Bargain Basement Bossy: Cloverfield.

Bargain Basement Bossy: Cloverfield.
Paramount studio’s recent theatrical release Cloverfield is the story of a ginormous reptile loose in the city of New York. Billed as Godzilla meets The Blair Witch Project, this monster movie is presented from the perspective of five friends with handheld cameras.

With $41 million in ticket sales, Cloverfield celebrated a record opening for January, displacing 1997’s Star Wars Special Edition. But packed theaters aren’t the only thing unique about Cloverfield: people are hurling in record numbers.

Blame the storyline jumpy camera work. In fact AMC theaters are posting signs for Cloverfield’s potential audience, warning of “side effects associated with motion sickness similar to riding a roller-coaster."

According to CNN, experts are suggesting Dramamine to counter the movie’s dizzying effects of vertigo, which can sometimes result when visual images promote a sensation of movement. Another helpful Cloverfield survival tip from Ear Nose and Throat specialist Dr. Michael G. Stewart: close your eyes.

Also in regards to Cloverfield, this just in from the ear nose and throat of Bossy: stay home and watch Bravo instead.

Published 1/28/08 by

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