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CLOVERFIELD trailer in HD and a glimpse, barely, of the creature!

Motion sickness... by -guyinthebackrow	Nov 19th, 2007 01:47:30 PM
Is not my friend.
sweet by ballsxcrew	Nov 19th, 2007 01:48:28 PM
mmmm sound design is going to be amazing
2nd by turbonerd	Nov 19th, 2007 01:48:43 PM
who cares - someone screengrab the monster - i dont see it!
Meh by lantern48	Nov 19th, 2007 01:49:54 PM
they're hiding all the details because it's not going to be that good. This is how they're gonna get people to pay to see mediocrity.
ahhhhh shucks by StrokerX	Nov 19th, 2007 01:49:54 PM
missed it...but i saw the trailer in front of Beowulf...seemed pretty intense. Though I was stoned out of my mind...so that may have helped. The shadow of the little monster reminded me of that turtle monster from Godzilla.
dramamine by fxmulder35	Nov 19th, 2007 01:50:10 PM
Back to Blair Witch territory. Movie looks super-cool. But I wonder if the whole movie is gonna be like that. With the herky-jerky thing going on. If so...wonder if they'll provide barf-bags at the door...cause 2 hrs of that is just gonna be AW-FULL!
I'm glad he stuck with that name for the title by Sith Witch	Nov 19th, 2007 01:50:17 PM
It has a nice ring to it; especially given that it's ironic in light of the disaster that thematically counters it.
Too much hype by Mr.King_Maximus	Nov 19th, 2007 01:52:53 PM
Good thing this is coming out in January. I'd hate to wait until the summer for the disappointment this movie will bring.
Nice.... by modlight	Nov 19th, 2007 01:53:07 PM
Looks like it not only destroys cities, but makes women fat real quickly. Maybe the title should be Starbucks.
the lion by lantern48	Nov 19th, 2007 01:53:53 PM
I can't wait to see the lion!!! You conspiracy gus DIS see the lion in this trailer, right?
I'm willing to lay down money... by DorkmanScott	Nov 19th, 2007 01:57:04 PM
That even in the film, we're never going to clearly see the monster or find out what it is. Part of the choice to do it from the point of view of "some random kids who happen to have a camera on" is the choice, presumably, that they're NOT going to be in the right place at the right time to get all the information they want or need. They're just going to be trying to survive. Personally I like the idea, I've been hoping to see a movie like this since Blair Witch.
I'll wait till your father gets, wait till your father gets by THE KNIGHT	Nov 19th, 2007 01:57:04 PM
wait till your father gets hooooome.... oh wait... I'll wait till I get my headphones...
Was that one girl... by -guyinthebackrow	Nov 19th, 2007 01:57:13 PM
exploding? Maybe she had the same noodles that John Hurt had.
i dont get it by ballsxcrew	Nov 19th, 2007 01:57:21 PM
really though...it does look pretty jerky, but NOWHERE near as disorienting as Blair Witch. and im sure that its not going to be shaky cam the whole time. there will be scenes where the characters are not running away, but are reacting to the attack (which seems to look like the whole point of the film, "I don't care what's out there, shes going to die.")
Didn't WE create the hype? by SkeletonParty	Nov 19th, 2007 01:58:37 PM
As far as I know, they simply released a trailer and some related web sites. We freaked/geeked out and talked about it way too much. I really can't blame the marketing too much on this.
as said: 1:29 . Giant Turtle = TMNT 2? by Romoehlio	Nov 19th, 2007 01:58:46 PM
plus: 1:12 - Alien Redux
this is The Blair Witch Godzilla by Cedar_Room	Nov 19th, 2007 01:59:16 PM
why all the hype on this site? This doesn't look anything extraordinary, and I really couldn't care less what the title is. And the way dates are written is Day-Month-Year.
my qwicktime is bwoken by BigTexas42	Nov 19th, 2007 01:59:26 PM
are there stills anywhere?
I hope its good... by lovecraftian	Nov 19th, 2007 02:00:37 PM
There seems to be a lot of this going around now... Mulberry Street, The Mist and now this... I just hope it proves to be worth the wait. If it's not... well I'll pay for it anyway. Hell, has to be better than Crazy Eights... Blech!
I SUPPORT THE SHAKY CAM CTHULHU ON THIS ONE ! by Pound Sand	Nov 19th, 2007 02:04:57 PM
MNG, where you at? Come on and get in here 'cause I feel like dancing!
Cedar Room re: Dates by ShiftyEyedDog2	Nov 19th, 2007 02:06:05 PM
I know much of the world goes Day-Month-Year, but in the US, as far back as I can remember, it has always been Month-Day-Year. And seeing how how this is a US movie, and the advertisement is for its US release, yes, they go Month-Day-Year.
Who cares, Mr. Whipple just died. by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Nov 19th, 2007 02:06:50 PM
Watch Charmin sales go up this week.
Blair Witch Godzilla, exactly by ShiftyEyedDog2	Nov 19th, 2007 02:07:47 PM
well put. I also think we'll never see the creature clearly, which is just a cop out for keeping the budget down, because WHY would the kids stand around pointing a camera at military people firing and not at the thing they are firing AT?!?
And people gonna watch this? WOTW was 100 times better by Proman1984	Nov 19th, 2007 02:07:48 PM
And without the stupid shaky cam. Eat it!
SkeletonParty, way to blow our minds. by modlight	Nov 19th, 2007 02:09:00 PM
what are you trying to say, that this site and our excitement exists in a vacuum? That we hype things among ourselves to a point that we can't possbibly be pleased with the outcome and that pretty much the rest of the world just goes with whatever movie they can get tix for at the multiplex?
I don't think the whole thing is in shaky cam by TruPhan	Nov 19th, 2007 02:10:04 PM
Some of it in the trailer looked steadycam to me
i think by ballsxcrew	Nov 19th, 2007 02:10:46 PM
that part of the hype is the talent behind this film. it was made very cheaply (has been said by one of the actresses) so its all going to be camera work, sound design, and acting. i don't know, personally, im more excited about this than some dick shit getting way too much money to show some giant robots wrecking stuff, but still not actually show the work the animators did. This looks to be a project that a lot of people worked hard on and are very proud of. Not just some arrogant blockbuster in it for the money. you can't say that about a lot of american films (at least within the studio system) today. and then we can't say the marketing didn't work...even if people hate it, theyre still talking about it and spreading the word. Because no one knows ANYTHING, and everyone thinks thinks they know EVERYTHING.
While I still don'T like the "documentary" approach... by DerLanghaarige	Nov 19th, 2007 02:13:22 PM
...the trailer looks like this could be a famn cool nonstop action terror fest. (Of course every trailer looks its movie could be like this.)
Blair Witch Meets Tri star Godzilla by Le Phantom	Nov 19th, 2007 02:15:13 PM
Blair Witch POV shakey cam...Meets Tri star Godzilla...with a little of the Korean flick thrown in. And we'll get the sheep to all line up to see it with a Euro-tech yuppie idiot mystery ad campaign!!! I hope that I am wrong but it smells like the hype will outweigh the product.
You can't tell me that monster ain't Cthulhu... by Abin Sur	Nov 19th, 2007 02:16:39 PM
That big sonofabitch that walked behind the building? That is SO very much Cthulhu.
IS IT GAMERA? by BringingSexyBack	Nov 19th, 2007 02:17:05 PM
WTF my Quicktime is broken too. Damn you Steve JObs
yeah by ballsxcrew	Nov 19th, 2007 02:17:17 PM
its a lion. and we've never EVER heard that.
CTHULHU by GCH888	Nov 19th, 2007 02:18:05 PM
It would be unbelievably cool if these creatures are in fact the Great Old Ones and the movie is a modern retelling of the Cthulhu mythos. However I doubt it very much as I suspect the average popcorn munching cinema goer won't know anything about the works of H.P. Lovecraft.
It"s written by Drew Goddard by ianrewel	Nov 19th, 2007 02:18:52 PM
COUNT ME IN!
It's actually Bowser. by Pops Freshemeyer	Nov 19th, 2007 02:19:48 PM
This is a prequel to the new Super Mario Bros. movie.
unless the monster is made of smoke or fire by Datascream	Nov 19th, 2007 02:19:59 PM
it wasn't in the trailer from what I could tell. I saw a lot of explosions (cool), a silhouette of some chick getting inflated (sad, but cool) and lots of running around. I think people are just seeing monsters. However it looks like a fun flick. Honestly I hope they never show the monster in the movie at all. Else people will get the Godzilla feeling...if ya know what I mean.
