'Cloverfield' DVD will Have Two New Endings!
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I'm not sure what these two new endings will show (the Cloverfield monster stealing the lead actress and climbing up to the top of the Empire State Building?), but apparently the upcoming Cloverfield DVD will house a couple of different looks at the controversial finale. Shock gives us the news that the DVD will arrive in stores on April 22, and come with a slew of bonus materials. Considering the amount of viral marketing this puppy shoveled out in the months leading up to its release, I wouldn't expect anything less than 750 special features on 17 discs. Apart from anamorphic widescreen and English Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Shock gives us this list of additional features:
• Commentary: Commentary by Director Matt Reeves
• Featurette: The Making of Cloverfield
• Featurette: Cloverfield Visual Effects
• Featurette: I Saw It! It's Alive! It's Huge
• Featurette: Clover Fun
• Additional Scenes: Congrats Rob
• Additional Scenes: When You're in Japan
• Additional Scenes: I Call That a Date
• Additional Scenes: It's Going to Hurt
• Additional Scenes: Alt Ending #1
• Additional Scenes: Alt Ending #2
• Easter Eggs: Slusho!
• Easter Eggs: Person of Interest - JLVD Video 2
• Easter Eggs: Person of Interest - JLVD Video 5
• Easter Eggs: Person of Interest - JLVD Video 9
• Easter Eggs: Person of Interest - JLVD Video 11
• Easter Eggs: Rack 'Em & Pack 'Em
• Easter Eggs: Fighting the X
More Easter Eggs are supposedly on the way, though they haven't been officially confirmed. Shock also doesn't say whether this will be a double disc special edition, so for the time being we'll assume all of this is on one giganto Cloverfield DVD. I was one of those folks who enjoyed Cloverfield for what it was and look forward to picking up this DVD when it hits stores on April 22. You?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
3-17-2008 @ 5:34PM
soulpopped said...
i wasn't planning on buying the DVD after having seen it (and enjoyed it) in theaters, but now i might have to at least rent it (but will probably just end up buying it, especially with the assumption that every retail store under the sun will be running promotions with it).
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3-17-2008 @ 2:13PM
FutureColumnist said...
Hells yes I am. This is far more exciting than the I Am Legend alt ending. Although I hope these in-depth looks and additional scenes don't ruin the secrets or mystique of the whole Cloverfield project/monster/movies. I'd almost rather wait for any sequels they're gonna make, and see this stuff after they are done with the franchise (at least after the original makers are done, if someone else picks it up then screw that).
Anyway, yay Cloverfield extras!
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3-17-2008 @ 2:44PM
MCW said...
"I was one of those folks who enjoyed Cloverfield for what it was and look forward to picking up this DVD when it hits stores on April 22. You?"
Yeah, I loved the movie and all, ending was great, but like I said when it came out - if you don't have a real home theater with a wall-sized screen and gigantic speakers, it will be such a waste to watch Cloverfield for the first time on a DVD.
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3-17-2008 @ 2:57PM
mindy said...
what??? no jj commentary???
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3-17-2008 @ 4:08PM
madgamer said...
Maybe on DVD and a smaller screen, all of those people that got motion sick can finally watch the whole thing. I look forward to the alternate endings.
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3-17-2008 @ 4:20PM
Eric H said...
Will this also be on blu-ray?
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3-17-2008 @ 6:18PM
ProgGrrl said...
Hmmm - looking through this list of extras, it doesn't seem like most of the viral is on that list, does it? No Jamie/Teddy? No Chuai Station collapse vids? Unless I'm reading the list wrong.
Interesting.
(If you don't know what I'm talking about there's a great record of all the Cloverfield viral here - http://www.moviemarketingmadness.com/blog/2008/01/17/movie-marketing-madness-cloverfield/ - see the second half of that post. It's a fascinating read for us marketing geeks.)
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3-17-2008 @ 7:20PM
Jez said...
I LOVED this movie. can't wait!
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4-03-2008 @ 3:03PM
eduardo M. said...
i didn't get to see cloverfield on theaters, but almost all my friends say it was hella good. so i can't wait to get it on dvd or blu-ray. hopefully it meets my expectations. you dawgs agree with my friends?
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4-10-2008 @ 9:01PM
Rob said...
Question! Is it just me, or would anyone else out there like to see a version of Cloverfield withOUT the damn shaky-cam effect??
I read that, after they finished shooting the whole movie, they went back and added more shaky-cam effect in editing. It seems reasonable that they could include the original version.
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4-11-2008 @ 10:37PM
watercayman said...
Wow, I've never been motion sick in a movie before. I was sooo looking forward to this film, and so dissapointed in the shooting style. The story looked great (till the non-ending), sadly I had to listen to more than I watched. Hell, I even like roller coasters, but this was just a shame and a waste of a good story.
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4-22-2008 @ 1:46PM
RobbyD said...
Well I just rented the DVD and I am extremely disappointed , the two alternate endings are crap! At least I am Legend had something different, both endings are exactly the same as the first ending. If I had the energy I would go return it right now. And I was a huge fun of the movie, this just killed it.
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5-05-2008 @ 5:51AM
Minas said...
Gaining 160 million revenue when the film budget was 30 million means that it worths watching.
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