Cloverfield (the mysterious trailer without a name before TF)

[Valkysas]

is there ANY real info on this movie? is the trailer online?

the trailer blew away the entire audience. I have to know more.

[Sector Seven]

As an JJ Abrams fan, I've heard the rumblings about the film - but there's no trailer online yet (it should be soon). I found a blog post about it (http://www.firstshowing.net/2007/06/29/jj-abrams-top-secret-trailer-for-cloverfield-in-front-of-transformers/) here, though - for those that are curious.

[Phorpus]

Apparently it's a giant monster movie with the entire thing shot by digital video by the fleeing citizens. (http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/06/29/jj-abrams-top-secret-cloverfield-movie-trailer-attached-to-transformers/)

It really stole the audience's breath away in my theater, too. Everybody was really into it. The guy behind me said "Oh please, God, let it be Godzilla."

He's going to be disappointed.

[Gigatron_2005]

Apparently it's a giant monster movie with the entire thing shot by digital video by the fleeing citizens. (http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/06/29/jj-abrams-top-secret-cloverfield-movie-trailer-attached-to-transformers/)

It really stole the audience's breath away in my theater, too. Everybody was really into it. The guy behind me said "Oh please, God, let it be Godzilla."

He's going to be disappointed.

I am now disapointed. :( (I was saying something to like that in my theatre.) Shame, I want Godzilla!!! :p

[Spartan Prime]

Apparently it's a giant monster movie with the entire thing shot by digital video by the fleeing citizens. (http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/06/29/jj-abrams-top-secret-cloverfield-movie-trailer-attached-to-transformers/)

It really stole the audience's breath away in my theater, too. Everybody was really into it. The guy behind me said "Oh please, God, let it be Godzilla."

He's going to be disappointed.

Funny. In my theater, everyone fell silent and all you could hear was "Please don't let it be Godzilla."

That was the only trailer people laughed at.

[rattrap007]

I thought it was Godzilla too...

[bushboy]

My friend thought it was Godzilla. But, he also thought the "I Am Legend" trailer was "Independence Day 2":p

[gfan1984]

As a G-fan I and some of my other friends were just stunned by that trailer....it had a bunch of Giant monster references...

1. That guy was going to JAPAN (of all places).
2. It sounded like footsteps and some faint roars at the time of the blackout.
3. The head of the statue of liberty being thrown across the street.

Any other thoughts about what this movie could be????

[Bendimus Prime]

As a G-fan I and some of my other friends were just stunned by that trailer....it had a bunch of Giant monster references...

1. That guy was going to JAPAN (of all places).
2. It sounded like footsteps and some faint roars at the time of the blackout.
3. The head of the statue of liberty being thrown across the street.

Any other thoughts about what this movie could be????Well, there are obviously some big Godzilla overtones, but I'm sure that is intentional. You can’t really do a giant-sized monster movie without thinking about big-G.

I figure this movie will be totally from the first-person perspective, so we won't get any overhead, zoom-in shots of the monster. It will be more like the camera man looks out a window and you see military guys running from a giant tentacle or something. We might not even fully see the monster at all. So just imagine if Godzilla was filmed like Blair Witch.

[drippy]

I just heard about it today for the first time. A local radio personality (who I think is a giant tool) appears in the trailer and supposedly has a few lines.

[onesock]

Oh...I thought it was Godzilla. You know how the said the guy was moving to Japan?

[Dirge121]

So just imagine if Godzilla was filmed like Blair Witch.

That would be really hard, the only real way of doing that is have the Cameraman in the opposite part of the Country. The Big-G is huge, you really can't miss him, (well, the Japanese army apparently can.)

[Phy]

I figure this movie will be totally from the first-person perspective, so we won't get any overhead, zoom-in shots of the monster. It will be more like the camera man looks out a window and you see military guys running from a giant tentacle or something. We might not even fully see the monster at all. So just imagine if Godzilla was filmed like Blair Witch.
I would see that SEVENTEEN TIMES. My god, it's like reaching into my head and pulling out delight.

[Ra88]

This sounds very interesting indeed. Hope it's shown here tomorrow, though I doubt it.

[Smasher]

I hope it is Godzilla.
How awesome would that be?

Even if its not Godzilla, that trailer really piqued my interest.

1. It is the first trailer in years that I saw on a movie screen first. I always see trailers on the web first.
2. Who makes a film trailer and doesn't even put the title on it? That is unheard of.

[KA]

this news has piqued my interest.

[Ktulu]

They didn't show that at the theater I went to, pretty crazy

[MovieGod]

I havent seen this CLOVERFIELD trailer yet but Im hoping itll be a decent giant monster film...Hollywood hasnt made a good one since...forever.
Funny. In my theater, everyone fell silent and all you could hear was "Please don't let it be Godzilla."

That was the only trailer people laughed at.
It sounds like Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich ruined GODZILLA for people in your area. Those guys should never have been allowed anywhere near the franchise. I really hope the American studios are going to leave it alone.

[Spartan Prime]

It sounds like Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich ruined GODZILLA for people in your area. Those guys should never have been allowed anywhere near the franchise. I really hope the American studios are going to leave it alone.

QFT. America's Godzilla Franchise FTL.

[Gryph]

I havent seen this CLOVERFIELD trailer yet but Im hoping itll be a decent giant monster film...Hollywood hasnt made a good one since...forever.

It sounds like Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich ruined GODZILLA for people in your area. Those guys should never have been allowed anywhere near the franchise. I really hope the American studios are going to leave it alone.

Supposedly there's going to be a Godzilla 2. Seriously.

[Ops_was_a_truck]

this news has piqued my interest.

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/672/relevantinterestqq2.jpg

Mine too, actually. The premise sounds pretty neat. Following all of the live footage we've become used to from 9/11, this sounds like it'll be a really wild take on the "aliens invade" scifi subgenre.

[Smasher]

I havent seen this CLOVERFIELD trailer yet but Im hoping itll be a decent giant monster film...Hollywood hasnt made a good one since...forever.

It sounds like Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich ruined GODZILLA for people in your area. Those guys should never have been allowed anywhere near the franchise. I really hope the American studios are going to leave it alone.

I think the King Kong remake was a little too long but it was otherwise excellent.
The American Godzilla movie was okay if you look at it as just a monster movie, but it was not Godzilla in anything other than the title.

[MovieGod]

Supposedly there's going to be a Godzilla 2. Seriously.
I totally believe it. IIRC the Devlin-Emmerich GODZILLA broke even domestically so it definitely turned a profit once the money from the DVDS, tie-ins, and overseas BO was tallied up. Worse movies (entertainment-wise) have had sequels made...though I cant honestly think of one offhand.

[Smasher]

Her bail is set at 2.5 million gold pieces and 15 Epic Weapons.

[Ops_was_a_truck]

^ lol wrong thread :p

[Smasher]

LOL!
I am teh idi0t!

I typed the same text in both tabs.
I guess I should get back to work...

[Ops_was_a_truck]

im in ur pre voo thredz, bustin ur bawls

[Ops_was_a_truck]

double post i hate u

[Phy]

^ur in ma prevoo thred, cloggin teh dattabasses

[Optimus]

Saw this trailer before TF, was not impressed.

[MegaPrime33]

At first I too thought it was Godzilla, that was probably the point of the small clip they showed, to make you think that. But then I realized it was JJ Abrams, I knew it couldnt be it.

Looks awesome btw.