King Kong Escapes Michael Bay by Le Phantom	Nov 19th, 2007 02:20:27 PM
why not just give the bayster 150 million and let him do a remake of "King Kong Escapes"! 2 big cgi monkeys flipping each other into buildings might be moderately amusin! Then we will let Tarantino do a 3 hour version of "War Of The Gargantuas", where the monsters do wire -fu and sit around talkin' sh*t!!!
Grumpy Grumpies! by HyphenatedWords	Nov 19th, 2007 02:22:07 PM
My goodness. I really think Harry should change the name from Talkback to Bitchback. Better yet, at the bottom of each article have two buttons. On the left, Talk, on the right, Bitch, then list them in two columns like pros and cons. Because honestly, people, this looks fantastic. Most people couldn't wet dream a concept as well as Abrahms can.
It's Voltron! I'm writing a book about dwarf-giants! by Laserhead	Nov 19th, 2007 02:22:23 PM
R.I.P. MRX67 I already miss the insanity, kiddo.
I like Bowser Idea by claudiomonster	Nov 19th, 2007 02:24:40 PM
Think of the possibilities ...
Oh and by the way its by emeraldboy	Nov 19th, 2007 02:24:46 PM
monsters. This film has more than one. and what the hell was going on in the scene with those er, whatever they are dressed in blue and that woman. I think it looks epic looking. Remember the trailer is 2 mins 6 secs.
Looks like a great story that by veritasses	Nov 19th, 2007 02:25:36 PM
might be ruined with vomit inducing shaky cam. I hope that's not the case. Directors really need to keep that stuff to a minimum. Damn hard to tell what's going on while everything's jerking around too.
modlight, I find it odd to complain about the hype. by SkeletonParty	Nov 19th, 2007 02:25:52 PM
It seems to me complaining about the hype assigns unspoken blame on the marketing when, in this case, the blame seems unwarranted as the marketing doesn't seem unusual. And, Cedar Room, there is no eighteenth month. The date is month-day-year. Movie looks great to me. Sure, there will be shaky-cam home movie stuff. But some of the surviving film should be from News agencies and professionals so we should get some smooth coverage, too.
chick was definitely exploding by drewlicious	Nov 19th, 2007 02:27:15 PM
If you go frame by frame she swells right up. Can't wait to see it, hope it comes to the Arclight so I can reserve a seat because I don't even want to risk sitting in the front row for this one. I'll get a headahce.
Datascream: by Barry Egan	Nov 19th, 2007 02:28:22 PM
This is JJ so there is a good chance the monster is made of smoke.
arclight by ballsxcrew	Nov 19th, 2007 02:28:28 PM
this would be incredible at arclight
CUE MR. NICE GAIUS...did someone say 'CHTHULU'? by Pennsy	Nov 19th, 2007 02:29:18 PM

Skeleton, I agree by modlight	Nov 19th, 2007 02:29:58 PM
With Viral Marketing, the hype is directly proportionate to the people's response to it. And if people are sick of it already they probably shouldn't have gone out to buy posters for a movie they haven't seen yet. I think it looks great, and I think the rest of America (who has more time on their hands) loved the teaser, and will probably love this too and flock to this movie.
Monster Concept Art by iceman88	Nov 19th, 2007 02:30:00 PM
I've seen this a couple different times and have no idea if its real or not but its worth a look. http://i34.photobucket.com/alb ums/d143/ORCA_DA_BOMA/cloverfi eld-monster-picture.jpg
DID SOMEBODY SAY CTHULHU? by Mr. Nice Gaius	Nov 19th, 2007 02:30:51 PM
Awww yeah! Excuse me while I que up one of my block rockin' beats! 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!!!
drewlicious & The Arclight... by -guyinthebackrow	Nov 19th, 2007 02:32:10 PM
I hate standing in lines too, but I what I hate more is The Arclight. I know what fucking movie I'm about to see! You don't have to fucking introduce yourself and then the goddamn movie!
Clap Clap Clap by chrth	Nov 19th, 2007 02:32:44 PM
I definitely support Mr Nice Gaius on this one.
I liked it by imageburn13	Nov 19th, 2007 02:33:20 PM
feels real lost-ish. I think they even borrowed smokeys sound effect.
No Wonder the Military is Losing To a Parade Balloon by Aquatarkusman	Nov 19th, 2007 02:33:29 PM
All the good shit is getting sandblasted in Iraq.
Good thing talkbackers opinions don't matter by MattmanReturns	Nov 19th, 2007 02:36:18 PM
Otherwise Snakes on a Plane would've been the biggest movie of last year. I just don't understand it... Abrams releases an obscure shakycam trailer for a monster movie and you guys go nuts. The world of movies would be a very sad place if you guys had any control.
Did the Statue of Liberty Head get bigger? by SkeletonParty	Nov 19th, 2007 02:38:36 PM
Looks like the SOL Head is bigger now. Am I wrong? Also, when they are in the convenience store (00.01.20) off-camera guys says, "Rob, Rob, I saw it. Rob, Rob, it's a lion!" and then the glass explodes just like when a lion hits glass. But seriously, did anyone notice the statue head is bigger?
Thank you as always, MNG... by Abin Sur	Nov 19th, 2007 02:38:41 PM
That was a rousing rendition. You know, if it IS Cthulhu, it would really be a win-win...the average moviegoer won't care as long as they get a kick-ass monster movie, and at the same time J.J. would CEMENT his geek cred with those that know all about the big guy.
already happened by ballsxcrew	Nov 19th, 2007 02:38:54 PM
the world of movies is already turning into a sad place brother. if beowulf's success turns film into that kind of garbage, there will be many tortured souls turning in their graves. this film on the other hand is exactly what it looks like. a cult film for people who love giant monster movies.
One hundred million grape-sized Shia Labeouf heads by Kurzinski Valentine	Nov 19th, 2007 02:39:10 PM
ATTACK!
Finally, we can see downtown New York destroyed again by Thick McRunFast	Nov 19th, 2007 02:40:53 PM
Thank you, J.J. Abrams...thank you. (Just kidding, you suck. Thanks in advance for completely killing off Star Trek, too. Did I mention you suck?)
by Omar B	Nov 19th, 2007 02:42:23 PM
Watched it twice and didnt see anything.
Jesus, what a bunch of pussies . . . by Nice Marmot	Nov 19th, 2007 02:44:59 PM
. . . the shaky cam made me fwow up. Waaaaaahhhhh . . .
MattmanReturns... by Abin Sur	Nov 19th, 2007 02:45:11 PM
Good thing your opinion doesn't matter...dude, you should really be careful when posing a circular argument. Microsoft Excel will nail you on it EVERY TIME.
thanks MNG as always good shit by Kloipy	Nov 19th, 2007 02:47:21 PM
here's a still boys and girls http://www.flickr.com/photos/f engschwing/2048237092/
i didn't take the still shot by Kloipy	Nov 19th, 2007 02:47:49 PM
but I did find it
Wow, that actually looks horrible. by SamLowry27	Nov 19th, 2007 02:47:53 PM
The acting looks completely horrid. Which is what 90% of this will be, a bunch of crappy 20-something actors trying to prove their worth. You can just sense what this movie will be like from that trailer. I will be on the edge of my seat though... because I will be running back and forth to the toilet to puke my brains out due to the motion sickness.
after the fact by Salacious_Crumb	Nov 19th, 2007 02:49:40 PM
From the preamble (the area formerly known as Central Park?) and the digi-scramble of the soldier's face, I am going to guess that this movie is told both in the context of what happened on 01/18/08 and then the human response to it. Like how Bay's (godawful)Pearl Harbor is both the day that lived in infamy and the derring do that followed. Since we keep hearing that the whole thing wont be Blair Witch-y handheld--though the trailers dont show this. That could explain why the name of the site, and why the pics it shows is 01/18/08. That way you get the huge distruction and disaster, AND you get the monster's comeuppance!If NY and other places have laid in ruin for YEARS after this initial attack, then there is no sympathy for Cthulhu (or whatever) when they destroy him in the final act. And that would pack them into the theatres because people (especially the red states) would equate it with 9/11--and people with a direct connection to 9/11 could watch because it isnt 9/11. If that isnt the movie that they have made then they should go back to the drawing board with some smart writers...what? Writers are on strike? Well good luck to us all.
Thanks Kloipy... by Abin Sur	Nov 19th, 2007 02:50:13 PM
Cthulhu in all his glory!
Cthulhu is my homie by Kloipy	Nov 19th, 2007 02:51:35 PM
we went to the Miskatonic University together. GO WHITEFISH!
