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OK, so....I really enjoyed the movie and the younger people at the theater did as well. But a lot of people are not going to like it.
There will be some people that absolutely hate it. This 60 year old guy said, "That was the biggest piece of shit Ive ever seen".
(On the other hand my dad is 60, but he's mad cool and I'm sure he'll love it).

It won't just be some older people that won't like it. When it was over no one clapped. This was at a screening with critics though, so who knows, maybe they just dont clap for anything.
The general consensus after was..."scary but Im confused, where did the monster come from?"

I think an open mind is what is needed to really enjoy this film. It's an hour and a half of a crisis captured on You Tube and blown up into a film. It's a theme park Monster Attack ride.

The monster was cool, but you never see it long enough to really capture enough of it's quirks or personality to form a solid concept of it.

The actual cgi on the monster was the weak point for me. I give the movie a 7.5

There will be a divide on this. I won't reccomend the film to people who liked I Am Legend.

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I think people are too stupid to realize this isn't Independence Day or any trite crap like that. This is from the perspective of civilians who are trying to survive. Would THEY really know where the monster came from? No.

[Pandafarmer]

I would say the CGI wasn't bad at all on the monster. I thought it was quite effective actually... but I had seen I Am Legend the previous night and thought the rabid people looked absolutely horribly fake and CGI-ish.

The monster was pretty solid and unique IMO.

[brie200]

I obviously haven't seen it yet, but I too think there are of course going to be those that like it--and the critics might be behind the film too, but I'm not sure the average joe on the street is going to like it and that will possibly hurt it's box office prospects.

It seems like most that go into the screenings with a handle on what Cloverfield is and who have paid attention to the viral marketing tend to come away with a positive experience, but the people who walk in knowing nothing about what they are about to see come out a bit confused or just flat out hate it.

It also will definitely skew young, but I've noticed that the marketing is pretty much banking on that. Promoting the movie on TRL instead of other places and etc.

But as much as this is a monster movie, it is a bit different than what people are used to and if you walk in expecting Independence Day then you will be disappointed.

[underwaterdonkey]

Two questions;

[Venom034]

And what is the story with the harse drawn carriage scene? Is there more to it than what we see in the trailers?

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[Pandafarmer]

[brie200]

It remains to be seen. I was mostly just going based on what I have observed from people who have come back from screenings.

The short running time should be a good thing. Plus it also seems like the type of movie that fans would sit through more than once, so if it also gets repeat business then another good sign.

[aceplace]

SHIT! I live in Philadelphia too, were was the screening at?

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[SuperSquirrel]

You know what?...

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Re: You know what?...

[SuperSquirrel]

Really?