10 Cloverfield Lane - Official Movie Review
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- 10 Cloverfield Lane starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman, and John Gallagher Jr. is reviewed by Matt Atchity (Rotten Tomatoes), William Bibbiani (Crave), and Alonso Duralde (TheWrap and Linoleum Knife podcast).
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A young woman wakes up after a terrible accident to find that she's locked in a cellar with a doomsday prepper, who insists that he saved her life and that the world outside is uninhabitable following an apocalyptic catastrophe. Uncertain what to believe, the woman soon determines that she must escape at any cost.
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This movie is definitely one of the years best. Amazing acting and script. A must watch
up untill the end*
This movie was awesome. The chick was a more subtle and smarter kick ass than your regular final girl and the twist was fun. John Goodman was snubbed for an Oscar btw.
Why don't people just do a Spoiler review if you're only doing one? If people are dumb enough to watch, it's on them.
The critics on this channel seem to hate everything.
Agreed
They gave it a 7.2 out 10.
mochalex the score is just a summation, Didn't you listen to what they said?
holy fuck! Leia is a General?! spoiler warning. unsubbed and flagged
"It was a 9 until it was a 4 so I give it a 6.5" Sigh. Bibbiani, you pissy jerk! :)
While I get his point, Bibs is so pretentious it's almost unbearable
+ekuhn44 Articulate means pretentious?
+Ian Smart You can be articulate and pretentious...the two are not mutually exclusive. He is both articulate( he explained his perspective clearly--I have no problem with his general feelings that the shift in tone didn't work for him) and pretentious( his general demeanor comes across as haughty and he clearly believes his feelings/ideas are superior). Get it?
ekuhn44 hehe sure i got you.
I liked the ending.
I think Bibs was irritating Matt a bit with his yapping.
Don't read the comments. Don't watch the reviews until see it. You won't regret it
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I loved it, and loved the ending. I don't really get why people aren't enjoying the resolution. If you know Cloverfield you are expecting something not from this world. I think the ending was full of suspense and kept me on the edge of my seat. When she turned to Houston, I wanted to see more and it was just as fantastic as the first two acts. Oh, but because it's aliens people thing they're above it and it's silly. Whatever.
+Brandon Rodriguez First of all - aliens are so overdone, and so cliched at this point. It was a bad twist. The fact that the aliens looked downright laughable didn't help things any. Had it been the Cloverfield monster outside of the bunker, that would have been neat (if not a bit predictable, but still neat). Had it turned out that Howard, while homicidally crazy himself, had been right the entire time - that too would have been satisfying. Had it turned out that Howard had lied about the entire thing, that too would have been satisfying as well. But the aliens twist was stupid, cliched, overdone - and poorly executed to boot. Bummer, as I am a big JJ Abrams fan, was a big fan of Cloverfield, and was really looking forward to this film.
+Kristopher Schermerhorn +Kristopher Schermerhorn "had it turned out that Howard, while homicidally crazy him, had been right the entire time would have been satisfying."
He was right the entire time?
Pretty much no matter what the ending was, people were going to complain. Just how it is.
Well yeah, someone is always going to complain as everyone has their own tastes, so something is always going to appeal to one and not to the other. I for one had very high hopes for this movie. Howard thought a foreign military had attacked our air to wipe us out and take over our land, he never thought that it was an alien invasion.
+Kristopher Schermerhorn there's actually a line where he says something along the line of "if the Martians are here it'll be worse than we could imagine."
+Brandon Rodriguez
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I think fans would have appreciate if the 3rd act was her leaving the bunker only to realize that part of the world(not necessarily the whole world) was being overrun by small and large Cloverfield monsters. Having her run from and kill one of the smaller ones would be believable but when she runs toward the house, that could have been when the Cloverfield monster comes from behind the house after hearing the car alarm, and sees her. Maybe you could actually make up some creative way to explain it being able to emit blue light or something. Having her kill it would be a none starter but maybe having John Goodman come out and destract it allowing her to escape would have been a good ending, and then seeing it eat Goodman, and while shes driving down the rode she stops cos the lightening strikes and she just sees a sea of cloverfield monster ahead of her and the movie ends on that cliffhanger wondering if she survived. But who knows maybe you guys are right, people would probably still have complained. Its clear now the Cloverfield franchise is a anthology and not a franchise about the monster.
John Goodman is incredible in this. As he is in everything.