CTHULHU DANCE Fans... by Mr. Nice Gaius	Nov 19th, 2007 02:51:44 PM
I hope to be 'queing up (aka cooking up) a B-side once CLOVERFIELD's ad blitz really kicks in. The MNG Counter-viral Marketing Campaign will be in full effect!
MNG: Make us a promise by Kloipy	Nov 19th, 2007 02:53:00 PM
You gotta go see the movie and when we first glimpse our tentacled friend, you gotta get up and rock that fucking song for the world to see
by Salacious_Crumb	Nov 19th, 2007 02:53:43 PM
additionally the shaky cam made me almost as nauseous as "2 girls 1 cup"
So Basically this is RAMPAGE! the Movie by DOGSOUP	Nov 19th, 2007 02:53:49 PM
I get to be the lizard guy! Somebody else can be the wolfman.
MNG - GOOD STUFF by BringingSexyBack	Nov 19th, 2007 02:54:07 PM
You should record it and post on YouTube before some dipshit steals it and does it first.
Godzilla meets Blair Witch meets WOTW by crackerfarmboy	Nov 19th, 2007 02:54:29 PM
Hopefully the "tiny monster" thing isn't true.
MNG and ALL Cthulhu fans by Kloipy	Nov 19th, 2007 02:54:46 PM
You NEED to check out the canadian band "The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets" They've been making H.P. hard rock for years.
Damnit. It isn't Cthulu at all... by PurityOfEssence	Nov 19th, 2007 02:55:38 PM
It's the ghost of Marlon Brando, back from the grave to punish the current state of film for its sins.
what it is by MC-909	Nov 19th, 2007 02:55:47 PM
a giant fucking mutated WHALE.
That's a Band Name? by Aquatarkusman	Nov 19th, 2007 02:55:56 PM
Makes Strawberry Alarm Clock seem subdued by comparison.
check them out here by Kloipy	Nov 19th, 2007 02:55:59 PM
http://www.thickets.net/
seriously by MC-909	Nov 19th, 2007 02:56:02 PM

godzilla ...indepenence day...whatever by zom-bot.com	Nov 19th, 2007 02:57:30 PM
it'll be next year's godzilla/jurrassic park/indepednence day/WOTW...etc....and that's not a bad thing. most every couple years we get one.but AICN needs to admit that that's all it's gonna be. It's not going to break any ground or reveal some new technique that will change the way action movies are made for the next few years, ala MATRIX. If you like monster movies, i'm sure we'll be pleased.If you are looking for the next big thing, it ain't here...Nothing they present will llive up to the bullshit mystery they have snarkily fed us for months.
IT'S THE SMOG MONSTER by BringingSexyBack	Nov 19th, 2007 02:58:07 PM
Appropriate since the planet is melting from pollution.
It's a whale by MC-909	Nov 19th, 2007 02:58:45 PM
A giant mutated fucking whale. I am not going to say this again.
what is it MC-909? by Kloipy	Nov 19th, 2007 02:59:23 PM

MAN IN SUIT by The Edges Hat	Nov 19th, 2007 02:59:45 PM
...who's covered in dots which are captured by a computer and recreate him as an authentic Japanese rubber Godzilla Man In Suit
I was right. The Statue of Liberty head is way better now. by SkeletonParty	Nov 19th, 2007 02:59:46 PM
I've got still frames of the teaser SOL and the trailer SOL and it is a totally different CG model at a different scale. Much much better.
A whale. by MC-909	Nov 19th, 2007 03:00:05 PM
A giant mutated fucking whale...that can walk.
Has anybody by mastes360	Nov 19th, 2007 03:00:17 PM
Ever got a link that someone has posted on the talkback to work?.
I thought you weren't going to say it again! by Kloipy	Nov 19th, 2007 03:01:15 PM
YOU LIED TO US ALL
A whale with parasites by MC-909	Nov 19th, 2007 03:01:38 PM
...like barnacles...only they're giant mutated undersea fucking crustaceans. That can walk.
motion-sickness? by mrjoker	Nov 19th, 2007 03:01:49 PM
please. "Blair Witch Style" handheld camera technique doesn't give anyone motion sickness. Your only being negative because it's something different than you're used to.
IT'S A LION! by Pennsy	Nov 19th, 2007 03:01:53 PM
OK, it's not. ;)
MC-909, is THIS what you're talking about? by Abin Sur	Nov 19th, 2007 03:01:59 PM
http://www.marvunapp.com/Appen dix/gigantos.htm
delete the spaces my friend by Kloipy	Nov 19th, 2007 03:02:23 PM

sorry Kloipy by MC-909	Nov 19th, 2007 03:02:27 PM
I just wanted to be sure we're all clear on this: it is a giant mutated fucking whale that can walk.
those aren't little creatures... by Preacher2	Nov 19th, 2007 03:03:19 PM
I watched that scene about 20 times and have come to the conclusion they are men in puffy hazard suits with misleading sound effects laid over the scene. Look at the shadows, they have hands, they are not attacking the girl they are trying to take her away. Watch the scene carefully, if they were monsters attacking a girl behind a thin sheet of plastic, would that guy being sitting there so calmly in the foreground? What is interseting about that scene is the shadow of the girl Watch it frame by frame, towards the end of that sequence, and this could just be a visual trick brought on by the plastic, but she seems to start expanding, swelling up, it looks weird. Anyway, just want to say that unless that scene is an outtake from TMNT: The Secret of the Ooze, those are merely guys in bio-hazard suits trying to subdue a woman who may or may not be having some sort of reaction to something that is causing her to possibly swell up...
if this is along the same vein as indepedence day- by zom-bot.com	Nov 19th, 2007 03:03:24 PM
then maybe in 12 years we'll be treated to a high contrast tiling of some monumental scene from Cloverfield in the background of AICN instead of this tired old one from ID4
that's ok man, just busting your balls by Kloipy	Nov 19th, 2007 03:04:05 PM

it's actually Leprechaun 7 by Kloipy	Nov 19th, 2007 03:05:03 PM
Honey I blew up the Leprechaun
CTHULHU... by GaiusBaltarsMojo	Nov 19th, 2007 03:06:54 PM
...will be handing you your ass come 1-18-08! I for one am confident! Who's with me! Anyone...?
Wait, a Whale? Then that means it's by chrth	Nov 19th, 2007 03:07:34 PM
Leviathan. Job 3:7 May that night be barren; may no shout of joy be heard in it. 8 May those who curse the sea curse that day, those who are ready to rouse Leviathan. 9 May its morning stars become dark; may it wait for daylight in vain and not see the first rays of dawn, 10 for it did not shut the doors of the womb on me to hide trouble from my eyes.
its like a spikey turtle by JeanLuc Dickhard	Nov 19th, 2007 03:08:43 PM
unghhhh very gay ....
ew by ballsxcrew	Nov 19th, 2007 03:10:19 PM
no religious mythos involved in this one.
Save the Whales by MC-909	Nov 19th, 2007 03:11:25 PM
...or the Whales will kill us. A green movie where mother nature fights back. Yay. Seriously though. It's a whale. With killer barnacles. Remember the Slusho site, "undersea ingredients"? Remember JJ Abrams saying the monster would be "uniquely American"? Remember the inclusion of several "little monsters"...all I'm saying is that barnacles and parasites grow off whales...and whales live underwater...and they do live predominantly in American waters...so...
After JeanLuc Dickhard's comment... by GaiusBaltarsMojo	Nov 19th, 2007 03:12:04 PM
...should I have written 'HANDLING your ass come 1-18-08?'
"do live predominantly in American waters" by chrth	Nov 19th, 2007 03:12:21 PM
Of course. SINCE AMERICA OWNS THE SEAS!!!!
How many times can the Statue of Liberty get blowed up? by BMacSmith	Nov 19th, 2007 03:12:31 PM
move on. shit. there are plenty of other things to blow up real good.
chrth by MC-909	Nov 19th, 2007 03:13:34 PM
All of em', baby!
I think the monster is a giant John Farnham by Riley Martin	Nov 19th, 2007 03:13:39 PM
And his battle roar will be "You're the voice, try and understand it!" and will be wiping out tanks with bagpipes.
star trek whales/ jj by zom-bot.com	Nov 19th, 2007 03:16:02 PM
ha ha this movie is going to tie in with abrahm's star trek, which involves time travel, much like that one star trek movie where if we didn't save the whales, the whale race from the future would wipe us out. well, here they are.
