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The Untitled is Titled via a celphone captured YouTube Trailer of... ...CLOVERFIELD!!!

First? by singsingjohnny	Nov 15th, 2007 05:00:38 PM
;-)
Must...wait...for...Quicktime... by singsingjohnny	Nov 15th, 2007 05:01:28 PM
Must...resist...
So it's really called Cloverfield... by Mattyboy122	Nov 15th, 2007 05:01:37 PM
That was anti-climactic.
So that is the title... by jimmy_009	Nov 15th, 2007 05:02:50 PM
...they better do more to sell this movie to me. Like actually give me some info about what it's about. This BS marketing campaign is just annoying the crap out of me.
Cloverfield does not exist in this dojo by Cobra--Kai	Nov 15th, 2007 05:04:34 PM
Crap title.
I SUPPORT CTHULHU ON THIS ONE ! by Pound Sand	Nov 15th, 2007 05:07:29 PM
Cue the "Cthulhu dance," lyrics
How....lame. Might as well call the next batman flick "Rorys fir by Mike_D	Nov 15th, 2007 05:09:22 PM
haha
I was hoping for "VOLTRON" by Mike_D	Nov 15th, 2007 05:09:59 PM
;)
Indy 4 Trailer shown with Beowulf??? by yodazone	Nov 15th, 2007 05:10:06 PM
Was the new Indy 4 teaser included??????
Cloverfield is called... by RetroActive	Nov 15th, 2007 05:10:55 PM
Cloverfield. Hmmm. What can I compare this to? "Imagine being able to be magically whisked away to . . . Delaware! I mean...Delaware."
Don't give it a title, barely leak any info, make it mysterious. by Heckles	Nov 15th, 2007 05:12:48 PM
...and they will come.
Cloverfield? by Virtual Satyr	Nov 15th, 2007 05:15:10 PM
I thought it said Clusterfuck. Would have made for a better title.
I have a feeling the reason for... by Cheif Brody	Nov 15th, 2007 05:15:23 PM
The non-title...viral hide-n-seekishness of the martketing for this film is two-fold. 1. Fan boy, geeky internet guessing game word of mouth ploy...combined with...2. JJ knows this movie would be absolutely wasted with the traditional trailer approach. This movie only has ONE GIMMICK....and if you let the cat out of the bag in a cohesive trailer...you will kill your opening box office. Suffice it to say, this film will ONLY be thouroughly enjoyed IN THE THEATER....with a packed house...ala Blair Witch. If you know "too much" going in...it will ruin the movie for you. It's basically Godzilla told from the point of view of a camcorder...That's it. That's the gimmick...It's The Blair Witch meets Godzilla. It's that simple, people. That said...I think it will totally kick ass.
Lost interest by BCfreeB	Nov 15th, 2007 05:26:51 PM
I'll see it, I won't lie. But my excitement is waining. I know what it is. A monster movie told with handicams. That's all. Nothing groundbreaking. So much guessing has generated so many cooler possibilities, there is no way to be satisfied with the final film. I was hoping, at first, that it would be Cthulhu. Ah well.
That's... pretty lame. by SilentP	Nov 15th, 2007 05:27:19 PM
I hope that's not representative of what we can expect from the movie. A lot of build up and no payoff. I'm still looking forward to this, don't get me wrong, but I'm just saying... to hype up the mystery of what the movie is going to be called, and then just name it Cloverfield after all... that's a pretty lame move. What was the point?
Send that title to Detroit.... by BillyPilgrim	Nov 15th, 2007 05:28:46 PM
....NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
AND... by BCfreeB	Nov 15th, 2007 05:30:51 PM
If you are going to play up the fact that you dont have a title for your film, and let people guess, the title BETTER BE REVEALING AND SHOCKING...harkening to something that will cause the people who have been guessing to say "oh Shit!." Instead, the title of your film leaks and you pretend thats not the REAL title, promising something cool, and it turns out to be the title everyone thought from the beginning. Lame. Cloverfield is Cloverfield. All the energy people put into this was absolutely pointless. Way to generate buzz and kill it in one fell swoop.
HE SAID IT'S A LION, DAMMIT! by Pennsy	Nov 15th, 2007 05:32:43 PM

Huh? by Nordberg	Nov 15th, 2007 05:35:43 PM
What could Cloverfield possibly mean, in relation to the movie? Some guy's last name or something?
cutting off your nose to spite your face by PrettyNursePoppy	Nov 15th, 2007 05:40:47 PM
"Cloverfield is called Cloverfield? That sucks. And now I don't want to see it." Fan boy hissy fits. "There's a repeat of Lost this week. The show has lost all momentum. I refuse to watch it anymore." Grow the fuck up!
i doubt this is the actual title by ephor	Nov 15th, 2007 05:41:49 PM
but if it is...... braaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaavo, didn't see that coming.... ahem.... when is this being released? It's annoyingly smug the way the film is being marketed. HOWEVER it would be nice to see a movie where you know almost nothing, as long as it ends up being the awesome film, that a campaign of this sort would warrant.
This is Arrowhead's sister project by RoarsLoudly	Nov 15th, 2007 05:45:56 PM
Started right after The Mist?!?!?!
