New York City gets destroyed in “Cloverfield,” the silly-sounding monster movie that opens Friday. New York was destroyed in “Independence Day,” in “Escape from New York,” in “I Am Legend,” in “The Day After Tomorrow,” in “Planet of the Apes,” in “A.I.,” in “Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow,” in the 1998 “Godzilla” remake, in all three King Kong movies, in the Tom Cruise movie version of “War of the Worlds,” in the radio version of “War of the Worlds” and now in the Godzilla-esque “Cloverfield.” How about a disaster movie that destroys Florida or Ohio?<\/p>\n
I liked all these movies and most recently I saw “I am Legend” and was extremely impressed with the special effects. I think more than the plot….I am thinking “How the HELL did they do that?<\/p>\n
When Joshua. Jonathan and I rent old movies to watch, I have managed to sneak in some old classics that I liked when I was a kid. For some reason it is a slight disappointment. It’s not like I remember it. Todays movies are so real and loud and ferocious that can we even imagine where they will be in 10 years from now? Right now I need a movie that is down to earth. That is real. That is romantic. That is safe. After “I am Legend”…I need real life….. New York City gets destroyed in “Cloverfield,” the silly-sounding monster movie that opens Friday. New York was destroyed in “Independence Day,” in “Escape from New York,” in “I Am Legend,” in “The Day After Tomorrow,” in “Planet of the Apes,” … Continue reading
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