[rattrap007]

Supposedly there's going to be a Godzilla 2. Seriously.

This time with Ice skating baby godzillas!

[Gryph]

This time with Ice skating baby godzillas!

Hehe. Honestly, that was the only really bad part of the movie. The rest of it was pretty good. The only other thing about it I wasn't too fond of was the lack of the radiation breath weapon.

If they make this, there's only three things I ask for.

No hoards of mini godzillas.
Breath weapon.
Godzilla fighting another giant monster.

Also, I saw the trailer before Transformers. Damn! That looks like one hell of a movie.

[Acid Wing]

Hehe. Honestly, that was the only really bad part of the movie. The rest of it was pretty good. The only other thing about it I wasn't too fond of was the lack of the radiation breath weapon.

If they make this, there's only three things I ask for.

No hoards of mini godzillas.
Breath weapon.
Godzilla fighting another giant monster.

Also, I saw the trailer before Transformers. Damn! That looks like one hell of a movie.

Hmm. Interesting, I thought I read before in a recent G-Fan or monster-zero.com (not sure exactly which one), that Sony/Columbia Pictures didn't want to venture into that territory because Godzilla wouldn't be a sustainable film franchise like Spidey is.

Anyways, I hope I get to see the Cloverfield trailer once I see TFs tomorrow.:)

[Sector Seven]

Last I heard, Godzilla 2: Electric Boogaloo was canceled.

[KA]

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/672/relevantinterestqq2.jpg

Mine too, actually. The premise sounds pretty neat. Following all of the live footage we've become used to from 9/11, this sounds like it'll be a really wild take on the "aliens invade" scifi subgenre.

actually, sounds like blair witch, but with monsters.

hopefully blair witchs lameness wont be carried over.

[Ops_was_a_truck]

:( I want to sneak a peak at this via Youtube, but I think the legal folks are probably watching the Youtubers like hawks, right now.

[Katamari Prime]

Mystery trailers do not a good movie make.

[DevilzFan]

I thought it looked pretty lame. My friend and I made fun of the trailer when watching it.

[awful_gollum]

I too thought of Godzilla when I saw the trailer. I mean after all, it took place in New York like 1998's Godzilla and the guy was going to Japan (where Godzilla is originally from). Than again the monster's roaring didn't sound like that of Godzilla and Godzilla's firebreath doesn't cause an explosion like that in the trailer.

[Turbocharger]

JJ Abrams....monsters...movie....


It's the LOST smoke monster.

/thread

[GMANIFESS]

I didn't really get a giant monster movie vibe from this.
Maybe an attack on New York or environmental disaster film.
That generic roar could have easily been an explosion of sorts... even tornados are said to sound like giant demonic trains.

Maybe most of the movie will be in total confusion that we won't know what really happened until the end? Like that show Jericho, but in N.Y.

-Military attack?
-Alien invasion?
-Earthquake/ environmental?
-Gas lines ruptured?
-Giant monster(s)?
-Armageddon again?

Regardless, THAT is what you call a movie teaser!!! Though easily forgotten until someone brings it up. I doubt a movie like this could remain elusive for very long with the interweb still intact. But it would be impressive if Hollywood actually pulls it off.

[Bendimus Prime]

A screener video of it just hit youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NNxPcgn_Dk

[Dirge121]

A screener video of it just hit youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NNxPcgn_Dk

Now I've seen the teaser, it actually looks pretty good, I'll probably go see it.
But yeah, that was so a pitch-altered Godzilla roar, not Tri-star Godzilla, but the proper Toho Godzilla.

[Ra88]

That looks like it has the potential to be awesome.

[Phy]

You're darn right it does.

Actually, what with the first person camera and all, it felt an awful lot like a game. (In a good way.)

[Wreckgar]

Everyone at my theater loved the trailer, then the ending came and there was no name for the movie. All that was heard was some guy going "WTF? That better not such now"

And I think everyone agreed. It looked fantastic and I'm hyped about it but with no real info or at least a name, I'll be pissed if it ends up biting.

[Mike]

everyone in my theater was really excited when that trailer came on, and after it ended people were all talking about it, right through the Transformers intro.

[Tenebrouser]

This movie won't have an ending.......or at least it won't be satisfying.

JJ Abrams

[Grimlock_13]

The guy behind me said "Oh please, God, let it be Godzilla."



Ha funny my thought were "They made a sequel to that shitty Godzilla movie?" :lol

I'm looking forward to hearing more about it though, it definitely piqued my interest.

[aksmth]

I figured the trailer was for Godzilla. Through the trailer I thought I heard Big G screams once or twice.

[Switchblade]

During the trailer I heard some terrified little boy in the audience cry out "Daddy!" That amused me, because I'm a heartless bastard. :lol

[j3]

I didn't get to see the trailer last night :(

Maybe at one of the other theaters I'll probably be hitting in the next week.

[Darth Wisman]

http://www.thegaminglife.net/

Front page has the trailer from a cellphone camera, better than nothing.


**Edit- That last roar sound like Anguirus from Godzilla, the armadillo type creature, which would support the Godzilla movie theory

[Ops_was_a_truck]

That's fuckin' wicked. WOW.

[SixEleven77]

I did research on this the morning after seeing Transformers on the 2nd and Wikepedia had the synopsis as a monster called the parasite ravages NY due to all the immorality-The synopsis actually used the words "pre-marital sex"- and whatnot and the reason the parasite is targeting the group of people you see in the trailor is because-now get this-a homosexual was in their group. I shit you not! I researched J.J. Abrams on Wikepedia and there was a link to Cloverfield in blue, I clicked it and at the bottom of the movie description was the synopsis. When I read it I laughed at the stupidity of such a plot because it sounded kind of preachy and I got my wife to come over to the computer and once she read it she couldn't believe that someone would dream up such a hateful plot for a movie. The funny thing is, if you go on Wikepedia and search for Cloverfield, the original synopsis has since been removed/deleted. I would have given anything to have copied and pasted that damn paragraph now because once you read it you would have been like "WTF?!?!?". What I described doesn't even come close to what the synopsis actually was. It was probably the most offensive/ignorant synopsis for a movie I have ever read. It could have been a joke but I guess we will see...

FOUND IT!
Cloverfield" is the working title of the new J.J. Abrams produced film concerning a creature called "The Parasite". The Parasite was created due to the rampant rise in pre-marital sex and loss of morals in New York. It feeds upon the city, 'purifying' it. Several characters with digital cameras capture the fall of America's Babylon as they try to escape. Unknown to them, a homosexual character is in their midst and puts the entire group in danger as the Parasite is drawn to his immorality and must satisfy it's uncontrollable urge to destroy it.

:sly:

[Bumble Prime]

wow so like a blair witch middle school abstinence video..........

teh gay

(no pun intended) lol

[Sideswipe83]

OH, if that is for real, there are going to be so many groups cheesed at that. Not doubting what was found in Wiki, but since Wiki is user updated, who know who stuck that on as a description

[Hoolagrin]

I did research on this the morning after seeing Transformers on the 2nd and Wikepedia had the synopsis as a monster called the parasite ravages NY due to all the immorality-The synopsis actually used the words "pre-marital sex"- and whatnot and the reason the parasite is targeting the group of people you see in the trailor is because-now get this-a homosexual was in their group. I shit you not! I researched J.J. Abrams on Wikepedia and there was a link to Cloverfield in blue, I clicked it and at the bottom of the movie description was the synopsis. When I read it I laughed at the stupidity of such a plot because it sounded kind of preachy and I got my wife to come over to the computer and once she read it she couldn't believe that someone would dream up such a hateful plot for a movie. The funny thing is, if you go on Wikepedia and search for Cloverfield, the original synopsis has since been removed/deleted. I would have given anything to have copied and pasted that damn paragraph now because once you read it you would have been like "WTF?!?!?". What I described doesn't even come close to what the synopsis actually was. It was probably the most offensive/ignorant synopsis for a movie I have ever read. It could have been a joke but I guess we will see...

