and by the way, those pics, and sending them to AICN, has GOT to part of the campaign. think about it, if you saw them filming outside your apartment, and you got clear pictures, wouldn't you write some DEFINITE, CLEAR info about what you witnessed? not a random jumble of words with phrases like "feeling of dread hanging over things", etc.

that's cheesy as hell. what nerd gets these photos and writes the above in an e-mail to AICN? no concrete details, just ominous, cryptic gibberish. it's perfect for this campaign!

not saying I mind, I'm just saying...but if it's someone that Quint has dealt with before, maybe it's real. but I doubt it. what say you, Quint? this photog that's able to get 10 feet from action on the most guarded set in america...then gives, well, zero real info, but speaks in exactly the same mysterious tone of the marketing campaign...is he, you know...tested?

god, I love this. so much fun! Cloverfield has got my ticket no matter what, at this point.

Give us something that we can actually emotionally care about, some kind of brain-blowing story which happens to require great effects to convey it. Then people will really love your movie. 'Godzilla 5' or whatever you're making, is simply not needed, no matter how 'good' your visuals are.

Has anyone ever tried explaining to y'all that Comic Book Guy is not a role model?

I was cool with this whole secret thing.

But changing the word at the top of a poster is BOOORRIIINGGG!

atleast give us new posters. and if it's a rat....it better be one cool muthertruckin rat....but I'd much rather have 3 apocolyptic beasts battling it out....i'm feeling like i'm going to be let down now.

Maybe it gives everyone in New York a runny botty.

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for a "normal" movie, this far out, we might have a teaser poster or two, or MAYBE a really short teaser trailer (read: the new batman), but that's about it.

even as people are complaining about the mystery around this one, we really have a lot of "buzz" about it, and it's WAY early...

if more info keeps getting released at more or less the same rate, by the time the actual movie comes out next year, we'll know WAY too much, considering the movie is going out of its way to be mysterious. but if the info release dies down, isn't there going to be a huge space of time in the middle where everyone forgets all of this hype?

I'm more curious about that, than the actual movie. it seems like this campaign would be perfect for a movie coming out labor day weekend...everyone's curious NOW, we have enough info to get geek butts in theaters...they release a big marketing push all through august with a showing of the trailer on TV and in theaters to get the "normal" people in the theaters, and there you go, $50 opening weekend.

but in january? I don't get it.

That being said, I love me a good disaster movie. Me=Excited.

Anybody else remember a seeing a movie or reading a book by that title?

I like the theory, but I thought everything pointed to a Sea Monster, not one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

I know a little history on Colossus, but not a whole lot.

...p.s. I'm throwing the eggs and loving it!

How do you like them eggs!

Dear oh dear. Egg right in his face.

"believe it's voltron and i'm sticking to my guns on that till someone or something proves me wrong. "

The day has come for you to eat your words!

". . . gun shop on almost every corner in this community?"

THAT's what the title only makes me think of -- Furious Styles from "Boyz . . ."

I'm done with the title fixation already; it's gonna be called what it's gonna be called. My thing right now is just how much this creature/being/whatever ends rivaling Gojira, in fact, the original Nihonjin version which is HUGE towering above buildings and such. I'm not getting the same from the posters or stills or whatever we're supposed to have seen already.

no reason to tell us we're all thinking incorrectly.

in East Asia.

They got dragons. Kappa (terrifying humanoid aquatic monsters make the Creature from the Black Lagoon deflate his lips). Concentration on sharp objects.

What are U.S.’s start-from-scratch creatures inspired by? Kong? OK. Let’s see, what else comes to mind. Oh, how ‘bout a good number of collegiate teams use a friggin’ BEAR as their mascot. OK, maybe film is about huge bear. OOOH!!! East Coast got, what, oysters. OOH, giant oyster come to kill us. Let’s go more inland . . . oh, yah, nice gigantic mountain lion to scare the populace, OOOOOOOOOOH. Anybody recall “Q: The Winged Serpent”? I’m mixed on that one.