This movie should have ended with her leaving the bunker, climbing and top of the truck and seeing something really fucked up in the distance, so she thinks "maybe staying was best after all?". No need for a big awkward reveal that makes the movie funny.
Well this was the original ending:
In the original script, Michelle escapes the shelter and is chased through the farmhouse by Howard, who still wants to "protect" her. She blinds him with bathroom cleaner, he tells her about his tragic life (dead wife, missing daughter, treacherous Nate, etc.), and then she shoots him in the kneecap and runs away. He ends the movie alive, entreating Michelle to "be careful." Later, after traveling down empty roads and finding no one around to help her, she crests a hill and sees the Chicago skyline, smoldering and destroyed. No explanation is given. We don’t even know what she will do next; only that she now knows that Howard, for all his oddity, was correct. The final line in the script is, "She slowly pulls down the mask on the hazmat suit before taking a breath.
That was EXACTLY what I was just thinking! :))
I think this movie was good, better than the reviews I heard about it, everyone I know that saw it didn't like it, but this was truly a good film, word of mouth probably ruined it for some people but I waited to see it and wasn't disappointed, I could care less what other film it was suppose to be, a good film is a good film, regardless. john goodman was good in this film, he was creepy,menacing, smart, he was the star of the film ,the whole child killer thing I didn't care for that angle but it fit the type of character that he was, mary Elizabeth was good as well. sad to see john Gallagher's character die, would've loved to see how him and Mary's character both got away, but I think this definitely set up a real cloverfield sequel. I hope they bring back mary Elizabeth's character for the sequel.
A great "Twilight Zone" episode untill the ending was dictated by marketing reasons. The very title is a Spoiler, of course, so the ending wasn´t all that surprising for me. But I liked the film up to that point a lot. John Goodman is amazing.
Just saw it, one of the best thrillers I've seen in a very long time. I'm usually good at calling out what may happen next, but I couldn't in this one. It's a 100% complementary film for Cloverfield. To be honest coming out of the first one I knew it wasn't going to be found footage, but I thought it was going to be from a military perspective. Can't wait to know more about this alien invasion, I feel like that one will give us more.
I agree pretty strongly with Will Bibbiani on this one; the movie was going incredibly strongly up until the final ten minutes. It has nothing to do with the reveal of what has happened outside the bunker (which initially added to the depth of the story that preceded it), but it is entirely to do with the absolute tonal shift. In the space of a few seconds, we've moved from a tense human story to a wild unbelievable action plot that looks to want to set up some over-budget sequel. This film really needed a bleaker, more ambiguous finale (something more akin to The Mist) than the feel-good Hollywood action fodder we received.
This was a great movie. I never saw Cloverfield and had no idea these 2 movies were related. The ending shocked me and I really liked it. 8/10
I'm in the bibbiani camp as far as this movie. I was expecting something to appear and it didn't. that's on me to go with an open mind beforehand. he's right though, the first 90 minutes are great then it turns into something that it didn't need to be
I just saw it. Bibbs is 100% spot on. it was an ok movie... until it wasn't.
Yea I agree. The ending was, ok
+evobusa maybe if I hadn't heard the words "blood relative" I would have felt more favorable
+Suit Ninja! So you expected aliens knowing it's a blood relative to Cloverfield, and dislike it because it has aliens because it's a blood relative to Cloverfield.
Suit Ninja! The original script always had the ending in mind, clearly you haven't read about the origins of the movie, look up what the director says, it was always the intention - it just so happens the title fit in with the film, and hey, why not? If you were a producer, why wouldn't u use a name to can increase profit for a film that's already solid on its own? The director will possibly have far more opportunities now and increase his salary - if this was called anything else, it could've gone under the radar.
+naveed akhtar and there was nothing relating this movie to the previous aside from "slusho" in a store window. Which by that logic a lot other JJ Abrams films are in the same universe. Only you (and no one else) saw a sequel. Good that you enjoyed it though.
Pretty much agree. The ending is fair because there are several clues that happen leading up to that point that support the ending. I personally wasn't a fan of the ending. But I didn't have a problem with it because of the events that took place earlier.
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I would have preferred that it ended as soon as she took off the mask and could breathe. Again, I can't knock the ending because there was evidence we were given that proves some shit was actually happening out there.
I agree. The ending could have been done better, but the ending did somethibg pretty neat: it kept me questioning. As the ending was happening I was sitting there still wondering if something was happening and then the movie would do a 180 on me and switch it. It still surprised me, and the ending was 10x better because multiple moments Goodmans character kept mentioning Aliens and Martians, and when the ending happened, it had really gave me a sense of "WHAAAAT?!".