FOUND IT!


:sly:

Well, could it be that the message of the movie that intolerance breeds monsters that kill everybody? That the religious right created a monster (like Mega AIDS) that was supposed to target specific individuals, and their zealous nature doomed the world? Maybe another gay monster would show the evil monster the error of it's ways, and the movie turns out to be a love story.

It's late.

[pinoy78]

I was told it's gonna be an Astroboy movie.

[Bumble Prime]

hahaha

we have nothing to fear but fear itself..............................and Super Aids

[Sideways]

i just saw that trailer today when i went to see Transformers.
I'm intrigued... i thought it was a Godzilla movie too.

[Atomsplitter]

Didn't they say something like "It looks like a giant lion!"? As soon as I heard that, I was let down. I mean... a giant lion? Of all the awesome things you could make a monster.

[Switchblade]

Well, could it be that the message of the movie that intolerance breeds monsters that kill everybody? That the religious right created a monster (like Mega AIDS) that was supposed to target specific individuals, and their zealous nature doomed the world? Maybe another gay monster would show the evil monster the error of it's ways, and the movie turns out to be a love story.

It's late.
I think it just means that anyone can edit a Wikipedia page.

[Drake]

Whos' causing all the destruction in NYC? You guessed it...

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c18/drake21734/P16556J26G5.jpg

Frank Stallone.

[case_sensitive]

The teaser looks good. I wonder what the real title is going to be for this movie?
I think it just means that anyone can edit a Wikipedia page.
Amen. The philosophy of the site seems to be 'if you don't have facts, just throw in speculation'.

-= CS =-

[Tenebrouser]

Whos' causing all the destruction in NYC? You guessed it...

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c18/drake21734/P16556J26G5.jpg

Frank Stallone.

God I miss Norm MacDonald.

[Bendimus Prime]

Didn't they say something like "It looks like a giant lion!"? As soon as I heard that, I was let down. I mean... a giant lion? Of all the awesome things you could make a monster.Close, but the guy says: "They've seen it! It's alive! It's huge!"

[squirrelcar]

It looked cool. But after getting burned with 'mysterious trailers' by M. Night Shyamalan more than once, I'm gonna need a little more before I commit an evening and ten bucks.

Plus, I thought 'Alias' sucked.

[Enigma2K2]

Cloverfield" is the working title of the new J.J. Abrams produced film concerning a creature called "The Parasite". The Parasite was created due to the rampant rise in pre-marital sex and loss of morals in New York. It feeds upon the city, 'purifying' it. Several characters with digital cameras capture the fall of America's Babylon as they try to escape. Unknown to them, a homosexual character is in their midst and puts the entire group in danger as the Parasite is drawn to his immorality and must satisfy it's uncontrollable urge to destroy it.

What... the... FUCK?!?!?!?

[SPLIT LIP]

At the end of the trailer, when it paused, someone in the audience yelled: 'What was that movie called?" Everyone busted out laughing.

Transformers was fantastic.

[smkspy]

The trailer looks very decent, but those story details are definitely WTF.

[Vangelus]

I like the filmographic idea. Blair Witch camera + special effects + lack of boring will have me wanting to see it at least once.

[Smasher]

I too thought of Godzilla when I saw the trailer. I mean after all, it took place in New York like 1998's Godzilla and the guy was going to Japan (where Godzilla is originally from). Than again the monster's roaring didn't sound like that of Godzilla and Godzilla's firebreath doesn't cause an explosion like that in the trailer.

It depends which Godzilla movie you are watching.
But its all a moot point because the American Godzilla did not breathe fire at all.

[Keiichitron]

It depends which Godzilla movie you are watching.
But its all a moot point because the American Godzilla did not breathe fire at all.

i'm pretty sure the american godzilla did, when it was chasing the heroes in their taxi at the end of the movie.....

[squirrelcar]

i'm pretty sure the american godzilla did, when it was chasing the heroes in their taxi at the end of the movie.....I think that was a sorta tribute scene--he didn't 'really' breath fire, there was just an explosion that was...I dunno, encouraged by the air from his roar?

Or something like that. Basically, a way for the writers to have him breath fire for the fans without having to write him as actually breathing fire in the movie, which didn't jive with their 'more realistic' Godzilla.

[Keiichitron]

I think that was a sorta tribute scene--he didn't 'really' breath fire, there was just an explosion that was...I dunno, encouraged by the air from his roar?

Or something like that. Basically, a way for the writers to have him breath fire for the fans without having to write him as actually breathing fire in the movie, which didn't jive with their 'more realistic' Godzilla.

they didn't want to give it fire breath to be realistic, but they have things spontaneously combust in the path of its breath..... no wonder i didn't like that movie. japanese godzilla is the only real godzilla

[kronos]

http://www.firstshowing.net/2007/06/29/jj-abrams-top-secret-trailer-for-cloverfield-in-front-of-transformers/

[Smasher]

I think that was a sorta tribute scene--he didn't 'really' breath fire, there was just an explosion that was...I dunno, encouraged by the air from his roar?

Or something like that. Basically, a way for the writers to have him breath fire for the fans without having to write him as actually breathing fire in the movie, which didn't jive with their 'more realistic' Godzilla.

Exactly. Because audiences will accept a giant lizard, but not a giant lizard that breathes fire. But, because Godzilla is supposed to breathe fire they made scenes where it seemed like fire was coming from his mouth.

In one scene, Godzilla's roar somehow has enough force to cause two cars to fly into the air, collide, explode, and then the flames flew forward from the air\gas being expelled from his mouth. (If the roar had that much force, how did Nick Tataupolous ever survive it?)

In the other scene Godzilla's roar somehow ignites sewer gas that is coming off a manhole in the street. Watch the scene in slow motion, the flames originate over the manhole.

Why not just make Godzilla breathe fire?

But, if this movie is a sequel to Godzilla, I would love it if the new Godzilla could breathe fire. The cartoon extension of the American continuity could breathe fire.

[Wing alpha]

...intrigued, amused, yes...

please god damn it don't let that wiki entry be true.

It would make it suck....

...then again Im not Lost, nor Alias Happy.

[Drake]

It's not Godzilla. Paramount doesn't own the rights to Godzilla. Sony does.

[Smasher]

Do they still? I thought they gave them up shortly after Final Wars was released on DVD. I don't have a link to back that up, though, just a vague recollection.

[drippy]

Spoilers: if you haven't seen the trailer and don't want it described to you, stop now.

http://www.chud.com/index.php?type=news&id=10956

[Bumble Prime]

i really dont see how repeating the blair witch style of cinema wil result in anything good..................unless............................they couple it with ABC prime time writing!!!!

yeah ill hold out for the documentary style Dancing with the Stars

[jourdo]

This was one of the best teasers I've seen for a film in a long time. Showed just enough to make you want more. Everyone gave a collective "aw man!" when there was no title for the film.

Can't wait to see more.