THAT's WHAT THAT IS! by SimpleSandwiches	Nov 19th, 2007 03:16:20 PM
Thanks Zom-Bot...I could never interpret exactly what the AICN background was.
This is shlock by Epictetus	Nov 19th, 2007 03:17:55 PM
It's so ironic that this Robert Hawkins dude was just radically celebrating his big birthday party when suddenly everything CHANGED man! I guess he was drinking because he sounded something like this, "Approsimably thevin hoursth ago..." That kid makes Micah from Heroes look like Laurence Olivier.
Between Half Way and Three Quarters IN by A G	Nov 19th, 2007 03:19:08 PM
There be the monster. Just after the shop windows explode in and the army start shooting up. And yes, it looks like Cthulu.
lol by mastes360	Nov 19th, 2007 03:19:33 PM
I was just freeze framing and the monster looks like a giant 'Alien' off the Alien films.
statue of liberty by zom-bot.com	Nov 19th, 2007 03:19:36 PM
yeah, beating up on lady liberty is pretty old hat. I wonder how many idiot children see the torn open statue in Cloverfield adwork and have no idea about the ending of planet of the apes?..because all they know is the shhitty tim burton one. what a fucking world........when i saw the liberty head getting knocked off the first time, i was hoping it was a giant confused rock'em sock'em robot attacking NYC...which would be more entertaining.....also, NYC getting destroyed means the end of the world and the fall of mankind, btw.
Why the Statue of Liberty gets blown up by chrth	Nov 19th, 2007 03:21:30 PM
Because the French built it, and if the Maginot Line proved anything it proved that the French are lousy engineers. Just kidding. Sheesh, I'm coming off like some Right Wing Christian Nut in this talkback. Imminent CTHULHU arrival always makes me this way.
That kid makes Micah from Heroes look like Laurence Olivier. by zom-bot.com	Nov 19th, 2007 03:21:53 PM
HA HA HA HA HA ....ps you're welcome simplesandwiches- this background has been bugging me for a while- seeing as how this site prides itself on being 'up to the minute' to date itself so horribly.
skywalkerfamily... by Cameron1	Nov 19th, 2007 03:22:58 PM
Davey Jones' design borrows heavily from Cthulu so by saying it looks like Dave Jones you kinda support the Cthulu idea, but I just wanted you to know that it's not POTC Abrams is potentially ripping off, it's Lovecraft.
It's a whale. by MC-909	Nov 19th, 2007 03:24:29 PM

Free Willy 4: Payback's A Bitch by Kloipy	Nov 19th, 2007 03:25:01 PM

And the Biohazrd suit guys... by Cameron1	Nov 19th, 2007 03:26:33 PM
are just that, as that section starts there's a few frames where you can clearly see the light shining through the transparent mask of the suit. But check out what happens to the woman, she seems to inflate like a balloon.
For anyone interested by SkeletonParty	Nov 19th, 2007 03:27:42 PM
I screen captured the same frame of the Statue of Liberty head from the teaser and the trailer and posted them at http://tinyurl.com/24n4bp Interestingly, the CG model head switches in the middle of the whip-pan to the landing. The head that hits the building and smashes the PT Cruiser is the same from the teaser. Then it switches models on the whip. Kinda cool.
how can people hate on this? by StrikeAnywhere	Nov 19th, 2007 03:27:48 PM
I can see people not being super excited about it but how can anyone say this movie will suck based off of what we've seen? At the very least it looks like a fun monster movie
It's Kathy Bates! It's Huge! by Kloipy	Nov 19th, 2007 03:28:17 PM
I knew it all along. Feed the Bates people!
The creature is loosely based on... by Epictetus	Nov 19th, 2007 03:31:49 PM
Those creepy Mighty Morphin Power Rangers villians who wear foam suits, jump up and down while talking, point in random directions while laughing, and adjust their headpieces in the middle of the scene so they can see where they are going.
CTHULHU by GreyGeek	Nov 19th, 2007 03:31:56 PM
OR a giant rip-off of the same. Either way, I guess he has my money. I am a sucker for a giant, rampaging monster.
For Fucks Sake! by ShogunMaster	Nov 19th, 2007 03:32:06 PM
.. IT'S ROSIE O'DONNELL!
BLLLLLLLLLLLLLAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRR RRFFFFFFFFFF!!!!! by SpyGuy	Nov 19th, 2007 03:33:49 PM
Sorry, all that shaky-cam made me hurl. Good thing I'm not paying $8.50 for this.
IT'S ONE OF HARRY'S TURDS!!!! by BringingSexyBack	Nov 19th, 2007 03:34:09 PM
Sorry Harry but it's true.
Tinyurl seems to be having a problem by SkeletonParty	Nov 19th, 2007 03:35:11 PM
so I'll post the not tiny url: http://img128.imageshack.u s/my.php?image=solheadcompareb s6.jpg
By the way... by GreyGeek	Nov 19th, 2007 03:36:51 PM
1. They would be Deep Ones, not Old Ones. 2. Yes, the Liberty head is bigger and better rendered. 3. I have discovered through arcane study that Cthulhu is, in fact, a lion.
here's the monster for those who didn't see it before by Kloipy	Nov 19th, 2007 03:37:05 PM
http://www.flickr.com/photos/f engschwing/2048237092/
Anyone who thinks this is Cthulhu is a FUCKING RETARDED MORON by Kurzinski Valentine	Nov 19th, 2007 03:37:11 PM
Seriously. If some nerdbag in the lineup at the theater says that word I will punch him so hard in the throat his eyes will bleed. Now, for the other idiots: That artwork floating around with the giant whalebeast design is a FAN MADE CREATION by a concept artist named DOUG WILLIAMS. It was posted on his blog seen here: http://dougblot.blogspot.com/< p>This leads me to the asstards who can't get the links in Talkbacks to work. REMOVE THE GODDAMN SPACES! HOLY SHIT! And has anyone EVER thought of the possibility that gasp! is could be a NEW, ORIGINAL MONSTER? Why are you people so obsessed with trying to find out what it is by saying it's some pre-existing thing? Now, I think we can all agree on one thing. SHIA LABEOUF.
No no no! Leviathan was a huge 8-sided die... by Darth Macchio	Nov 19th, 2007 03:39:10 PM
Didn't you see Hellraiser 2: Hellbound (Satanic Boogaloo)? When they finally got through the labyrinth they came upon Leviathan who was this giant 8-sided die (presumeably from a giant set of evil dice)...who rotated kinda slow and had a darkness coming out of him instead of light (think an evil floating lighthouse with darkness for light and.well...floating...and spinning.)
Shia Lebouf us a whale. by MC-909	Nov 19th, 2007 03:39:27 PM

Shia Lebouf IS a whale. Damnit. by MC-909	Nov 19th, 2007 03:39:46 PM

Abin Sur, I never said my opinion mattered by MattmanReturns	Nov 19th, 2007 03:40:16 PM
My point holds up to scrutiny, none the less. Talkbackers made a huge deal about Snakes on a Plane... it bombed. Now everyone is excited over a few glimpses of footage, lapping at Abram's heels. Enjoy your Godzilla ripoff and exploding Statue of Liberty head.
Who needs Shia? by Epictetus	Nov 19th, 2007 03:40:53 PM
When you have marble mouthed Robert Hawkins? "APPROSIMABLY!"
Cthulhu fucked a moron??? by SkeletonParty	Nov 19th, 2007 03:41:39 PM
Holy crap!
Pass by DrTobiasFunke	Nov 19th, 2007 03:42:23 PM
Nothing worse than bad actors and shaky cams.
Apropos Crystal... by AllieJamison	Nov 19th, 2007 03:43:24 PM
what's up with the teaser for that movie? I mean...the one with the Crystal Skull...
"uniquely American" whale does make sense by Laserhead	Nov 19th, 2007 03:45:22 PM
When it comes to whales, who's the iconic whale everyone knows? What's arguably the greatest American novel ever written, recognized the world over as a masterpiece? Moby-Dick. I'm just saying, Moby Dick is American, uniquely so, so a big walking whale could be uniquely American. I have no idea if it'd make a good monster, though.
Fuck all the naysayers... by DuncanHines	Nov 19th, 2007 03:45:32 PM
This movie looks awesome.
Kurzinski Valentine by GreyGeek	Nov 19th, 2007 03:48:26 PM
Please switch to decaf.
the monster by ballsxcrew	Nov 19th, 2007 03:49:15 PM
hahaha he does look like a giant version of alien. http://tinyurl.com/2h8egc
Looks alright by MontyPigeon	Nov 19th, 2007 03:52:25 PM
It all depends on the monster because the actors can't act.