It would have been better if we hadn't seen or heard the aliens at all but the ending was otherwise the same.
you say it would've been "better" but so many fucking movies do that BULLSHIT ENDING it's stupid and boring. a mystery movie should answer it's questions.
it's such an easy cop out to go "you'll never know what happened" oooooohhhh mystery
the whole movie was great, all the twist and turns. I loved the ending idk what you people are smoking.
Great trailer. That's for damn sure.
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The tagline to this movie is "Monsters come in many forms." When viewed through that lens, one realizes how brilliant the ending is. The entire film, you're left wondering if there are monsters outside or if John Goodman is the monster. But the ending plays off your expectations of a binary, one-or-the-other answer. The answer is both, and that's what, at least in my eyes, makes the ending so special.
the ending is soo unneccesary....
+Lt. Col. Frank Slade nice job explaining your opinion
I like the ending too. If u observe MEW's characterization, you will notice how she becomes a person who takes on issues instead of running away. Also, the scifi is far better than most movies. Personally my fav of the year after deadpool.
goutham edara
it's my top 3 favorite too, when i ignore the ending. If i include it, it drops down a couple of places
30 seconds in I have to shut the review off. Thanks, Abrams!
Everything up until the last 10-15 minutes was a 10/10 for me. Once the last act happened, it became a 9/10.
it went from a 9/10 to a 6/10 for me
Lt. Col. Frank Slade Yeah, I can see why. But, I still didn't despise the ending considering it was obvious there would be some sort of sci-fi because it's a Cloverfield "sequel." I just didn't enjoy it as much as the rest of the movie.
it went from a 7 to a 5 for me.
"Its ok he Forgave me"....*.bang
+The AfroPlaylist(Fro-Tho) hell yeah that was crazy!!!!!
joe gambino I dont think I've ever feared John Goodman as much as I did in this movie
+The AfroPlaylist(Fro-Tho) i did not expect him to get shot like that. But other than that it was dull to me.
If you're not a nit-picky movie snob, you'll like this movie.
+Notorious1441 I like this, but being nit picky doesn't mean you won't like it. He didn't like the shift in the movie, but that's a taste preference not nit picky one.
I don;t think there was that much of a tonal difference with the ending, its not like it suddenly turned into a comedy. It was intense throughout and with it being "Cloverfield" you have to expect something...weird. This is probably my favorite film of the year so far and one of John Goodman's best roles.
Honestly, this movie was AMAZING. Acting was great, you didnt know what was going to happen, who is right/wrong. Some people may be turned off by the ending, but it's just a matter of PREFERENCE. The people on here saying the movie was bad are honestly just being dense. What Bibbiani says about the tonal shifts is also just wrong. The characters are consistent and the score throughout the movie and tenseness is the same through the ending, Bibbiani just didn't like the end, doesn't mean the end was bad.
Objectively, the movie was REALLY good the acting is REALLY good. But you might not like it based on preference.
Thanks for specifying the middle guy.
If they're frustrated by Tipton around movie details, why not just do Pooler reviews? I for one don't watch movie reviews before seeing the movie. I like watching reviews after to see how someone else's experience compared to mine.
For once I actually agree w Bibbiani. The ending was terrible and unnecessary. It completely ruined the whole movie for me! 4/10
Yeah....this film was just bad all around.
John Goodman was the only good thing about it.
Who is the guy in the middle? Because he seems to think he knows everything about movies...but does not seem to enjoy movies that much. So...
I really liked this movie. So far it's my favorite of 2016.
Me too!
Well, technically, it is the first movie of 2016 I've seen, so that officially also makes it the worst. :P
+Hvaddafuck 4 Because he only saw one movie this year which was this, so it makes it the best amd worst that he's seen this year.
Bibs is so right. A 9 until it was a 4. Great movie, stupid sequence at the end.
I liked the ending a lot, it connected any future film and the closure was there that I needed as a viewer.
fat guy in the middle what did you expect? its called cloverfield! i loved the ending,
+Dsn13 jcsn I know WTF??? I loved it too
the movie was scary good guysss, just watch it. all i gotta say is remember the hype for cloverfield!!!!!? yea, i was too young too hype that movie up back then but im happy to be old enough to hype up this movie. its so so gogood. i had my doubts at times but it def makes up for it. john goodman....wow. and the tension in the 2nd half killed me
+mrwalnuthero this movie SHOULD get as hyped as the first cloverfield. it deserves it
+mrwalnuthero I agree. I saw it last night & I was feeling nervous & excited throughout the entire movie. Even the ending was tense because quite honestly I had no idea how it was going to conclude. I really want to say more but I can't because I don't want to spoil anything. I'll just say this, everything about this movie was a class act. It has great acting, story, music, editing, directing, photography, special effects, and that bunker set piece. That was truly the 4th character. I can't wait to see it again.
