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6th
Mar

Cloverfield Monster On Your Desk

Posted by Bradley under Entertainment, Personal

Some of you have requested I post the link to the Cloverfield Monster toy Hasbro is putting out. Enjoy!

70 points of articulation and incredible life-like detail
Authentic sound
14” tall
10 parasites
Two interchangeable heads
Statue of Liberty head accessory
Special Cloverfield collector’s edition packaging

http://www.hasbro.com/default.cfm?page=ps_results&product_id=21030

Anyone wishing to make a donation to the Technology & Pop Culture Weblog in the form of the Cloverfield Monster Toy can contact me. I’ll design and host your blog indefinitely — or until Central Park is nuked — whichever comes first.

Tags: Cloverfield, Hasbro, Monster, Movie, Toy

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18th
Jan

On Cloverfield

Posted by Bradley under Entertainment, Personal

J.J. Abrams’ Cloverfield is a modern day monster movie for the You Tube generation. A well executed tease brought to you by Nokia, Sephora, and Mountain Dew. Heavily watermarked which most people won’t notice. I digress.

I felt a connection to the no-name actors — they could be my friends or yours. Which was effective. The hand held camera point-of-view worked up to the point where I began to ask myself why our witty cameraman (Hudson) didn’t put the damn thing down. And then he did…

The creep factor was there. The monster was like nothing I’ve ever seen. The visual effects were deliciously understated. All without a soundtrack.

Ultimately Cloverfield delivers. A new era of systematically casual, digital film making.

Tags: Cloverfield, J.J. Abrams, Monster, Movie Review, Slusho

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11th
Jan

WARNING: Huge Load o’ Spoilers… One Week to Cloverfield!

Posted by Bradley under Entertainment, Pop Culture

With Cloverfield one week away it’s time for some spoilers. Strategically leaked most definitely!

Interwoven storyline of Rob and Beth’s relationship prior to ~~invasion~~ Monstertown
Rob’s friend is unknowingly taping over the evidence of said prior relationship
Taped evidence is of intimate moments
Film begins with footage from the tape
Footage is interspersed throughout the rest of the film
Monster known as “Clover”
Monster has “spooked” sensibility, disorientated and agitated
Monster has been living under the water for “thousands and thousands” of years
Monster first seen scratching back against building
Monster’s scratching destroys said building
Monster’s scratching releases parasites stuck to Monster’s back
Parasites are “dog-sized” creatures
Parasites can stick to things and climb walls
Parasites have a “voracious, rabid, bounding nature, but they also have a crab-like crawl”
Parasites have the “viciousness of a dog”
Parasites move more rapidly than the Monster
Parasites are “like little whirling dervishes that just destroy anything in their path”
Parasites are “totally deadly”