The negative feedback is well deserved. by El Scorcho	Nov 15th, 2007 05:46:46 PM
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Cloverfield is the name of the street in Santa Monica where Bad by jacked_up	Nov 15th, 2007 05:47:42 PM
What the hell does that have to do with this movie!!!
...where Bad Robot prodution offices are. by jacked_up	Nov 15th, 2007 05:48:48 PM

Don't like it by shitstorm23	Nov 15th, 2007 05:49:22 PM
I keep hearing people saying that the Cloverfield title stuck because they wanted to make sure regular people who saw the trailer in front of tformers would remember it. Except, Cloverfield was never attached to that, only 1-18-08. So, why the gay ass title? I still prefer Monstrous, it's different and gives you an idea of what this is about. Cloverfield sounds like something with an Irish guy trying to screw Meg Ryan. I'm on the fence with the movie as a whole. Godzilla with handhelds sounds interesting, but if we don't get a few good shots of the monster, then it will suck. It could be good, but studios never release good movies in January, it's where shitty movies go to die. Here's hoping this is the exeption.
production... Damn it! by jacked_up	Nov 15th, 2007 05:49:47 PM

Whatever. by GreyGeek	Nov 15th, 2007 05:52:03 PM
Whatever. Seriously.
Jacked_up is right about Cloverfield... by JackBauer@CTU	Nov 15th, 2007 05:58:07 PM
It is the name of the street where the production company is. It's also an exit off the 405 Fwy. It's still just a ruse to throw people off. It'd be like, if in the 70s, if Coppola was calling this "mobster movie" of his, "Melrose."
We are the clover. by Bungion Boy	Nov 15th, 2007 06:06:36 PM
I think Cloverfield is the real title and not a bad title for a monster movie. Still don't know if this will be any good. Isn't January the month where studios send bad movies to die?
meh by matalo	Nov 15th, 2007 06:15:35 PM
In conclusion, meh. Hahaha! Just kidding! In conclusion, meh. Hahaha! Just kidding!
I like it... by judge dredds fresh undies	Nov 15th, 2007 06:20:53 PM
I think its funny this turned out to be the title all along, its cool because it means we still know fuck all about the film!
I don't smoke by godhelpus	Nov 15th, 2007 06:21:13 PM
cloverfields
OPERATION: CLOVERFIELD by Sappers Forward	Nov 15th, 2007 06:22:46 PM
I can only assume it's a code name for a military operation of some sort. Or it's the new intel chip becoming self aware and taking over the world. It really does sound like a code name for a military operation/invention/weapon gone crazy. Something like that. BJN74
YEAHHH MOTHAFUCKASSSSS by zillabeast	Nov 15th, 2007 06:22:53 PM
JJ pwns us all and we know it.
So the whole damn film is in shakecam? by JackPumpkinhead	Nov 15th, 2007 06:24:14 PM
Not only that, but handheld shakecam? Wonderful. (By the way, for those who so quickly forget, here's that old reminder of the creativity of J. J. Abrams: http://www.aintitcool.com/disp lay.cgi?id=13350)
ZOMFG!!!! by That 70s Venom	Nov 15th, 2007 06:44:44 PM
I AM SO PSYCHED TO SEE THIS SHIT YOU GUYS!!! Me and my lil bro are grabbin BeoWulf tickets tomorrow and we're gonna see this in its full beauty. Besides we really wanna see BeoWulf anyway.
"when did we start calling it cloverfield" by soup74	Nov 15th, 2007 06:49:28 PM
"when did we start calling it cloverfield"? back when the first reports (here on aicn even!) of a new J.J. Abrams movie was being put together, and it was called cloverfield. then the trailer came out and since it didnt say cloverfield, people started assuming cloverfield was just a shooting title. now we know it wasnt.
wow by soup74	Nov 15th, 2007 06:50:32 PM
i sure did type cloverfield a bunch in my last post. cloverfield, cloverfield, cloverfield.
Hahaha.. .bravo JJ by Vesuvio	Nov 15th, 2007 06:55:08 PM
Does that mean that, a la its crappy title, this movie won't be any different from what everybody already knows it will be? The Blair Godzilla Project?
Is there an etch-a-sketch version... by andyny29	Nov 15th, 2007 06:57:25 PM
of this trailer? I think it would be clearer than this crap.
BTW by Vesuvio	Nov 15th, 2007 06:57:33 PM
Apparently, Cloverfield is the codename for the 'ground zero' of Godzilla's... I mean, the mysterious JJ Abrams' gargantuous monster's first attack. That if the spoilers from eight months ago are right. Which they apparently are.
This looks gay! by CatVutt	Nov 15th, 2007 06:58:04 PM
It looks like something you'd film with a camcorder! This is for GAY people! What kind of crappy special effects are these! I hate New Yorkers! Fuck this awful fucking crap!* *Please refer to the Persepolis thread if you're having problem recognizing this intended parody. The writer of this parody under no circumstances guarantees it to be any more amusing than the fucking mind-blowing crap over there.
...and the viral campaign has moved into self-parody territory. by TheNorthlander	Nov 15th, 2007 07:03:32 PM
The trailer for the movie shot entirely handheld to look amateur and real have itself been shot by a cell phone and sent in, as if to say this movie happening is as cool as the monster attack happening in the actual movie. This is worse than snakes on plane. At least that had a cool title.
