Post by movieliker on Apr 8, 2023 18:46:28 GMT 1
I don't agree with most of the bad reviews at IMDb. Yes, most are good. But the most common complaints from the few bad reviews are;
1) They liked the kidnap/hostage possibility portion. But they didn't like the action/scifi portion.
I don't know what they thought they were watching, being the movie had Cloverfield in the title. Every Cloverfield movie I've ever seen is about an alien attack.
And personally, that was the best part of the movie for me. The action and special effects were good.
2) They didn't buy the supposedly abrupt change of the main character from scared little girl, to focused and courageous action hero.
I went back and watched the ending again. I don't see a focused and courageous action hero. The lady looks scared to me.
Of course she is going to be focused. The situation is more simple. She's being attacked by aliens. And her goal is too survive.
During the kidnap/hostage mystery portion of the movie, the situation was unclear. She didn't know if Howard was telling the truth. Or if he was a psychopath. She didn't know if it was safe outside, or dangerous.
Most people, especially young people are going to be focused during an alien attack. Yes, some people will freeze. But many will spring into action. She looked afraid and frantic to me. Not some confident "been here before/know just what to do" action hero.
My only question, and it's a small observation. My only question is, why did the radio in Michelle's car work perfectly before the accident. And the lady's car radio work perfectly after her escape, to immediately find out what was going on. Where Henry had no means of finding out what was happening outside.
He went through all these elaborate preparations in case of a catastrophe. But he had no means of finding out what was happening outside? What was his plan? Just stay underground for 1, 2 years. And then wait for the cops to show up?
Of course, if you look hard enough, you can pick apart any movie. Especially a scifi movie.
I don't know what they thought they were watching, being the movie had Cloverfield in the title. Every Cloverfield movie I've ever seen is about an alien attack.
And personally, that was the best part of the movie for me. The action and special effects were good.
2) They didn't buy the supposedly abrupt change of the main character from scared little girl, to focused and courageous action hero.
I went back and watched the ending again. I don't see a focused and courageous action hero. The lady looks scared to me.
Of course she is going to be focused. The situation is more simple. She's being attacked by aliens. And her goal is too survive.
During the kidnap/hostage mystery portion of the movie, the situation was unclear. She didn't know if Howard was telling the truth. Or if he was a psychopath. She didn't know if it was safe outside, or dangerous.
Most people, especially young people are going to be focused during an alien attack. Yes, some people will freeze. But many will spring into action. She looked afraid and frantic to me. Not some confident "been here before/know just what to do" action hero.
My only question, and it's a small observation. My only question is, why did the radio in Michelle's car work perfectly before the accident. And the lady's car radio work perfectly after her escape, to immediately find out what was going on. Where Henry had no means of finding out what was happening outside.
He went through all these elaborate preparations in case of a catastrophe. But he had no means of finding out what was happening outside? What was his plan? Just stay underground for 1, 2 years. And then wait for the cops to show up?
Of course, if you look hard enough, you can pick apart any movie. Especially a scifi movie.
I was entertained. I thought about the movie after it was over. I thought it was good. Good acting, good premise, good dialogue, good plot, good action, and good special effects.
8 out of 10 for me.
Did you see it?
What do you think?