[ActionMasterZod]

I saw this for the second time today, belive it or not I hade friggen gosebumbs by the end of the trailer, this movie seriously looks freggin awsome.

[fabexmax]

So am I gonna be the only one who thinks this is the Voltron movie.. what if it is just to generate buzz. I read a piece of the Voltron script on latinoreview.com( that may not be the EXACT name of the site) but the few pages of the script i read kinda align with the trailer! And the description of the Parasite monster is the same way they describe the Robeasts! I'm not the first person to feel this may be a red herring trailer, but like others said, the guy was going to Japan, some people have said they heard the line "its a lion, its huge" and the news reporter does say she heard a thunderous roar. Paramont is the company making Voltron and this movie "Cloverfield" as well! The whole going away party for Rob could just be a ruse, as well as all this talk about handheld cameras. I'm just saying, before everyone hops on the God(please no more US versions)zilla angle, lets keep all our options open! With that said... if anyone wants to see that Voltron script LMK and I'll post the link for it here!

[Starscreamer17]

Why the hell do people think its Voltron? Why film a possible franchise on hand held digital cameras?

Could it possibly be *gasp* something original?!

[fabexmax]

what if its not filmed on Digi cams at all... when the statue of liberty head flys on the street, that wasn't shot with a digi cam... or the explosions in the sky.. all of that was POV...

[Sideswipe83]

Cloverfield" is the working title of the new J.J. Abrams produced film concerning a creature called "The Parasite". The Parasite was created due to the rampant rise in pre-marital sex and loss of morals in New York. It feeds upon the city, 'purifying' it. Several characters with digital cameras capture the fall of America's Babylon as they try to escape. Unknown to them, a homosexual character is in their midst and puts the entire group in danger as the Parasite is drawn to his immorality and must satisfy it's uncontrollable urge to destroy it.



Looked at Wikipedia this evening and it looks like the page got a major text reduction, as non of that was listed, so either someone in the know took it down, or Wiki decided to as to not fan flames.

[Turbocharger]

I was ticked, by the time I got popcorn and walked into the theater, Prime was giving his beginning speech.

[CheetahDC]

what if its not filmed on Digi cams at all... when the statue of liberty head flys on the street, that wasn't shot with a digi cam... or the explosions in the sky.. all of that was POV...
What's "POV"?

[fabexmax]

point of view

[Starscreamer17]

Still, I've read about five pages of the Voltron script and from whatelse I've been told its set after the war and I think just goes over it in the prolouge.

This movie hasn't even started filming, the trailer was shot before principal photography.

[fabexmax]

I mean its all just speculation.. all i'm saying is that everything we saw in the Cloverland trailer could very well just be a glimpse of what the war was... It is called the One day war right Starscream17? So technically what we are seeing as in the trailer and is being passed off as the actual movie could just be the prolouge and the movie picks up after that, thus the secrecy??Huh.. huh? Again.. all just crazy fan talk.. for all we know this movie really could be about a parasite feeding off of moral decay in NY, and chasing a gay guy in the group, all while being filmed on digi cams ala Blair Witch (hey i didn't make that up, str8 from Wikipedia)... Who knows at this point!? I say just bring on the ice skating baby Godzillas and give the people what they really want!!!!! LOL

[Ops_was_a_truck]

If that turned out to be the truth - and this is the Voltron movie teaser - that'd be pretty wild. :rock

[Vector Sigma]

Looks pretty sweet. I'm going for Godzilla or just a general giant monster movie...

[Drake]

If that turned out to be the truth - and this is the Voltron movie teaser - that'd be pretty wild. :rock

Kind of a weird trailer if it is Voltron. Because it sure didn't make me think Voltron.

[drippy]

wow

http://www.chud.com/index.php?type=news&id=10959

[Jux]

I'm a JJ fan.

[Jux]

100th reply yay

[Greenshadow0]

I shat a brick when I saw the trailer last night. :thumb

[Ops_was_a_truck]

Kind of a weird trailer if it is Voltron. Because it sure didn't make me think Voltron.

That was more of a "what if?" type of statement. I don't believe for a second that it will be Voltron, I was just expressing wild-eyed enthusiasm for how neat that would have been.

[seven]

Blair Witch 3 - Attack of the 50 foot Witch.

[Bendimus Prime]

So am I gonna be the only one who thinks this is the Voltron movie.. what if it is just to generate buzz. I read a piece of the Voltron script on latinoreview.com( that may not be the EXACT name of the site) but the few pages of the script i read kinda align with the trailer! And the description of the Parasite monster is the same way they describe the Robeasts! I'm not the first person to feel this may be a red herring trailer, but like others said, the guy was going to Japan, some people have said they heard the line "its a lion, its huge" and the news reporter does say she heard a thunderous roar. Paramont is the company making Voltron and this movie "Cloverfield" as well! The whole going away party for Rob could just be a ruse, as well as all this talk about handheld cameras. I'm just saying, before everyone hops on the God(please no more US versions)zilla angle, lets keep all our options open! With that said... if anyone wants to see that Voltron script LMK and I'll post the link for it here!
From before:Close, but the guy says: "They've seen it! It's alive! It's huge!"

[fabexmax]

I just like to speculate.. either way, the trailer was sick, and I will be seeing this regardless!

[Drake]

That was more of a "what if?" type of statement. I don't believe for a second that it will be Voltron, I was just expressing wild-eyed enthusiasm for how neat that would have been.

I'de love to see a Voltron movie too.

[fabexmax]

Drake.. you do know that a live action Voltron is in production now!

[Ops_was_a_truck]

Okay, I did some more reading about the 5 puzzles on the Ethanhaaswasright.com, dug through CHUD and AICN...and I'm kinda intrigued. They've got me hooked. I want to find out the answer behind all the goofball pseudomythology!

[Drake]

Drake.. you do know that a live action Voltron is in production now!

I know. My only worry is that is will end up like Power Rangers.

[misterd]

Rumor is its better than Godzilla.

It's Cthulhu. :D

Don't know your dark lord? Shame on you.

Anyway, keeping the links alive:

http://www.ethanhaaswasright.com/

http://www.ethanhaaswaswrong.com/

[Omnibus Prime]

Rumor is its better than Godzilla.

It's Cthulhu. :D



http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j4/wrworth/Emoticons/faint.gif

Holy fuck. Anything other than that would suddenly be disappointing.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j4/wrworth/Emoticons/cthulhu.gif FTW.

[misterd]

From http://tigerkakke.livejournal.com/268515.html#cutid1 about Ethanhasswasright.com


And when trying to access the flash-based game with a browswer that doesn't support it, the following message appears instead of the game:

"...war came, no longer from the elemental nor from the stars rain of fire. The world was again remade, and the glow was as the coming sun upon the Earth. The children of the gods were again too few, scattered and divided and among them walked the ancients and those whose thoughts were not as to the towers and the marvels but to the End and the destruction of Earth and to the fires from which nothing could escape. "
Hmm..

I eventually figure out all the other puzzles just to hear what this guy has to say, which is what you all should do too cause only the 1st and 5th videos are left up on YouTube. The rest were taken down by Paramount, along with most of the trailer videos (I'll be surprized if the trailer is still up by the time people read this in the morning. Check www.thegaminglife.net if it's down.

The following clues were revealed at the Ethan was Wrong blog earlier today and yesterday:

"The great war of the gods will come upon the earth; the fires and terror of their rule will return for a time, but the children of the gods may be thus prepared, themselves aware and powerful…they may stand along side the gods not as equals, but as allies, feared and ready."