The movie is call 10 COLVERFIELD lane
The word cloverfield should had been a spoiler for the ending
I agree completely, I feel like that gives the movie an out.
I'm not even joking. I think John Goodman should be nominated for Best Actor.
+J. Robert Oppenheimer Agreed.
he should, but he's not going to because the movie was released to early in the year
Liked it until the end. John Goodman scared the crap out of me. He did so well!
I saw the movie, I liked it, was it perfection "ahh no" but good. I agree the less you know about it the better it is. I also agree with Alonso the ending works because her character thru out the whole movie is a smart one, she thinks, she analyzes she not a naïve Bambi. For example she is not the type to run away from "Jason", then stumble and fall 3 times before getting slashed lol! nope this bitch would hall ass or climb a fucking tree lol! Not your typical horror cliché. I like that.
+Sauron Merciful did you not expect a hostage movie to have that kind of fucking scene ffs? It's literally in the trailer. Troll fail is a fail
It's a 10! If you saw Cloverfield you don't think the ending is out of no where you think its awesome!
i saw cloverfield.
The ending is completely out of place and unneccesary. Worst part about the film
Lt. Col. Frank Slade :(
I just got out of the movie and here's the thing guys, Bibbs is kind of right. Personally what he's talking about didn't ruin the movie as much for me, but it's a valid criticism and the ending will definitely bother more than a few people.
That being said, maybe he could have voice his opinion a bit better
yeah i agree with him completely about the ending
FeelsJohnGoodman
I'm sorry, but up until the end, this was one of the year's best movies so far.
+J. Robert Oppenheimer yup, up until the end.
After seeing the film, listening to that song from the trailer is always unsettling now.
+Teh BrownieMixx Yep. Right along with "Venus" by Frankie Avalon & "Tell Him" by The Exciters. All three songs have been used in many movies,TV shows, & commercials. But they are now forever etched in the Cloverfield universe.
I come to this channel for garbage critiques from pretentious, wannabe film critics. Didn't disappoint ladies.
I agree fuck spoiler culture i wouldn't watch these if i didn't want a review :
+whealler100 Agreed. If you don't want to know spoilers, don't look online for them. I've seen people complain about the pictures of the videos, being spoilers.
am i the only one who thinks the movie was horribly written??? what crap was that finale? all the missing plotlines. horrible
+Tobias Froehlich What missing plotlines?
+Tobias Froehlich SPOILER - It would have been a far more creative piece of writing if the protagonist had been a spoilt paranoid, and the prepper wasn't a psycho...Which is where the film wasted it's time trying to catch people out, because it was NEVER going to go against the Mary Sue demographic target...
I have no idea what you just said lol. I thought the only part of the movie that fell flat was the ending, but even that I enjoyed. I think it would have been better if, once she got out of the cellar, she had noticed the space ship, said "You've got to be kidding" and then instead of the big over the top ending, the movie just actually ended there. Other than that though, I thought the movie was great. If you didn't like it, that's fine. You didn't mention any missing plot holes but that's okay. Just a movie, no big deal.
I liked this movie a lot. And I understand what your saying about the ending. Basically you wanted more of a twist ending, or an open ended ending. But I think the twist was the fact that you spend the whole movie wondering whether or not Goodman's character is telling the truth, or is he just crazy? And at the end you find out, its both.
I went into this movie not knowing what to expect. Even at the end, I was not sure what to expect. But, the main thing is that I was intrigued all the way through. That gives me a 4 out of 5 stars. I think it might be set up for a sequel. Might not be a great idea. But, we shall see.
I agree with bibbs. Ending made my eyes roll, but this is a kind of movie where you can say "okay, it is 90% good and 10% shit, so it is still good." You can just stop watching the movie at a certain point (where she says "Oh, come on") and it would be perfect.
uh excuse me the ending was amazing. She finally escapes and you are happy she got out and then BOOM more shit she has to survive. you can see in her eyes " Come the fuck on " Then it turns in to a survive Scifi horror and its great. Made me want another movie.
You are excused.