After watching this movie, some of you will gain a new by CreasyBear	Nov 15th, 2007 07:19:46 PM
appreciation for Tony Scott and Paul Greengrass, whose camera work will seem pretty static in comparison.
shoulda stuck with the titles on those posters... by Obscura	Nov 15th, 2007 07:25:57 PM
"Monstrous" or "Gigantic".... simple but cool. One bit of info i do happen to know is that Double Negative (the guys behind the effects for Batman Begins and Children of men) are doing at least some of the effects for this.
Heckles by RonnieLane	Nov 15th, 2007 07:34:11 PM
That's exactly what they've been doing for months. People stopped caring and the movie doesn't even come out for another three months.
Didn't Harry... by Delroy Lindos Panties	Nov 15th, 2007 08:04:13 PM
say a few months ago around the time of Comicon that he knew the title and that is was something mind-blowingly cool? Is he a fucking liar or just full or shit?
let' by yourvillainbobby	Nov 15th, 2007 08:40:01 PM

more GINO! by Hikaru Ichijo	Nov 15th, 2007 08:40:10 PM
Godzilla In Name Only
NY is full of them by smackfu	Nov 15th, 2007 08:43:26 PM
Er...actually NY is full of overweight, bald, goateed Italian men with retarded accents and Jewish women so bitchy they should be dropping off the Cloverfield monster.
let's be fair here by yourvillainbobby	Nov 15th, 2007 08:47:15 PM
Outside of geekdom, there were only 2 possible titles this could have been that would satisfy the masses: Godzilla or Cloverfield. Cthulu? Great idea, but if it was Cthulu, or Voltron, or even Frankenstein Conquers the World Part 2, this big of a build-up would be looked upon as a whole lotta nothing to the average film-goer. Give them something they'll recognize to be worth the wait (Godzilla) or give them nothing at all (Cloverfield). In the end, all things considered since Paramount doesn't have any rights to Godzilla, was there ever any doubt? Point being, if they wanted to generate interest in a Cthulu movie, it would've been called as such from the very beginning.
IT'S A LION... IT'S HUGE!!!!!!!!! by jimmy rabbitte	Nov 15th, 2007 08:48:28 PM
I'm suddenly concerned that, after all the build up, this is really gonna suck.
Wow... by Abin Sur	Nov 15th, 2007 08:52:13 PM
Maybe Cthulhu will eat some of the Writers Guild picketers on his way through town.
Colossus?!?!? by DarthRazor	Nov 15th, 2007 09:08:15 PM
What happend to the Colossus title Harry??? Also I don't think this is the real title name here this is a temp placement card, but someone seeing beowulf tonight will hav to confirm this.
HEY PENNSY & JIMMY RABBITTE: YOU STILL HERE? by Deus Vult	Nov 15th, 2007 09:10:27 PM
Lemme know! the reason? Easy: the whole "its a lion, it's huge" versus "its alive, it's huge" debate...I'm so glad you guys heard what I heard. I got trashed months ago when news of this movie started to break and I was 100% certain the guy said something about a lion and then a massive fight broke out about how dumb I had to be to think lion was what the guy said and how dumb a lion monster would be. Well guess what? If you think a lion monster is a dumb idea then the joke's on the rest of this site as the monster is giant W-H-A-L-E!!! OHFUCKINGWOW that's the DUMBEST monster idea EVER...even dumber than a lion. and thus, vindication is at hand. now if only the wife would let me buy assassin's creed prior to christmas all would be right with the world...
Wait, so what was the title again? by Deus Vult	Nov 15th, 2007 09:12:46 PM
I don't have time to watch the video of a celphone...and I'm with shuttlepod...what's a celphone anyway? must be some exclusive kind of phone they only sell in austin.
Handheld Shakiness = Shit by 5 by 5	Nov 15th, 2007 09:13:20 PM
Not the Blair Witch shit all over again please God no.
The movie is subtitled: The Harry Knowles Story. by Nate Champion	Nov 15th, 2007 09:13:56 PM
It's about that time Harry took a walk down to the Sev for a slushie.
And we already know the plot.... by BCfreeB	Nov 15th, 2007 09:21:35 PM
ASSUMING that what leaked is true (and it appears they got the title right) then POSSIBLE SPOILERS This monster comes out of the ocean and when they try to kill it, scales fall off and form little monsters, people run away and try to survive and, in the end, it goes back into the fucking ocean END POSSIBLE SPOILERS That sounds kinda....redundant...and dumb. And like...Cloverfield.
I was hoping for MONSTROUS by Yeti	Nov 15th, 2007 09:26:59 PM
le sigh. Disapointment abounds.
this may shock you by lucid dreamstate	Nov 15th, 2007 09:34:37 PM
i think the handheld style looks really cool and it add a certain urgency to the mood of the trailer. i know most of you are here to post negative comments about how lame you think this film will be, but i am a fan of j.j. abrams and i think cloverfield will be great.
Chtulu-Xemu '08 by Darth_Nader	Nov 15th, 2007 09:40:49 PM
Make your vote count.
No-bullshit high-quality version of this trailer...get it fast!! by zillabeast	Nov 15th, 2007 09:46:58 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =0qLjW1vQBLo
Ya Know.... by Colier Rannd	Nov 15th, 2007 09:47:23 PM
that video sucks so bad I can't read the print and the actual footage looks just like...something caught witha cellphone. Now, here's the deal on that um...cellphone video sucks. yea, and see I thought it was just one element in the movie I didn't know that's how the whole fucking movie is gonna look. My enthusiasm wains.