"The great cycle, the beginning and the end, turns just as the plans of the gods turn once again to the world of men.

And they will come upon the earth only after the skies rain down fire and the very earth itself is made to shake and the great cities of men fall into ruins. Their plans are set and their purpose is clear; they come for war."

After reading all this talk about a war between gods and humans gave me a huge fucking erection so I went and grabbed a copy of the bible to look up anything with the numbers 1-18-08 or the time 12:36 from the picture. And low and behold:

"I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak..." Matthew 12:36

[Turbocharger]

With some fancy cryptic message like that, I'm guessing it's a documentary about Sony and Microsoft.

[Kickback]

Wait.

This is Blair Witch Godzilla style?

[Turbocharger]

Probably not. Although I can't think of anything else at this point. Besides a Big O movie.


Ooh, that'd be pretty neat actually.

[misterd]

Wait.

This is Blair Witch Godzilla style?

Sorta.

Sounds to me like the Giant Monster version of Marvels or Signs, in which extraordinary events are viewed from the perspective of the common man. The BW thing just has to do with the use of handheld cameras, which, of course, was not pioneered by BW.

[Atomsplitter]

It would be an insta-sell if it was Big-O. Cthulu would be great also.

[Acid Wing]

Interesting, not bad if it is Cthulhu. Though, I don't know much about the monster related to Davy Jones.:D

On the other hand, a Cthulhu vs. Godzilla fight would rule, but I doubt will ever happen.

[Ra88]

The more I hear, the more I think it's Cthulhu bringing about the Apacolypse. Would certainly be VERY interesting.

[jdre_124]

Errr. I thought it looked awesome and I dig the entire hand held camera thing but knowing J.J it may not even be a monster in the traditional sense...I hope it is. Sad thing is we probably wont get a good look at it until the very end.

[Elita_One]

It actually looked pretty cool. At the end I was wondering what the hell I just saw.

[Turbocharger]

"Ethan Haas" or possibly "Ethan Haas was right" has got to be an Anagram. Of what, I dunno, but it's the kind of simple phrase that could be turned into something else.

[Vector Sigma]

Can I ask where the bloody hell people are drawing paralllels to Big O from this?...

[DeceptiKreep]

is there a hi-res version of this trailer online? I have only found a copy someone made with their cellphone in the theatre.... I saw this trailer in the theatre and thought it rocked!

[misterd]

is there a hi-res version of this trailer online? I have only found a copy someone made with their cellphone in the theatre.... I saw this trailer in the theatre and thought it rocked!

Studio is pulling them down as fast as people get them up. I doubt it's sincere - they're just taking part in the game by trying to cover up the truth (the studio ALSO denies having anything to do with the film).

[Phy]

Blair Witch 3 - Attack of the 50 foot Witch.
Do not look up her skirt.

[Ruination04]

I thought it was maybe a War Of The Worlds sequel.....

[MegaMoonMan]

"Ethan Haas" or possibly "Ethan Haas was right" has got to be an Anagram. Of what, I dunno, but it's the kind of simple phrase that could be turned into something else.

Satan ah he?

[Phy]

Ethan Haas = Shat, he an 'A'. Even JJ Abrams loves Bill Shatner.

[eyeballkid]

This better be Lovecraft. I have poured over the ethan haas stuff...and it drips with lovecraft imagery. The OLD ONES decimate NY, and possible other locations as the casulties merely look on with crappy digicams? AWESOME!

Could also have to do with ancient Hindu writings about the end of the world...

If this has ANYTHING to do with Godzilla or LOST i will be pissed!

[Thundercracker]

It would be an insta-sell if it was Big-O.

A 100 ft Oprah Monster bringing about the end of the world would ROCK!

[chocula78]

check out ethanhaaswasright.com. Their a bunch of flashed based puzzles to solve. First click the blue star in the upper left of the screen and email "Van". He'll reply with clues about the puzzles. The puzzle symbols are apparently sanskrit. And Ethan Haas is an anagram for Satan Ah He. I don't know the connection yet.

I kind of thought there might be a TF link to all of this. The woman who is credited as Socialite #3 in TF is also in this new film. PLUS what about the symbols on Prime' and Meg's heads in their faceoff picture? They look very sanskritish. I doubt there is a connection, but a giant monster? Those similar symbols? Prob no connection, but cool to speculate about it.

[misterd]

Update:

http://www.myspace.com/ethanhaaswasright

[jdre_124]

Update:

http://www.myspace.com/ethanhaaswasright
Oh so this monster really is here to destroy earth and then it will be reborn?? Hmmm.. I like!! I just hope the monster looks cool and isnt just some weird cloud of fire or something. IMO I like my movie monsters to be flesh and blood. Not black clouds of doom.(lost)

[misterd]

And more...

http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/11808/large.html

[misterd]

Oh so this monster really is here to destroy earth and then it will be reborn?? Hmmm.. I like!! I just hope the monster looks cool and isnt just some weird cloud of fire or something. IMO I like my movie monsters to be flesh and blood. Not black clouds of doom.(lost)

Doubtful, but don't expect to get many clear shots of the beast, if any. This film seems to be working on a stealth production, without name actors, and a release date in what is typical the cinematic equivilent of the Bermuda Triangle. FX budget is likely to be thin. Then add in the probably tie in with Cthulhu.... Let's just say that if you've ever read any Lovecraft, you'd understand why a clear photograph should be out of the question.

[Turbocharger]

I'm not positive yet, but this may be the coolest freaking movie ever.

[Buzzbeak]

I never looked into this thread until I have seen the trailer in question. I’m excited for what ever this is and love the idea of it all being from cameras held by the fleeing masses.

[Turbocharger]

I just read up on Cthulhu, and although it makes pretty much no sense to me at all, other than he's a giant creature that came to Earth before humans appeared, there do seem to be similarities between him and this movie.

[salmonman78]

the whole filmed by the fleeing people kinda gives it a sense of urgency and wonder that other movies haven't done before, cant wait to see it

[ActionMasterZod]

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=210649119&albumID=0&imageID=1550551

Look in the comments

[Strikeback]

"It's the F***ing Devil!!!" :lol Yeah, I noticed that too. One thing I did also notice--according to the time on the party scene pic, it was taken after the scared girls pic. Don't know if that's significant or not, but with this movie who knows?

[Strikeback]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Class

Look at the role Jason Ritter plays.

[ActionMasterZod]

The Class: THE MOVIE

[misterd]

I just read up on Cthulhu, and although it makes pretty much no sense to me at all...

Try reading Lovecraft. Then you'll really be lost. Man can spend multiple paragraphs describing something as indescribable (and a thesaurus would be handy to have nearby). Now this is not a criticism - it's a neat trick that he pulls off unbelievably well, and perfectly conveys the dread he wants to inspire. But it's not something that can be easily duplicated. Much like the terrors in his stories, Lovecraft can only really be understood by experience - and even then you're pretty likely to walk away not quite knowing what you experienced..

[Strikeback]

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/33261

Apparently, we've all been chasing our tails on this... unless this is a total misdirection on JJ's part... or he's telling the truth and playing on our second-guessing nature...

Oy, my head.

[Gryph]

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/33261

Apparently, we've all been chasing our tails on this... unless this is a total misdirection on JJ's part... or he's telling the truth and playing on our second-guessing nature...

Oy, my head.

