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Cloverfield [BLU-RAY] (Paramount Home Entertainment, 6.3.2008) Disguised under deliberately goofy, yet deliciously edible-sounding, aliases such as Cheese and Slusho, Matt Reeves' Cloverfield was produced and rushed into theaters under an equally appetizing shroud of secrecy. From last year's incredibly elusive Super Bowl ad to the film's viral marketing campaign, Cloverfield had everybody scratching their heads and drooling in anticipation. Aside from the as-yet untitled title and the Blair Witch-ian visual style, the film's biggest appeal was the enigmatic creature who was last (un)seen hurling the decapitated head of the Statue of Liberty onto the crowded streets of New York City. All we knew about the mysterious beast was that it was big and angry. Now that the highy-anticipated project has come and gone, one question has fortunately been answered: Cloverfield was a major success. (continued)

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on January 30, 2008 at 1:58 PM

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Rich S. says ...

Finally saw the trailer last weekend. If there's a more blatant riff on Bull Durham, I haven't seen it. They even do the mock-fight-in-the-alley bit.

Posted by Rich S. at January 30, 2008 2:06 PM

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Monument says ...

This looks like a harmless, good time; at least I hope so.

Posted by Monument at January 30, 2008 2:07 PM

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Wrecktum says ...

Why did they make the one black guy in the picture retarded?

Posted by Wrecktum at January 30, 2008 2:17 PM

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MikeSchaeferSF says ...

Rich S: I posted months ago (half-jokingly) that the plotline sounded like "Bull Durham with footballs", but... sheesh. I hope it's better than it looks.

Posted by MikeSchaeferSF at January 30, 2008 2:17 PM

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Josh Massey says ...

God, I am so over Renee Zellweger.

Posted by Josh Massey at January 30, 2008 2:19 PM

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Josh Massey says ...

Oh, and I think I mentioned this before, but I recently pulled out my 1998 Clooney interview (for Out of Sight), and it mentions Leatherheads as one of his upcoming projects.

This one has been in the pipe for awhile.

Posted by Josh Massey at January 30, 2008 2:20 PM

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corey3rd says ...

looks like a Hal Roach comedy - and not a good one.

Posted by corey3rd at January 30, 2008 2:24 PM

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Monument says ...

I'll admit this is a shallow observation, but has anyone else notice that Renee Zellweger has gotten progressively more unnattractive and squinty faced since Jerry Maguire?

Posted by Monument at January 30, 2008 2:31 PM

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Adonis says ...

The preview looked god awful... and the cheese factor on the poster looks pretty high.

See: The Dog.

Posted by Adonis at January 30, 2008 2:34 PM

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berkguru says ...

Looks frigging AWFUL

I wish Rambo could take lemon-faced Zelwegger's head off.

Posted by berkguru at January 30, 2008 3:09 PM

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p.Vice says ...

Monument, that's what twelve years, a couple of Bridget Jones movies, and some plastic surgery can do to a ho.

Posted by p.Vice at January 30, 2008 3:15 PM

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Titus Pullo says ...

I actually found RZ quite fetching w/ the added poundage in the first Bridget Jones, but yeah, she's hit the wall big time. But we'll always have that one scene in Empire Records(on my short list for worst movies of the modern era).

This movie could go either way as far as I'm concerned, I wouldn't put too much stock in the previews. It'll all boil down to the script, but I see the 2 writers credited w/ the script don't have much on their resumes. Rick Reilly is a sports columnist I believe and the only writing credit he has at imdb is an episode of Arli$$, which is not exactly giving me confidence.

Posted by Titus Pullo at January 30, 2008 5:13 PM

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oakling says ...

They all look weirdly like they were photoshopped in from Braveheart, or some comedy about pugilists in the 1800s.

Posted by oakling at January 30, 2008 5:21 PM

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Craptastic says ...

Love the look on Clooney's face in that poster.

Posted by Craptastic at January 30, 2008 9:51 PM

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Mikey Filmmaker says ...

John Krasinski is on a roll. First, License to Wed. Now, Leatherheads.

Thank God for The Office.

Posted by Mikey Filmmaker at January 31, 2008 1:53 AM

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Breedlove says ...

strange how negative you guys are acting on this one. i love football, and clooney can do no wrong. i have pretty high hopes for this. and josh i do remember this project stretching back a good decade - soderbergh was gonna direct it back then though.

Posted by Breedlove at January 31, 2008 5:51 AM

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Webster says ...

This project's been kicking around since about 1990--Soderbergh's ex-brother-in-law co-wrote the script. (Both writers used to work for Sports Illustrated.)

Posted by Webster at January 31, 2008 6:01 AM

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Dirty Harry says ...

Loving the Zellwegger hate: Common ground with HE posters -- feeling all warm and fuzzy.

Another first: It's rare I hate someone in a George Clooney movie more than, you know, George Clooney. Thank you lemonfaced anorexic!

This one looks like its trying waaayyy too hard. And it has been in the pipeline forever. Soderbergh looked at after "Sex, Lies." I've seen the pile of drafts. No joke: 5 feet high.

Looks lame. Hope I'm wrong.

Posted by Dirty Harry at January 31, 2008 8:18 AM

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PerfectTommy says ...

I really like The Office and John Krasinski on the show. But him playing a football star, let alone during the era "when there were no rules" is just stretching it. "Tough" is not the first word that comes to mind when I think of this guy. And Clooney, at his age, playing with no padding... I don't think so.

Posted by PerfectTommy at January 31, 2008 8:49 AM

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