TOTALLY agree with you ShadowMan3!!!!
With the way that girl was crafting stuff I always figured if there are aliens then she can just craft a laser rifle out of grass or some shit.
I agree with William completely. The ending made me laugh.
Certain movies almost aren't worth talking about in this specific context without spoiling some things. The majority of this video is conversation related the ending of 10 Cloverfield Lane, but yall don't wanna spoil anything so you're dodging around language that gives away what happens while at the same time analyzing it. It just looks exhausting bro.
The only people that watch movie reviews on TH-cam are nerds like me who have already seen the movie and want to expand their opinion. Just spoil the movie, actually talk about the ending.
+Nick Molnar I liked the ending & I did not feel it was out of place. It just showed how strong Michelle had become. She now has faced her demons. No more running away. She is now the strong woman she always wanted to be. That is really the heart of the entire movie.
I'll trust anything from someone wearing a Cannon Tshirt
I liked the ending, but I don't see how she had it int her to turn toward Houston. You would think after her previous encounter with human beings she would have just driven off into the sunset and said "Fuck it, I'm on my own out here".
+Vaas Montenegro She drove toward Huston because she wants to help those that are in need. She was tired of running away when someone needed her help. She did not want to repeat what she regretted in the market when the little girl could have used her help. And considering what she just went through & survived, I think she feels like she is ready for anything. That was really the whole story behind Michelle. It's about one woman's journey to come to grips with her demons & not run when she should stay & fight.
When I went to go see this I absolutely loved it from beginning to end, that's why I completely disagree with one of the reviewers saying that the ending of the film was completely disjointed it look like a different film and furthermore it changed Tone. I do not agree with that at all to me it felt within the tone and I didn't have any problems at all with the ending of the movie. Giving it a seven really pissed me off sorry got to speak my mind
+BalloonHead Productions
The ending was a huge change in tone. The first ninety minutes are a tense, psychological thriller, but then they tack a big, dumb action scene on the end. If it had ended about ten minutes earlier, it would have been perfect.
So....there are giant monsters outside??? Thats the big twist?? Or is that too obvious? He is actually a serial killer rapist. Both endings are predictable.
i dont care about predictability. I just hate the ending because it is out of place and unneccesary
This was the best Twilight Zone or X-Files episode in a long time. Loved the movie.
Totally. If you go in with that mindset you will love this movie. Otherwise the ending might make you dislike he movie. That being said, the final action is something I think anyone would think was silly. Took it from a 9 to an 8 for me (like that matters, I know).
+Rawley Fear agreed
+Rawley Fear I might seem silly now, but you will warm up to it. It took Michelle being able to outsmart her protagonists in order to give her the strength to kick out her demons that were holding her back. Now she is fearless & no longer going to run away from the things in life that she wants to do. That was the point of the entire story & that was why we had to have that ending.
Turns out it's all a dream and J R is in the shower.
Looks like a less fucked up version of The Divide.
+HitchensImmortal I really liked The Divide. I realize I'm in a minority lol But I think a lot of the hate is due to its utterly miserable story and feel shitty ending.
+niemanickurwa I live for those 100% bleak films :)
My dad, me and my sister are going to see the movie today.
Let's clear this up:
Cloverfield is not really a series now. 10 Cloverfield Lane doesn't even take place in the same universe/time. Cloverfield has become a brand name now for something like the Twilight Zone. Cloverfield (original) takes place in around 2006, and then 10 Cloverfield Lane takes place in the year 2015-2016 (you see an iPhone 6 in the movie). Now we still MIGHT get a sequel to the original Cloverfield, but 10 Cloverfield lane has nothing to do with the original other than they are suspenseful disaster movies with a cool name.
+Cody Ruffenach I don't agree. The i-phone was probably just a slip up. It's fairly obvious that "10 Cloverfield Lane" is taking place in the same universe as the first movie. First of all, you have the big Slusho neon sign in the window of the gas station. That was the drink that Rob was going to Japan to promote in the first movie. Second, you hear the radio reports of the catastrophic blackout on the Eastern seaboard. Along with that, Emmett talks about seeing several bright flashes that looked like something biblical. Well, when nuclear explosions happen, it knocks out the power grid for many miles away. And the bright light from the explosion can also be seen for many miles away. It's very fair to assume the reason for the blackout is because the military has initiated the Hammer-Down Protocol all along the East coast which was the last thing we knew about from the found footage in the first movie. Remember, there was MULTIPLE SIGHTINGS of the monsters/aliens that the military was going to attack. Third, Howard was involved with the satellite that ends up crashing into the ocean. Now that we know aliens are involved, we can reasonably assume that the reason the satellite crashed was because one of the huge spaceships knocked the satellite out of orbit. There was a few other references to the events from the first movie as well. So even though it's not a direct sequel, it is withing the same universe.
