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That Untitled JJ Abrams Trailer before Transformers... Is it a tease for something unbelievably cool?

nice by Calimist	Jul 6th, 2007 09:47:47 AM
glad u made a TB for this
BTW everyone echeck out Cthulhu by Calimist	Jul 6th, 2007 09:48:26 AM
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The movie will be just like an Alias episode by aceattorney	Jul 6th, 2007 09:49:55 AM
Just like MI3 was. Yawn.
Cloverfield is obviously... by dgcrawford	Jul 6th, 2007 09:51:12 AM
Leprechaun 2! It's so obvious!
The Godzilla Witch Project by CuervoJones	Jul 6th, 2007 09:51:49 AM
I like the concept.
here are the sites connected to this.. by Calimist	Jul 6th, 2007 09:52:31 AM
EthanHaaswasright.com EthanHaaswaswrong.blogspot.com and 1-18-08.com
Sounds Weird by lost.rules	Jul 6th, 2007 09:53:14 AM
But looks cool
I'm one of you, help me. by jimmy rabbitte	Jul 6th, 2007 09:53:22 AM
...what the...
It's THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT: THE WRATH OF SHAKYCAM by SpyGuy	Jul 6th, 2007 09:54:07 AM
You know the hand-held camerawork is bad when the Michael Bay film that follows looks like a Best Cinematography Oscar lock by comparison.
Mainstream Lovecraft? by CuervoJones	Jul 6th, 2007 09:55:26 AM
Hurry, Guillermo, you gotta make your Mountains of Madness movie now!
HARRY I LOVE YOU AND THE SITE BUT THIS IS LATE by Deus Vult	Jul 6th, 2007 09:56:06 AM
It really is. My pathetic "alternative rock" radio station here in Houston was talking about the trailer at 630am this morning. further, they had the trailer on their website. the site for the trailer they link to is www.thegaminglife.net Now, from what I can gather, the movie is shot completely with a handcam and yes its very blair witch. also, the movie is titled "para-site" which I got from various sites. finally, it's a monster invasion movie, which I think is dumb. if lady liberty is gonna go down I want some nutty muslims to blow her up. not a monster from another dimension. or something.
Viral marketing is cool... by RockLobster800	Jul 6th, 2007 09:56:20 AM
but I guarantee within a few months I'll grow tired of it. The Harvey Dent Too site was genius but that was partially cos A)Im dieing to see Dark Knight and B)it suited the character of the Joker to pull a prank like that. But now it'll get trendy and every film with a decent budget will be taking up tinternet space with a viral marketing site that gets less and less clever. Sorry to sound pessimistic but , hey, Im a pessismist. And yeah, dont really get why people love JJ (hated Alias-although for various reasons many of which had nowt to do with the actual show-havent gotten into LOSTnad forgot MI3 the second it ended) but the only project Id be interested in is this Dark Tower thing which will probabaly not happen.
Double-click the star on the left... by TheGoddamnSiege	Jul 6th, 2007 09:57:10 AM
It will open your email box, with a letter set to go to van@ethanhaaswasright.com with a subject "I'm one of you... help me!" Whatever email you send, you will get an auto-reply with the following: If you're receiving this auto-response message it means that I've gone into hiding. You should be careful now, too. They're likely to start coming after all of us in an attempt to keep the balance of power in their favor. But remember, as our numbers increase as a group, the weaker they'll become. As you recruit new people to our cause, you might need to share this message as guidance for how to navigate the 5 locks to the key code... 1) The first lock will test your memory. Follow the trail of light and sound, but be careful -- one wrong move will send you back to the beginning. 2) For the second lock, you may need to look to the stars. They will help you find HAAS who will lead your way. 3) The third lock will require you to extinguish all lights but one. Only with one light remaining will you be able to proceed. 4) The fourth lock will let you move all 4 pieces through the control of one. However, unless the three key pieces are simultaneously placed into position, you will not be granted access. 5) The fifth lock will be the toughest. Seek help again from the stars to reveal your key and the message that you must decode. The two working together will open the way. Good luck. Van
escape from new york by Jubba	Jul 6th, 2007 09:57:51 AM
by jj
Finally something new to talk about . . . by Nice Marmot	Jul 6th, 2007 09:58:00 AM
. . . and Transformers still had to be mentioned in the title.
interesting by Bloo	Jul 6th, 2007 09:58:44 AM
the more I read about this project the more it has me interested, it could be brillent or could be a flush, but nonetheless it's a different take on Lovecrafrt (if that's the case) and a concept we haven't seen explored (handheld) since BWP. And really, does this surprise anyone, I'm acutally surprised we haven't seen anything earlier in this concept. However I hope that if they go BWP style and create a whole "mythology" around it, that they learn from the mistakes of the BWP and avoid spoiling the myth.
All this secrecy for what?? by ricarleite	Jul 6th, 2007 09:59:54 AM
Movie will bomb anyway...
The Ethan Hass Site... by Massage...Bored	Jul 6th, 2007 10:00:19 AM
...is a puzzle game. Click on the star in the upper left of the screen and it will give you an e-mail address and a subject line. Just e-mail it and it will auto-reply some cryptic stuff about puzzles. The first is you need to recreate the pattern that happens when you first load the site. And after that you get a choppy video, I'm about to view it. Great game, Abrams. Good luck folks.
Cloverleaf... by Randall Flagg	Jul 6th, 2007 10:01:01 AM
was the title for the scrapped second sequel to Chinatown, for which the plot was eventually worked in to Who Framed Roger Rabbit. I wonder if that can give us any clues as to what this is...
I loved the trailer by johnnykool	Jul 6th, 2007 10:02:00 AM
If they continue down the path the trailer set, I'll be there opening day. PS: Fuck you Michael Bay for making Transformers so much fun!
Once you "unlock the code..." by TheGoddamnSiege	Jul 6th, 2007 10:03:21 AM
A video of a character named Van will play, telling us basically that we need to recruit more people, and that we only have until August 1st to prepare.
Enough of your bullshit already Abrams.... by Stuntcock Mike	Jul 6th, 2007 10:03:39 AM
Get going on the Escape from L.A. remake already.
JJ Abrams and "unbelievably cool" have yet by comedian_x	Jul 6th, 2007 10:08:23 AM
to exist on the same temporal plane. Whereas, "Well, I didn't hate it, but shit, that was a lot of unnecessary buildup," are forever linked like binary stars.
EthanHaasWasRight is like the LOST ARG!! by Romoehlio	Jul 6th, 2007 10:09:39 AM
including hidden messages...
Ah, here's where the Clovers went... by Abin Sur	Jul 6th, 2007 10:09:53 AM
I'll repost my last TB in Vern's Transformers TB: "JJ LOVES Stephen King...and King LOVES H.P. Lovecraft. Any big King fan who knows about the author's inspirations will know of his affection for Cthulhu and the Elder Gods and all that...and if JJ is as big a King fan as me (he may be an even bigger one) then he's got some love for Lovecraft too. We can only hope, because if it's Godzilla I'll throw up through my nose."
how to unlock the "secrets" of the site by Gargolito	Jul 6th, 2007 10:10:37 AM
http://jayisgames.com/archives /2007/07/ethan_haas_was_right. php
Don't think it's Lovecraft... by Total Geekazoid	Jul 6th, 2007 10:11:44 AM
Although it might be Lovecraft-esque. The quick title card at the end of the teaser says "Written by Drew Goddard." If it was based on something written by Lovecraft, Lovecraft's name would have to be credited, probably with "based on ____ by H.P Lovecraft." In that case, Goddard would have gotten a "Screenplay by" credit. "Written by" means "story & screenplay by" which leads me to think this is an original concept.
You guys need more news! by ls420	Jul 6th, 2007 10:12:48 AM
you guys are sooo late with news these days....this was the best site around, now its just mediocre at best. bookmark deleted >
Is Cthulhu part of the public domain now? by Abin Sur	Jul 6th, 2007 10:14:05 AM
Meaning, is there still a legal claim to using him as a character? Or can anybody put him in a story now, same as Dracula or some other classic creatures?
TOO PUZZLELY... by Romoehlio	Jul 6th, 2007 10:14:10 AM
thought i give it a try
1-18-08 by kikuchiyoboy	Jul 6th, 2007 10:14:59 AM
http://www.1-18-08.com/ Isn't this the name and site for the film?
It's the highly anticipated ACCORDING TO JIM movie by Uncle Stan	Jul 6th, 2007 10:17:49 AM
or maybe REBA.
Found this. by fedor	Jul 6th, 2007 10:18:10 AM
Went to than haas was right website. Checked out the page's source. Got this from it.... "...war came, no longer from the elemental nor from the star's rain of fire. The world was again remade, and the glow was as the coming of the sun upon the Earth. The children of the gods were again too few, scattered and divided and among them walked the ancients and those whose thoughts were not as to the towers and the marvels, but to the End and the destruction of the Earth and to the fires from which nothing could escape."
