Did you get sick watching "Cloverfield?"

by Adams Briscoe (Subscribe to Adams Briscoe's posts)
Jan 23rd 2008 6:00PM

Did you get a chance to see the hit movie Cloverfield on opening weekend? The home camera look really made the film stand out from other monster flicks. But if you're like some people with uneasy stomachs, then motion sickness might have followed the jerky camera movements.

In fact, a manager at WebMD admits to having left the movie theater to escape the nausea. Personally, I had to look away several times or down at my feet. The reason people like us felt so icky was because our brain and eyes were transmitting mixed up messages.

The erratic camerawork tricked our eyes into sending messages that we were moving around. But the inner ear told our brain otherwise, since sitting in a theater chair is obviously stationary. This is also what happens in cars or planes. There are lots of medications one can take to prevent motion sickness (but most result in drowsiness, like Benadryl). I'm just glad to know I'm not the only person who felt the side-effects of Cloverfield!

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Steve 1-23-2008 @ 6:25PM

heard this from several other people too, but didn't feel a single thing myself :)

Adam 1-23-2008 @ 6:38PM

I like how they had warning signs while you waited in line...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tristansmith/2205426422/

jessica 1-24-2008 @ 1:18PM

I totally got sick/headachey from it, and I never have problems with motion sickness either. I was almost tempted to go out and get a refund.

This "jolty-shaky = scary" fad has gotten old. Quickly.

jeh 1-24-2008 @ 4:15PM

omy gosh, i thought i was the only one! i was puking my brains out throughout the movie and after the movie! i got so nauseated. i found myself looking at the ground a lot of times.

barb 1-24-2008 @ 7:59PM

I totally passed out and vomited right there in my seat when I was about 30 mins. into the movie, I broke out in a cold sweat for about and hour and then chilled for several hours. I'll would never attempt to watch it again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

nikkicookers 1-28-2008 @ 2:32PM

They should have learned from the blair witch project that people don't like that effect.

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Drew 1-29-2008 @ 9:04PM

Bah. What about those of us who can 'stomach' that effect? I didn't get sick at all from it. I was more annoyed than anything that there were a lot of 'foot' shots of the people. I mean, I can handle a camera better than that.