And, simply put, I also think 09/11/01 should be kept in mind.

Maybe we got giant squids. East Asia cinemas done that, too.

Like Billy Sparks says in Purple Rain, “you better kick ass tomorrow night.”

Hope I’m wrong and am blown away in early 2008, or whenever the heck this film is released, because the sudden rabbit with numbers on ‘em just ain’t doin’ it for I. Abrams is the man in a lot of ways, but, can he pull this off and, I wonder if he expected his own campaign trumped by Iron Man at ComicCon. The only "guess what" games I tolerate is w/pretty ladies and, well, and ex-GFs, sadly, and not film directors. Church.

So "Viral Marketing" and "Alternate Reality Game" are synonymous?

"Interwebs" a dumb way of saying "Internets"?

Junior Harry's?

Honestly, what the hell are you talking about?

In fact, I was a big supporter of the "Same Girl" faction very early on. (I see some of my photoshop work still posted on several 1-18-08 sites even now.)

I've since changed my mind on the "Same Girl" thing.

Now I'm just doctoring the poster to say whatever I want.

Turns out that doctoring the poster makes me an ARGjacker according to wikipedia.

That is, if Deitrich can be trusted enough with the ARG definition.

My new question is, how can this viral campaign for Cloverfield be an ARG if there is no solution?

Seeing it in poster form made me realize I would pay to see a Dinsdale movie.

look up some previous Cloverfield TB's, and witness our little arguments, and you'll see he's much more interested in getting attention, than saying anything of importance...he's unencumbered by reality...

http://xbox360.ign.com/objects /877/877068.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G hostbusters_%282007_game%29

http://xbox360.ign.com/article s/761/761229p1.html

That pretty much sums up all the info I have on the ghostbusters game. there are some prototype videos on youtube that look effing awesome, I really hope it happens. I'd give my left ball to see another ghostbusters movie, and play that game

I call shenanigans....

I remember how upset people in the talkbacks were that I actually get to direct a film, and there's no gore OR tits in it...think of how upset they'll be if they are hoping for devices, and get none!

I'm actually pretty excited about this, and I hate all this new digital shaky cam POV style movies that are flooding the market. It's like someone said "Hey, I hate it to, but it can work with the right sort of film'.

So I got a Wii this weekend. Good times.

NO one out there that can read them? My skills are quite rusty.

So, if you increase the size of the slusho robots, then, make the drink, a colorful amalgam of robot will produce.

If you DON'T first increase the size of the fellas (by the way, "Mikan" means "peach" if that matters), the ensuing combo-robot stays all white. Is THAT a clue? Or nossing!?

HILARIOUS

am I being serious?

www.youtube.com/w atch?v=l6ARwFwe7C4

Now wipe that egg dribble off your chin and admit you were a fool!

the kid just wants to rile people up, and judging from this talkback, he's done it as well here as he has in the past. I don't take him seriously, and if I were you, I wouldn't, either. he's obviously just having a laugh. he always pulls the "JJ has said, etc. etc." card, when none of it is true. but some people go for it, and then they repeat it later as if it's gospel. and that's what, I think, dietrich gets a kick out of. he's just having fun.

but hey, I'm pulling for you! you try to talk logically with him if you like. just don't try it with M__6_... you-know-who is one taco short of a combo meal, if you know what I mean...

YOU have interpreted that to mean that none of the footage in the trailer, and none of the imagery form the poster, is actually in the film.

which is fine, but that's just a supposition. I certainly wouldn't interpret that from what Abrams said. hence my original point: you like the attention and gratification that comes from starting some new rumor, or phrase, or whatever. so you take something that's halfways plausible, and you sort of transmogrify it, until it seems mroe interesting, and then you say it in a cryptic way, and just sit back and hope it catches on.

but as you can see, unfortunately, no one is buying it anymore...

answer oolio's question, kiddo.

http://www.copylaw.com/new_art icles/trademrk.html#titles or http://tinyurl.com/2zk78f (as always, remove spaces)

In other words, it's a trite title. Hope about simply 'The Hammer'? Similar idea, but doesn't come off as a Comic Book Guy title.