This on the other hand, is.

http://www.slusho.jp/index.html

[viper2391]

Voltron? Someone yelled giant fuc$@#$ lions or one of the Predacons? Who knows? I hope this movie does not turn into a big disappointment-- it must back up all the hype its creating.

[eyeballkid]

JJ is pissing me off. What the hell is this awesome trailer? I have visted EVERY sight on the interweb having ANYTHING to do with this movie...and I aint got nuthin!

The ethan haas sights are bogus i guess...

I REALLY want to see a Lovecraft nightmare filmed by new yorkers with hand held digicams!

[Ops_was_a_truck]

JJ is pissing me off. What the hell is this awesome trailer? I have visted EVERY sight on the interweb having ANYTHING to do with this movie...and I aint got nuthin!


There's now a Paramount-approved one on Youtube. I encourage you do to your own search.

[QuantumShock]

saw the teaser trailer in youtube, looks interesting indeed.

*still not sure want to post it here*

[Vector Sigma]

There's now a Paramount-approved one on Youtube. I encourage you do to your own search.

You mean the one thats also on apple or is there another?...

[Ops_was_a_truck]

The Ethan Haas myspace page had a video link that connected to an official Youtube trailer.

I'm assuming it's official because the compression rate on the video was very clean & crisp.

[Dirge121]

This film looks to be awesome, I saw the new higher rez trailer.

At first I thought the huge thing that went flying was a car, now I see it, the statue of Liberty's head.
Whatever the 'alive' thing is, its freaking huge!

Consider me enthusiastic about this film.

[Phy]

This on the other hand, is.

http://www.slusho.jp/index.html
Aw, nertz. The viral campaign's gonna be at least as interesting as the movie, isn't it? Just like back in I Love Bees.

[Leo Primal-2]

Just watched the Trailer on Apple.com.

Wasn't really enough footage for me to make an opinion.

What if it's the Monster from Lost and this is a trailer for "Lost: The Movie"

[Gryph]

Aw, nertz. The viral campaign's gonna be at least as interesting as the movie, isn't it? Just like back in I Love Bees.

Read the history of the company. The story is pretty weird.

[Turbocharger]

That Slusho site creeps me out. The smiles...the Engrish...freaky.

[Ra88]

Hey cool, the bartender is the actor who played Jigsaw.

[MegaMoonMan]

WTF does the slusho site have to do with anything?

[Smasher]

WTF does the slusho site have to do with anything?

My thoughts exactly.

[Ra88]

My thoughts exactly.

Read the history. Then remember where Rob is going. Finally, he doesn't look all that surprised by the explosion. My guess, this Slusho company was involved with some shady business (in particular something about that secret ingredient), which Rob then accidentally did "something" with.

Oh, and I just heard something interesting. There's a SECOND trailer, involving a car in traffic, of which the driver sees the car in front of him being crushed by two objects.

[Phy]

If nothing else, the marketing campaign is genius. And I loathe marketers.

[Ops_was_a_truck]

If nothing else, the marketing campaign is genius. And I loathe marketers.

2nded. The oddball viral marketing for this is going to be really interesting.

[Dirge121]

Oh, and I just heard something interesting. There's a SECOND trailer, involving a car in traffic, of which the driver sees the car in front of him being crushed by two objects.

Link?

[Ra88]

Link?

Sorry, but Paramount pulled it. :(

[Drake]

Just watched the Trailer on Apple.com.

Wasn't really enough footage for me to make an opinion.

What if it's the Monster from Lost and this is a trailer for "Lost: The Movie"

Oh noes they've Godzilla-sized Hurley and he's pissed!

[Vector Sigma]

It's not just viral marketing, it's an ARG, they'll be a whole game attached to this like I LOVE BEES and the Lost Experience...

[misterd]

Read the history. Then remember where Rob is going. Finally, he doesn't look all that surprised by the explosion. My guess, this Slusho company was involved with some shady business (in particular something about that secret ingredient), which Rob then accidentally did "something" with.

Oh, and I just heard something interesting. There's a SECOND trailer, involving a car in traffic, of which the driver sees the car in front of him being crushed by two objects.

A giant pair of brass balls! Beware the wrath of the MegaBaldwin!

[Gnaw]

It's not just viral marketing, it's an ARG, they'll be a whole game attached to this like I LOVE BEES and the Lost Experience...

Like, I am a fan of creative marketing and stuff but this cryptic message crap is getting annoying. I love Halo, but I am not spending 4 hours reading emails and stuff, re-playing the game, re-reading the books and trying to piece this stuff together.

[misterd]

JJ is pissing me off. What the hell is this awesome trailer? I have visted EVERY sight on the interweb having ANYTHING to do with this movie...and I aint got nuthin!

The ethan haas sights are bogus i guess...


Don't be too sure. Paramount was going after them too. My money is that JJ is playing coy, and will be able to justify the comment later by parsing the term "us." Clearly there is something conspiratorial about this, and coming out and admitting this is part of official marketing pretty much kills that vibe.

[Dirge121]

Sorry, but Paramount pulled it. :(

Bugger, Well, JJ's marketing team is doing its job.
By keeping everything a secret, and showing just enough to make the viewer go OMFG!, its instantly risen to 'must see' status IMO.

Could it be a Gorgo inspired monster perhaps, whatever it is, as I said before, to tear the statue of Liberty's head off and hurl it like a pebble, that takes some freakin' size and power.?

[misterd]

Read the history. Then remember where Rob is going. Finally, he doesn't look all that surprised by the explosion. My guess, this Slusho company was involved with some shady business (in particular something about that secret ingredient), which Rob then accidentally did "something" with.


The Japan thing could just as well be a nod to the classic home of films such as this (almost certainly why they made Slusho Japanese), not because Rob works for Slusho.

I don't see any sign that Rob isn't all that suprised by the explosion. He seems fairly uptight and confused the minute that the "earthquake" occurs, as you would expect for someone on the perimeter watching a disaster, rather than being in it.

As for the explosion, the implication I get is that it is caused by the creature, not some deliberate, predictable act.

Reading the Slusho story certainly seems like it could tie into Cthulhu (though he's more cephalopod than cetacean). It seems to me that the implication is the ingredient will turn people into monsters (or perhaps A person into A monster).

A comment by Devin on CHUD makes me question whether it really is Cthulhu as opposed to just another giant monster flick.

[netkid]

I did some digging and found these:

http://www.1-18-08.com/

http://www.401broadway.com/

http://35minutes.com/

http://www.whatwasthatnoise.com/

I also found these but I don't think they are related.

http://www.ethanhaas.org/

http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=517

http://www.bloopwatch.org/thebloop.html

[Strikeback]

This on the other hand, is.

http://www.slusho.jp/index.html

Quick--someone go send an e-mail to the Feedback section. I'm too scared to.

[Strikeback]

from http://www.trailerspy.com/2007/07/08/a-trailerspy-exclusive-comments-from-a-cloverfield-1-18-08-insider/

Man, this Cloverfield thing has been a wild ride these past few days. Ever since the mysterious trailer premiered before the Transformers opening (see the trailer here, by the way), the internet has been hysterical trying to figure out what this movie is really all about.

