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"Monster" Travels Through Time, Rips off Cloverfield Before Opening Day

Cloverfield hasn't even made it to theaters yet, and knockoffs are already appearing on DVD. Case in point is Monster, which features a semi-Cloverfieldian cover, although it actually shows the monster — which looks like a ginormous Octopus. The movie features characters running around a city while blabbering about the footage from the destruction appearing on YouTube. If a giant monster starts beating on your city, are you going to take time to upload shaky-cam footage you shot of it? Having the most popular video of the day might not be so important when your ass is on the line. More »

1:45 PM on Fri Jan 11 2008
By Kevin Kelly
2,639 views, 20 comments

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