Tim Madone It said Southern Seaboard, not eastern, and J.J. Abrahams also confirmed thet are in different universes, so thats why I am saying this
+Tim Madone
Slusho is in nearly every JJ Abrams/Bad Robot production. It's just a little easter egg.
***** Yeah, that describes it better xD Thanks mate
T. Wiggins That's true. But.....in the original "Cloverfield" movie, it played a role because Rob was going to Japan to promote it. So it actually served a purpose other than just an Easter Egg.
Hobbit in the Middle is wack AF
It;s REALLY cool to see John Goodman getting so much praise everywhere for this film...whether they like the movie or not, it's undeniable how good he was here. His character was multi-dimensional. I have to say (without spoiling)...outside the bunker is actually to me the most underwhelming part of the movie. Luckily it mostly takes place in the bunker where all the suspense is found.
(now you might not want to read this until after seeing it because I still highly reccomend checking it out):
NOT that nothing happens outside the bunker, but what does happen I only felt underwhelmed by because it was something I personally felt was slightly unoriginal. I mean sure, we haven't seen...'what's out there' before, but it just seems poorly designed. I felt like it was too 'War of the Worlds' only slightly modified. I did however like the last 2 minutes outside the bunker..when a decision is made. I thought it left open plenty of ideas and just felt complete at that point.
Also...you may be thinking "Well you were just expecting something more like Cloverfield", but that's not the case. I went into this actually assuming it was going to be unrelated to Cloverfield almost enitrely (after hearing it was more like an Anthology which made more sense)...so actually the 'Reveal' at the end just made me almost sorta letdown that it was tied-in to Cloverfield at all.
People are either going to love or hate the reveal in the end. Then again I don't hate it neccessarily, it made me atleast curious of their nature and purpose...but it honestly felt like something more out of a SyFy movie rather than Sci-Fi. It was like "Meh" as in I know I haven't particularly seen this in other films, but yet I felt like I have a thousand times. Even the bigger reveal of the reveals (you'll know what I mean), seemed even more generic...I mean sure it had 'features' but like a combination of everything we've seen before.
For me, everything fantastic about this movie was in the bunker...everything dissapointing came outside. I would still give this a strong 8/10. Or let's put it this way...The Bunker: 9/10 Outside: 5/10
Lmao I was laughing the whole time too. I swore people thought I was crazy
Haha me too
Bibbiani is harsh. I like that.
"extreme"/"tonal shift"?? LOL !!when "ClOVERFIELD" is part of the title of the movie, what the hell is one supposed to expect?? Jesus.
+antonio rodrigues Thank You!!! I was thinking the exact same thing. It's like "it's not a sequel per se, but it does follow the CLOVERFIELD universe. So the ending totally would fit. Totally agree
+antonio rodrigues What should you expect? A shaky camera & a monster that you really only get to see for about 20 seconds if that. LOL. I'm glad a different approach was taken with this second movie in the franchise. I loved the first movie. But this one is just as good if not better. The heart of the story is about a girl trying to deal with her demons & become the strong woman she so desperately wants to be. That is exactly what we get & Mary Elizabeth Winstead gives an Oscar worthy performance. So does John Goodman. Both should be nominated for an Oscar.
Any chance Winstead will marry me? After Smashed and Faults she's my new indie darling. Greta Gerwig is long forgotten.
#10cloverfieldlanesowhite.
Spoilers nigga!
movie should have ended when she took off her gas mask and heard the birds. everything before that point is brilliant and everything after is complete shit.
It's a clover field movie it's clover fans would have been pissed because it's has nothing to do with the title so plz why is shit
+Aviri Char if that last part did not happen I would of felt cheated a little even though it's not like the first one but still they should never even put clover field in the title if you think her just leaving the place and nothing clover fieldish happens people would feel pissed either way
+Lexcool25 it's not a cloverfield movie just because it has the name, the movie was originally going to be called The Cellar, until JJ Abrams bought the script and attached the cloverfield title to it.
Aviri Char a lot of rambling not much sense made in that post. It's fair point people are making that the ending feel like a different movie, which was made to make stupid people like you enjoy the movie. ok thanks bye
+BilboB lol moive was awesome
GUYS: All you have to do is call it a Spoiler review.