DID SOMEBODY SAY CTHULHU??? by Mr. Nice Gaius	Nov 15th, 2007 10:23:41 PM
Awww yeah, Pound Sand! Shake your ass, show me what you're working with! C, c, c, c T, t, t, t H, h, h, h U, u, u, u L, l, l, l H, h, h, h U, u, u, u CTHULHU!!! We can dance like Cthulhu We can answer to his call Watch him kick Lady Liberty's head down the road like a soccer ball Say, we can dance like Cthulhu Live it up while the livin's good Cause once he awakens, the world starts shakin' and there goes the neighborhood Say, we can dance, we can dance Great Old Ones are in control We can dance, we can dance Hear them callin' the call We can dance, we can dance Terror makes you go in a trance We can dance, we can dance Everybody's shitting their p-a-a-nts The Cthulhu Dance The Cthulhu Dance The Cthulhu Dance YEAH! It's the CTHULHU DANCE!!!
finally, the lyrics! by Pound Sand	Nov 15th, 2007 10:28:11 PM
Man, that took a long time, but it was worth it. Thanks, MNG.
It's November by Merkin Muffley	Nov 15th, 2007 10:34:37 PM
The movie comes out in January. That's about 60 days. I highly doubt they are still fucking around with the title so close to the release date. Last time that happened "Fast Track" became "The Ex" and it bomberooed.
Observations by Spasmoyltic	Nov 15th, 2007 10:35:56 PM
I noticed three things that really caught my interest. First off I swear I saw a guy wearing some sort of biochemical suit about 1/3 the way through. Second, The portion showing shadows of the monsters proves that they are not gigantic, possibly human size? Third, tanks and guns were shooting up and the statue head was thrown way too far for a creature the size of what was mentioned in the second observation. Does this mean we will get more than just one type of monster? If thats the case, I am totally sold. The handheld camera meets first encounter with new species could be some fun blair witch stuff.
Poor Kristen Bell... by Pennsy	Nov 15th, 2007 10:36:20 PM
Fanboys comes out on the same date as Cloverfield. Maybe they can delay the movie again like they've done the past 13058135183651238 times.
Thanks MNG and zillabeast by That 70s Venom	Nov 15th, 2007 10:57:02 PM
MNG: Thank you for the Cthulhu Dance, as always. And zillabeast thanks a shit load bro for the higher quality video. Now I can sort of make stuff out a little better. I saw the shadow of one of the whale lice!!! And it looks like a baleen whale at like 1:49 like crashing on down through a skyscraper and then spinning the helicopter around. I don't know. I can't wait to see the trailer in the theatre tomorrow night! I'm so excited!!!
Looks like a whale & his mutant lice to me by That 70s Venom	Nov 15th, 2007 10:59:42 PM
If everyone will please watch zillabeast's video that he gave us the youtube link for... you will notice how this is probably a whale. And the shadow of one of the baby creatures attacking the soldier looks like a giant whale lice, reminiscent of Godzilla's lice sort of. IT'S A WHALE IT'S HUGE!!! THANK GOD THIS SHIT ISN'T VOLTRON.
And no... by That 70s Venom	Nov 15th, 2007 11:00:48 PM
... I don't mean a regular whale. I mean a fucked up scary ass mutant whale that will probably give us all nightmares until Dark Knight comes out so then we can all have new nightmares about Ledgoker instead.
F Quicktime by Dr Gregory House	Nov 15th, 2007 11:04:53 PM
Gimme 'glorious cellphone' from now on.
Blair Godzilla Project, yep by Pabodie	Nov 15th, 2007 11:13:55 PM
Is this a movie or a pitch? Gimme Hellboy II.
A mutant whale? Are you... by Boober	Nov 15th, 2007 11:29:53 PM
f-cking kidding me? Of all the messed-up, cool-looking deep sea creatures you could mutate...a whale? GREAAAATTTTT. SHAMOOZILLA AND HIS LICE. THERE'S YOUR TITLE. Come ON JJ. A...WHALE?
RE: BOOBER by That 70s Venom	Nov 15th, 2007 11:34:08 PM
Dude didn't u ever see that one concept art drawing that that one doughboy guy made of the mutated whale creature. granted it wasn't official but that's sort of what I imagine this will look like.
He said "it's Orion!" by La.Cucaracha	Nov 15th, 2007 11:39:47 PM
He was looking at constellations on a beautiful night in the city. How romantic. . .
He said "It's O' Ryan!" by La.Cucaracha	Nov 15th, 2007 11:41:02 PM
That drunken Irish bastard, he owes me money too. . .let's beat his ass!!
It's a Marvel Comics film by Parkinsons Airplane	Nov 15th, 2007 11:52:12 PM
or maybe not. but here's why it might be: Back when all of those posters came out with "monstrous" and "gigantic" came out, Harry intimated that the title was "Colossus" (thanks for the reminder, DarthRazor). In the trailer, someone says "I saw IT. IT's ALIVE. IT's huge." This leads me to believe that this is, indeed a movie about IT, The Living Colossus, an old Marvel monster. If you recall, he was this huge stone dude who once faught the silver age X-men. I'm betting we see Havok and Lorna Dane in this film. Well, most likely not, but it would be cool and totally out of left field.