All I have to say is Abrams must have loved "Aliens" by kikuchiyoboy	Jul 6th, 2007 10:20:56 AM
and "Kids".
Anagrams by Woofski	Jul 6th, 2007 10:22:07 AM
Thought I was onto something for a moment (CLOVERFIELD = LOVECRAFT ID) but then I remembered how to spell. To the drawing board! Again!
26 characters help by wigster	Jul 6th, 2007 10:24:02 AM
Im curios to see what happens when u solve all the puzzles. Can someone tell me which symbols go where. Wigster
Very Unique? by BobWalnut	Jul 6th, 2007 10:24:19 AM
You illiterate... degenerate... abusing... etc
Loving this.. by SteffanLongdon	Jul 6th, 2007 10:25:54 AM
at the moment. I thought it was Godzilla.
Reba would be awesome but we all know it's Alf. by kikuchiyoboy	Jul 6th, 2007 10:27:14 AM
The trailer look like an extended coke commercial. You know the road trip one.
The US Host Remake or a Godzilla reboot.. by SteffanLongdon	Jul 6th, 2007 10:28:50 AM
i'm puzzled.
question is: how far do you have to throw... by Romoehlio	Jul 6th, 2007 10:32:37 AM
the head of the statue? teaser makes it look like it gets ripped of due to the explosion downtown...as far as i know the statue statue is a wee bit further away! or did the monster took it cause it thought it was a doll? and whats up with all those secrets? hmmm...as said: TOO PUZZLELY
I'm just counting down till the Ethanhaaswasanidiot by kikuchiyoboy	Jul 6th, 2007 10:33:05 AM
pops up as a talk back name.
Date-Thing worked on ID4. But here? by Romoehlio	Jul 6th, 2007 10:33:29 AM
will check for any significance
CTHULHU>>>pic by SteffanLongdon	Jul 6th, 2007 10:34:31 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I mage:Cthulhu_and_R%27lyeh.jpg
EthanHaasWasWrong.blogspot.com by Romoehlio	Jul 6th, 2007 10:35:03 AM
theres another one
Finished The Puzzles Last Night by Saluki	Jul 6th, 2007 10:35:23 AM
AICN is way behind the curve on this one. The puzzle site is creepy as hell, and takes too long to load, but essentially you get videos from this Ben/Van character upon every playthrough. They all read almost the same, like some kind of underground recruitment video. After the final one plays (talking about August 1st, 2007), they ask for your name and e-mail. Probley to be put on some promotional e-mail listing. Cute marketing, and here is hoping the actual product is worthwhile.
Bummer by wowsucks	Jul 6th, 2007 10:35:56 AM
Man and we thought it was for a new Godzilla movie. Funny that so many others thought so too. Damn those alien, critter things that roar like Godzilla.
What This Actually Is by Saluki	Jul 6th, 2007 10:40:53 AM
Sony owns the rights to Godzilla, not Paramount. Universal owns the rights to The Host Remake, not Paramount (and will take place in the American Northwest, not New York) and is only in the script stages at this point. Paramount DOES own the rights to Voltron (notice the hints to Japan, the Voltron figure in the Lost Finale, the reports that it will take place in Manhatten) BUT that doesn't begin filming until February 2008. AICN themselves reported that the monster was being referred to as "The Parasite". Looks like an original production, which rips-off some H.P. Lovecraft Cthulu lore for good measure.
HA HA HA HA HA!!! by Mr. Nice Gaius	Jul 6th, 2007 10:44:43 AM
"Cthulu, I'd like you to meet Godzilla. Godzilla, meet Cthulu." WOW. The return of Cthulu captured only on home video cameras?! The Great Old One would be so pissed.
Saluki by Woofski	Jul 6th, 2007 10:50:33 AM
"AICN themselves reported that the monster was being referred to as "The Parasite"." - It's a bit early for the Paris Hilton biopic, isn't it? (boom-tish, eyethangyew)
I will be extremely pissed... by Phimseto	Jul 6th, 2007 10:53:03 AM
...if this turns out not to be a real film. If it turns out to be Lovecrafian, I will be extremely pleased. Fingers crossed.
And as for "1-18-08" by Phimseto	Jul 6th, 2007 10:56:03 AM
Perhaps that is when THE STARS ARE RIGHT.
I hear it's about Felicity and Alias getting together by finky089	Jul 6th, 2007 10:56:45 AM
to destroy the world. Or, perhaps it's another Kryptonic island come to murder our world's sole savior, Superman? Eh, I'm just rambling cuz it's Friday...
Solution to all 5 puzzles by Maximusprime	Jul 6th, 2007 10:57:46 AM
http://thebraxcave.com/2007/07 /05/solution-for-ethan-haas-wa s-right/ Here you go wigster. Just follow the directions.
Albert Pike by Mr.Stabs	Jul 6th, 2007 10:58:42 AM
This is from Imdb: "http://www.1-18-08.com/. The site is owned by Paramount Pictures (although the DNS registration data suggests that it is owned by the Freemasons and administered by an "Albert Pike"). If you google Pike, all kinda foolishness comes up.
cursor over star on the right by amerogoji	Jul 6th, 2007 11:00:54 AM
and you get a key for the symbols in the puzzle. The symbol on the left is "A", and the symbol on the right is "Z" (it says so underneigth). I'll let soemone else figure it out - I don't have the spare time, unfortuneately...
ZombieSolutions... by MC Vamp	Jul 6th, 2007 11:03:16 AM
Swear to Gar, as the trailer was unfolding I thought it was the most clever HULK trailer ever, especially when something appeared to leap around destroying things. You know treating the green guy like the unstoppable force of destruction he is from the regular joe's point of view...and that point of view is "scared shitless." That'd be a great HULK movie. Also, RATATOUILLE slaps TRANSFORMERS around like a red-headed step-child...creatively. Too bad the money will do the talking.
Subtract 1 from 18 you get -17. Now -17 - 8 equels by kikuchiyoboy	Jul 6th, 2007 11:04:09 AM
-25. What does that mean? Absolutely nothing.
kikuchiyoboy by Saluki	Jul 6th, 2007 11:12:55 AM
I've seen folks add up the dimensions on the 1-18-08.com site picture to come up with a date of 10/31 (halloween). No kidding. These games make people go a little kuku in the koko puffs. Anyone remember all the fun A.I. games back in 2001? Nothing has come close to topping that campaign. Those phone calls and fax messages were creepy to the power of two.
Please let it be Cthulhu, pretty please!! by DarwynFour	Jul 6th, 2007 11:12:58 AM
We really need a Cthulhu movie..
So Harry by Jack Gladney	Jul 6th, 2007 11:15:21 AM
Why do you think these Ethan Haas websites have anything to do with the JJ Abrams project? I don't see anything on either of them that has anything to do with what we saw in the Cloverleaf trailer or site. Is this going to be like that Rorschach nonsense?
The series finale of Alias and MI3 both had . . . by GreatWhite	Jul 6th, 2007 11:16:23 AM
MacGuffins that were never actually explained. It's like Abrams is making (intentionally) some sort of mock-movie: "See, I made a movie/tv show that was entertaining and cool but had no actual plot! HA HA HA!" Having said that, however, I dig LOST, partly because I love the big build-up. Lovecraft was great at the big build-up too. This movie, however, looks like just another Godzilla but with shaky cameras, not Lovecraftian at all. There's some links to some short Lovecraft-inspired stories I wrote on my rather pitiful myspace page, http://tinyurl.com/3yhop4
Ethan Haas, Cloverfield, and The Class. by FatPaul	Jul 6th, 2007 11:19:43 AM
I didn't see this mentioned in the Talkbacks, but maybe I just missed it. Ethan Haas was a character in a recently-canceled sitcom called The Class, and at least one actress from this show has a role in the Cloverfield project. Now, I never watched the show, so I don't know who the hell Haas was, and the Wikipedia entry on the show which claims the Ethan Haas character was a prophet fortelling the coming of Cthulu is probably just a prank, but there's probably some kind of connection. Ethan Haas isn't a particularly common name.
Jack Gladney by Saluki	Jul 6th, 2007 11:21:02 AM
The 1-18-08 pirated trailers were taken down by Paramount Pictures yesterday on YouTube. When the videos from EthanHassWasRight.com were posted on YouTube yesterday, guess who ordered them down? Paramount Pictures. I don't think Bad Robot was counting on THAT little giveaway.
Did anyone else hear this in the teaser: by timmer33	Jul 6th, 2007 11:21:31 AM
A reporter on the news says there are reports of "loud roars," then in the street a moment later a man yells: "I saw it, it's a lion!" Did anyone else catch that???
I barely remember the A.I. games by kikuchiyoboy	Jul 6th, 2007 11:23:16 AM
Nothing beat the advertising geniuses behind the wonderful work of art known as... "Cry Wolf". I am quite jealous of puzzle breakers. I'm to slow minded. I'd figure it out just in time for the opening of the remake.
