The Cloverfield series as a whole as always been a particular beast. The first film, the nausea inducing shaky cam kaiju film, attempted to change the game in terms of viral marketing. Though few other films have yet truly captured the fervor that surrounded this first film’s initial release, the marketing was effective, the film a hit.
And then we waited.
And waited.
And waited.
And then, right before we were to all give up on the possibility of this series would be a one off big budget horror/action spectacle, we are given a gift. 10 Cloverfield Lane. Not only is the film something completely different from the first film, it’s superior in many ways. And with this success, the series is given new life.
With The Cloverfield Paradox, that life is cut short.
Much like 10 Cloverfield Lane, this was not originally designed to be a Cloverfield film. In fact, this script had been shopped around for awhile, and the film itself has been filmed for a few years. But, instead of releasing it as it was, J.J. Abrams production company and the masterminds behind the Cloverfield universe purchased the film, did some reshoots, and released it in an unprecedented manner. And the strategy worked! Many people watched this film on the day it was released, and both Bad Robot and Netflix likely see the film as a success.
Unfortunately, the only reason this film succeeded is that it didn’t give any breathing room for people to warn others about it.
The film started fairly strongly. Featuring an interesting concept (obviously a parallel to the CERN Hadron Collider), it delves rather quickly into bizarrity. Featuring some fantastic sequences of body horror and an engaging idea of parallel dimensions and the crossing of time, it builds itself up, stacking tension and horror atop one another throughout the first act of the film. After that, though, the entire film falls apart quickly and with much disappointment.
The latter half of the film proceeds at a non-pace, sitting in limbo between sci-fi thriller and space action film. Sadly, any of the mystery set up earlier in the film is completely abandoned, instead delving into an uninspired, cliched space adventuring story. Any possible deep science it was hoping to ground itself in was instead replaced with predictable deaths and obvious plot devices.
And while the Cloverfield brand attempts to redeem itself it literally the last frames of the film, it is far little too late. With one poor choice after another, one of the most interesting cinematic universes in development falters. The fourth entry has already been completely filmed, with a planned release for October of this year. But with the failure that this film represents, one has to worry. The franchise is unstable. Another hit like this, and so falls the deck of cards.
If nobody write the film, does it even exist? Full review here:
And then we waited.
And waited.
And waited.
And then, right before we were to all give up on the possibility of this series would be a one off big budget horror/action spectacle, we are given a gift. 10 Cloverfield Lane. Not only is the film something completely different from the first film, it’s superior in many ways. And with this success, the series is given new life.
With The Cloverfield Paradox, that life is cut short.
Much like 10 Cloverfield Lane, this was not originally designed to be a Cloverfield film. In fact, this script had been shopped around for awhile, and the film itself has been filmed for a few years. But, instead of releasing it as it was, J.J. Abrams production company and the masterminds behind the Cloverfield universe purchased the film, did some reshoots, and released it in an unprecedented manner. And the strategy worked! Many people watched this film on the day it was released, and both Bad Robot and Netflix likely see the film as a success.
Unfortunately, the only reason this film succeeded is that it didn’t give any breathing room for people to warn others about it.
The film started fairly strongly. Featuring an interesting concept (obviously a parallel to the CERN Hadron Collider), it delves rather quickly into bizarrity. Featuring some fantastic sequences of body horror and an engaging idea of parallel dimensions and the crossing of time, it builds itself up, stacking tension and horror atop one another throughout the first act of the film. After that, though, the entire film falls apart quickly and with much disappointment.
The latter half of the film proceeds at a non-pace, sitting in limbo between sci-fi thriller and space action film. Sadly, any of the mystery set up earlier in the film is completely abandoned, instead delving into an uninspired, cliched space adventuring story. Any possible deep science it was hoping to ground itself in was instead replaced with predictable deaths and obvious plot devices.
And while the Cloverfield brand attempts to redeem itself it literally the last frames of the film, it is far little too late. With one poor choice after another, one of the most interesting cinematic universes in development falters. The fourth entry has already been completely filmed, with a planned release for October of this year. But with the failure that this film represents, one has to worry. The franchise is unstable. Another hit like this, and so falls the deck of cards.
If nobody write the film, does it even exist? Full review here:
Comments
Post a Comment