Okay, so... by Tourist	Nov 15th, 2007 11:57:52 PM
...Let me get this straight in my head. The very first announcement we got of this film was that it was titled Cloverfield and that it would be essentially Godzilla meets Cloverfield. Now all you fanboys are dissapointed because the trailer is for a movie called Cloverfield that looks to be essentially Godzilla meets Blair Witch, and not a completely differently titled film dealing with completely different subject matter that you made up yourself? Can I please curse Spielberg when Indy 4 comes out because its not titled "That Transformers Chick Sucks My Dick" and its about Harrison Ford looking for treasure and shit, and not a home video of that transformers chick sucking my dick?
Er. by Tourist	Nov 15th, 2007 11:59:51 PM

by Tourist	Nov 16th, 2007 12:00:16 AM
One of those cloverfields should have read "Blair Witch"
this movie is going to letdown a lot of people by BMacSmith	Nov 16th, 2007 12:10:47 AM
gimmicky cash grab
THOSE SHADOWS ARE NOT THE MONSTERS... by CENOBITE	Nov 16th, 2007 12:13:14 AM
But guys in large biohazard suits. You HAVEN'T seen anything yet. ;)
That's the biggest load of cr@p by veritasses	Nov 16th, 2007 12:50:34 AM
I've seen in ages... i mean the cell phone footage. I guess we take what we can get though. The movie looks pretty darn cool.
I can make out... by kafka07	Nov 16th, 2007 01:00:24 AM
that it's a monster. Some sot of lion-chtulu-voltron hybrid. Yeah.
SHIA LABOUF!!!! by Mike_D	Nov 16th, 2007 01:40:26 AM
IS THE MONSTER!!
Fuck me running... by micturatingbenjamin	Nov 16th, 2007 02:12:09 AM
with a chainsaw, THIS close to the TV. Sigh. Fuck. SHIT. MAaaaan. DAMMIT. I cared about this shit for a little while. I hope that pic that was online of that freaky-deeky whale and his little flicka-flicka-fleas was what it will look like. FUCK. Slusho Zoom right up my fucking fudge tunnel. I hope Star Trek is good. This does look badass though, the fucking end of the trailer, with the chopper going down. HAHAHA Brilliant!
Cloverfield VS REC by CuervoJones	Nov 16th, 2007 02:13:16 AM
You should know what i´m talking about
Sooooo... by kobain	Nov 16th, 2007 02:15:24 AM
...this is basically Godzilla-finally-done-the-righ t-way? I'm so There! Fuck you Emmerich and Broderick!
Just watched beowolf by matalo	Nov 16th, 2007 02:25:06 AM
and the trailer leaves much to be desired, just like beowolf. Perhaps I was just too tired to enjoy anything, but I was not very impressed by either.
Cloverfield!? more like BORE'aField!! right? .. no i will not by sleeptones	Nov 16th, 2007 02:48:33 AM
hahahsl;dkfj
Harry is fat, and knows nothing by sleeptones	Nov 16th, 2007 02:49:42 AM
aintitcool news is the fox news of movie sites
so what are we looking at??? by lb	Nov 16th, 2007 04:11:05 AM
Sorry, but I just don't get what all this is about. I have no desire to see a Blair With/ Godzilla clone and all this talk about mutant whales is freaking me out. I will porbably check it out...but my expectations are low. The trailer is kinda cool though.
I'll wait for the HD versions by Galdivarn	Nov 16th, 2007 04:25:03 AM
But it looks like these trailers are compete so why are'nt they out there??
MEH is winning, not this fucking project... by spud mcspud	Nov 16th, 2007 04:27:53 AM
Bored, bored, bored. If it ain't CTHULHU (which has been crying out for this kind of big-screen treatment for decades now) or VOLTRON (which out of sheer morbid curiousity I would actually watch) then basically it looks like a big-ass rework of the Emmerich GODZILLA. you won't hear me slagging off GODZILLA, because I thought it was an entertaining movie and I have no idea what the naysayers expected from a movie based on a shit movie with a guy in a rubber suit smashing up balsa wood skyscrapers. I mean, shit, I enjoyed GOJIRA as a 10-year old as much as the next geek, but it ain't fuckin' STAR WARS, that's for sure. Why exactly was the remake GODZILLA shit?? But this - this looks like the same movie shot through shakycam camera video / HD camcorders. Cool concept, meh on the monsters. I don't care what they look like - this just looks like an interesting take on the Emmerich GODZILLA. I'll watch it, but I'm not excited about it.
THE BLAIR MONSTER PROJECT by spud mcspud	Nov 16th, 2007 04:28:48 AM
"Oh God, oh God... I'm scared to close my eyes, scared to open them..." "Whatever it is, it's winning!"
Escape From New York meets Blair Witch project by kwisatzhaderach	Nov 16th, 2007 04:31:13 AM
This looks kinda cool...but will the pay-off justify the set-up?
