Comments on: My “Cloverfield” Review (sans spoilers) http://skullsinthestars.com/2008/01/19/my-cloverfield-review-sans-spoilers/ The intersection of physics, optics, history and pulp fiction Fri, 25 May 2012 02:47:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: skullsinthestars http://skullsinthestars.com/2008/01/19/my-cloverfield-review-sans-spoilers/#comment-703 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:01:54 +0000 http://skullsinthestars.com/2008/01/19/my-cloverfield-review-sans-spoilers/#comment-703 PD wrote: “I’m not so sure adrenalin can mask a punctured lung. :-/ Sucking chest wounds kind of… er… suck.”

Was it a chest wound, though? I thought it looked like more of a shoulder wound, though admittedly I wasn’t giving it a clinical eye!

“And with regards to IMDB… I can’t even stand to read the comments anymore. ”

There are still some thoughtful posters there that have genuinely interesting things to say. Unfortunately, I would guess that 50% of the poster are trolls who have far more time to waste online than the thoughtful types.

]]> By: Personal Demon http://skullsinthestars.com/2008/01/19/my-cloverfield-review-sans-spoilers/#comment-694 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:28:55 +0000 http://skullsinthestars.com/2008/01/19/my-cloverfield-review-sans-spoilers/#comment-694 babs67: “The adrenalin would probably mask any pain.”

Adrenalin could probably mask the pain, yes. I’m not so sure adrenalin can mask a punctured lung. :-/ Sucking chest wounds kind of… er… suck.

I would like to reiterate, though, that I did like the film. I’m not a hater.

And with regards to IMDB… I can’t even stand to read the comments anymore. I am SO glad that they are now locked to non-members. I used to waste hours, baffled at what people posted.

]]> By: babs67 http://skullsinthestars.com/2008/01/19/my-cloverfield-review-sans-spoilers/#comment-691 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:21:01 +0000 http://skullsinthestars.com/2008/01/19/my-cloverfield-review-sans-spoilers/#comment-691 PD – Good question regarding the rebar. I justified it by saying the pain from the chest wound would be an afterthought considering the alternative would be to get eaten by a giant scary creature. The adrenalin would probably mask any pain.

On another note, the comments on the message board for this movie on IMDB have confirmed my suspicion that there are a lot of really dumb people in the world.

]]> By: skullsinthestars http://skullsinthestars.com/2008/01/19/my-cloverfield-review-sans-spoilers/#comment-687 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:43:35 +0000 http://skullsinthestars.com/2008/01/19/my-cloverfield-review-sans-spoilers/#comment-687 PD wrote: “Gee, she runs really well for someone who had a spike of rebar through her chest in the previous scene.”

You sound so smug, but until you’ve had a piece of rebar through your chest and then tried to run, I don’t think you’re any judge as to how easy it is!
:P

]]> By: Personal Demon http://skullsinthestars.com/2008/01/19/my-cloverfield-review-sans-spoilers/#comment-685 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 04:00:29 +0000 http://skullsinthestars.com/2008/01/19/my-cloverfield-review-sans-spoilers/#comment-685 Critter ‘n I saw the movie tonight. We both liked it (him more than I). We wish we hadn’t liked it though, because we came up with quips that we would like to use in a really bittchy review. For example:

“I kept hoping that the characters would die so that someone competent could pick up the camera.”

or maybe…

“Gee, she runs really well for someone who had a spike of rebar through her chest in the previous scene.”

We have more, but they violate the “no spoiler” rules :-(

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