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This WILL Be Great....
by Read and Shut Up
Dec 17th, 2007
02:48:28 PM
No doubt. But Capone...quit with the "thanks, man!" "Hey, man!" stuff.
I have reservations
by matalo
Dec 17th, 2007
02:54:42 PM
about seeing this. I am afraid the overhype machine is the cause for said trepidation.
YES, BUT WHAT ABOUT CTHULHU?
by Pound Sand
Dec 17th, 2007
02:58:22 PM
I'm still excited about this movie, so I suppose teh viral campaign had a positive effect overall.
"Naturalism and Realism"
by Fatty Magee
Dec 17th, 2007
03:05:07 PM
were used way to often.
11808th
by seppukudkurosawa
Dec 17th, 2007
03:06:11 PM

All well and good, but...
by TrumpyEatsPotatoes
Dec 17th, 2007
03:11:45 PM
...is it a crab? A lion? A Lovecraftian li-crab hybrid?
so no new info
by jivatmax
Dec 17th, 2007
03:19:01 PM
yipee
Will Rodan be in this?
by Lord Nerd
Dec 17th, 2007
03:26:33 PM
This giant Crabwhale shitfest will be the suck! You'll look back at it and see.
I must now turn in my fanboy-badge . . .
by Nice Marmot
Dec 17th, 2007
03:27:09 PM
. . . cause I had no f'in' clue that J.J. wasn't directing this til just now.
Man did he say a lot of nothing.
by Francis Begbie
Dec 17th, 2007
03:28:54 PM
I don't even care about giving us more info on Cloverfield, but it sounds like he just wouldn't shut up and get to the point.
I can't wait to see with this an auduence...
by Orionsangels
Dec 17th, 2007
03:38:59 PM
and hear the moans and groans when we all find out what the monster is and where it comes from
I just figured it out....
by matalo
Dec 17th, 2007
03:50:26 PM
All of the viral clues leads me to believe that the monster will be... GUMBY!!! Click link for actual photo from movie ;) http://tinyurl.com/2gae7s
DOH!
by matalo
Dec 17th, 2007
03:52:00 PM
Forgot no active links. Just copy and paste it for a good laugh.
Wnanahara7
by matalo
Dec 17th, 2007
03:53:51 PM
I think he was meaning a "Man in Suit" type of monster movie. Even though, technically, this is not one. You know, monster destroys whole city type of movie.
The Shoulders of Giants
by ThomasServo
Dec 17th, 2007
04:25:30 PM
First, I gotta say I'm excited about this movie. I think it's funny, though, how the dude is already trying to plant the mental seeds of comparison to some of the greatest movies in genre history. He mentions, at one point or another: Godzilla, Kubrick, Jaws, Alien, Close Encounters, and Children of Men. All in one, short interview.
Fuck off and die you fucking haters...
by Hugh G Rekshun
Dec 17th, 2007
04:30:19 PM
...this will be the best movie of 2008.
Was this one of the Butt-Numb no-shows?
by Lance Rocke
Dec 17th, 2007
04:39:38 PM
Too bad, it would've spawned even more rabid hype.
Servo
by WYLD STALLYNS RULES
Dec 17th, 2007
04:41:01 PM
Yeah, as soon as the word "Kubrickian" got tossed into play, visions of "Commentary Tracks of the Damned" started dancing in my head. Sure thing, Matt.
It's a lion after all!
by Automaton Overlord
Dec 17th, 2007
04:43:12 PM
If you take the first letter of every third word he says.......
MEGA-Excited
by HExTeXly
Dec 17th, 2007
04:49:26 PM
Look, I'm a sucker for big-monster movies...so all this smoke and mirror crap is a waste on me. BUT, I know a bunch of (casual movie fans) who are rabid about this because of the marketing. Big tip of the hat to Paramount for even letting them take this risk. HOWEVER, I'm not looking forward to all the CLOVERFIELD rip-offs that will no doubt be crammed down our throats in the coming years.
The backlash on this is going to be HUGE...
by Sledge Hammer
Dec 17th, 2007
04:53:06 PM
...when it turns out to be all hype and little actual impact. I don't think it'll be horrbly bad or anything, but people act like this film is the second coming or something, so when it just turns out to be a so-so film at best people all over these boards are going to absolutely lose their shit in the tirades that follow. And if it actually turns out to be a stinker of Godzilla proportions then multiply that by a factor of about ten million. So predicts Sledge.
Wyld Stallyns...
by ThomasServo
Dec 17th, 2007
04:55:38 PM
Man! I forgot about Commentary Tracks of the Damned! Thanks! Now I'll spend the next half hour reading them...
Douche alert!
by alienindisguise
Dec 17th, 2007
04:55:48 PM
