J.J. Abrams, the guy who made Lost, has made a movie. That movie is Cloverfield. And it is awesome.
I won’t say too much about the plot as this is an experience that really shouldn’t be spoiled, but I will say that it’s a monster movie very much in the spirit of Godzilla and King Kong... with some delightfully Abrams-esque twists, of course. And, as tends to happen in monster movies, things blow up, buildings get knocked over, and general chaos ensues. I mean, what, you thought he’d show up in Manhattan and drink tea?
Apparently so. There is a backlash movement against the film, the proponents of which opine that in a “post 9/11 world” (and if I never hear that phrase again it will be too soon) movies featuring New York buildings getting destroyed are deeply inappropriate — “unless it's talking about al Qaeda or one of al Qaeda's evil cousins, then it really should not be showing us images of the Statue of Liberty decapitated.” That’s a direct quote, by the way. I look forward to many a thoughtful sci-fi film about al Qaeda’s evil cousins.
In the meantime, guess I’d better go start burning every copy of Planet of the Apes I can get my hands on or the terrorists will win.
Down with post-apocalyptica! Up with kool-aid!
Sunday, January 20, 2008
The Monster Mash
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on a slightly unrelated note, you should watch project runway. this season is finally taking off and starting to be kind of fierce.
go christian.
-n
Ooh Project Runway. Yum.
I heard some guy on the radio tonight say that he didn't think it was that great of a movie. I won't lie, I usually talk to the radio... when I'm alone. I don't curse at it too often though.
Amazing movie, I can't believe people get sick from it though, I didn't think it was that bad with the handi-cam. Although, I am not prone to motion sickness. I felt queasy in the building scene, when they jumped onto the roof, omg. I absolutely hate heights and I could not watch that part. It makes me sick to think of that now lol.
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