Movie: A party in New York City is interrupted by a power cut and strange noises. Suddenly, explosions rock the city, followed by widespread panic and chaos. The party’s guests race to the streets and flee.

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Movie Details:

Blu-ray: Cloverfield

Length: 85 minutes

Genre: Action thriller, science-fiction

Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment

Cast: Mike Vogel, Lizzy Caplan, Michael Stahl-David, Jessica Lucas

Director: Matt Reeves

Rating: PG-13 (USA), 15 (U.K.), FSK 12 (Germany)

Released: 2008

Picture Format: 1.85:1 (anamorphic)

Soundtracks: Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (English), Dolby Digital 5.1 (German)

PICTURE QUALITY:
Despite the camcorder-perspective, the movie looks outstandingly good. No wonder: After all, this ‘camcorder’ was a highly modern, Sony HD video camera. Although almost all scenes occur at night, the picture retains an excellent level of sharpness.

(9 out of 10 points)

SOUND QUALITY:
Madness — after the first explosion, the surround effects just keep on coming! Never before has chaos — explosions, breaking glass, screaming people — sounded this realistic. The muffled noises of ‘the monster’ will have your hair standing on end.

(10 out of 10 points)

BONUS MATERIAL:
Director’s commentary, a ‘making of’ (28:22), “Cloverfield Visual Effects” (22:32), “I Saw It! It’s Alive! It’s Huge!” (5:53), “Clover Fun” (3:56), deleted scenes (7:51). Particularly noteworthy is the “Special Investigation Mode”, which runs (optionally) during the movie and allows the viewer to see where the characters and the monster currently are on a map.

(8 out of 10 points)