And I PREFER SPOILER REVIEWS cuz we get to engage in REAL TALK
I usually watch Fish Jelly for that EXACT reason
Just to clarify, in regards to end are we talking about the last ten minutes or the last scene? Because I liked the last ten minutes but I didn't like the way they ended it with the last couple scenes.
I really think the ending worked... Edge of my seat very good pacing
+Brandon Schreur That ending was totally needed. It showed that Michelle was no longer going to let her demons get in the way of her being the woman that she wants to be. She is now fearless. No more running away. That was really the heart of the entire story.
Bad analogy from guy in the middle when he talks about the Saw movie breaking into The Fast and Furious. What happened to the heroine at the end of the movie stayed true to what was happening throughout the movie. He can't see that ?
+Tracy Gilbert Apparently not. She survived one obstacle after another throughout the movie. And the "new" ending just gave us another reason to fear for her safety. Will she live? Will she die? Will she outsmart yet another protagonist? It's actually a very brilliant ending. Let's face it, if all she did was get in the car & drive away towards a destroyed city, I think the audience would have felt cheated. Once the audience knows without question that something truly terrible has indeed happened up above, we will expect that Michelle won't be out of danger wants she makes it to the surface. And even when she gets out of the bunker, we are still teased for several minutes. Is the danger gone? Was there really any danger to begin with? It's all staged so well. The ending did not feel rushed to me. I can't wait to see it again. lol
+Tracy Gilbert i totally agree. they teased "what if it's extraterrestrial" nearly the whole time. it's absolutely not absurd to then have the threat be extraterrestrial. the tonal shift goes from thriller to action thriller. they just add action. and, might i add, they add action before she ever leaves the bunker.
+Tracy Gilbert Well i didn't mind the ending but think if this movie had been called The Cellar and billed as these people underground like it was. Then you saw that ending, you'd be kind of shocked by this sudden shift in tone. Because Cloverfield is in the title, you are predisposed to think of aliens, but everything prior to that didn't earn that reveal (could have been nuclear fallout or chemical attacks). I loved the ending, but i can understand someone not digging it.
I think a good way to do it, is what some do wich is have two films and you've done it in the past I think, the unspoiler, then the spoiler, with a warning saying the spoilers should be listened too.
Goodman makes for a great villain
+Dougla Don How on Earth could the other guy be the villain?
Just saw it. Consider this your spoiler warning for my comment.
Great movie. As others have commented, Bibbs opinion is surely solely his own. Usually a few minutes into a movie, I can feel it out, see the plot arc, the possible "twists" upcoming, etc. and it gets really boring for me, really fast. Especially if you throw in some bad, cliche writing. Thankfully, this movie had none of that. I mean, if you're gonna introduce aliens into a movie, this was a great way to do it. I think there was enough mystery left to the aliens, and everything else at the end of the movie, that it kept you engaged. I didn't see this one coming, and much of what the other two reviewers said was on the nose, I think. It was a clever way to go the direction they did, plus I don't know about everybody else but while I was watching this, I kept wondering if this had any connection to the previous "Cloverfield" movie, but I guess no, it didn't...? Anyway, that helped throw me off too, and I like to be thrown off in a movie. Like I said, if I can guess how the whole thing is gonna unwind with fair certainty and or accuracy, it gets boring real quick. The movie set out to keep audiences guessing, and it did that well, and in spades. If they want aliens at the end, then aliens it is! I would have also accepted the Russians, or Chinese, or... whatever! The setup (i.e. the whole rest of the movie!) was that good I think.
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I d like what you had to say about this movie. I also feel that you really do not need to see the film in order to enjoy this. I also did a review of this movie .
Bibianni just ruined it making the Ripley comparison, smdh. The others were trying there darnest not to go there, but Bibianni couldn't resist. Please take some cues from Roger Ebert.
People giving Bibbiana a lot of hate because he had a different opinion. He's a really chill guy and he is not pretentious, he just seems to enjoy television more- This movie was pretty fucking hard to beat though in terms of original sci-fi. Far superior to the first "installment"
Alonza, babygurl, don't come for people because you don't know the difference between being vague and spoiling the shit out of a plot.
This movie is definitely not for everyone. That said, I LOVED the first two acts and the third one up until the final 10-15 minutes. I am still undecided on how I feel about that last bit of the movie and it has been two days since watching it lol. Probably need to watch again to better digest it.