Yeah Kurzinski by MC-909	Nov 19th, 2007 03:52:28 PM
I do think though that a whale would be a new and original monster. Also, it's a whale. Or a dolphin. Or a whale with dolphins in its mouth.
yeah, this isn't from the movie by Laserhead	Nov 19th, 2007 03:52:40 PM
but it's a damn fine monster design: http://dougbot.com/forum/slush o.jpg I'd be happy if it ended up looking that cool.
also american by zom-bot.com	Nov 19th, 2007 03:54:51 PM
cthulhuluthululu is also american, and most of lovecraft's stuff took place in new england, after all. Then again, the rushmore heads and paul bunyan are giant american things too. heh heh
maybe? by DigitalBeachWar	Nov 19th, 2007 04:00:29 PM
...it's a giant Wal-Mart monster set out to destroy America's economy?!
Reminds me of "Signs" - and that's a GOOD thing! by LeonTheCleaner	Nov 19th, 2007 04:00:40 PM
Like this big Hollywood-epic action sci-fi movie, but seen through the eyes of how any regular Joe would experience it. No jet-pilot President in this one.
No one lives that sees the monster! by football	Nov 19th, 2007 04:00:55 PM
That'll be the ending. Each person that picks up the camera and films a bit more ends up dead until another wannabe Peter Greengrass stumbles upon the camera and continues the filming. Even when they think they've escaped in the helicopter they end up crashing. The film must of been retreaved from the crashed helicopter is my guess... and we only ever get to glimpse the monster throughout fragmented snapshots the entire time. I bet ya
All I know is it walked up on American soil.. by SkeletonParty	Nov 19th, 2007 04:03:04 PM
now it is going to get free health care and a driver's license with MY tax dollars. It will probably be in my son's class and have special needs.
Don't understand the dislike by Turd Furgeson	Nov 19th, 2007 04:04:00 PM
This looks pretty slick to me... As long as they don't do an over the top "Danny Boyle" style 3rd act with some rediculous reveal, it'll be cool. At least we'll have some fun at the movies in January..
as long by El Borak	Nov 19th, 2007 04:05:48 PM
as long as it's big and scary and fucks shit up i'm interested.
good by AllieJamison	Nov 19th, 2007 04:07:24 PM
After all the non-news hysteria for Cloverfield this trailer resurrected and refreshed my excitement. This is not going to be a marketing campagin but an actual movie. Can't wait to finally see all the shaky cam extravaganza.
Uh, that fat woman exploding by WickedMonster	Nov 19th, 2007 04:07:45 PM
reminded me of Slither. Now that was cool...and disgusting.
Maybe it ties in with... by The Edges Hat	Nov 19th, 2007 04:07:49 PM
the new X-Files movie! Only Mulder and Scully could find out what it is...well Mulder will and it'll run away just as Scully gets there. with a torch.
It better not be a freaking huge whale, whales don't make good g by pelos_locos	Nov 19th, 2007 04:12:31 PM
First of all, whales are mammals. The only good giant monster mammal is King Kong. Giant fucking monsters should all be reptilian or marine non-mammal. Also, the most American monsters ever are taxes and giant turkeys, since turkeys were at some point considered to be the national bird. Besides giant monster turkeys make excellent hungry man tv dinners. In conclusion, the monster is an aquatic turkey, not a freaking whale.
Imagine the Cries of the Nerds by TheNorthlander	Nov 19th, 2007 04:12:36 PM
If they'd kept 1-18-08 as the title, and in three years when the remake comes out everybody would be yelling 11808INO!
I wonder if that girl pops like the boxer in the Comebacks by SkeletonParty	Nov 19th, 2007 04:12:54 PM
That would be cool.
i figured it out by zom-bot.com	Nov 19th, 2007 04:18:01 PM
giant monster comes out of ocean..causes havoc and destruction unintentionally (it's just giant and confused)....then dies- of natural causes...because it was some unknown whale like sea creature beaching itself before it dies...a lifecycle so long we've never seen one before. What's left of new york is unlivable, through ruin or decomposition. over time, the vast waste of new york is reclaimed by plantlife (and of all things, clovers- which frequent areas of decay- and the new huge flat 'park' city is renamed 'cloverfield'. credits roll, you want your $8.50 back.
Gamera is back by Purgatori	Nov 19th, 2007 04:19:04 PM
and he's fucking pissed. Cloverfield! The revenge of Gamera.
Please don't compare this movie to GINO by Raymar	Nov 19th, 2007 04:19:36 PM
Looks more like the original Godzilla or Godzilla 1985 (ie the monster actually destroys things)
Here she is before she blows up. by L.H.Puttgrass	Nov 19th, 2007 04:23:59 PM
This is the woman between the two guys in the biohazard suits behind the tarp. Mind the spaces. http://www.saveangel.org/fo rum/index .php?showtopic=8723
Does the average audience need to know anything about Lovecraft? by Jor-El23	Nov 19th, 2007 04:25:40 PM
The fact that they're not marketing it as Lovecraft makes me think it is Lovecraft. I don't know much about his work other than what I've read in summaries but on a basic level it sounds fantastic and perfect for a big screen treatment. if you come out and say it's Lovecraft people will have no idea what it is and will be turned off by it. But if you just get them in the theater on the mystery and the trailers they won't care what it is, they'll just be entertained.
here's the thing. . . by La.Cucaracha	Nov 19th, 2007 04:26:17 PM
This monster is going to start at New York, continuing on to the rest of the world but missing on thing. Will Smith. He then hides out in a destroyed NYC with his faithul dog Cthuthu and waits.
the beauty and irony of my theory by zom-bot.com	Nov 19th, 2007 04:27:20 PM
is that we get killed by the normal behaviour of a giant peaceful creature. what we perceive as 'attack' is just a giant creature moving through the environment. the attacks by the parasites on humans is also a natural event relative to our scale to the creature...it's nothing personal or horrible, we just got in the way. good idea for a short story, but not a 2 hour movie....so what the fuck is this thing about?
Has no else one noticed the 'magic eye' frames at 0.55 and 1.09? by Jakabok	Nov 19th, 2007 04:30:07 PM
Freeze frame the 'white noise' in quicktime. They're 'magic eye' pictures! I can make out a cartoony whale tail in one and someone's head in another. Was always crap at these :(
Teaser is much better tan the trailer... by Underdogthe3rd	Nov 19th, 2007 04:34:09 PM
Oh, well.
Here's more pics. May be spoilery. I don't know. by L.H.Puttgrass	Nov 19th, 2007 04:37:46 PM
http://tinyurl.com/ysy3kg Looks like she got infected by the creature.
Sorry, the link is on the left side. by L.H.Puttgrass	Nov 19th, 2007 04:44:43 PM
"pictures" down on the left.
Who's behind the curtain by DarthRazor	Nov 19th, 2007 04:45:44 PM
If I were a betting man, I would say that it is Lizzy Caplan who is behind the curtain being pulled by the 2 guys in containment suits. There is a spoiler pic of this before she is behind the curtain where there are two men in blue containment suits pulling her away. Its the pic of her with blood coming out of her eyes.
I Support the Mutated Whale on This One by DOGSOUP	Nov 19th, 2007 04:46:16 PM
But his barnacles can kiss my fucking ass.
Slushozoom.com updated last week by techspec	Nov 19th, 2007 04:48:06 PM
Seems the pictures had the title all along.
If they are stereograms, I can't get them to work. by SkeletonParty	Nov 19th, 2007 04:50:59 PM
Anyone have any success with this?
fake shake cam by BCfreeB	Nov 19th, 2007 04:55:31 PM
Looks like they took hollywood models/actors, meticulously lit scenes, shot handheld with better-than-warranted HD cameras that they "floated around" to make it feel somewhat amateurish (while still making sure to compose a shot as desired), and reacted in a scooby-doo big eyes way. Oh wait....they did.
A Giant Davey Jones?!!?? by RenoNevada2000	Nov 19th, 2007 04:56:57 PM
Does he sing "Daydream Believer" before he crushes New York?
from slusho.jp by MC-909	Nov 19th, 2007 04:57:06 PM
Under "History": "Noriko Yoshida dedicated her life to refreshment. Her classmates called her the Smallest Whale because she would drink endless amounts of beverage at every meal"
inflated? by BigTexas42	Nov 19th, 2007 04:58:09 PM
OK, so i haven't watched the clip yet, but from what im reading, some chick "inflates" "blows up" or something, and then "pops" or "explodes"? am i reading this right? is it like "dig-dug"? theres some little guy in a spacesuit with a bicycle pump inflating everyone in new york (a commentary on the epidemic of obeisity, perhaps) until they die? this is a strange movie.