Respecting JJ! by GaiusBaltarsMojo	Nov 16th, 2007 04:44:41 AM
I have never quite been able to regain my respect for JJ Abrams since I read some interview in which he basically admitted he was making up Lost as he went along, ie. pandering to the masses. This looks promising...but 3 to 1 says JJ will cop out of a decent ending in the hope of creating a Lost-style franchise.
rodney cloverfield by ironic_name	Nov 16th, 2007 04:50:50 AM
gets no respect
you'll see this movie, your whines are moot by ironic_name	Nov 16th, 2007 04:54:13 AM

Whatever it is..it's winning=clue to movie by Virtual Satyr	Nov 16th, 2007 05:17:54 AM
Holy Shit. I know what the movie is now: The on screen adaptation of Godzilla vs Charles Barkley
No smal Mosters by warm_turtle	Nov 16th, 2007 05:28:07 AM
They are just guys, theres one giant godzilla size monster.
Jesus Christ, who cares about the title? by I Dunno	Nov 16th, 2007 06:22:03 AM
I just hope the whole movie isn't like the trailers. Who could sit through 2 hours of that?
the hand-held camera view would have been ok... by just pillow talk	Nov 16th, 2007 06:39:25 AM
for some of the movie, but I'm not sure I could watch the whole movie like that. Granted, the trailer isn't in the best viewing mode, but....
I kinda figured they had to call it Cloverfield... by RockLobster800	Nov 16th, 2007 07:03:12 AM
seeing as everyone was calling it that for months...it would be a pain the ass to start calling it, like,CTHULHU'S BIG DAY OUT or CTHULHU DOES MANHATTAN instead. Im still majorly intrigued, and if you say this marketing campaign is a pain in the ass you just have no patience or sense of mystery or your just saying that to be different. Im happy I havent a clue what the fuck is going on in it-takes me back to the pre-internet days. Hell Im happy not knowing whats happening in the Dark Knight and I would cut my balls off just to make that movie come out today. It might turn out shite....but that roar still gives me chills....and not just in my kidney.
Blair Witch + Godzilla (1998) + LOST = by ATARI	Nov 16th, 2007 07:23:03 AM
Crapfield!! I plead with anybody that goes to see this -- please take your motion sickness pills beforehand.
I think this marketing has - ha! - LOST its way! by spud mcspud	Nov 16th, 2007 07:33:03 AM
N'est-ce pas? LOST its way? Anyone? 'Cos, you know, LOST and stuff... I will be here all week. Seriously. Try the fish.
ATARI by spud mcspud	Nov 16th, 2007 07:33:51 AM
Heard that. I already feel sick and I only watched the YouTube version.
I don't care what anybody says... by mr.brownstone	Nov 16th, 2007 07:35:40 AM
This is a great fucking idea and I can't wait to see it.
HONEY I BLEW UP CTHULHU! by turketron	Nov 16th, 2007 07:42:00 AM
zomgwtfbbq
The problem is... by Kid Z	Nov 16th, 2007 07:44:07 AM
... this whole metanarrative, "it's not about the monster attacking New York, it's about the reactions of everyday people to the monster attacking New York" shit. The "everyday people reacting to the crisis" are always boring, braindead monster-food... the audience just wants to see more monster! Only the good ol' Japanese understand this conundrum. Love me some Toho Studios!
Goddamned Shakycam film = No box office from me by SpyGuy	Nov 16th, 2007 07:55:51 AM
If I want a bunch of poorly shot people out of focus and off screen because of the goddamned handheld camera that gives me motion sickness, I'll watch fucking YouTube. And YouTube's free.
Hey lets all go and see that movie they don't by Constidine4Rorshach	Nov 16th, 2007 08:26:54 AM
us to know about. Or not.
Gotta love the Nerdboy "Yessss! " at the begin by JeffManSixtyFo	Nov 16th, 2007 08:53:49 AM
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Sorry, these suits... by zerotau	Nov 16th, 2007 09:02:34 AM
http://www.comingsoon.net/news /movienews.php?id=39383
What i meant to say was... by zerotau	Nov 16th, 2007 09:04:02 AM
No small monsters "attacking" the girl only men in these suits
"It's a brine" "It's huge" by Automaton Overlord	Nov 16th, 2007 09:08:34 AM
I'm still sea-sick from the vibra-cam in transformers. I think a lot of people will stay away from this.
I think this film by Varakor	Nov 16th, 2007 09:13:57 AM
really needs more ninjas.... yea.... ninjas....
NINJAFIELD by That 70s Venom	Nov 16th, 2007 10:02:31 AM
I agree with Varakor. Why didn't JJ just do a movie about a clan of ninjas attacking New York? I mean... come on... how many ninja movies do we get? And that doesn't include ninja turtles. Or maybe the Japanese government will send a squad of super elite ninjas to kill the Cloverfield monster... that would be sweet.