So far, the only thing we know for sure is that JJ Abrams is an absolute genius. Other than that, information is sketchy at best. The movie’s “official” website is www.1-18-08.com and now features two photographs and nothing else. The “working” title for the film is Cloverfield, but that will suposedly change. And there are two other mysterious sites that seem to be related to the project: EthanHaasWasRight.com and EthanHaasWasWrong.blogspot.com. The first site has a series of five puzzles that you have to solve, at which point you get to see a series of cryptic videos (but why solve the puzzles when you can just check out the videos on YouTube?), and the second site has some strange ramblings that are in the same vein as the videos.

On our site, as on many others, the debate has raged on. A lot of people seem to think that this movie will be a Godzilla remake. Some think it’ll be some sort of Lost spin-off. And a lot of others think it has something to do with a horror/sci fi writer named H.P. Lovecraft. Personally, though, I don’t see why it’s such an odd idea that Abrams has simply come up with a completely original idea for a new movie.

Anyways, to help us answer some of these questions (or maybe just raise a few more), we’ve got a new addition to add to the puzzle. TrailerSpy has been fortunate enough to come across an inside source on the project. He didn’t give us his name (and I’m withholding the nickname he gave himself for his own protection), but I can confirm that he is an actor working on the mysterious Cloverfield project, which he says is currently shooting in L.A. Apparently they’re being as secretive to the talent as they are to the public, but the info he does provide is still pretty juicy.

Here are his full comments:

“I’m working on this shoot, and even we don’t know what it is. Here is what we DO know however:

1) “some” inside source said something about us being on 6th/Main st in downtown LA, true; However, we did not do anything on a fire escape 8 floors up. Everything was shot street level… and nothing on any fire escape.

2) **edited out as it may expose “me” too much**

3) On a take in the scene you all saw (the trailer) at + 30 seconds after impact movie time, just a couple of us were told by Mr Reeves that we are seeing a giant foot stomp down (this is at the point where the tower explodes). Not Godzilla, but it is interesting…

4) Will the Military be firing? One of the Hummers in the downtown shoot had a 50cal mounted on the roof and the gunner was aiming up into the air down the block. He kept swiveling a bit here and there (as directed to do so), but if he is supposed to be firing, it will have to be CGI’d in later as not even blanks were being used. Not pertinent, but perhaps somewhere in the future of this, it will provide a better clue for us to solve this enigma.

Personally, I like that Ethan Haas thing…it kinda makes sense (to me at least) from some of the dialogue I’ve heard.
On one of the nights, the #1 principle was injured during a take and had to be taken for stitches to his head (10 stitches, if anyone is counting), as the other principles “watched” the camcorder playback of the “monster”, some of the verbage they stated could lead to this ethan thing…at least in my head.

The only things we do know is that this is set to be Paramounts blockbuster for next year.. a blockbuster that opens in January is either bad timing or this thing will really set the world on fire. Judging by the amount of interest generated merely by an untitled trailer… I think paramount is onto something.

Would love to say more, but NDA is a bitch and I can only go as far as that…but to be honest, there really isn’t a whole lot more to say.

If you want to see this being filmed on location(*s) and live in the LA area, just watch for the shoot direction signs labeled “Slusho”.
oh, and that brings me to another oddity: The ID tags for the shoot on the trucks say “Slusho: You can’t eat more than 6″ and a drawing of a slurpee like drink.

wtf? Would love to hear people idea of what exactly that means???”

Hmmm... this connects "Slusho" with Cloverfield, and actually provides some interesting tidbits.

[netkid]

Well didn't we hear that the monster is some sort of parasite? My guess is that this ingredient the original founder of Slusho was looking for is the said parasite. She mysteriously disappears. Her sucessor enters in science instead and finds something at the bottom of the sea. And Slusho lives on as a drink company.

My guess is that the parasite is the ingredient in slusho.
It makes their drinks so tasty and good.
People cannot stop drinking Slusho drinks because of this said ingredient.

The sucessor of Slusho had a dream about eating the ingredient and becoming a big whale.

Possibly he eats it and it turns him into a monster?

-Or-

What if the ingredient in Slusho is the eggs/babies of the said monster.
(Think the "popplers" episode from Futurama.)
And the momma/monster had arisen from the deepest depths looking for revenge and seeking to wreak havoc on humanity.

Just a theory.

Again, many people think it's either:
-Godzilla
-Voltron (and the monster we hear is the Spacebeast)
-H.P.Lovecraft's (The Call of) Cthulhu
-Or an new idea from J.J. Abrams that is an AMERICAN giant monster flick

[chuckcjc]

I think we are stalled out until the marketing team populates www.401broadway.com, 35minutes.com, and fills in the "coming soon" links on the slusho.com site.

[Turbocharger]

Maybe it's about the origins of Slurm.

[eyeballkid]

im a gunna bump this...sue me! That quicktime vid was so cooll!

[netkid]

Well I finally did see the Cloverfield clip 2 days ago and I am hooked! I cannot wait to see more of this thing! Whatever it may be.
Anyone care to see if a new pic has been added to www.1-18-08.com?

EDIT: Just checked. And....................nope. No new pics. Bummer.

[Dirge121]

I did some digging and found these:

http://www.1-18-08.com/

Anyone else think the pic at the party must contain something.
Like the 'face' in the other one.

Look at the guy on the far right, looks pretty creepy eh?
Anyone wanna do a little digging?

EDIT: That 'face' fucking scares me.

EDIT2: No, it doesnt just scare me, it scares the fucking shit out of me.

[chuckcjc]

I think they don't have enough clues in place yet.

Tons of buzz on the internet, thousands of people sleuthing, but no findings in the last day.

So, methinks, the studio wasn't quite ready enough, and will be slowly adding more clues over time.

But for now I am tired of looking for leads where no leads exist.

[BioG]

Half life movie?

[Gryph]

I think they don't have enough clues in place yet.

Tons of buzz on the internet, thousands of people sleuthing, but no findings in the last day.

So, methinks, the studio wasn't quite ready enough, and will be slowly adding more clues over time.

But for now I am tired of looking for leads where no leads exist.

Apparently, we still haven't found all of the sites yet.

[cambaprecoz]

Half life movie?

NO

the game designers are not gonna give rights for it, since all the scripts that were send to them "sucked" in their own words.
this movie i think will: skip if you wnat no spoiler

0vbiuosly it will be a combo of: Cam-pov, end of the world/total mayhen-style-scenario, giant-monster-thing-you-never-get-a-good-look-at.
and an ending in which before the cam guy finally confronts the monster, the battery dies.

it's that simple!

[ActionMasterZod]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc5HoevulDI

That guy has a few videos diving wayyyy deep into this movie.

[deceptifocus]

hmmm why can you not eat more than 6 slushos?!

[deceptifocus]

i know this probably has NOTHING to do w/ the movie, but its kinna weird and similar

http://www.cloverfieldpress.com/reptile.html

[Omegatron1]

Talked to my Paramount rep today- everything's hush hush on their end, too. 'Cloverfield' is apparently JJ Abram's street, nothing more. Sorry if that's already been brought up.

[olas202]

Theres a new picture up on http://www.1-18-08.com/ its a bunch of people walking through some smoke

[Vangelus]

The person on the right of the party pic so wasn't there in the trailer. Freaked the hell out of me when I first spotted it. ;_;

*edit*

...wtf.

I stacked the three photos and let them sit there so I could have a look at the new one.

THEY'RE SLOWLY TURNING THEMSELVES. :cry

[kronos]

this cool! I love this stuff!

[ActionMasterZod]

The person on the right of the party pic so wasn't there in the trailer. Freaked the hell out of me when I first spotted it. ;_;

*edit*

...wtf.