Yeah, the namedropping is seriously lame. I'm still trying to figure out the 'gasms dorks are having over this crap. Mix The Blair Witch with Godzilla and that's what you have...bfd
OH SWEET REEVES!
by BohemianMac
Dec 17th, 2007
05:00:51 PM
Has anoyone seen this guys film credits? One mediocre romantic comedy made last decade.
TOTALLY
by BurgerTime
Dec 17th, 2007
05:48:08 PM
Agree with Sledge on this one. The problem with the internet these days is that the hype machine gets thrown into overdrive with all kinds of viral marketing and shit. And before you know it, there's no way even a good film could live up to all the expectations. It's a shame really. Because there are some genuinely fine films that have seemed to be a letdown compared with the overblown spin that came before them. For once I'd just love to have a film sprung on me without all the pre-release crap and be genuinely and pleasantly surprised instead of disappointed. Then again, hype can't exist in a vacuum without an audience willing to whip it up, so we're all to blame. Best thing to do with an upcoming movie is to turn off the computer and just wait, I guess.
I don't think we'll be disapointed
by Bean_
Dec 17th, 2007
05:55:02 PM
They're giving us the monster after all, no Blair Witch cop-out!
GAPPA...
by BohemianMac
Dec 17th, 2007
05:59:56 PM
Would rape this Clovershit.
Its a GIANT: Dissapointment! Zing!
by Stormwatcher
Dec 17th, 2007
06:26:56 PM
Anyways.
i hear lion everytime
by aestheticity
Dec 17th, 2007
06:29:23 PM
all three cuts of trailers ive seen, he says lion. i saw it. its a lion. maybe they should make the line a little more distinct if they are not actually saying lion.
The internet killed everything
by Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World
Dec 17th, 2007
06:57:15 PM
Especially all JOY and LAUGHTER right the fuck out the CHILDRENS HEARTS
SKYWANKERFAMILY YOU ARE RIGHT!!!!!
by ludmir88
Dec 17th, 2007
07:32:52 PM
AICN RULZ???
Cloverfield is a street in Santa Monica
by polyh3dron
Dec 17th, 2007
07:50:32 PM
and likely the street that the Bad Robot offices are on.
Damn I'm hyped for this...
by Rindain
Dec 17th, 2007
08:14:40 PM
First movie since Revenge of the Sith that I will see at 12:01 am previews.
Eager to see this BUT...
by Raymar
Dec 17th, 2007
08:17:25 PM
J.J. Abrams and his damn yuppies! Every damn project of his is chock full of them. Even Lost has Jack.
skywalkerfamily
by Sir Loin
Dec 17th, 2007
08:32:44 PM
lol ya got that right...Starlog was THE source back in the day. This instant-gratification crap does ruin things occasionally.
I want to see it
by hjd2703
Dec 17th, 2007
08:39:06 PM
But Cthulu would be a way better movie. Lovecraft owns.
Bring back Chicken George.
by DamnMichaelBay
Dec 17th, 2007
08:46:39 PM
That guy was da bomb.
Where's my free ticket J.J!
by MRX67
Dec 17th, 2007
08:56:21 PM
After all the hard work I did trying to keep your movie afloat over the summer? Where is the reward man?
I HEARD THE CTHULHU DANCE.....
by classyfredblassy
Dec 17th, 2007
09:54:14 PM
AND IT WAS AWESOME! Can that fellow post the lyrics here again? Blassy, out.
AICN Interviews of the Damned
by Christopher3
Dec 17th, 2007
09:57:37 PM
Should be a cross-promotion with the AV Club.
meh
by ironic_name
Dec 17th, 2007
11:00:54 PM
meh
This was...
by PreciousRoy
Dec 18th, 2007
06:48:18 AM
...the funniest review I've read in ages. I laughed harder than I did at BORAT. Awesome!
Has anyone thought . . .
by Nice Marmot
Dec 18th, 2007
07:16:53 AM
. . . it might be a SEA Lion?
NOOO
by Halfbreedqueen
Dec 18th, 2007
09:18:05 AM
February is the best month cause that's when DAREDEVIL came out! WOO!
i saw no lion, voltron or cthulhu....and it was awesome
by Chutch
Dec 18th, 2007
10:19:25 AM
stupid fucks...lions,voltrons, and cthulhu's are for kids. it's that fuckin 8 legged giant whale thing, deal with it.
So This Is The Monster?
by ThomasServo
Dec 18th, 2007
02:23:11 PM
http://tinyurl.com/yoc4gk
Cloverfield Plot In Detail. Read It Here.
by Buzz Maverik
Dec 18th, 2007
03:44:11 PM
Six young New Yorkers are filming a party for one of their number who has an exciting job opportunity in L.A. It seems that Joey is getting his own series after years of playing Dr. Drake Remoray on DAYS OF OUR LIVES. His roommate and former lover Chandler wishes him well, but will miss him. His friend Ross just hopes that Joey will buy his monkey back for him. Rachel asks him not to tell what they were doing in the bathroom.

