Re: Theatrical Review of Cloverfield
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xavier311
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View profile »If in any movie we have to buy into the fact that huge monsters are real
then we can buy into a battery lasting more then it should.
IMO
[Post edited by xavier311 on Jan 23, 2008 - CST 2:48 PM]
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The film is basically someone filmming from a camcorder and the movie is 85-minutes long, correct? Well, the video camera I purchased for my daughter has a batterylife of up to 3-hours, so apparently there have been some major improvements in battery technology, as well.
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Nothing surprising storywise. The acting is serviceable, but overall, not much to really write home about.
I admire a film like Blair Witch that took on a similar experiment out of necessity due to a low budget, but this was an event movie that shorted itself by making the focus of the narrative too narrow. It's like a big-budget Blair Witch, and we all know how the bigger-budgeted sequel to that film ended up.
In any case, an interesting idea of an experiment that just didn't quite pay off for me. But isn't that what experiments are for?
sean (that, and mutating the human genome, of course...)
waywardsage
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View profile »I'm a camera operator with extensive camera experience. The movie is 85 minutes long. Camera batteries can last hours. So, if given that the character only had the camera on while he was recording. (which is true) because there are spans when the camera is shut off during the course of the night. It is pretty easy to believe it. Also, night vision and camera lights come standard on most consumer camcorders. Even thought the light would kill the battery much quicker. He only has the light on for a short time in the tunnels.
Pretty funny that people find this sort of stuff "unbelieveable". Do people even pay attention to consumer electronics out there? It's pretty common knowledge.
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But we just explained that it is believable. The answer we're looking for is "oh, I was unaware of that. Thanks for clearing that up for me. Now I'll go back to my review and give it a better rating, based on the new info."
JJ79
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Some people like the movie. Some people don't. The camera battery was not the sole reason I did not like the movie. But I won't let you goad me into a protracted and useless argument.
Jason
[Post edited by JJ79 on Jan 25, 2008 - CST 5:39 PM]