GreatWhite by Saluki	Jul 6th, 2007 11:25:25 AM
You're right! Lovecraft hyped up his own writing... In his own writing! Nearly every other sentence in Call of the Cthulu was there to hype up the next. Got a little old after awhile, but I could see why people enjoy it. You can only doubt for so long that this beast is The End All Be All after the author has hammered that notion into your head for the entire duration.
42 Entertainment. by Mr.Stabs	Jul 6th, 2007 11:25:39 AM
This all seems reminiscent of the campaign for The Dark Knight and the Nine Inch nails album "Year Zero", all run by 42 Entertainment. Mmm.
timmer33 by Saluki	Jul 6th, 2007 11:26:54 AM
Yes, many people heard that, so the Voltron rumors began to fly. However, many other claim the main said "It's alive!", and I include myself in that group. Works into the whole 'Parasite' monster angle.
Cthulu flick confirmerd!?!?! by DarwynFour	Jul 6th, 2007 11:27:54 AM
". He is also known as something of a prophet predicting the coming end times when Cthulu will again walk the earth" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T he_Class
Wikipedia is not reliable by Saluki	Jul 6th, 2007 11:29:16 AM
Not today at least. ;)
My money is on... by Philvis	Jul 6th, 2007 11:30:21 AM
Voltron. I just read the script review on www.latinoreview.com. In the script, alien robots take over the earth in 24 hours. The movie starts off in NYC, so to me, it makes sense. Obviously this is only a guess. Did they give a name to any of the characters in the trailer? If so, you might be able to match up some names with Voltron characters. Check out the script review and see what you think. I think it is very very possible, but then again, I'm not a gambling man except for the lottery.
It's Sam Kinison by kikuchiyoboy	Jul 6th, 2007 11:30:33 AM
Man, I really need to get back to work.
Voltron Doesn't Begin Production by Saluki	Jul 6th, 2007 11:33:39 AM
... Until February 2008, well after 1-18-08. Now, again, Paramount DOES own the rights, and it makes sense to put in front of Transformers, and 1-18-08 might not even be a real release date. However, the tone of this thing isn't quite screaming Voltron to anyone, even if reports are that it does take place in Manhattan (and if Japan is mentioned in the trailer). Not a bad theory, but it seems... Off.
Eh, it's probably something disappointing. by rev_skarekroe	Jul 6th, 2007 11:33:51 AM
Isn't it always?
Lovecraft was a biggot anyway... by BadMrWonka	Jul 6th, 2007 11:35:50 AM
I'm hoping this is just a sequel to the Day After Tomorrow (insert inevitable "The Day After the Day After Tomorrow/2 Days From Now" joke here)
Yuppies party during VOLCANO the movie by iwontwin	Jul 6th, 2007 11:36:55 AM
meh, It should have been set in the ghetto...that would have been more interesting.
Voltron Script Review by Saluki	Jul 6th, 2007 11:37:24 AM
http://www.latinoreview.com/sc riptreview.php?id=65 They loved it. Then again, Latino Review goes a little bit crazy for scripts from time to time, but they are usually on the money.
I'm only speculating by Philvis	Jul 6th, 2007 11:38:01 AM
I was just going through reading everyones comments when I saw something about a Voltron movie being made so I dug around to find the script review on Latino Review. After reading it, I figured it made just as much sense for it to be Voltron as any of the other possibilites mentioned. I have never heard of that Cthulu thing before. I don't have a clue about production schedules and such, so it is merely speculation on my part.
Holy cow! It's confirmed. by kikuchiyoboy	Jul 6th, 2007 11:43:10 AM
http://tinyurl.com/av5hy
Kill Jar-Jar Vol 1 by uss cygnus	Jul 6th, 2007 11:47:15 AM
Meesa thinks blood is gonna runin!
timmer33 by howudoinchewbaca	Jul 6th, 2007 11:47:45 AM
someone screams, "it's huge, it's alive", not "it's a lion."
van@ethanhaaswasright.com - I clicked on the star! by paulthespecialist	Jul 6th, 2007 11:52:09 AM
I clicked around and got this address: van@ethanhaaswasright.com I emailed it and got this response: "If you're receiving this auto-response message it means that I've gone into hiding. You should be careful now, too. They're likely to start coming after all of us in an attempt to keep the balance of power in their favor. But remember, as our numbers increase as a group, the weaker they'll become. As you recruit new people to our cause, you might need to share this message as guidance for how to navigate the 5 locks to the key code... 1) The first lock will test your memory. Follow the trail of light and sound, but be careful -- one wrong move will send you back to the beginning. 2) For the second lock, you may need to look to the stars. They will help you find HAAS who will lead your way. 3) The third lock will require you to extinguish all lights but one. Only with one light remaining will you be able to proceed. 4) The fourth lock will let you move all 4 pieces through the control of one. However, unless the three key pieces are simultaneously placed into position, you will not be granted access. 5) The fifth lock will be the toughest. Seek help again from the stars to reveal your key and the message that you must decode. The two working together will open the way. Good luck. Van "
That sounds like Voltron for sure by Philvis	Jul 6th, 2007 11:53:13 AM
Putting down my $5 bet...
One can only assume by zooch	Jul 6th, 2007 11:53:40 AM
Ethan is here to steal your baby
He didn't say "it's a lion!" by Kamala	Jul 6th, 2007 11:54:11 AM
He said "it's a horse!'. He is refering to Horse Face Sarah Jessica Parker. This just part of the viral marketing for the "Sex and the City" movie. The trailer takes place in NY city people! Get with it!
the real surprise by brassai2003	Jul 6th, 2007 11:54:23 AM
is that something obvioulsy this big is able to be kept under wrapss (no set reports, script reviews etc..) they obvioulsy filmed it in a mojor city. At first I thought it was a Gin ad!
I want a quality link to the teaser by ballyhoo	Jul 6th, 2007 11:57:26 AM
I don't want to go see Transformers, but I'm dying to see the Cloverfield teaser.
kikuchiyoboy fuck you in ur stupid ass by redfist	Jul 6th, 2007 11:57:52 AM
you just opened a wound in me soo old and sooooo deep that I just had a nervous breakdown. THE FUCKING SNOOKS!!!!!!! Zou will burn in hell for that....ps the teaser looks badassed
Its Global Warming, not a monster. by Flip63Hole	Jul 6th, 2007 11:59:52 AM
Dummies...
Here's my theory: by Ricky Henderson	Jul 6th, 2007 11:59:53 AM
I'm theorizing that film may be LOOSELY based on "Move Under Ground", which basically involves a story featuring Jack Kerouac vs Cthulhu. I believe this through relational logic: "Move Under Ground" is about Jack Kerouac who wrote a novel called...wait for it..."The Dharma Bums". And if that's wrong, it definitely deals w Lovecraft's cthulhu and/or necronomicon.
They say "It's a lion!" not "It's alive!" by SkeletonParty	Jul 6th, 2007 12:02:14 PM
Clear as day. I wonder if the released two different voice overs. And kikuchiyoboy - what's up with sending me to the Snorks site? Freak.
But why would he say, "It's alive"? by FatPaul	Jul 6th, 2007 12:02:25 PM
Did they think it was dead? Or a robot? I kind of thought it sounded like he said, "It's a lie," but it was hard to tell. The version I saw was so low-quality that you couldn't even see the Statue of Liberty head.
January, people! JANUARY! Nobody is noticing by CreasyBear	Jul 6th, 2007 12:07:41 PM
that this movie is being released in studios' Dump Season? If the filmmakers can't even get high hopes from the people footing the bill, then I won't let myself get too excited. (Okay, I have a flicker of hope, but I also had hopes that Smokin' Aces -- another January release -- would be fun.)
Dear AICN, by CQuest	Jul 6th, 2007 12:07:57 PM
My name is Gerald Webber. I live in New York City. In June of last year, our city was ravaged by a monster that no one knows nothing about. All I heard were peircing screams while I hid in my Manhattan office, waiting for the rampage to end. After the carnage ended, I tried to find news about the "monster" and the attack. But I didn't find a single newspaper article, or T.V report. There was nothing on the internet. I later found out that the Government went for broke and did everything they could to conceal what happened. I got to hand it to them, they sure know how to cover up news especailly something of this magnitude. One night, I awoke to find a syringe *****ded in my skull. I asked my Girlfriend to remove it. She gingerly removed it. There was very little blood. I took the syringe to a friend of mine who is a biologist. He looked it over and told me that there were traces of UO126 in the syringe. U0126 is used to wipe out people's memory. I asked him and my girlfriend if this had anything to do with the monster attack. They then looked at me and said, "What monster attack?" Apparently, they had already been exposed to the UO126 and their memory of the incident was wiped clean. I am the only person who knows what really happened. And I am here to tell all of you to not be duped -- this is not a movie, but a documentary of that day. I know, because I am apart of this documentary and I am using footage from a digital camcorder that I found in a nearby stormdrain of that incident to help sell this "movie." Sincerely, Gerald Webber
At least the Old Ones add something by Johnny California	Jul 6th, 2007 12:08:06 PM
If it was just another version of Godzilla then I think the man-on-the-street POV would get tiresome (and migraine inducing) after a while. Adding Lovecraft's mythos would provide an element of complexity and mystery to the story development. Seems like a couple years ago someone (was it on the Entertainment Weekly website?) pointed out that LOST shared elements with Lovecraft as well (and I think the same article also mentioned Warren Ellis' PLANETARY comic book series that also referenced the Old Ones in one issue).