"whatever it is, it's winning." by Lt. Kaffee	Nov 16th, 2007 10:05:08 AM
that line makes me want to hurl
i like the organic sound by Lloyd Bonafide the Korean War Veteran	Nov 16th, 2007 10:40:42 AM
isnt cloverfeild a street name, though?
samurai monkeys would be better by just pillow talk	Nov 16th, 2007 10:43:38 AM
only Warwick Davis could save humankind from the deadly samurai monkeys....
a compromise... by RockLobster800	Nov 16th, 2007 11:32:51 AM
you could get Warwick Davis AS a samurai ninja attacking the Cloverfield monster-only the monster is an evil leprecauhn played by....WARWICK!! Its a twist they'll never see coming....In all fairness to this flick, with minimal information we have it does seem like there is more in the marketing than in the movie. I mean if its just a shakey cam monster movie then it could be cool if it were an under ground film, like a sleeper...but this thing looks BIIIIG....which means theres no excuse for shakey cam (Transformers put me off that idea entirely-as soon as anything happened it goes all over the place so you cant make anything out...whats the point when its essentially candyfloss on celluoid?). So while I maintain that they way they teased us into it was great, it seems that maybe JJ signed on cos someone went "hey, we've got a great marketing idea" rather than "hey, check out my amazingl;y original script"
Coverfield? Seriously dude, Cloverfield? by DarthRazor	Nov 16th, 2007 12:08:21 PM
This just goes to show that arahams had no idea what to do with the project and picked the name most used on the internet to identify the movie - this is a hack job of naming a movie and the stupid "cloverfeld camera" B.S. explaination int the begining isn't helping things - LAME! JJ needs to pull a Stallone and rename this
Are the theaters going to provide barf-bags? by rev_skarekroe	Nov 16th, 2007 12:18:54 PM
'Cause all that unsteadycam is making me sick.
Why it's called Cloverfield. by L.H.Puttgrass	Nov 16th, 2007 12:22:20 PM
I saw Beowulf last night, so I've seen the trailer. The first 8 seconds or so of the trailer show white text on a black background as follows: MULTIPLE SIGHTING OF CASE DESIGNATE "CLOVERFIELD" CAMERA RETRIEVED AT INCIDENT SITE U.S. 447 AREA FORMERLY KNOWN AS "CENTRAL PARK" So Cloverfield is the government's codename for whatever it is that's rearranging the NY skyline. Mystery solved.
L.H. by ATARI	Nov 16th, 2007 01:39:23 PM
I clicked the YouTube link and saw the same text -- what's your point?
Indy 4 Teaser by Reynard Muldrake	Nov 16th, 2007 02:28:18 PM
According to TheRaider.net: Christmas 2007: Indy 4 teaser trailer expected just before Christmas. Damn, thought it was s'posed to be now. One day til Dark Knight?!?!? Oh, and I'll see Cloverfield. Blair Witch comes to NYC. Word.
fair enough rocklobster.... by just pillow talk	Nov 16th, 2007 02:32:33 PM
Can we have little Warwicks break off and attack too? Reynard Muldrake - I too was hoping for a teaser much sooner.
the anti-hollywood vibe on this site by emeraldboy	Nov 16th, 2007 02:53:27 PM
really sinks ones enthusiasm for movies. I want to see this movie. talkbackers are such killjoys. No one has seen this movie and yet youre all saying its terrible. on the back of trailers. Failure to lauch was a terrible movie. the trailer said it. I have no idea what this film is like. I cant wait to see what JJ does with star trek. That winona ryder casting news jolted me. Interesting.
anti-shaky cam vibe...that's what I'm feeling.. by just pillow talk	Nov 16th, 2007 02:58:53 PM
The teaser provided us with a feeling of what to expect from the movie. I stated earlier that shaky cam would be okay, as long as it's not used for the whole movie. I think it works as an introduction to the mayhem/destruction from the group of kids partying. But not for the whole movie. Do I know that it's for the whole movie? No, but I don't have the best feeling about it. And I have very mixed feelings about the upcoming Trek movie. I still feel like they should have just taken a whole new crew/time period, and gone from there. It may still turn out okay, but I'll wait to see some footage.
Monstrous by dr_buggerlugs	Nov 16th, 2007 03:02:06 PM
I don't know why they didn't call it 'Monstrous' as per that teaser poster. I thought it was a much better, more fitting, less obtuse title.
I told you voltron fucks! by Chutch	Nov 16th, 2007 03:03:24 PM
this shit isn't fucking voltron, but since some of you are fucking dick-less retards that kept insisting, you can now go eat a dick...then eat shit and die. fucking worthless hypers!
sorry, but it's what the world wants...NEEDS even by just pillow talk	Nov 16th, 2007 03:17:02 PM
Plus they never go on strike.
So the title is Voltron: the beginning right? by kirttrik	Nov 16th, 2007 03:20:21 PM
Cause that's what I saw? right? I don't did you? yes, I did? ok.
Whoopty doo by alienindisguise	Nov 16th, 2007 06:56:14 PM
get some skills JJ..you pretentious, nutless hack.
I really doubt by hard8	Nov 16th, 2007 07:59:25 PM
it's Cuthulu. And yes.. there really needs to be a good Cuthulu film made, but this shouldn't be it. I'm holding out for Del Toro's At the Mountains of Madness.
Hey b!tches! by Boober	Nov 16th, 2007 08:20:52 PM
If you want a real trailer that gives you some meat and taters instead of parsley, then check out Vantage Point. Makes this JJ trailer it's b!tch. I'm so there...b!tches!!!
I guess I'm in the minority here... by Philvis	Nov 16th, 2007 09:51:23 PM
but why is everyone seem to be so mystified by this movie or better yet that Cthulhu stuff????
NOOOOOOOOOOO by 'Cholera's Ghost	Nov 17th, 2007 12:48:47 AM
Missed it before the pull. So...is it a lion? It's a lion, isn't it?