Hot Patootie, Bless My Soul! I Really Love that Rock 'n' Roll!

Or am I part of that same person?

he says, "I'm a detective!", then, "OK, I'm not a detective, I was kidding, but I do believe it's Voltron!", then, "OK, I was kidding, it's not Voltron, but I am an author with a new book coming out!"...in a few days, that will be yet another joke, and he'll have a new one to bait new talkbackers with.

trust me, pass on this one, all of you guys. and especially chrth. you got much too much intellect to bother with a teenager with an attention problem... ;o)

as further proof this kid is just having a laugh with all of us, this is where he got his name from:

http://tinyurl.com/34y p8h

(oh, and ooblio...you see what I mean about dietrich? he can sidestep a direct question almost as well as M__67...I told you it wasn't worth the trouble. but again, I applaud your optimism...)

takes some stones to keep up the "I'm an author." joke after that one.

and you are aware of his attitude towards writing degrees, right? that's a classic.

eleven-eleven, make a wish

my recently acquired room

holds forever my superstitions

I line my shoes up in my closet

soldiers made of rubber and scuff

I burn my candle every night

and turn the computer off with a click

I always set my alarm a little off

maybe just 8:27 instead of 8:30

it never has any effect, I wake

every morning to the same feeling

Heh, I always set my alarm a little off too. I fear what that might mean.

once he gives up, anyone else can guess...but the name change deal only goes for MRX67. good luck!

Ok, deeeep breath ... deeeeeeeep breath.

it seems to me like what the label "alternative music" was...just sort of a dismissive way to categorize something. but then again, I don't really know what the hell it means? what is your take on it?

and besides your insults, are you going to try to guess what is unusual about the poem in terms of the grammar? or do you give up?

try to respond without insults, just let me know if you're gonna give it a shot, or if you don't care to.

They've fabricated this whole melancholy existence. The reason it has negative connotations is because it's a crock.

That said, I wish my lawn was Emo so it would cut itself.

Also, do you watch BSG all the way through the end credits? The end of the 2-parter with the Cylon Virus had the producer sign going "Give me the cure" the other turning into the dude from The Cure, and the first cutting himself. It was totally Emo.

Hint request: Does the fact that the line says "line my shoes up" instead of "line up my shoes" have anything to do with it?

my only hint is that "grammatically unusual", is the best way I can describe it. basically, there is something, that is probably not unique, but very unusual for a poem. and it has to do with a certain aspect of how it's written. the category that falls under is grammar, although perhaps not in the way MRX67 is thinking of grammar.

His stately pleasure dome decree

Where Alph the sacred river ran

Through caverns measureless to man

Down to a sunless sea.

It seems an age / Since from the pot / It bubbled, beige / And burning hot-

Too hot to be / Too quickly quaffed. / Accordingly, / I found a draft

And in it placed / The boiling brew / And took a taste / Of toast or two.

Alas, time flies / And minutes chill; / My cocoa lies / Dull brown and still.

How wearisome! / In likelihood, / The scum, once come, / Is come for good.

--John Updike

I will lurk
in best Vogon style
While gators crest
Along the Nile

As Pharoahs work
To build their tombs
They doth do best
To seal their doom

**Next poem:

In terms of leaders it seems to me
That with all the focus on poetry
Creative is the first trait to embrace

And since the Vogon are bureaucratic
(and a little autocratic)
Organized takes second place

Combine the two and you will find
And I think no one will mind
That Augustus of Rome wins this race

**And finally, I ripped off Howl:

I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by
madness, starving hysterical naked,
dragging themselves through the vogon streets at dawn
looking for an iron fix,
beakerheaded sci-men burning for the ancient heavenly
connection to the starry praetorian in the machin- ery of night

and MRX67, nice guess, but the line placement would hardly be unusual, and it wasn't intentional anyway, just AICN's bad html coding and spacing...

