10 Cloverdale Lane

10 Cloverdale Lane

Posted by Steve O (A) on March 11, 2016 at 19:48:32

I missed all the marketing for this one so for me at least, it was entirely out of left field. Mostly the interaction of 3 personalities in confined quarters with not a whole lot of action but much tension even in the quieter scenes. John Goodman's character was the center of everything and is pretty creepy. What action there is is well placed and serves the plot.

Speaking of the plot; it seems to have been well guarded prior to release because I had no idea what to expect going in (read/heard none of today's reviews prior to viewing). I thought I had it all figured out about 20 minutes in. It seemed to be a mashup of stuff we've all seen before like "Panic Room" and "Sucker Punch" with a little apocalyptic scifi thrown in as seasoning. I was wrong. Between the tension and the somewhat unexpected end, I was on the edge of my seat for most of it. Closing scene prepares us for a sequel.

Interestingly, Cloverdale has been released in both conventional 2D and IMAX 2D. I saw the conventional version and can't imagine much visual improvement from the IMAX version. OTOH, 12KW of IMAX sound could enhance some of the tension climaxes. Overall, good weekend popcorn movie. Interesting score too. 3.75/5

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Topic - 10 Cloverdale Lane - Steve O 19:48:32 03/11/16 (20)

I thought it was terrific... - mkuller 20:43:57 03/13/16 (7)

Ending (spoiler) - Dr Phibes 02:26:11 04/03/16 (1)

Read my spoiler alert post and link down below...(nt) - mkuller 11:42:11 04/03/16 (0)

The box office in Nepal was $12 and their critics hated it. * - Billy Wonka 10:01:39 03/15/16 (3)

Sorry they charged you so much... - mkuller 10:20:11 03/15/16 (1)

That represented 100+ viewers and they felt the same . . . - Billy Wonka 12:55:43 03/15/16 (0)

Nepal has more than one "critic"?????? (nt) - Steve O 10:08:30 03/15/16 (0)

Agreed. - Raiderman 21:55:34 03/13/16 (0)

RE: thanks for the review - user510 12:04:42 03/13/16 (1)

Much better than Cloverfield..(nt) - mkuller 11:20:33 03/14/16 (0)

Grave disappointment . . . Much Ado . . . . - Billy Wonka 20:47:01 03/12/16 (1)

RT=91C/86A... - Steve O 06:19:37 03/13/16 (0)

Good makeup job on John Goodman. Oh, it's not makeup? Nt - geoffkait 15:45:48 03/12/16 (0)

I thought it was OK and give it a C+, I am sure others will like it better but not a 93% like on RT imo... - PhilJ 13:55:20 03/12/16 (0)

RE: Oops "Cloverfield" not Cloverdale...where did that come from???? - Steve O 07:53:01 03/12/16 (1)

Northern CA! nt - oldmkvi 10:00:47 03/12/16 (0)

I presume that 10 Cloverfield Lane is a . . .. - Billy Wonka 23:51:48 03/11/16 (3)

Ostensibly, yes but this presents the situation from a different perspective... - Steve O 05:02:04 03/12/16 (2)

Explanation of connection to Cloverfield - Spoiler alert... - mkuller 11:25:26 03/14/16 (1)

Hmmm....maybe this does warrant a 2nd viewing (nt) - Steve O 14:27:00 03/14/16 (0)

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