Ricky, who wrote that book? by Abin Sur	Jul 6th, 2007 12:11:10 PM
That looks like something worth Amazon-ing...
What does Ethan Haas have to do with the trailer... by bl80	Jul 6th, 2007 12:14:16 PM
ok ..so the Ethan Haas site/puzzle is interesting....but I am not seeing where there is a connection between it and the trailer.. I saw the 1-8-08 site and the odd creature between the two girls kinda freaks my shit.. but where is the Ethan Haas connection? anyone??
Is this trailer on YouTube yet? by Stuntcock Mike	Jul 6th, 2007 12:14:19 PM
It's blocked at work so I cant check. Sounds interested.
"Mori's Filth" by Lour Reed luvs Frank Zappa	Jul 6th, 2007 12:14:35 PM
You shouldn't have!!
I have defeated the 1st lock by onaps6453	Jul 6th, 2007 12:14:58 PM
After sending the email to van@ethanhaaswasright.com, and following his instructions, I have defeated the 1st lock. After completing this the screen changed and a blurry figure appeared and talked about how he believes the prophecy to be real and that many people will die unless I get people to join and prove themselves, but we only have until August 1st to do so. The second lock is much more difficult so far...
Gerald...good spelling would sell your story better... by Abin Sur	Jul 6th, 2007 12:15:28 PM
C'mon, man.
Stuntcock, the trailer came and went on YouTube... by Abin Sur	Jul 6th, 2007 12:18:01 PM
But just Google and there's some other sites that have got crummy versions of it...I was lucky enough to see it in the theater. Just wish I'd left immediately after. ;)
Remake of Q THE WINGED CREATURE.. by Spacesheik	Jul 6th, 2007 12:19:51 PM
Wouldnt that be something? I guess Spielberg better make that JURASSIC 4 quickly otherwise we're all gonna be dinosaured-fatigued especially after KING KONG's CGI island's excesses.
5 locks by Philvis	Jul 6th, 2007 12:20:58 PM
means there are 5 keys, like in Voltron. The whole prophesy thing is in the script review. The attack we see obliterates everything in 24 hours, so I don't think this will be a handy cam movie if I am right about this being Voltron. After NYC and the rest of the world is beaten, we catch up 5 years later and I am guessing with one of the guys from the trailer.
Abin Sur by Stuntcock Mike	Jul 6th, 2007 12:23:24 PM
A thousand thx Sur
Why would a Giant Robot movie be done with camcorders? by Abin Sur	Jul 6th, 2007 12:26:03 PM
Voltron will end up being Transformerish, not Blair Witchish. Cthulhu is just the kind of creature that would be uber-creepy when captured with someone's home video camera. And that plays along with Lovecraft, who always found that the creatures were so much more scarier in the shadows, where we only caught fleeting glimpses. Camcorders make perfect sense along those lines, the way the filmer will jerk around when someone yells "Look over there!" or somesuch. This is sounding better and better...
AICN might be late reporting the viral campaign, but... by Total Geekazoid	Jul 6th, 2007 12:27:47 PM
This WAS the first site to report the existence of the "Cloverfield" trailer. So while they certainly have more competition these days, and get scooped a lot more than they used to, they do pull one out of the hat every now and then.
THE BEGINNING OF THE END!!!!!!!!!!!! by Acid_Frio	Jul 6th, 2007 12:27:55 PM
genius!!
Wolfmother song by GeneralJackCosmo	Jul 6th, 2007 12:28:03 PM
One of the blogs I was looking at laaaaaaate last night had a guy talking about the song playing in the teaser. I guess it's a song by Wolfmother...anyone recognize it? The guy is a fan of the band, and he said when he looked at the lyrics in the cd liner, there is a bit about a FIELD OF CLOVERS. He also said that the liner art depicts a giant lizard of some kind.
Camcorders by Philvis	Jul 6th, 2007 12:28:36 PM
I'm betting that just the trailer or very beginning of the movie will be done with the camcorder style. What is this Cthulhu everyone keeps mentioning??? I've never heard of it or Lovecraft?
CQuest by Calimist	Jul 6th, 2007 12:29:41 PM
That exact same story is on the IMDB boards...
Half Life movie by Kloipy	Jul 6th, 2007 12:30:04 PM
perhaps? I would much rather an OLD ONES film, but I highly doubt that will fly
got the 2nd lock by onaps6453	Jul 6th, 2007 12:30:21 PM
More talk from the shadowy guy about how time is running out and it's almost too late and to help. It's not Voltron people.... it's most certainly Cthulhu. It's my girlfriends favorite Lovecraft story and she is saying that it REAKS of it
also... by GeneralJackCosmo	Jul 6th, 2007 12:32:22 PM
if you google "Mezin", the name of the "guy" blogging on the Ethanwaswrong site, you will get some hits about ancient bird goddesses. "Mezin" has also responded to bloggers discussing this movie on other sites, always with the same kind of cryptic "you're all fools to believe this..." rhetoric.
"It's a Lion" is the line by ScamsAndFlams	Jul 6th, 2007 12:32:47 PM
They're not late, they've been talking about this project for weeks, maybe even a month. Get a clue. I'd guess this film will in fact be about something by Lovecraft. The fact that a character can be heard saying "it's a lion" makes my head hurt. It's not Voltron and we ALL know it.
Abin Sur by Ricky Henderson	Jul 6th, 2007 12:35:50 PM
A guy named Nick Mamatas wrote the book "Move Under Ground" and its an awesome read. Like I said, the book has Kerouac & Cthulu in it as well as a huge showdown in NYC.
Just be happy there really is no Snorkels the movie by kikuchiyoboy	Jul 6th, 2007 12:36:42 PM
at least not yet. =)
Again, it's not "It's a Lion"... by Abin Sur	Jul 6th, 2007 12:37:24 PM
If you're Joe Blow out in the street, and all of the sudden you see some major destruction go down, and you catch a glimpse of something massive and moving, you're gonna do a double-take - when you realize that you're right, it IS moving and you see more and more, you might just yell "It's ALIVE!" If it was a giant lion, I think you'd still yell "it's ALIVE." If it was a giant kangaroo, you'd yell "it's ALIVE" and not "It's a KANGAROO!"
Some of you are far too fucking dumb for viral ads by Ricky Henderson	Jul 6th, 2007 12:40:34 PM
just sayin... some jackass just asked who Cthulu was a few posts up. Another one of you fuckers seems to be convinced it's a Voltron movie, even though Paramount doesn't own the rights. And one of you fucksticks is talking about Snorks. I fucking give up. Want clues? read "Move Under Ground." Can't say I didn't tell you...
Thanks Ricky... by Abin Sur	Jul 6th, 2007 12:41:05 PM
I'm gonna read that right after Johnny Appleseed vs. The Wolfman, "How You Like Dem Apples?"
Goddamnit, no one says "It's a Lion!" by Ricky Henderson	Jul 6th, 2007 12:44:07 PM
I swear the movie will come out in January before some of you fuckheads realize how absolutely bat-shit crazy you are for suggesting that ANYONE would say "It's a Lion" after witnessing that fireball. Jebus.
The advertisement is really working for them by kikuchiyoboy	Jul 6th, 2007 12:44:31 PM
but this better turn out to be something decent. If not, they have a HUGE TB flame attack waiting. They must be super confident in their film.
I know what it is!!! I figured it out!!! by Kloipy	Jul 6th, 2007 12:46:18 PM
Leprechuan:Back to da hood part 3
"It's a LIME!" by Abin Sur	Jul 6th, 2007 12:46:19 PM
Apparently the cameraman needed one for his Corona...
Sorry to be beneath your wisdom Ricky... by Philvis	Jul 6th, 2007 12:46:25 PM
I didn't realize Cthulhu was such common knowledge. I looked it up so I could be more enlightened as you already are, and I still have never heard of it. And I am also sorry I don't spend my days going through "viral ads" to become an expert. I'm speculating Voltron from what people posted from the viral ads and from what I read about the Voltron plot. It is called speculation.
Cthulhu? really? by TheGreenStyle	Jul 6th, 2007 12:47:19 PM
Meh. The coolest that character has ever been was in that one Justice League episode where Superman, Wonderwoman, Hawkgirl, Aquaman, Dr. Fate, and Solomon Grundy fought him and his minions. And that was a meh episode in an otherwise outstanding season. That said though...
but there's already a cthulhu movie by Jubba	Jul 6th, 2007 12:47:40 PM
http://www.cthulhuthemovie.com / why would they make another?
