat" needling if I'd walked out.
David Skinner
> Found it flawed, but satisfactory.
<I don't believe my comment below constitutes a spoiler, but if you want
the movie to be a complete surprise, don't read it>
As happens when I see most disaster movies, I couldn't help thinking
"No, no, NO! Don't do that - it's dumb! And if you really insist on
running TOWARDS the big scary thing, at least take the time to loot some
useful equipment first. You know, like flashlights, walking shoes and
sports drinks. Maybe think about motorcycles, guns and a trauma kit
too".
Or do I overanalyse these things?
Jim
All I'll say is: if the rats are all running away, you should too.
Jim
Sam Nelson
Jim <j...@magrathea.plus.com> writes:
> On 2008-02-04, Sam Nelson <s...@ssrl.org.uk> wrote:
> > In article <slrnfqe32...@wotan.magrathea.local>,
> > Jim <j...@magrathea.plus.com> writes:
> >> So. Cloverfield. Saw it. Liked it.
> >>
> >> Anyone else?
> >
> > Found it flawed, but satisfactory.
>
> I thought the first 20mins could have edited down to about 12 but beyond
> that didn't really have any complaints. Mind you, I managed to avoid the
> hype surrounding it so I didn't have any preconceptions of what to expect.
All I knew was that it was JJ Abrams, which made me nervous.
> > Worried about whether the Suzanne-Vega-
> > related gag was deliberate or whether that's just the way my head works.
>
> I must have missed that - EXPN?
Hmm. Can I do that without a spolier alert? I think perhaps not.
> > Hope that isn't the best new film I'll see all year.
>
> True, but in fairness you could say that about _any_ film.
I would have been quite content with Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow
being the best film I'd seen all year. I was right on the edge of going
straight back in to watch it again, but unfortunately had to take sprog
home for his tea.
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SAm.
David DeLaney
Well, if you do, then many others do too. Inlcuding Jim MacDonald over at
the Making Light blog (as he notes, muchos spoilers):
http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009872.html#009872
Dave "This is a movie about six young New Yorkers who have not read Making
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Dave
> So. Cloverfield. Saw it. Liked it.
Saw the trailer, gave me a bit of a headache.
> Anyone else?
Unconvinced about wanting to go. Friend went, said they handed out
sick-bags at his cinema. -hopefully- that's a gimmic, but I'm not sure.
Quite looking forward to Juno though.
Dave
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Dave
> [1] Blair Witch made me feel distinctly queasy for a while but I sat it
> out because, being with friends from ork, I would have had to endure
> weeks of "scaredy cat" needling if I'd walked out.
You should have got up, got taunted, and then yawned all over them,
before leaving the cinema.
Joe Zeff
<branest...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>Or do I overanalyse these things?
If so, you're not the only one. At LASFS, we watch old serials evey
week the way they were meant: one chapter a week. Right now, we're
watching Secret of Treasure Island, a Columbia serial written by L.
Ron Hubbard. Not as bad as you'd think. However, each time Our Hero
fails to kill a bad guy when he has the chance, Wreel Cbhearyyr
heckles him for being a fool. He's not the only one, mind you, but he
is the most vocal about it.
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David Skinner
d...@gatekeeper.vic.com says...
> Well, if you do, then many others do too. Inlcuding Jim MacDonald over at
> the Making Light blog (as he notes, muchos spoilers):
> http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009872.html#009872
Looks like I might enjoy some of the archives of that one. In return, I
offer something entirely different, the archives of which will consume
many hours, if the style of humour is to your liking.
David Cameron Staples
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David Skinner
says...
> in Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:20:48 +0000, David Skinner in hic locum scripsit:
>
> > http://scaryduck.blogspot.com/
>
> I'll see you: http://failblog.wordpress.com/
Related: http://www.uncov.com/
Kevin
>So. Cloverfield. Saw it. Liked it.
>Anyone else?
>Jim
>(This has been a Terse Film Review production)
Saw it, didn't like it. The "home video" format was fcsking annoying. It
would have been acceptible for occasional shots to get the "on-the-scene"
perspective, but having to watch the whole thing in "Shaky-Rama-Vision"
sucked.
The lethal shedding cooties idea was sort of original, but too "Alien"-ish
in execution for my taste - and how do bite victims walk around not noticing
30-50% of their body mass is being converted into a murderous critter inside
their own skin? I was hoping for more of a traditional "Godzilla Does New
York", with a Keanu Reeves type substituting for Raymond Burr.
Kevin Goebel
Jim
> The lethal shedding cooties idea was sort of original, but too "Alien"-ish
> in execution for my taste - and how do bite victims walk around not noticing
> 30-50% of their body mass is being converted into a murderous critter inside
> their own skin?
I didn't see it that way - to my mind they weren't being used as
incubators 'Alien'-style, instead it was just an extreme form of spider
venom, disolving them from the inside out until they exploded.
Jim
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[...]
> All I'll say is: if the rats are all running away, you should too.
Words to live by, especially in the IT industry.
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Peter H. Coffin
> The lethal shedding cooties idea was sort of original, but too
> "Alien"-ish in execution for my taste - and how do bite victims walk
> around not noticing 30-50% of their body mass is being converted into
> a murderous critter inside their own skin? I was hoping for more of
> a traditional "Godzilla Does New York", with a Keanu Reeves type
> substituting for Raymond Burr.
s/Keanu Reeves/Matthew Broderick/ and you've already had your wish. Even
Jean Reno and half the cast[1] of The Simpsons couldn't help it much.
[1] Well, two of them, anyway. Which is more than you USUALLY get to see
on-screen at a time.
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Sam Nelson
j...@magrathea.plus.com (Jim) writes:
> Kevin <kevi...@kevingoebel.com> wrote:
>
> > The lethal shedding cooties idea was sort of original, but too "Alien"-ish
> > in execution for my taste - and how do bite victims walk around not noticing
> > 30-50% of their body mass is being converted into a murderous critter inside
> > their own skin?
>
> I didn't see it that way - to my mind they weren't being used as
> incubators 'Alien'-style, instead it was just an extreme form of spider
> venom, disolving them from the inside out until they exploded.
There wasn't any hint that bitten humans actually turned into the spider
things---just that being bitten by one of them, er, wasn't a good career
move. So to speak.
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SAm.
Peter H. Coffin
> There wasn't any hint that bitten humans actually turned into the spider
> things---just that being bitten by one of them, er, wasn't a good career
> move. So to speak.
Career-limiting, certainly. Unless you don't see "a couple hours" as
much of a limit.
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Jim
> On Tue, 5 Feb 2008 13:44:06 +0000, Sam Nelson wrote:
>> There wasn't any hint that bitten humans actually turned into the spider
>> things---just that being bitten by one of them, er, wasn't a good career
>> move. So to speak.
>
> Career-limiting, certainly. Unless you don't see "a couple hours" as
> much of a limit.
I've worked on projects like that.
Jim
Peter Corlett
[...]
>> Career-limiting, certainly. Unless you don't see "a couple hours" as much
>> of a limit.
> I've worked on projects like that.
It certainly brings a new meaning to "death march project".
Phil Launchbury
> David Skinner writes:
>
>>> I'll see you: http://failblog.wordpress.com/
>>
>>Related: http://www.uncov.com/
>
> responsible for my lack of productivity today. Thanks.
Productivitiy is for the weak! A true warrior is not afraid of
timescales and laughs as deadlines zoom by.
K'plah!
Phil.
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> K'plah!
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