PalsyCam by aboriginal	Nov 19th, 2007 04:58:37 PM
Greengrass perfected the art of the big screen action barf cinema. On TV your eyes can keep good track of the imagery, but on a 30 foot screen its like getting whacked around for 90 minutes and then try to stand up. The snack counter better offer up dramamine and cue the iguana.
also... by MC-909	Nov 19th, 2007 05:01:06 PM
"...everyone who drinks a slusho...becomes a small whale like Nariko". Just saying.
"Surprise!" in the Begining by DarthRazor	Nov 19th, 2007 05:08:47 PM
Has any one else noticed that the actor in the door with Rob in the begining of the trailer is not the same actor who was there in the begining of the teaser - Looks like they may have done some significant reshoots on this already.
With JJ behind this film, I thought the "Monster" would be by finky089	Nov 19th, 2007 05:09:37 PM
Felicity finally rampaging through NYC looking for "Ben! BEN!! BEEEEEEEEEEN!!!!"
did the guy filming also bring lighting equipment? by TheNorthlander	Nov 19th, 2007 05:11:02 PM
Seems from the trailer all people's faces are very well lit, considdering it's shot with a small cell phone camera.
The Parasite emerging @ 1:44 by DarthRazor	Nov 19th, 2007 05:15:11 PM
Its quick, a single frame but pause and advance frame by frame around this time - Now Look closely this is a person slumped over with one of the parasites emeging from his/her body, It looks like it has crab/spider like appendages near the persons legs/ankles and there are tentacle like arms with cillia or "feelers" emerging. Anyone elese see this?
and... by MC-909	Nov 19th, 2007 05:15:13 PM
Slusho.jp refers to "Nariko's" brother as "Ganu"... According to Wikipedia, Ganu is a festival originating from where? Wait for it. Wales.
My theory - There are going to be two big monsters in this film by GornPirate	Nov 19th, 2007 05:15:16 PM
I think the big one being fired at by the army guys in the clip, let's call him Monster A, is kind of like Gamera. Big Turlte/Flying Lizard thing. The other monster, let's call it Monster B, we won't really know about it until the end because the characters and audience will think they are the same creature. It will be even weirder and shoot "quills" that infect it's victim with it's parastic young who start bursting out of infected humans from the first attack. Monster A emerged from the depths to kill Monster B and it's young.
coelacanth. . . by aboriginal	Nov 19th, 2007 05:18:43 PM
Life came from the oceans and now comes DEATH.
They're not magic eye stereograms. by TheNorthlander	Nov 19th, 2007 05:19:12 PM
BUT, I do have to agree that putting single frame stereograms in a movie is an idea that would be beyond awsomedome. I'm stealing that.
Solider @ 1:00 by DarthRazor	Nov 19th, 2007 05:21:04 PM
Any reason why his face would be digitized out of the shot - is this some major plot point we're not supposed to see coming when watching the film?
My thought on the digitized face-- by Pompoulus	Nov 19th, 2007 05:23:28 PM
The first thing I thought was it was being used to protect the identity of survivors, which implies... yeeeah.
Lovecraft sucks!!! by pdennett316	Nov 19th, 2007 05:23:43 PM
And cthulu is a pussy....doesn't even deserve a capital letter, the useless fucker. This film looks excellent fun, how do you put paragraph breaks in?
but, MC-909.... by LegoKenobi	Nov 19th, 2007 05:27:55 PM
is it a whale? inquiring minds want to know.
I don't see the parasite at 1:44 by SkeletonParty	Nov 19th, 2007 05:28:40 PM
I see somebody lurching forward on the balls of their feet and reaching a hand forward. This person is obscured by possibly another person in silhouette wearing capri pants. I don't think anyone can tell what is going on there.
use the html tag for paragraph breaks or line breaks. by SkeletonParty	Nov 19th, 2007 05:30:27 PM
If you want paragraphs use < br > or < p > but remove the spaces.
wow. a giant turtle. still looks cool though...still excited by THE_ONE_MAN_GANG	Nov 19th, 2007 05:32:01 PM
pretty sure its a turtle though. the little monsters looked like they had lion heads in silhouette...
SkeletonParty by DarthRazor	Nov 19th, 2007 05:33:53 PM
Are you watching in Hi-Def? On the right hand side of the person there are definitely tentancle like appendages and there are the crab like finger claws near their legs
Looks good by Cobbio	Nov 19th, 2007 05:34:47 PM
I didn't participate in the internet hype when this first hit the internet, so I'm seeing it clean. And I think it looks pretty good. And it's a low-budget movie written by Drew Goddard? Hell yes. I'm there.
BLAH. Fuck Cloverfield. by JackBauer24	Nov 19th, 2007 05:35:31 PM
Seriously, I don't get what the big deal with it is - it really doesn't look that exciting to me. It'll just be your standard monster/end of the world movie but instead of decent special effects and cinematography, it'll be shot wiggly-jiggly handheld with lots of unscripted people shouting "Oh my God!" and "Heather, that is so not cool.". Wahey. You want my opinion (rhetorical q) you're all marketing stooges. You fell for it with Blair Witch and now you're falling for it again, but moreso. How is it exciting that they're NOT SHOWING US ANYTHING about the movie. To me that says, they have nothing to show. Plus I hate JJ Abrams. The man is the most shameless self-promoter since Quentin Tarantino. He's not even directing the fucking thing and yet his name is plastered all over the product. I'd like to see any of you guys name the director of the movie right now without looking it up. It's the same with Lost - he wrote and directed one episode and everyone thinks he's the mastermind behind the entire thing. Most casual viewers probably don't even know who Lindelof and Cuse are (I love Lost, by the way). So hey, if the movie does turn out to be good - you can bet it won't be because of JJ Abrams (alias - meh. MI III - meh. Star Trek XI - will be meh, trust me) End rant.
Blow up woman by DarthRazor	Nov 19th, 2007 05:36:46 PM
Right on Budgie smuggler! those are the pics - right before it happens - Lizzy Caplan bites it like Yaphet Kotto in Live an Let Die
and there is no magic eye shit there. retard. by THE_ONE_MAN_GANG	Nov 19th, 2007 05:40:05 PM

Hmm... by Cobbio	Nov 19th, 2007 05:42:06 PM
DarthRazor, I think that's stretching it. You can't tell me you see anything in that half-second of film. Tentacles? Not. Crablike finger claws? I agree with SkeletonParty: it's just non-specific shadows. Sorry.
In the shot of the creature where they're shooting it by Kurzinski Valentine	Nov 19th, 2007 05:46:23 PM
you can see what looks like an arm or shoulder or something. It's at the very top of the frame. The rest of the debris is just that..debris. Breaking building, dust, etc. but the moving shape at the top is organic. There's a reptilian skin and it's a greenish colour. I'm making an animated .gif of it as we speak.
Re: Hmm... by DarthRazor	Nov 19th, 2007 05:49:34 PM
I have looked at this a while on the higher resolutions an I'm pretty sure there is something there in this half a second - Just giving my opinion on this sorry you don't see the same thing maybe we can settle it on the talkback after we actually see what this is about.
Blair Witch Project + Godzilla = Cloverfield by stewiegriffin	Nov 19th, 2007 05:57:29 PM
They better have a damn good story and a knockout ending...that's all I have to say.
And I didn't see any little monsters by stewiegriffin	Nov 19th, 2007 06:01:37 PM
It looked like the silhouette of a woman being handled by two guys in bio suites
This looks amazing by Gozu	Nov 19th, 2007 06:01:53 PM
Honestly, it's been too long since a good monster movie. Well, less than a year, but still, good monster movies are like Jello. There's always room for Jello.
And I agree with SkeletonParty by stewiegriffin	Nov 19th, 2007 06:06:18 PM
you dweebs are the ones who created all the hype, the media has barely even touched this flick and the studio isn't exactly plastering ads for it all over the place. Maybe they know something you morons don't know.
DID I SEE A GIANT STAY PUFT MAN JUST THEN? by metaluna	Nov 19th, 2007 06:07:16 PM
I need my glasses cleaning. Is it me or is this just Godzilla for the slacker gen?
No Monster by Bombadils_Bane10	Nov 19th, 2007 06:08:36 PM
I think at this point with all the online chitter chatter there is no way the Monster will ever be satisfying. This leaves only one option...never show the monster. We will never see what this bad boy looks like.
