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Friday, January 18, 2008 12:00 AM

"Cloverfield"

Do we really need the horror of 9/11 to be repackaged and presented to us as an amusement-park ride?
By Stephanie Zacharek

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  • Friday, January 18, 2008 08:15 AM

    Bound to happen sooner or later...

    I saw the previews for this movie Christmas day and remember turning to my friend and whispering "Well, I guess we've gotten past 9/11 enough to start blowing up NY again." The real images of that day still have the power to move me - CGI? Not so much.

    —Anonymous

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