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Cloverfield: First Official Clip of Cloverfield Monster
Has convinced me that CLOVERFIELD would indeed be a waste of my money, time and patience. I can't say I was excited about it even when it was the Hot Geek Something (though I'll admit being intrigued) but eighty minutes of this or the equivalent? Actually, it wouldn't be equivalent, since this is clearly Money Shot territory.
So, where do I turn in my geek cred card? I figure this is a bannable offense. But I was ready to punch out after thirty seconds. There's "how people would really act in the presence of a giant monster" and "an entertaining portrayal of how you might imagine people would act in the presence of a giant monster." This was square in the former.