ScamsAndFlams by Saluki	Jul 6th, 2007 12:48:31 PM
AICN has talked about who is directing, and the title, but nothing about the websites or trailer which have been known about since June 30th, a week ago. And the man says "It's Alive."
"It's a Lime" - Abin Sur by kikuchiyoboy	Jul 6th, 2007 12:49:33 PM
Hee hee. I think something popped out of my anus after reading that.
Good call Jubba by Philvis	Jul 6th, 2007 12:50:39 PM
That definitely takes away from the Cthulhu theory.
Philvis, a little history... by Abin Sur	Jul 6th, 2007 12:51:22 PM
Cthulhu is not a well-known monster when compared to the likes of Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolfman or whomever, BUT he is without a doubt the largest cult monster out there, and his fans are rabid to the point of foam on the mouth and bite you on the leg. Lovecraft was a horror/scifi author from the early 20th century, and he inspired a great number of famous authors, such as Robert Bloch of Conan fame, and scare-meister Emeritus Mr. Stephen King himself, who has written several short stories pulled directly from what we call the "Cthulhu Mythos." Don't feel bad about not knowing who we're talking about - sometimes us fans forget that not everyone knows everything about our favorite critter. But it's definitely worth your time to find out more.
Well, Philvis, think about it for a sec... by Ricky Henderson	Jul 6th, 2007 12:52:26 PM
If this was a Voltron movie, or some other huge franchise blockbuster, they certainly wouldn't be rolling it out in January. And they also certainly wouldn't be giving it the shaky-cam Blair Witch treatment. Rule of thumb: if you're remaking a cherished cartoon series, you damn well better put the camera in a tripod and hold it still. Look at those two "Ethan was Right/Wrong" blogs and you'll get a pretty good idea where they're going with this: Cthulu. The elder god of destruction. Good times.
They should put Optimus Prime in it. by TheGreenStyle	Jul 6th, 2007 12:52:29 PM
Having seen transformers twice, I've come to the conclusion that Optimus Prime carries that movie on his big red and blue shoulders. He takes what would otherwise have been a nigh-unwatchable mess and makes it into an okay action film, even a pretty damn good one in spurts. (And those spurts correspond precisely to the moments when Prime is either onscreen or on the soundtrack.) Since the end of that movie indicates that the autobots will be off having wacky adventures on earth until some more Decepticons show up in part two, I think Optimus Prime should spend the next couple of years wandering into other people's action/genre movies, lending a helping hand to whoever the good guys are. Prime would instantly make any movie he's in earn a full extra star. Between Transformers (1986) and Transformers (2007), you all know this to be true.
Cthulhu by Kloipy	Jul 6th, 2007 12:52:36 PM
for anyone who loves HP like I do check out the band The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets, they are all Lovecraftian lyrics
Thanks Abin Sur by Philvis	Jul 6th, 2007 12:52:45 PM
I will do a little bit more digging around about this Cthulhu now since it seems to be pretty popular. Interested in finding out a little more.
GreenStyle... by Abin Sur	Jul 6th, 2007 12:52:47 PM
What season of Justice League was that? Did they call him Cthulhu or was it Cthulhu-lite?
"It's alive"... by GeneralJackCosmo	Jul 6th, 2007 12:52:52 PM
is DEFINITELY what the guy says. I've seen the preview twice in the theatre, now, and he says "It's alive." On a side note, yeah, I've seen Transformers twice. I liked it and I liked the original G1 and I liked the original animated film. I'm 29 and grew up with Transformers. And I had a good time with the movie. Attack at will. But, anyway..."It's alive".
"It's a Lion!" Jumanji 2? by Kloipy	Jul 6th, 2007 12:54:54 PM
Lord help us
good call Jubba by Calimist	Jul 6th, 2007 12:55:19 PM
that just slashed my dreams of Cthulhu
Just cracked it by henrydalton	Jul 6th, 2007 12:55:59 PM
Very nice. And whoever mentioned the Cry Wolf game earlier in the TB, good call. That game was fucking great.
Nobody would run up and yell "It's alive!" by SkeletonParty	Jul 6th, 2007 12:56:06 PM
An earth-rattling explosion takes place near by. You think, "terrorists or natural phenomenon." You run up and see some monster. You say "It's a monster." You see a giant robotic lion you say "It's a lion". You never say "It's alive!" unless you've been trying to kill it all day and you think you won and then you find out you haven't won at all.
SkeletonParty by Kloipy	Jul 6th, 2007 12:57:45 PM
but what if it looked like a rock at first then unraveled to be the destroyer of galaxies, you might scream "It's alive!"
Goddammit by Bagheera	Jul 6th, 2007 12:57:59 PM
Filmmakers are preying on my natural curiosity...I love crazy shit like this.
How many new AICN catch phrases . . . by Nice Marmot	Jul 6th, 2007 12:58:34 PM
. . . will be spawned in this Talk Back alone?
beyond the gulf of stars by Kloipy	Jul 6th, 2007 12:59:00 PM
which leads me to believe it may be Lovecraft based
Ricky, I don't have any background with Cthulhu... by Philvis	Jul 6th, 2007 12:59:41 PM
So I was going by other references mentioned. I saw the trailer and was as perplexed as anyone else. Someone mentioned Voltron on an early post so I looked up the script review. It could match from what I read. Voltron is not going to be like the cartoon, it is going to be in a post apocolyptic world. As far as it being released in January, perhaps there are already too many summer blockbusters lined up already for next year so this is a better fit. I don't run a studio, so I am just making an educated guess from what I have seen until I am told otherwise.
"and not "It's a KANGAROO!"" by Silverglade	Jul 6th, 2007 01:00:57 PM
Well if it was, he would tear shit up. Whoever said Cthulhu, that seems to feel right. Could they have moved this up in production? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C thulhu
How do you pronounce it? Ka-thoo-loo?? by Lamerz	Jul 6th, 2007 01:01:46 PM
Oh, and shut up Skeleton Party. A lion makes no fucking sense. It's not Voltron.
Kloipy, nope. by SkeletonParty	Jul 6th, 2007 01:01:46 PM
You run up, the rock unravels into the destroyer of galaxies. Your eyes widen. You yell, "IT IS NOT A ROCK! AND UNLESS I MISS MY GUESS, IT IS GOING TO DESTROY US ALL!" Not "It's alive!"
Marmot: "CTHULU, ELDER GOD OF THE DAMNED GOTTA EAT!" by Ricky Henderson	Jul 6th, 2007 01:01:47 PM
heh, I crack myself up sometimes...
OK Jubba - THAT movie link is CINO! by Abin Sur	Jul 6th, 2007 01:02:20 PM
CTHULHU IN NAME ONLY - My god, Tori Spelling is in it! Don't tease people here!
Looks like the Kraken to me........ by Stuntcock Mike	Jul 6th, 2007 01:02:45 PM
Clash of the Titans 2: Electric Boogaloo.
Looks as if Tori Spelling unleashes her cthulhu's. by kikuchiyoboy	Jul 6th, 2007 01:02:51 PM
Low budge filmakers now have affordable gear to make projects at their hearts desire. It's an amazing time to be a filmmaker right now. An independant studio could make a wonderful epic alien invasion film if they wanted to. Or they can make that Tori Spelling hoohoo's film.
SkeletonParty, by GeneralJackCosmo	Jul 6th, 2007 01:03:15 PM
if you saw what you thought was a meteor strike, or perhaps a natural, yet non-organic disaster, or maybe a nuke attack, and then when you approached ground zero saw some huge, living, unidentifiable mass shabling around and shooting fireballs at stuff, you would never, EVER say anything like "It's alive"? I mean, you're literally insane with fright at this moment, y'know? I don't know that if you were running for your life from some huge, unknown creature that you would have the presence of mind to stop and describe exactly what you saw. I know I wouldn't. And if he DID say "It's a lion," why didn't he say, "It's some kind of huge lion" or "It's a giant fucking robot lion shooting fire out of it's mouth" or whatever? Why just "It's a lion"? If you wanted to warn me, I don't think that would do the trick. If I'm blocks away from a lion, why would I run away like a nut? Why wouldn't I just go inside where the lion couldn't get me?
Lamerz, you can't stop the truth by wishing. by SkeletonParty	Jul 6th, 2007 01:04:41 PM
And I refuse to be held hostage to your delusions. "It's a lion!" clear as day.
I, for one, am looking forward to saying "Lovecraftian" by Ricky Henderson	Jul 6th, 2007 01:05:14 PM
I haven't used that silly word since 8th grade english literature class.
Online trailer??? by Darwyn	Jul 6th, 2007 01:06:17 PM
Yeah, yeah, yeah, but what I want to know is for those of us whose copies of Transformers didn't come with the fucking Cloverfield trailer, when will this sucker be online? Anyone know anything about that?