Its like a twilight zone episode and worthy of the title unlike the horrible series revamp with FOrrest Whitaker. The joker in the middle thought Prometheus was good and that sucked
I saw the movie today. I liked it a lot. The principle cast was fantastic. I can see what Bibbs was saying about the end. But I'm with Matt and Alonzo. The ending worked for me. I wish I could explain why but it's too close to release and i don't want to start a spoiler thread. I had enough of those with Star Wars
That's it . . . for every spoiler-free reviewer I stumble upon to get the meat of the film, since sitting through tense dramas aren't my thing despite my interest in Cloverfield, there's a downvote a-coming.
Is it me or does Alonso sometimes come off as if we are taking up his valuable time and condescending towards viewers who criticize the reviews. At the beginning he basically said to shut up about our opinions of what spoilers are.
SPOILER!!!!
Okay not really a huge spoiler but it can be taken as one.
I am 100% with William Bibbiani. Here is my problem, I went in expecting a Cloverfield sequel. I didn't get one for the first 90 minutes. But honestly what I got was better. I absolutely loved the first 90 minutes of this movie. However, the ending just absolutely killed the movie for me. if you are going to make a Cloverfield sequel, then make a Cloverfield sequel. If you aren't, then don't do it, or at least leave some more mystery to it. I'm fine with the direction they went, I just feel like these were two entirely different movies that didn't fit together in the end. It just felt rushed and like something they had to do at the end for fans, even though what they did probably hurt more than it helped.
+amachikas11 It was never a sequel anyway. JJ Abrams confirmed this many times over.
+Jason Miller that's fine, that isn't my problem with the movie. I don't care whether it was a sequel or not. My problem is that they wanted people to think the movie was a sequel. That's why they have Abrams presented first in the trailer with a Cloverfield name. If they aren't really doing a sequel then don't do it at all or leave it more mysterious. Movie would have been so much better without that ending. Instead it was like they wanted to do fan service and show aliens so there is some relevance to the original Cloverfield, when in reality that "fan service" was more insulting than anything else.
amachikas11 They never wanted people to think it was a sequel. Only the people that didn't read about it before seeing it would think that. If you or anyone else had read about the movie before hand, you would have seen the multiple interviews from JJ and Dan telling us that it's only a blood relative and/or an anthology film. Cloverfield is only the name of the movies, the monster in the original was never called Cloverfield, that was a name given to him by fans. With that said, going forward if you see "Cloverfield" in the title, think of it as a sci-fi film made by Bad Robot. Nothing more.
First off, the average movie goer isn't going to watch interviews before the movie and do research to see if it is a sequel or not. Having Cloverfield in the title should be sufficient reason enough to believe it is a sequel. I get you're point, but you are smart enough to understand that it is kinda false advertising. You shouldn't have to research the movie to understand it isn't a sequel. I'm not actually upset that it wasn't a real sequel which is why I think you are missing my point. I actually liked the movie as is. I just think the end made it a half ass sequel rather than either being a sequel or not being one.
amachikas11 A half assed sequel would be having a different big monster or having the same one but only showing it for 5 minutes. All I am saying is that the info is out there for people to read about that says what the movie is and is not. Read about it before or after the movie, the explanation is out there. Also, those in the know are keeping an eye on a movie scheduled to release next year that may tie the first two movies together a little more.
I hope the guy in the middle understands that this movie is in the same world after the events of the original movie Cloverfield, which was a monster/alien movie. So the ending was not entirely surprising to me.
I know these guys aren't good reviewing a movie without spoiling it I normally skip their review and check the ratings
Towards the end of the movie. I whispered to my friend in a Arnold accent "CONSIDER YOURSELF BARBECUED"
Okay....
5:49 *_lol_* that would be kinda awesome though :'D
Not sure if these comments are trolling or not. Bibbi might have been harsh with the score but the ending threw the movie off for me. He was spot on about the tone. And no they didn't spoil anything
Atchity has lost some serious weight. Good Job!
If you can't navigate a spoiler in a critical way then you shouldn't be a critic.
I think I know how this movie is going to end...and it has nothing to do with monsters. I could be wrong, but that is my guess.
Did you see the movie? If so what did you think.
No, I haven't seen it.
***** Ah okay.
+J.A. Contes Go see it. It's very well made & the acting is top of the line. As for monsters, well, let's just say there is a reason it's playing on the IMAX screen. lol
Putting a controversial ending to a movie might be the best way to spread word of mouth!