Stewiegriffin by Bombadils_Bane10	Nov 19th, 2007 06:10:54 PM
It's hilarious that you call everyone here a dweeb yet you're posting on the same site and about the same movie. By the by, Family Guy is horrible.
Heres an High Def image of the monster by hegele	Nov 19th, 2007 06:13:07 PM
I captured the quick glimpse from the trailer. http://img511.imageshack.us/my .php?image=cloverfieldmonsterw g5.jpg
Re: And I didn't see any little monsters by DarthRazor	Nov 19th, 2007 06:14:37 PM
You are correct - this scene does not have any of the little monsters - just the expanding woman and the Bio suited men. I am focusing on the Scene @1:44 with the silouette of the figure and the alien looking appendages
BLAIR WITCH GODZILLA! by Mike_D	Nov 19th, 2007 06:14:53 PM
haha.
guyinthebackrow by drewlicious	Nov 19th, 2007 06:15:46 PM
I'm confused. Are you saying they've made you give your name when you bought a ticket? That's never happened to me before. I've had almost nothing but good experiences there because the employees are so polite. I had just the one where I saw Joshua and for some bizarres reason at 11:00 at night there was a family with two kids 11 and under behind me. Kept talking through the whole thing. Watching a movie about a little monster and I've got two of them behind me. Go figure. And the movie sucked too. I go to the arclight to avoid the sort of problem and I usually do.
mrjoker... by -guyinthebackrow	Nov 19th, 2007 06:17:22 PM
Wrong!
ANIMATED GIF OF THE CREATURE!! CHECK IT YO by Kurzinski Valentine	Nov 19th, 2007 06:17:45 PM
Ok, I just whipped this up. You can see what I was talking about. It's an organic like, arm or limb or something. It's greenish and reptilian-looking. Funky fresh. http://i214.photobuck et.com/albums/cc135/cloverfiel dcreature/cloverfield_creature .gif and here's a tinyurl as well: http://tinyurl.com/25a 4fy
BREAKING NEWS: CREATURE ARMPIT -> http://tinyurl.com/25a4fy by Kurzinski Valentine	Nov 19th, 2007 06:18:46 PM

I really really wanna know... by DirkD13"	Nov 19th, 2007 06:18:57 PM
...how the hell you're supposed to pronounce Cthulu. Help appreciated.
drewlicious... by -guyinthebackrow	Nov 19th, 2007 06:19:59 PM
No, I was talking about how before every movie some guy comes out and introduces the film. I hate that. I'm not exactly sure why. I mean... I like the fact that there aren't commercials, but I just hate the introduction. I know what movie I'm about to see, I bought a ticket, I want to see it, so stop annoying me with all this, "Hi, everybody, welcome to The Arclight," stuff. It just gets under my skin.
I really really wanna know... by DarthRazor	Nov 19th, 2007 06:20:31 PM
I've heard and english Lovecraft scholar pronouce it "Coo-too-Loo"
This stupid movie by thegoddamedbatman	Nov 19th, 2007 06:23:02 PM
It's not out for two months, I am already sick of it. Usually when the hype for a movie hits, I am the sucker who buys into it. This movie has so much hype I've burned out and I only just learned it's title. Lame.
Unfortunately by thegoddamedbatman	Nov 19th, 2007 06:23:30 PM
They'll probably still get my eight bucks.
Hi-Res screenshot of the monster HERE by Vesuvio	Nov 19th, 2007 06:31:13 PM
http://tinyurl.com/277gne .. I think that pretty much settle all the discussions.
When I end up being right.... by hard8	Nov 19th, 2007 06:32:18 PM
just remember I fucking called it. It's Chutulu. The brief shot of the monster clearly shows it's got tenticles on it's head. Chutulu comes from the sea. The poster cleary shows a wake in NY harbor heading toward a path of destruction. carry on.
agreed, i could live without the introduction.... by drewlicious	Nov 19th, 2007 06:48:28 PM
But I'll gladly put up with it if it means no screaming babies in the movie theater. It's either this or put up with the mongloids that always manage to sit next to me at the Burbank 16.
Darth Razor and frame 1:44 by SkeletonParty	Nov 19th, 2007 06:50:09 PM
Darth, I think that image is of three people. Probably Rob and his two female companions. They are leaving a dark hall and entering a lit hallway with a stair rail. The girl in the lead is best seen. She appears to be tip-toeing down the hall, maybe looking down the stairs. In the foreground shadows are the silhouettes of a girl in capri pants walking toward the stairs hunched over like she's in pain. On her right is a figure in long pants also hunched over. Perhaps he's helping the injured girl. I don't see any cilia or creature popping out.
Looks great except for the acting by IndustryKiller!	Nov 19th, 2007 06:50:27 PM
which looks pretty damn bad. Especially that lead guy who I don't read any panic in at all when he's talking to the camera and that over the top deep voiced soldier. "Whatever it is, it's winning!"? Gimme a break.
I dunno, I just can't help but get excited for this flick. by Novaman5000	Nov 19th, 2007 06:52:10 PM
It looks like alot of fun.
it's not lion. by Errockk	Nov 19th, 2007 06:52:11 PM
he says "Rob, Rob, I saw it. It's a lie!" not lion you silly poop
The way they SHOULD be doing it by performingmonkey	Nov 19th, 2007 06:59:14 PM
What should happen in Cloverfield is there IS no monster, it's the government trying to fuck everyone up by blowing the shit out of the city and projecting holograms of planes, er I mean (bwaha) holograms of monsters. Now THAT would rule. I don't want yet another monster movie, I want something more interesting, more frightening. The guy holding the camera could discover the truth about what's happening and he's arrested. The camera footage he shot survives and is played for the U.S. audience. We cut to non-handheld camera stuff and we see the guy being interrogated. Suddenly King Kong and Godzilla appear and start beating the shit out of each other. Then Cthulu destroys them all. The end. And it's all a conspiracy!!
Nice Vesuvio. You finally convinced me. by pelos_locos	Nov 19th, 2007 07:03:00 PM
Much appreciated. That definitely throws my theory of a giant aquatic turkey out the window. Damn it! So it is a lion. Is it a lion whale though? That is the question.
here's my take on the creature by El Borak	Nov 19th, 2007 07:03:35 PM
after hours and hours of studying and examining the picture this is what i have come up with. http://img.photobucket.com /albums/v376/thejeditraitor/cl overfieldfishman.jpg
i say cthulhu as... by El Borak	Nov 19th, 2007 07:05:20 PM
kah-thoo-loo
The correct pronuntiation of chutulu is actually. by pelos_locos	Nov 19th, 2007 07:09:32 PM
Jerome. It is a translation from the ancient Nahuatl, which was spoken by the ancient residents of Arkham, Arizona, before the arrival of Spain to the new world. Other pronunciations are Chuy (as in "chewy"), Lorenz and PoomChakalaka.
I've changed my mind. by hard8	Nov 19th, 2007 07:10:46 PM
they don't say it's a lion... they say "I saw it. It's ALIVE" That can mean only one thing....... It's the Morgan Stanley building doing a major hostile takeover of Manhatten. carry on.
I've seen the trailer half a dozen times... by The Dum Guy	Nov 19th, 2007 07:12:12 PM

Darth Razor and frame 1:44 continued by SkeletonParty	Nov 19th, 2007 07:12:18 PM
I made a little gif showing what I think that frame depicts. Please check out http://preview.tinyurl.com/277 966
I've seen the trailer half a dozen times... by The Dum Guy	Nov 19th, 2007 07:13:59 PM
On the big screen, and I can't make out a single shot of the big monster, only some silhouette of one the little ones. It looks like a man in a suit.
here's the tiny url by El Borak	Nov 19th, 2007 07:16:49 PM
cloverfield fishman http://tinyurl.com/ynqlo6
Awww... Crap! by DarthRazor	Nov 19th, 2007 07:21:13 PM
SkeletonParty - I hate compelling evidence - I'm sold after that last image - I believe you are correct sir.
"Blair Witch Meets Tri star Godzilla" hahahaha YEP! Just what I by EvilDoeR	Nov 19th, 2007 07:30:41 PM
"[Phantom Nov 19th, 2007 02:15:13 PM] Blair Witch POV shakey cam...Meets Tri star Godzilla...with a little of the Korean flick thrown in. And we'll get the sheep to all line up to see it with a Euro-tech yuppie idiot mystery ad campaign!!! I hope that I am wrong but it smells like the hype will outweigh the product." MAN YOU ARE SO RIGHT ON! THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT AFTER WATCHING THE TRAILER.