I'm gonna check out the new talkback, and then I'll be back with the answer. hope people won't be mad when they find out!

last chance to guess at what's conspicuously absent from my poem before I tell you!

At this point, MRX has more credibility as a writer. (Although I need to check the 3:32 reference) If that doesn't make your skin crawl, nothing will.

hope that wasn't so simple as to be a letdown!

I need to slow down on the coffee today...

'a' and 'the' are technically adjectives, sure. but they are actually referred to more specifically, and more often, as "determiners".

Just messing with you, I know what you meant. It's good work, and I see what you're going for.

and 'a' and 'the' are determiners...all modern linguists agree that though they are technically adjectives, they shouldn't be lumped in with the rest. perhaps nuns would disagree, but then, I think they would disagree with me on a lot of things!

I'm going to see a preview screening of Bourne Ultimatum, so I'll bid you adieu!

"That said, I wish my lawn was Emo so it would cut itself."

HILARIOUS, someone needs to make a t-shirt that says that on it.

Thoughts?

Yeah, get me some of that Dr Woo stuff going. Bring on the Daleks MRX.

Will it have cybermen as well?

what, like lady-boy?

Or were you joking about that?

maybe you're joking about this too

Either way, you're making me laugh more and more

Maybe you're actually the creation of a comedy genius.

wow

Christ, it's been that long I can't even remember the topic.

Writer work?

Delivery boy work?

good point, well made.

HE'S an asshole...

Poor little MRX got attacked, by an asshole.

Oh the laughs just keep coming.

hurry back soon MRX, I'm missing you already.

Oh someone make him stop, the laughter is killing me.

I'd say I'll read your book, but I know I'll never get around to it, sorry.

...chuckle

*As opposed to introspective novels, in which little is shown anyway

You know he gets grumpy when he's tired.

or was it 60ft dwarves?

So take this as a plea to stay somewhere in the neighbourhood of the current topic. Thanks.

zombie fucking baby jesus christ, is that the fucking shortest from theater to television jump ever made!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can we just get over it, and get on with it?

Can we just get over it, and get on with it?

Ok, sorry. It was an accident.

I can't believe that any of you still think this guy is serious. he's a comedy genius! did you READ the "book" excerpt? he has a gift for riling us all up with these ridiculous whoppers. I tip my hat to him. he is andy kaufman...

I went to amazon to look up hammer of the gods, and I found led zepplin books, some viking book, and this

http://www.amazon.com/Hammer-G ods-Apocalyptic-Criminally-Ins ane/dp/0971457840/ref=pd_bbs_1 1/103-5575837-3697438?ie=UTF8& s=books&qid=1186174650&sr=8-11

Upon further reflection: What's in a name? Judge a book by its cover? One of the peculiar things I think about when a movie title is release is "how will I sound when I'm standing at the kiosk, asking for a ticket for this film?" Hmmm. I remember "One for 'Robin Hood: Men in Tights', please". Ouch.

So it passes the ticket-booth test.

Next, I ask myself, what does the title make me think of? What images does in immediately conjure up? In this case, (as was pointed out earlier) a courier company's promise. Or perhaps something you have to sleep through. Maybe, A Long Way To Go Before You Get There. None of them grab me.

Now comes the big test: How well does it seem to meet my expectations with respect to the film to which it is attached? And in this case, not at all. A great big flop of a name, as far as I'm concerned. Give me "GARGANTUA!" or "It Came From Beneath the Sea / Outer Space / Beyond the Sky / Somewhere Else". It's very possible that "My Dinner with Gorgo" would stir my blood more than does "Overnight".

