Cloverfield To Get A Sequel NO! Don't do it! Source: Comingsoon.net
Generally, if we love a film we are more than happy to see a sequel. In the case of Cloverfield, however, a sequel would actually take away from the enjoyment and purpose of the first film. But director Matt Reeves is saying that there could well be another on the way. No, Matt Reeves, NO! There are minimal spoilers in the following paragraphs.
Reeves told Comingsoon.net : "This was so fun 'cause we'd never done anything like it, and I think we'd want to find a similar challenge, to find a way to have its roots in this but be fresh and new, otherwise you're just repeating yourself. There's a moment on the Brooklyn Bridge, and there was a guy filming something on the side of the bridge, and Hud sees him filming and he turns over and he sees the ship that's been capsized and sees the headless Statue of Liberty, and then he turns back and this guy's briefly filming him. In my mind that was two movies intersecting for a brief moment, and I thought there was something interesting in the idea that this incident happened and there are so many different points of view, and there are several different movies at least happening that evening and we just saw one piece of another. That idea sort of tickled me. We'll have to see if anyone would want a sequel. If the movie does well and we find a compelling reason to do so then it would be fun to do a sequel".
Obviously, the movie has done very well this weekend. But, the whole point of the movie is that you're experiencing a monster attack as if you were there and with no other information on the beast other than what immediate news reports and the fact that it's almost stepping on you can provide. It's about an experience more than a story, which a sequel could only dilute. Explaining the origins would just make for a generic monster movie. Or, just following the same events from a different camcorder would be utterly pointless. Some films should just be left to stand alone and this is one of them.
Well after seeing Cloverfield in LA last week I can honestly say that this is the worst news for along time.
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well i hate to say this but you fucktards are missing something here,. The film had a MASSIVE amount of backstory, gbased on what was seen from the online marketing.
o did Blair Witch - and we all know the lesson learnt there, don't we kids??
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al sequel spoiler, potential bollocks: must confess to doing something very, very naughty.
I couldn't wait for the UK release, so yesterday I watched a cam copy online. Very, very, very bad of me. That said, it looked good, given the stylistic decisions. I'm still going to watch it on the big screen (yes, I enjoyed it).
In any case, check out the following:
http://cloverfieldmessage.ytmnd.com/
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You can see the monster on youtube as well as the end of the film. on another note if they do make a sequel they should set right after the end of the film but from other peoples point of view ... Read More
Does anyone know if the monster looks anything like the big scary head in the clouds on the poster - the one in the top right hand corner that looks like it's bearing down on Libby? It kinda looks a bit like the big scary head at the end of Poltergeist. ... Read More
Before people starting crying out "NO!!! NO SEQUEL!!!!" maybe we should be allowed to see it first? I don't see how anyone can agree or disagree with you until it's been released! ... Read More
well i hate to say this but you fucktards are missing something here,. The film had a MASSIVE amount of backstory, gbased on what was seen from the online marketing. So it could be a sequel or prequel of very different things. We might see more about the Tagaruto corporation who seemed to be involved in the monster somehow. there was alot of stuff abgout protestors and enviromental terrorists attacking taguruto so maybe the next flick could be about them documenting their investigations into... Read More