Sorry JJ & Friends by JonQuixote	Nov 19th, 2007 07:39:09 PM
I tend to like your work. And the premise sounds cool and all, but that tiny trailer on my monitor had enough static and quick cuts to make me sick to my stomach. In fact, it was so nausea-inducing, it actually pissed me off. If you think I'm gonna buy a $12 ticket for a headache in January, you're outta your gourd. I don't want to see your movie. I kinda want an apology.
1-18-08 by Steve_Dooku	Nov 19th, 2007 07:41:17 PM
Been a while since I went to the website, what does the Japanese say on the back of the photo of the cook with the pan of noodles?
its must have a GIGANTIC wee-wee! by themasterofnonsense	Nov 19th, 2007 07:51:15 PM
imagine its cum load!
If you think about it . . . by Turingtestee	Nov 19th, 2007 08:10:02 PM
Cthulhu has a face and head that with the ring of tentacles might come off as slightly lionish . . . not to support the whole lion thing (which does seem to be dying off anyway). I think Football is right . . . no one will see the creature and live. We in the audience might not see it either. God, I hope not. Didnt notice the chick swelling up until reading a post . . . gnarley At 1:44 might they be chased by something throwing a shadow from the other room? Havent been stoked on a movie like this since . . . um, well . . . Land of the Dead, and . . . yeah, that one was a real winner.
So it's basically "Moby Dick II: The Revenge"? by JackPumpkinhead	Nov 19th, 2007 08:12:50 PM
But in shake cam glory? By the way, sadly, nobody could make an adaptation of Moby Dick today without morons chuckling and making "jokes" about it. Probably along the lines of "Mo' pussy!"
By the way, the movie's concept is laughable. by JackPumpkinhead	Nov 19th, 2007 08:14:16 PM
If JJ Abrams had any concept of how the real world works, he would have known that the monster would have quickly been taken down by the Powerpuff Girls.
Monster Movie with a twist by Salacious_Crumb	Nov 19th, 2007 08:27:01 PM
You guys are looking at the wrong things. 1)In the context of the movie this is footage that was found in the area once known as Central Park 2)There is a scene where a soldier's face, is digitally obscured. This along with assertions that there will be non shaky parts of the movie, tells me that parts of this movie will be told AFTER 01-18-08. My guess is that film will be set in the future and that the "archival" Cloverfield footage(which will end up being named for someone--ala the Zapruder films)will tell the story to kids of how the monsters took over the earth.
Sooo is this a remake of... by Series7	Nov 19th, 2007 08:39:11 PM
Gojira-Minira-Gabara: Oru kaijû daishingeki, because what I saw of that monster looked like mini godzilla - Minira. AWESOME!!!!!!!!!
The world is ending by NoahTall	Nov 19th, 2007 08:45:41 PM
Harry linked to the apple trailer website and didn't say "Glorious Quicktime" Either that or Microsoft started paying him or Apple stopped paying him.
stupid talkback by BurgerKing	Nov 19th, 2007 08:56:58 PM
Why when I want to view talkback does it just load a blank page. fuck
how bad ass by frrrrunkis	Nov 19th, 2007 09:03:29 PM
lost/cloverfield crossover, This is the price way pay for not key in the numbers and letting the hatch explode.
Ultra Peepi? by red_weed	Nov 19th, 2007 09:04:45 PM
Probably not. That chick totally explodes or something. Maybe she is the smallest whale.
? by frrrrunkis	Nov 19th, 2007 09:07:36 PM
it there a main site giving a rundown of what is bull and what is believed as fact about the slusho the drilling company. the off shore rig?
Headache by beelkay	Nov 19th, 2007 09:11:03 PM
I don't care how good it is...if it's shaky cam more than 5 minutes, I ain't watchin' it.
CLOVERFIELD is an anagram for.... by wackybantha	Nov 19th, 2007 09:15:12 PM
...Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtles!!!
OBVIOUSLY, what's going to happen IS... by cornponious	Nov 19th, 2007 09:38:39 PM
that i don't believe there are going to be any small monsters that are going to jump off the big monster. And, if by chance there are, they are not going to be biting anybody. This is not how people get infected. it's the "deep sea honey" or whatever the crap it's called, that infects people. I think this is probably eggs or something like that, and people who ingest it become infected, or impregnated in some way, with small monsters. That's what i think anyway. I have no idea if this idea has already been vollied around. I'm just sayin'...
my guess is they never show us the monster clearly by slappy jones	Nov 19th, 2007 09:40:52 PM
that is my guess anyway. we will never get a clear shot of the monster
GIANT KILLER by zom-bot.com	Nov 19th, 2007 09:53:22 PM
does anyone remember a comic (was it dark horse) called giant killer? where a very hell-boy like monster with a samurai sword was trained by the government or something to take on the giant monsters that were suddenly appearing? it was an awesome little premise...there were twenty-six monsters, one for every letter of the alphabet, including the 'hero' monster, Jack (?)... but some were quite lovecraftian, others very japanese, others american b-movie style...and i'm pretty sure there was one whose breath turned people into zombies. ........hmmm. I think I know what J.J. was reading when he came up with this 'original' concept.
Have any of you actually read Lovecraft?! by Hardboiled Wonderland	Nov 19th, 2007 09:59:32 PM
If people think Cthulhu is all about a giant monster destroying a big city ala Godzilla, then they've never read a single fucking HP Lovecraft story in their sad little lives. Cthulhu should NEVER be a cool gimmicky substitute for Godzilla. And last time I checked, Cthulhu wasn't created by Slusho. Cloverfield is NOT Cthulhu.
my bad by zom-bot.com	Nov 19th, 2007 10:00:16 PM
it was a DC comic- take out the space between giant and killer....i can't find any pics of the monsters, but i know the cthulu looking one had a 'mane' of tentacles... or one did. http://www.dynamicforces.com/i mages/giant killer1danbrereton.jpg
Watchmen by aversiontherapy2	Nov 19th, 2007 10:01:22 PM
Reminds of the big scene, except it's moving.
maybe this is ghostbusters 3 by zom-bot.com	Nov 19th, 2007 10:02:09 PM
and destroying the statue of liberty is their own way of laughing at the horrible mistakes of ghostbusters 2
It moves like an octopus/squid by Hardboiled Wonderland	Nov 19th, 2007 10:04:34 PM
Watch the trailer closely, specifically how the monster moves. That's a giant octopus or squid.
I think this has been metioned by frrrrunkis	Nov 19th, 2007 10:04:40 PM
anyone remember the episode of "The real ghostbusters" the call of Cthulhu. The cult members wore squid facemasks. i have no point
GODZILLA/GOJIRA by zom-bot.com	Nov 19th, 2007 10:09:21 PM
some of you may already know, godzilla's true name is GOJIRA.... a combination of two Japanese words: gorira (ゴリラ, lit. "gorilla"?) and kujira (クジラ, lit. "whale"?)...godzilla is just a name for the american audiences, but it took over.......gorilla and whale...as described by a fisherman that first encounters godzilla.....but the point i'm trying to make is WHALE.......
which makes me think by zom-bot.com	Nov 19th, 2007 10:12:47 PM
JJ thought it would be witty to give us the literal version of GOJIRA..a bipedal whale monster.....who says he doesn't fight off a giant squid like enemy? squids and whales are natural enemies. factoid.
This could still be VOLTRON by Ye Not Guilty	Nov 19th, 2007 10:24:46 PM
I'm pretty sure I saw some flying robots or something at one point in this trailer. Could have been lions, I'm not sure.
a simple search of sites by zom-bot.com	Nov 19th, 2007 10:29:38 PM
merely googling the words 'cloverfield monster' will get you a ton of info, and many sites have JJ even stating that it is not cthulu, but a very squid like monster with claws.......god i hope not. squid and crustaceans are not even the same...species....plus the poster and site art are pretty heavy on the whole 'three claw slash marks' on the buildings and stuff.
You can see the monster at... by Lord_Galvatron	Nov 19th, 2007 10:46:11 PM
1:29, right between the buildings.It looks like its backside... or ass end of it. Also I think the girl was not expanding... it could be that the monsters are tearing her apart. But at that moment Kurt Russell was laughing, so it's ok.
SQUIDWHALE! by Halfbreedqueen	Nov 19th, 2007 10:50:52 PM
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zo om.gne?id=1390694335&size=l that would make sense with everything i've heard and seen in the trailers, but may just be fan art
skywalkerfamily... by D_T	Nov 19th, 2007 10:57:48 PM
...probably in fear of the upcoming AYCE (and the devastation from the AICN staff).
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