'chloeras ghost by RockLobster800	Nov 17th, 2007 07:38:02 AM
I think you'll find that the confusion lies with the fact that the monster is called "Brian". Although he could be a lion.Thats where all that came from.
the amount of by K\|LLDOZER	Nov 17th, 2007 10:39:33 AM
fanboy hate this film is generating merely from a creative marketing ploy is reaching all new levels of hilarity. and it's quite surprising how many of you "film makers" feel the need to slam a film based off of 45 seconds of intentionally confusing footage. that speaks volumes about your comprehension and wit. see you in the next Southland Tales talkback, douchebags.
Actually RockLobster800 by 'Cholera's Ghost	Nov 17th, 2007 12:21:32 PM
It was clearly stated in the trailer that "It's a-liiiaaghhh(n), it's huge!".
Great...a 2 hour youtube video! by jojo-pimp	Nov 17th, 2007 03:36:13 PM
this is gonna be as lame as blair witch
Trailer Quote by sisyphuck	Nov 17th, 2007 03:41:36 PM
For all of you who still don't really know what was said in the first trailer here it is "You're a Moron. Dude!" A lion?! WTF!! As for Voltron?! Who the fuck cares about Voltron? (Now Starblazers would kick ass! That's some great old school anime! But this obviously isn't that either) And as for the '98 Fraudzilla flick... The reason it SUCKED was 1)A mutated Iguana?? Again, WTF! 2)The monster didn't do any damage. All it did was make a few friggin' potholes. Godzilla is supposed to leave cities totally destroyed like... I dunno, a walking Nuclear Bomb!! 3)Killed by a couple of Sidewinder Missles?! Gahh! The two douches that made the film, Roland & Elffuck or Hindlick or whatever his stupid name is, should be slapped and sterilized for their sin! Oh, and I am looking forward to Cloverfield. Like you fuckin care.
People... by Tourist	Nov 17th, 2007 03:43:47 PM
...are strange. On what planet did you have to be living to think that J.J Abrahams or any mainstream, cookie cutter hollywood outfit would want to produce a giant budget blair witch style event film centering on a character from the catalouge of a niche horror writer whose never had a good film adapted from his work. It's just strange. Which is alot better than the flat out mongo stupidity of anyone who suggested Voltron or "Its a lion!".
It's a lion, it's huge . . . It's alive an' it's huge by Turingtestee	Nov 17th, 2007 07:04:32 PM
I do kind of hope that it is cthulhu. A giant walking whale would be alright if done well. Some of the brief glimpses of skyscrapers leaning against each other were above expectations. The final helicopter bit lends to a downer ending, which is cool with me. I feel the Statue of Liberty head part is a little silly. I will be disappointed with non-stop shaky-cam. The parasites idea is tight. Hope my first post is ok.
"It's a lion, and it's winning!" by 'Cholera's Ghost	Nov 17th, 2007 08:31:29 PM
The lion thing has given this ol' talkbacker good cheer and chuckles for ages now.
"Robbie, Robbie, Robbie, Robbie..." by 'Cholera's Ghost	Nov 17th, 2007 08:37:53 PM
"It's a lion."
bahhh by ballsxcrew	Nov 17th, 2007 11:47:42 PM
no "replacement card" involved. its called cloverfield. also, that poster wasn't the teaser poster. I have the new poster and it is totally the same aside from the logo (but, looks a hell of a lot better than any of the old ones). and monstrous? really? at least cloverfield actually has meaning to the film instead of some "monstrous" garbage. gah when i saw that first poster i yarked. anywho for those who are interested, the "new" poster. http://tinyurl.com/yvlb7u
Dammit! Where's that blurry cell phone pic of the USS Enterpris by MrMysteryGuest	Nov 18th, 2007 01:59:53 AM
...heroically flying out of nowhere and firing photon torpedoes at that big-ass monster? Come on, JJ Abrahms, that starship's gotta be in this movie somewhere! Right? Right? RIGHT?!? :P ;P
Couple observations... by Ribbons	Nov 18th, 2007 04:32:47 AM
1) Yes, it's called 'Cloverfield' (I guess) because the monster is "case designate Cloverfield," but that's not the actual reason why. The only time that name will probably ever come up is in a title card. Cloverfield was a codename, like "Blue Harvest," and because the advertising of this film lives and dies by the potency of its viral marketing campaign, I guess all of the busy bees at Bad Robot and Paramount figured the most prudent thing to do would be to leave the title unchanged, since everybody's been referring to it as 'Cloverfield' since March. Any connection the name has to the story is just a flimsy pretext. I mean, "case designate Cloverfield"? Really? Not that I'm complaining about the title exactly; they could have called it '1-18-08' or 'Untitled J.J. Abrams Project' or '.' for all it matters to me. 2) I'm confused and frightened by how many people have managed to spell the name "Abrams" wrong in this TalkBack. 3) To anyone who hopes that it's not handheld shakycam for the whole movie... isn't there a shot in the trailer of a helicopter flying past the Statue of Liberty from outside of the helicopter? So, there may be hope for you yet...
Also... by Ribbons	Nov 18th, 2007 11:47:44 PM
...I have to agree with the handful of people who said that line "Whatever it is, it's winning!" is pretty crap-tacular.

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