Anyone planning on seeing Cloverfield?

[GMichael]

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Plot summary
The film begins with a message from the U.S. Government media display, saying that the following footage was recovered from the site formerly known as Central Park as a splash screen to the rest of the film, depicted through retrieved handheld video footage, recordered over Rob and Beth filming themselves on April 27th with intermittent flashes of underlying footage during periods the new footage has not recorded over.

On May 22, Jason Hawkins (Mike Vogel) and his girlfriend, Lily (Jessica Lucas), plan a surprise going away party for Jason's brother, Rob (Michael Stahl-David), who has accepted a business position in Japan. Jason entrusts Rob’s best friend, Hud (T.J. Miller), with the video camera, so he can tape the party and document Rob’s last night in America. The party at Rob’s Manhattan apartment begins and all is well, though Hud has no luck flirting with his crush, Marlena (Lizzy Caplan), from behind the camera.

Rob arrives and is happy to see all his friends. Things get complicated quickly, though, as it is revealed that Rob recently slept with Beth (Odette Yustman), making their longtime friendship more complicated just before he leaves the country. Beth arrives at the party - but with a date. When Rob confronts her about the date, she claims they have not spoken in weeks (presumably since right around their sexual encounter). Beth leaves with her date, and Rob hints to his brother that he cares for Beth, although he never told her this.

The building’s power temporarily fails, and partygoers watch a news report saying that an oil tanker near the Statue of Liberty has capsized. Dozens of people head to the roof to get a look, only to witness a huge explosion in the distance sending the witnesses to ground level from debris pelting the city scape with violent force. Down on the street, the Statue of Liberty's head crashes down onto the roads, and everyone witnesses more explosions and a gigantic moving form in the distance. Rob, Jason, Lily, Marlena and Hud all head for the Brooklyn Bridge. While on the bridge, Rob gets a call from Beth, who is now injured and trapped in her Midtown apartment after an explosion. Just then, a giant tendril comes out of the water and destroys the bridge, killing Jason among many others. Rob and his friends head back to Manhattan.

Rob says that he is heading to Midtown to save Beth. After unsuccessfully pleading with him not to do so, his friends follow. Meanwhile, everyone starts to learn more about what exactly is attacking the city. Marlena says that she saw something huge “eating people” while a TV newscast shows the giant moving creature dropping large spider-like parasites onto the ground, which immediately attack nearby humans. The foursome’s journey into Midtown brings them to a battle between the monster and military forces. Rob and his friends descend into the subway for safety and decide to walk the tracks to Beth’s building. In the darkened tunnel, they are ambushed by several spider creatures and Marlena is bitten badly. They escape and, fortunately, rendezvous with military officers. One officer informs them of an evacuation helicopter site, and reveals that the situation in the city is so out of control that it won’t be long before the government authorises a plan to destroy all of Manhattan in an attempt to kill the creature. Marlena dies gruesomely from her spider bite (she seems to become inflated and then explode) — something that deeply affects Hud.

The remaining three arrive at Beth’s partially toppled building, but must access it through another building and dangerously cross damaged rooftops high above Manhattan. They discover Beth, who has fallen and impaled her shoulder. After freeing her and fending off another parasite, they escape the buildings and board evacuation helicopters just as the giant creature attacks nearby. Lily is separated during the evacuation, with her escaping in a different helicopter. Flying above Manhattan as day breaks, Rob, Beth and Hud witness military planes attacking, and seemingly killing, the giant creature; however, the creature leaps out of the smoke plumes and swipes at the helicopter, causing it to crash in Central Park. Hud, Rob and Beth survive the crash, only to look up and see the creature towering over them. After the creature kills Hud, Rob grabs Beth and the camera and hides underneath a bridge. He gives a final testimonial to the camera and tells Beth that he loves her. An explosion rocks all of Manhattan and assumedly kills them both, and the camera is covered in rubble.

At the end of the credits, a small sound clip is played. Filled with static, 'Help us' can be heard faintly.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloverfield

[ForeverAutumn]

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That sounds sucky. I was hoping for something much more suspenseful and mysterious.

[GMichael]

That sounds sucky. I was hoping for something much more suspenseful and mysterious.

Didn't think you'd like the spider thing.
I'm not into the shaky camera thing. It would drive me nuts.