BTW, sorry for snapping at you Philvis by Ricky Henderson	Jul 6th, 2007 01:08:09 PM
Rickey gets testy from time to time, and tends to lash out and curse. Didn't mean anything by it. Hey, who knows? Perhaps it WILL be a huge lion strolling around in downtown NYC. Don't be afraid, he's just looking for a nosh!
GeneralJackCosmo, I understand your point by SkeletonParty	Jul 6th, 2007 01:08:55 PM
But if you run up to ground zero and some weird oozing glob starting shooting fireballs and I ran up to you and yelled "It's alive!" would that really help you either? I'd say "It's moving this way!" But if was a huge robotic lion and I was running your way I would have time for adjectives like "alive" or "some kind of huge". I'd be yelling the quickest most informative thing I could as a sprinted by. "It's a lion!"
Breaking 2 >Electric Boogaloo 1 by Kamala	Jul 6th, 2007 01:09:42 PM
Fuck Voltron BTW.
Again, How the fuck do you pronounce it? Ka-thoo-loo?? by Lamerz	Jul 6th, 2007 01:10:13 PM
Skeleton Party - 2 things. 1) If it is a big ass non-robot lion terrorizing NYC ... that would just be stupid. It's not Godzilla, it's a lion! 2) Didn't people already say Voltron isn't being produced yet? What the fuck?
LOL at yelling by Calimist	Jul 6th, 2007 01:12:08 PM
"It's Alive!!!" or "It's a Lion!!!" both are making me crack up at work.
Voltron 2 - Feline Boogaloo by Lamerz	Jul 6th, 2007 01:12:11 PM
nt
Lamerz... by Abin Sur	Jul 6th, 2007 01:13:32 PM
It's KUH-THOOL-HU. Rolls right off the tongue!
OR, Alternate Pronunciations... by Abin Sur	Jul 6th, 2007 01:14:35 PM
are Khlûl'hloo" or Kathooloo - whatever feels right, my friend.
Metallica gives permission to use... by Ninja Nerd	Jul 6th, 2007 01:14:44 PM
..."Call of Cthulhu" on soundtrack for upcoming Abrams movie. Or maybe I'm just MAKING THIS SHIT UP! Saw TF, saw the trailer. The phrase spoken is "It's alive!" For those who heard something else, consult your local hearing aid store for assistance.
SkeletonParty by GeneralJackCosmo	Jul 6th, 2007 01:16:32 PM
Point taken. The fact of the matter is, something like "It's coming this way" or "Just get the fuck out of here" would be better than describing it in any way. That said, while I would LOVE to see a kickass Voltron flick, I just don't get that vibe from this. And I definitely heard "It's alive". I was listening very hard the second time just so I could try to make out what was being said.
Skeleton by Kloipy	Jul 6th, 2007 01:16:44 PM
IT IS NOT A ROCK! AND UNLESS I MISS MY GUESS, IT IS GOING TO DESTROY US ALL. I doubt anyone would ever say that in the heat of panic. Unless they are very wooden people.
It's Alyin! by Saluki	Jul 6th, 2007 01:17:44 PM
I work for JJ Abrams, so I'm getting a kick out of these replies...
"I saw it, it's a(live/lion/lime), it's huge!" by FatPaul	Jul 6th, 2007 01:17:46 PM
I'm starting to lean toward "it's alive." I watched it again, and that kind of makes sense in the context. A girl asks, "What is it? Is it coming this way?" And the guy says, "I saw it, it's alive, it's huge!" I think the point is that the only discriptive terms he can think of for what he saw are "alive" and "huge."
Saluki, if that's true by Kloipy	Jul 6th, 2007 01:19:10 PM
then just tell us WTF it is
And here I thought the smoke monster by imageburn13	Jul 6th, 2007 01:21:12 PM
had gotten off the island. Oh well, one can dream,
Cthulhu > Mohammed by Kamala	Jul 6th, 2007 01:23:06 PM
Till he gets his head cut off on video tape, that is.
It's alive/a lion! by Philvis	Jul 6th, 2007 01:23:31 PM
I didn't speculate Voltron because of that line. There wouldn't be a robot lion at this point of the trailer if it turned out to be that movie. Whatever it is, can't the shit in the fan in places other than NYC? What about Evansville, Indiana or some other place?
Smoke Monster.. by A G	Jul 6th, 2007 01:24:36 PM
..It would make sense someone shouting "It's alive" at a cloud of smoke emerging from large explosions as people would generally assume it was part of the aftermath of the destruction, not the cause. Once someone realised it was indeed the "monster" then shouting it's alive seems plausible....we can dream...
Abin Sur by TheGreenStyle	Jul 6th, 2007 01:24:45 PM
Justice League Season 2, NOT Justice League Unlimited Season 2. Hear is a link to the boxed set containing the episode: tinyurl.com/27dwxk I think the only thing they did different is slightly change the spelling to "iCthulhu." and I think they only added that "i" at the beginning for the sake of pronunciation.
I've heard that... by -guyinthebackrow	Jul 6th, 2007 01:25:26 PM
... there are several monsters in this movie, but the reeeeally big one is a frog-like monster. They even nicknamed it "Squishy". I'm completely serious.
Kloipy by Saluki	Jul 6th, 2007 01:26:00 PM
The whole "I work for _________, so I'm getting a kick out of these replies..." is an internet meme. Sorry, man. I wanna know as bad as anyone else. Again, I'm leaning toward a Cthulu rip-off at the moment.
Thanks GreenStyle... by Abin Sur	Jul 6th, 2007 01:26:45 PM
Preesh.
fireballs by Silverglade	Jul 6th, 2007 01:26:49 PM
Considering whatever it is, tore the head off the Statue of Liberty head and threw it into the city, this thing must be coming from the ocean. But what is also interesating... the thing was shooting fireballs, some hitting buildings. The fireballs were coming from a source really fucking high up in the air. This fucker's tall.
anybody... by GeneralJackCosmo	Jul 6th, 2007 01:27:42 PM
turn up anything interesting on Ethan Haas, Van Mantra, Mezin, or any of the other names? Albert Pike looked like it got some cool hits, but I don't have time to sift through them all right now.
TOO LIONY by henrydalton	Jul 6th, 2007 01:28:03 PM
My bet is on "It's a Lion-O!" It's the Thundercats movie, people!
-guyinthebackrow by Saluki	Jul 6th, 2007 01:28:27 PM
Source? LOL. Still, the wording on the blogspot page makes it sound like there could be more than one monster. The thought did cross my mind.
Just to clarify by henrydalton	Jul 6th, 2007 01:28:48 PM
"It's-a Lion-O", pronounced similar to "It's-a me, Mario!"
"Squishy" = Gol-goroth by Kamala	Jul 6th, 2007 01:29:16 PM
Gol-goroth: Appears as a gigantic, black, toad-like creature with an impossibly malevolent glare.
Enough is enough! by Calimist	Jul 6th, 2007 01:29:37 PM
I've had it with these motherfucking lions in this motherfucking city------Neville Flynn is back....
GeneralJackCosmo by Saluki	Jul 6th, 2007 01:31:43 PM
There are some actual real people with the Ethan Haas name, I'm sure they are going to be getting all kinds of fun questions these next few days. The Albert Pike stuff is downright fascinating, but I still wonder if it is connected (beyond some man who registered the domain).
Gol-goroth? by Saluki	Jul 6th, 2007 01:33:13 PM
Please please please include Dagon in the mix!
Saluki... by Abin Sur	Jul 6th, 2007 01:33:23 PM
The Cthulhu Mythos is ripe with all sorts of creatures - Cthulhu had lots of different minions, some that can fly. Wouldn't THAT be another level of awesome to see Mi-Go from Yuggoth flying through the city, squishing the populace!
simple free way for xbox 360....for real i think by mrkitty	Jul 6th, 2007 01:33:30 PM
just go to the link and follow the instructions http://www.360Elite4free.com/i ndex.php?ref=3922129 i guess you have to choose a thing to join (i suggest the free-trial for stamps.com) and get 10 others to join too yeah, its experimental for me too, but it won't hurt to try
Pike by GeneralJackCosmo	Jul 6th, 2007 01:34:02 PM
from what I glanced at, appears to have predicted three world wars before the first had even been fought. Seems like a Cagliostro-esque figure that is shrouded in a bit of lore but did, like Cagliostro, absolutely exist.