But... Passing these tests is NOT the recipe for a good movie. I take myself back to the summer of 1988. Ah, what a summer. The HUGE blockbuster of that summer was a little flick called "Die Hard". and I distinctly recall thinking "A movie named after a Sears car battery? How good could that be. I'm not seeing that..." And I didn't. Not until it has long left the theatres, and was out in VHS. And then one day I sat down with it and was blown away. I truly love that movie. I faithfully watch it every Christmas, somewhere between Charlie Brown and The Grinch (animated). So it just goes to show, you never can tell.

My final conclusion about "Overnight" as the title for this film: Nope, I still don't like it. Not one bit.

watch it, and tell me what you think

Well done.

Hope his mum doesn't hear him

He can't be for real though, unless he does really have some kind of mental problem...

If he's not then it's kinda depressing because he's so much like the reasonably clever socially inept geeks that were into D&D and Lovecraft etc. when I was at school.

They were the reason I didn't read Lovecraft for many years, even though I knew would really enjoy his work - and did do when I finally got around to it.

Now if it were my film, we'd find out to our horror that MRX is just Wonka pissing around with us.

Man, that would be fucked up.

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My hobbies include photography, film, reading, writing, travel, wine, Italy, conversation, driving fast, friends, cooking, making people laugh, etc.....

The last thing the man remembered driving to Upper Bidwell Park, and going for a hike in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The man scanned the horizon in every direction, and he was definately not near any mountains at the moment, in fact no land was visible whatsoever. Howver, there was something visible though. Off in the distance, he could make out another oject adrift in the vast body of water. The man shruged, and decided to take inventory, and examine the small craft separating him from the freezing cold water below. Above him, the sky began to darken, and the wind began to pick up causing the waves began to grow in size, and more often than not, water was finding its way into the craft.

The man shivered and realized he could be in for a problem, he was becoming soaked, and it seemed to be getting darker, which meant he would only be getting colder. Continuing to examine to the craft, the man discovered a old fashioned key, and an not so small leak. The boat was sinking, albeit, slowly, but as with all sinking boats, the sinking would eventually become precariously fast. The man decided his only course of action was to begin paddling, towards whatever was floating in the distance, hoping that whatever he discovered would be less likely to sink. Since there were no paddles, the man had to use his hands to paddle, and as he closed the gap between his boat and the object, he was able to make out what it was To his surprise, it was a raft, featureless save for the fact that in the center of the raft, was a door, an upright door that didn't seem to be attached to anything.

It began to rain, and not a light rain, but a heavy rain, and with it the winds were picking up more, and the waves quickly became very violent. And as the sinking of the boat became eminent, another thing became clear, that the violent waves were in a way helping him, actually bringing him closer to the raft with the strange door. A particularly omnipitent wave began bearing down on the boat, and the man decided he only had one course of action left, to swim. The man made sure to grab the key, and jumped into the water, swimming the rest of the way there.

Pulling himself onto the raft, he did the one thing anyone would do in his situation, he tried to open the door. It was locked of course. It was quite dark at this point, and the man was cold and wet, and there was not much to hold on to, save for the door. "The Key" he shouted to himself. The man put the key in the lock, and turned it, feeling it click, the man actually smiled. "Are you my lucky key or what" he said to the key, as he pulled it out, grasped it in his hands. "Lets see" he said to the key again, and turned the doorknob, opening the door to reveal......

Wonka has a poetry contest?

Dietrich of all people triumphs over MRX67?

What the fuck?

Could somebody re-post MRX67's "Novel-excerpt" or whatever it was?

I feel I missed the funniest shit since Demon Dave took on Juggfuckler...

http://www.myspace.com/hammero fthegods67

Damn, I would have soooo loved to have been here

I'm off trawling to see if it's cached somewhere. I NEED to find out what happened to him.

AICN is round?

...or were you merely referring to Harry's general body shape?