Suddenly, they spot chaos from another part of the city. A giant creature is wrecking havok. The evac order goes out. No one is sure what is going on, but there's rumors that a crew of specialists, trying to stop a supernatural assault centered around the famed Dakota Apartments, may have accidentally imagined a giant version of the logo character for a popular brand of marshmallows!

As our friends try to evacuate, Joey spots an untended sangwich shop and decides to loot a few meatball subs while Phoebe films. Since Phoebe owes Monica $20, Monica sticks around. Suddenly, a giant hand comes down and snatches Monica up. Thinking quickly, Phoebe throws her the camera.

As Mr. Stay Puft carries Monica toward the Empire State Building, she films everything, like a true Lovecraft hero who keeps narrating until Cthulhu eats him on a giant cracker, or like those morons in the BLAIR WITCH PROJECT. I mean, I forget to film opening Christmas presents.

Monica accidentally drops the camera, which falls several stories, bounces off Ross' head, killing him, and ruining Rachel's hair. Chandler picks up the camera, because he was leading a rescue attempt. Joey remained back at the sangwich shop.

As the only two able to go on, Chandler and Phoebe gamely follow Monica. With all the lights out in the city, they lose sight of the monstermallow, though.

Because all action movies now demand a pointless stop at a fat computer nerd's house, Phoebe reveals that she knows how to fly a helicopter. They fly to the home of a guy named Dr. Science. After insulting him a little, they are told where a huge supply of napalm is kept.

You guessed it. Phoebe flies over the Empire State Building, prepping for a napalm drop. Chandler bungees down to pulls Monica out of a pile of whip. Mr. Stay Puft flails at the helicopter so Phoebe lets it drop.

Although Chandler and Monica are incinerated in the process, the giant marshmallow is toasted (on one side anyway, the other side is runny).

The ironic, twisty, Darabontian ending is that Phoebe, who has picked up Joey and Marcel the Monkey, shoots them. She tries to shoot herself, but misses, nailing one of the US military troops who has just arrived to save the day.

You walk out of the theater going:"Man, if she'd have just hung tough a little longer..."

What If You Don't Have 30 Friends?
by Buzz Maverik
Dec 18th, 2007
04:56:59 PM
I mean, I guess I could get the neighbor who gives me the finger as he drives by to see it, but I'm pretty sure he's deranged...
IT'S NOT A FUCKING LION!!
by Maniaq
Dec 18th, 2007
07:19:31 PM
I think we all know this, deep down
It's Monster Crab-Whale
by classyfredblassy
Dec 19th, 2007
09:30:32 AM
Make sure to hyphenate it that way, you toad stools.
It´s Lionel Ritchie!
by CuervoJones
Dec 19th, 2007
11:03:12 AM
Dancing on the ceiling!
What do folks think of this?
by tomrobinsonz
Dec 20th, 2007
09:20:06 AM
http://aycu14.webshots.com/ima ge/34893/2001230418515999011_r s.jpg
Spielberg laid the groundworks for this
by Sheeld
Dec 20th, 2007
11:58:11 AM
Showing grand scale carnage from a very limited POV, using continuous takes (also clearly used and expanded on in Children of Men) - basically upping the realism when dealing with sci-fi -, Spielberg did it all with War of the Worlds. I always knew that film was gonna be highly influential, and it certainly won't stop here.
This is gonna be …
by b-rock
Dec 20th, 2007
03:32:55 PM
… the next Snakes on a Plane.
It's a Sealion
by FILMFUNK
Dec 20th, 2007
04:04:05 PM
Or a HamsterCrab or a GodzillaBird or LizardDOg or a WhaleFrog or a RabidLog or a ConjoinedSprog or a FoldingBlog or a FUCK OFF WITH the -

''ITS A LION!!!''

shit!

It's a LIiiiiiiiii---
by 'Cholera's Ghost
Dec 20th, 2007
10:17:07 PM
--ve.
Cloverfield 2: Electric Boogaloo
by Fa Fa Fooey
Dec 20th, 2007
11:21:52 PM
It could happen.
The guy dropped a clue: It's CHEESE!
by Kid Z
Dec 21st, 2007
10:39:12 AM
Yep! Cheese! Specifically, it's a gigantic, ambulatory blob of living Casu Marzu (look it up on wikipedia... and prepare to be disgusted!). The smaller monsters that flake off are the maggots that typically infest this horrible dairy-based obscenity... they're just 6-foot tall maggots!... It's all so obvious, now...
Re: Whales and Lions
by CD3D
Dec 26th, 2007
10:08:10 PM
For the record, to the good people who keep bringing up whales and lions: The Whale monster image that started the whale thing going has been demonstrated to be fan art, and as far as I can tell, the line that started the lion thing is actually "it's alive," not "it's a lion."
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