Hey, where's Squashua?? by Abin Sur	Jul 6th, 2007 01:34:53 PM
He's like the biggest Lovecraft dork on this site - where you at, man?
oops, that's the link by mrkitty	Jul 6th, 2007 01:35:06 PM
http://www.360Elite4free.com/i ndex.php?ref=3922129
http://www.360Elite4free.com/ind ex.php?ref=3922129 by mrkitty	Jul 6th, 2007 01:36:27 PM
there, that one
from IMDb FAQs by Mojojojoshabadoo	Jul 6th, 2007 01:36:58 PM
in case no one's checked it. here are some more theories. you can skip the first one since most of you already know about that one. Well This was Taken from Ethanhaaswasright.com's HTML source. "...war came, no longer from the elemental nor from the star's rain of fire. The world was again remade, and the glow was as the coming of the sun upon the Earth. The children of the gods were again too few, scattered and divided and among them walked the ancients and those whose thoughts were not as to the towers and the marvels, but to the End and the destruction of the Earth and to the fires from which nothing could escape." and this is a quote from one the blog's(ethanhaaswaswrong.blogs pot.com) Comments "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn" The above quote translates to "In his house at R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu awaits dreaming." Cthulhu is a fictional monster created by H.P. Lovecraft. R'lyeh is the underwater city that Cthulhu resides in that rises up to the surface in the story Call of Cthulhu (1928). Those meteorites seen in the trailer could possibly be the offspring of Cthulhu called Cthulhi. Because they are referred to as star-spawn. Update: In the trailer, there is an explosion, and the "meteorites" appear to be more of flying/falling, flaming debris from the explosion.
As for pronunciation... by TheGreenStyle	Jul 6th, 2007 01:37:09 PM
I'll throw my hat in and mention how it was pronounced in that one Justice League episode: "ICK-THULE-HUE" I have no idea if that "right" or not.
Kamala you are one funny bastard! by Deus Vult	Jul 6th, 2007 01:39:56 PM
I for one hope it's a movie about the 12th imam who's come back from occlusion to wipe the world clean of infidels! And speaking of the 12th imam, how come this site isn't reporting the news that Olive Stone offered Ahmadinejad the chance to star in his very own biopic directed by none other than Stone himself? And yet despite being part of the resistance movement in the US Stone is still from the Great Satan and was therefore turned down? And here I thought AICN was about cool news!
Cthulu Already Visted NYC by Saluki	Jul 6th, 2007 01:41:23 PM
Remember everyone, ol' squid head already visited NYC, only to get a beatdown by the Ghostbusters on Coney Island. A very surreal episode of the cartoon (on youtube, google video) to be sure.
regarding pronunciation... by GeneralJackCosmo	Jul 6th, 2007 01:42:16 PM
I've also heard "KETH-OO-LOO".
"It's a-lying!" by MC Vamp	Jul 6th, 2007 01:43:12 PM
Giant fire-breathing Ann Coulter destroys New York. You read it here first.
Stuart Gordon's DAGON by Kloipy	Jul 6th, 2007 01:44:27 PM
pretty awesome little flick
the whole... by GeneralJackCosmo	Jul 6th, 2007 01:44:54 PM
waring gods thing that the blog discusses also made me think of Ragnarok. I also, by the way, thought of Q: The Winged Serpent...not as this was so much a remake, but perhaps a new Quetzalcoatl flick of some kind. The hits that Mezin brought up about idols of flying goddesses seemed to back that up.
The real plot to "Cloverfield" is... by The Dum Guy	Jul 6th, 2007 01:44:58 PM
The Crab-people rising up from the underground in a joint aliance with the Mole-men to finally overtake mankind. Supposedly, Patrick Swazey and Gilbert Godfried semi-star as a couple of wisecracking former war vet's out to save the U.S. Or, maybe I've been watching too many cartoons. And maybe I'm just bored.
also, just for the record... by GeneralJackCosmo	Jul 6th, 2007 01:47:04 PM
do we know for sure that Paramount doesn't have the rights to Godzilla? I mean, Toho was onviously not impressed with the Emmerich version, as Godzilla: Final Wars has the "real" Godzilla kicking the shit out of the US version.
He said "It's Ahmadinejad!!" , not Lion~ by Kamala	Jul 6th, 2007 01:49:11 PM
But liberal sensors on this site dubbed it out. Don't want to have the nutcases who want to see you dead looking bad, after all he ain't conservative, christian, or capitalist, so he can't be bad!!!
Saluki, I remember that episode... by Abin Sur	Jul 6th, 2007 01:49:37 PM
But more, I remember how the guy that does the voice of Venkman also does the voice of Garfield...
Suh-Thew-Lou and Revelations by Johnny California	Jul 6th, 2007 01:49:41 PM
That's the way I heard it pronounced by a "Lovecraftian" scholar (is he that big in literature already?) BTW, aren't there a couple of Lovecraftian movies in the pipeline? I saw previews for CTHULHU (cthulhuthemovie.com). Looks indy and stars Tori Spelling. Released later in 2007, I think. Also, Guillermo Del Toro (as I think has been mentioned) is set to direct AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS soon after finishing HELLBOY 2. That story is more like KING KONG than Lovecraft's other works. However, instead of the Old Ones, Godzilla clone or aliens from space, is it completely out there that this could be some sort of version of the Biblical Apocalypse (or one of them)?
"It's a giant PLATYPUS!" by Spacesheik	Jul 6th, 2007 01:53:34 PM
RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!
Is the blogspot page by Savage Lucy	Jul 6th, 2007 01:53:40 PM
Is the blogspot page actually part of this? It seems more like a shitbox tshirt company trying to piggyback off the actual Cloverfield viral marketing. And why does the date, 1-18-08, have to be the opening date of the movie? Maybe that's the date the shitstorm hits NYC. It doesn't make sense for a movie of this scale to be released that soon in the middle of the worst time for movie profits. Much more likely to be released in the summer.
What the shit is VOLTRON? by Kurzinski Valentine	Jul 6th, 2007 01:54:23 PM
Honestly, isn't it just some shitty-ass Power Rangers + Transformers bullshit? This thing has a fanbase? Isn't it like Go-Bots or any of that crap? Honestly, VOLTRON? Come on, people.
AND BILL MURRAY by Saluki	Jul 6th, 2007 01:55:15 PM
Who was Venkman in the movies did the voice of Garfield in the two movies! The Plot Thickens!
Lucy, I saw that T-shirt site too... by Abin Sur	Jul 6th, 2007 01:55:44 PM
Pretty crude and lewd - I couldn't tell what to make of that link, or how it made it onto the blog page.
If it's Voltron I'll never forgive it by MetiphisLabs	Jul 6th, 2007 01:56:11 PM
Also Priapism is retarded.
The Budget is only $30 million by Saluki	Jul 6th, 2007 02:00:07 PM
The Cloverfield project IS ambitious (reports of overturned oil tanks and such), but is keeping to a $30 million budget. So a January release isn't TOO out of the question.
A website called First Showing claims to have sources. by FatPaul	Jul 6th, 2007 02:00:52 PM
They say that these sources are reliable and that the movie was made for $30 million, which would explain the January release. They also mention a few cast members. http://tinyurl.com/26949c
Why would Voltron destroy a city? by RogueRobot	Jul 6th, 2007 02:01:05 PM
Voltron is the good guy and would make no sense at all for to go around ripping the head off a statue of liberty and shooting fireballs around.
Alvin and the Chipmunks by Kloipy	Jul 6th, 2007 02:01:38 PM
They are so ghetto in the poster. The tagline ought to be, "The end of Jason Lee's career"
ON the blogspot site, by GeneralJackCosmo	Jul 6th, 2007 02:02:52 PM
there is a message in the same language as the one on the game site. Someone over there used the alphabet key in the second game to translate it. It reads: "Are they attempting to scare us into belief? Ethan Haas would try to strike fear in the heart of me. Do not be taken by the ramblings of a mad man my brothers and sisters. We are all safe."
RogueRobot by Philvis	Jul 6th, 2007 02:03:54 PM
Go read this script review http://www.latinoreview.com/sc riptreview.php?id=65 . It wouldnt be Voltron destroying NYC, but some alien things. If it is a $30 million budget I will have to retract my Voltron guess.
is there any biblical significance by GeneralJackCosmo	Jul 6th, 2007 02:04:29 PM
to 01-18-08?
re: Kurzinski Valentine by MichaelCorleone	Jul 6th, 2007 02:05:22 PM
Voltron predates both Transformers and Power Rangers, and yes it has a fanbase. If you don't like it you can suck a bag of dicks. (thank you Louis C.K.!)
Revelation: the movie by Kloipy	Jul 6th, 2007 02:06:06 PM
that could be pretty cool
Voltron by blacklodgebob	Jul 6th, 2007 02:06:40 PM
There is NO WAY they would release a Voltron movie in the middle of January. Although this would be a really crazy and out there way of filming Voltron, don't you think?
Anyone Else Bored With Viral Marketing by topaz4206	Jul 6th, 2007 02:06:58 PM
I used to be SOO into these games (A.I., Lost, etc). But I'm really burned out on it. Now I just want a press release, a blog post, and a downloadable trailer.
Inhumanoids > Voltron by Kamala	Jul 6th, 2007 02:10:36 PM
Inhumanoids! Inhumanoids! ARRRGH!
