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. Bu
Oh, the faultiness of being a teenager. A time when disrupted weekend plans were the end of the world, where asking out a girl was a heart stopping proposition, and when The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen was considered a good film. Yes, I will admit that I thoroughly enjoyed this film as a teenager. Me and my brother went to see it together, coming out both having enjoyed it and for over ten years that initial positive reaction to the film has been what painted my opinion of it. But, much like thinking of one’s first kiss or that far too sweaty high school dance, revisiting the past often leads to confrontation with your demons. My demons, in this case, is the blissful enjoyment of a film so dumbed down and confoundingly boring that it seems insulting now. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a parody film that does not realize it is a parody film. Bombastic and utterly lacking in any style, the film simply glides to one set piece to another with no forethought and care as