No way Topaz! by Saluki	Jul 6th, 2007 02:11:32 PM
You are dooming us to a life of Alvin and Hip-hopmunks! Anyways, Joblo.com has more info on the casting and just how secret this baby is (no script even provided to actors until they signed on). Voltron this ain't folks.
this should take place in Arkham by Kloipy	Jul 6th, 2007 02:11:37 PM
if it's trying to be true. Miskatonic U baby
hey guys, I got the code by Bagheera	Jul 6th, 2007 02:12:56 PM
"Be sure to drink your Ovaltine" Ovaltine? A crummy commercial? Son of a bitch!
Voltron: made up of junks from truck parts by RogueRobot	Jul 6th, 2007 02:14:20 PM
I like the sound of that. A little faded color will look better on screen than something bright and colorful and new and shiny.
I googled Voltron. I lost 35 IQ points. by Kurzinski Valentine	Jul 6th, 2007 02:14:20 PM
That stupid robot thing..has a cat..for a hand?
It's the Inhumanoids movie!! by Kamala	Jul 6th, 2007 02:14:41 PM
Inhumanoids was an animated series based on a Hasbro toy property in 1986. In the tradition of other Hasbro properties such as Transformers, G.I. Joe and Visionaries, the show was produced by Sunbow and Marvel Productions with MCA Television Enterprises. Unusual in that it was named for the villains of the series, Inhumanoids tells the story of the scientist-hero group, Earth Corps, as they battle a trio of subterranean monsters called the Inhumanoids with the aid of elemental beings, the Mutores.
Footage Still Online by Savage Lucy	Jul 6th, 2007 02:15:02 PM
http://tinyurl.com/2gjj4e Still has cam footage of the trailer.
AICN is always late with news, cause their fatasses by sleeptones	Jul 6th, 2007 02:15:26 PM
funny how they didnt mention this trailer when they were bashing the Transformers movie
Bagheera, nice reference... by Abin Sur	Jul 6th, 2007 02:15:44 PM
Oh Fudge!
JJ Abrams does not equal incredibly cool by Rupee88	Jul 6th, 2007 02:16:02 PM
He hasn't done anything really cool or exceptional yet.
Slashfilms has the biggest scoop yet... by Saluki	Jul 6th, 2007 02:16:21 PM
http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/ 07/05/cloverfield-casting-deve lopment-and-shooting-details-r evealed/ A good compilation of some production information.
Guys, guys, guys, It's Critters 5 by Kloipy	Jul 6th, 2007 02:16:47 PM
I knew it
Congratulations...... by Cliff Barnes	Jul 6th, 2007 02:17:48 PM
most of you have fallen right into J.J.'s hands. A talkback this long for a movie you know almost nothing about? It's only smart marketing at this point. The actual movie has an untested director and Drew Godard (who didn't exactly impress me with his "Alias" episodes). It might be good, but it also might suck. Why don't we reserve judgment until we see a real preview and a plot summary. Or is that too much to ask, fanboy?
CHOOSE THE FORM OF YOUR DESTRUCTOR by nnnuts	Jul 6th, 2007 02:18:13 PM
Ghostbusters 3
Cliff... by Abin Sur	Jul 6th, 2007 02:21:51 PM
Lighten up, man...We're all having fun speculating - it's not like we've already bought tickets from Fandango.
Cliff Barnes by Saluki	Jul 6th, 2007 02:23:22 PM
Yeah, I'm loving all the speculation, but I was laughing my ass off when the Statue of Liberty head got thrown to the ground. Laughing AT the movie. So, so, so, cheesy.
No, no, no! They're yelling "It's a limey!" by TheManWithTooManyNames	Jul 6th, 2007 02:23:42 PM
A 500-foot tall, radioactive Tony Blair rises out of the sea to cause bay-hem in New York City. Why? Because Bush vetoed Blair's nomination for President of the World Bank. The film's working title is "The Tony Blair Project." Latino Review have a review of the script.
Ghostbusters 3 by Saluki	Jul 6th, 2007 02:25:21 PM
Is a Sony project I would KILL many times over to have made. Correctly. No less than a $100 million budget. Old & new blood. Alas, we will have shitty Men in Black 3 before that happens, sure as shit.
It actually could be a lion... by Ricky Henderson	Jul 6th, 2007 02:27:50 PM
This just occurred to me. How about one of the New York Public Library lions come to life perhaps?
But will it be as bad as Godzilla? by lost.rules	Jul 6th, 2007 02:28:38 PM
Or bad as MI3?
One of Voltron's arm/leg was misbehaving by RogueRobot	Jul 6th, 2007 02:29:31 PM
And went ape-shit all over NYC I believe that now.
check this out: by GeneralJackCosmo	Jul 6th, 2007 02:30:45 PM
Last night I e-mailed "Mezin" from blogspot via the e-mail link there. I just got this response: "do not be fooled by HAAS or his follower Van, his website is only foolish puzzles and parlor tricks, we are the truth his gods are our brothers, they will soon be here our forces are already at work shutting his website down August 1 will reveal the truth"
Harry's Uncle Tony by johnnyraincheck	Jul 6th, 2007 02:30:56 PM
So all of this speculation is based on a anonymous e-mail to Chubsy stating that these blogs are linked to the project? It's probably some Ass-Clown Lovecraft fan's idea of a good time.
that would be ridiculous to leave the film untitled... by Demosthenes2	Jul 6th, 2007 02:33:01 PM
...from a marketing standpoint. I hope there's a legitimate reason for the lack of a title, like maybe it's connected to some older franchise in need of reinvention. But it's more likely it's just for the sake of mystery in the ad campaign. But it makes it seem like the movie is going to have a surprising title, yet if and when it gets the title, it'll probably just get a reaction of, "Okay, well that's the title then."
Hopefully as bad as MI3 by Saluki	Jul 6th, 2007 02:38:14 PM
... Because MI3 was fun as hell. /opinion
THE BEGINNING IS THE END!!!!!!!! by Acid_Frio	Jul 6th, 2007 02:39:46 PM
got it right...the answer to the 5th puzzle.
Oh yeah, Total Geekazoid?? by President Evil	Jul 6th, 2007 02:40:21 PM
Go watch IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS, directed by John Carpenter. Lovecraft's name is NOWHERE in the credits...and yet, it's the most Lovecraftian movie...well...ever.
the answer... by craigg	Jul 6th, 2007 02:40:30 PM
each symbol on the "globe" = an alphabet symbol accessed by running your mouse over the blue star on the right. the correct combination is: Ethan Haas Was Right a suprise awaits.
actually, johnnyraincheck... by GeneralJackCosmo	Jul 6th, 2007 02:42:52 PM
I'm the guy that sent the e-mail to Chubsy that is quoted above. I did some searching last night after I saw a story on comingsoon.net. The blog and game site are related to the movie since Paramount ordered the videos from the game site to be removed from youtube. Several other sites have confirmed that they are related. Also, I'll have you know that I am a professional assclown, sir. I am available for weddings and bar mitzvahs.
Let Michael bay name it by JimboTHC	Jul 6th, 2007 02:43:48 PM
Seriously let michael bay give this potential POS a name and cast Martin lawrence. This movie is lacking blackitude.
He's shouting "What's my LINE?!?!" by Bass Bastardson	Jul 6th, 2007 02:44:47 PM
It's clear to me that with all the mayhem and hubub going on around him, the actor forgot what he's supposed to say. He's not saying "It's a lion/lime/alive" at all he's simply asking for someone to feed him his dialog.
GeneralJackCosmo are you available on July 23? by Kamala	Jul 6th, 2007 02:52:58 PM
The Breck Shampoo girl John Edwards is giving a speech here. I would love to send in a professional assclown to show the amateur how is done.
sleeptones, and "lions" by BadMrWonka	Jul 6th, 2007 02:53:05 PM
I hope you're kidding. AICN had the first reports of this trailer. go google the word "they're", and then get back to us, jackass. and I can see how people would hear "it's a lion" in the trailer, but you CAN'T be serious...it's obviously "it's alive", and it just sounds a little like "lion". why would you go to the trouble of this whole viral marketing thing, only to have a character in the teaser trailer give away a HUGE spoiler about the nature of the monster? that makes no sense. it's alive. please stop with the lions. and Lovecraft was still a huge biggot.
I first thought he says by dirtsandwich	Jul 6th, 2007 02:54:01 PM
"I saw it in the light, it's huge". But I agree it sounds more like. "I saw it, it's alive, it's huge." A projectionist i know thought it said "Lion".
GeneralJackCosmo by johnnyraincheck	Jul 6th, 2007 02:55:12 PM
Do you you also do Corporate outings? A good AssClown is hard to find these days. and thanks for calling Harry Chubsy. It fufills some bizarre need of mine.
Found another link to more ethanhaas rambling. by RogueRobot	Jul 6th, 2007 02:55:38 PM
http://ethanhaaswaswrongiswron gaboutme.blogspot.com/
Peter Travers has his Harry Potter review up by lost.rules	Jul 6th, 2007 03:00:40 PM
He's says it's the best one so far. YEA!

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