I stacked the three photos and let them sit there so I could have a look at the new one.

THEY'RE SLOWLY TURNING THEMSELVES. :cry

Ahhh there doing that for me to :cry

[MegaMoonMan]

The person on the right of the party pic so wasn't there in the trailer. Freaked the hell out of me when I first spotted it. ;_;

I don't think that shot is even in the trailer. I just watched it 3-4 times looking for it, I didn't see it.

[Vangelus]

For some reason I remembered it being there, but reviewing the youtube'd version I see you're right.

Which means THE SLOWSPINNING PICTURES HAVE DOOMED ME TO MADNESS. :cry

[Gryph]

The person on the right of the party pic so wasn't there in the trailer. Freaked the hell out of me when I first spotted it. ;_;

*edit*

...wtf.

I stacked the three photos and let them sit there so I could have a look at the new one.

THEY'RE SLOWLY TURNING THEMSELVES. :cry

I read about that. Apparently it's just a bug.

[Phy]

A bug... from the lightless dimensions, howling at the depths of time?

[StefanXPrime]

When I saw that so called trailer thing before transformers I was like "that looks almost cool" And then it turns out to be nameless(at the time) why? Because all that home video thing did was piss me off. Show me the damn Monster.

[MegaMoonMan]

When I saw that so called trailer thing before transformers I was like "that looks almost cool" And then it turns out to be nameless(at the time) why? Because all that home video thing did was piss me off. Show me the damn Monster.

You see, that's the beauty of it. If you don't know what it looks like, it's very form is left up to your imagination. The unknown is far more frightening than the clearly stated.

I imagine the movie will be the same way, we'll probably never get a good look at the damn thing, just bits - little, horrendous bits. Isn't that actually more terrifying when you think about it?

[StefanXPrime]

You see, that's the beauty of it. If you don't know what it looks like, it's very form is left up to your imagination. The unknown is far more frightening than the clearly stated.

I imagine the movie will be the same way, we'll probably never get a good look at the damn thing, just bits - little, horrendous bits. Isn't that actually more terrifying when you think about it?

I hope so as long as it doesn't end up like signs.

[Ra88]

You see, that's the beauty of it. If you don't know what it looks like, it's very form is left up to your imagination. The unknown is far more frightening than the clearly stated.

I imagine the movie will be the same way, we'll probably never get a good look at the damn thing, just bits - little, horrendous bits. Isn't that actually more terrifying when you think about it?

I hope JJ won't chicken out and show a clear image of the entire monster before the movie, as well. This is one of those movies where you're better off not knowing anything about it, save for the basic backstory (that suspicious Slusho and Apacolypse stuff).

EDIT: Oh, just remembered this (read it yesterday). It looks like JJ is disappointed in 'us' for not figuring out anything else then "Slusho". Here's the biggest hints from the trailer:
1. The roar
2. Slusho
3. "It's alive, it's huge!"

[MegaMoonMan]

There's a big plate of sushi prominently displayed in the trailer, if that means anything.

[ILoveDinobot]

There's a big plate of sushi prominently displayed in the trailer, if that means anything. it's a giant squid?! that spits meteors! woo!

[ActionMasterZod]

There's a big plate of sushi prominently displayed in the trailer, if that means anything.

It's just telling you that sushi is awsome.

[Samana Rombuca]

You see, that's the beauty of it. If you don't know what it looks like, it's very form is left up to your imagination. The unknown is far more frightening than the clearly stated.

I imagine the movie will be the same way, we'll probably never get a good look at the damn thing, just bits - little, horrendous bits. Isn't that actually more terrifying when you think about it?

I like to know what I'm up against, personally. McGuffins piss me off for example - Ronin, Pulp Fiction, MI:3, what have you. I just like to know things. It doesn't ruin the movie if I don't, but I just like the confirmation. That's just me though.

[drsyn]

On slusho.jp, in the History link:

the horse is thinking of an oven mitt and the fish was thinking of cheese

Oven mitt: Glove
Cheese: Kraft

Lovecraft...

[Strikeback]

Man... every time someone types "It's alive! It's huge!" in reference to this, a million penis jokes come to mind.

[Drew Eiden]

i just read this thread and all the sites with it and I want to seeee this movie somethin fierce right now!

[BioG]

paramount... transformers ... spielberg... jurasic park 4?
Its alive!!!! = Tir. rex?

[misterd]

paramount... transformers ... spielberg... jurasic park 4?
Its alive!!!! = Tir. rex?

No, sorry.

OK, here's a Big Update from AICN that will hopefully diffuse some hype and misconceptions (including some that I've helped spread).

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/33332

[Mr Grimm]

Has anyone noticed that just before the first roar, when the lights flicker, there's a female voice that says something? It's not one of the people in the apartment, it merges into the roar itself and it seems to be in another language.

[Hot Rodimus]

Read the history of the company. The story is pretty weird.

What History? all I see is that flash screen.

*edit* Nevermind. The Index link just has the background of the flash. The rest popped up after I got rid of the index.html part of the link.

[Vector Sigma]

Ethan Haas is nothing to do with this and is infact a viral marketing scheme for some game called Alpha Omega, acording to AICN.com at any rate...

[MovieGod]

No, sorry.

OK, here's a Big Update from AICN that will hopefully diffuse some hype and misconceptions (including some that I've helped spread).

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/33332 Im not a fan of Scuzzlebutt--aka Harry Knowles--and dont normally read the stuff he passes off as news but I have to agree with some of the comments made in the article. People have really gotten too precious about some of their own ideas (Ethan Haas, Lost, Voltron, etc) and are going to be sorely disappointed when they find out theyre wrong. I never could understand why people put so much stock in guesses and theories. I have no problem with speculation but to use it as a substitute for hard facts is just going too far.

Im just hoping for a good old fashioned monster stomp with a camcorder POV. Preferably something better than Devlin and Emmerichs GODZILLA.

[Spoiler]

I think it is a Giant robot...something about that whole "Bad Robot Productions" thing gave me a lil hint towards it. Watching the teaser when they see the first explosion is what gave me the idea towards it being that as well, because if G-zilla had hit a building it would more or less crumble...not go exploding high above the building line, and go flying at least a mile away. I would like to see what a movie about a giant robot terrorizing the city would look like...

[MegaMoonMan]

I think it is a Giant robot...something about that whole "Bad Robot Productions" thing gave me a lil hint towards it.

Bad Robot is J.J. Abrahm's production company, nothing more. You can see the same logo every week on Lost, the company has been around for awhile.

[Spoiler]

I still think it may be interesting to see as something like that.

[Pwnbeaver]

It better be Voltron or I is being pissed!

[Hot Rodimus]

Well, my interest certainly died.

[planetjacker]

It better be Voltron or I is being pissed!

Better prepare yourself.

[Spider Striker]

I don't know why everyone is still tying to figure this out. It's obviously a live action Pokemon movie.

[ActionMasterZod]

I don't know why everyone is still tying to figure this out. It's obviously a live action Pokemon movie.

That would kick too much ass.

The world is not ready for that level of amazing.

[Keiichitron]

new picture on the site, more people running, this time with an army guy directing them

[Smasher]

Notice the time stamps on the pictures.
They seem to be telling a story of sorts.

[Gryph]

Notice the time stamps on the pictures.
They seem to be telling a story of sorts.

You mean a time line. It's giving you an idea of the time frame of events. So far we have a rough idea of when it starts, and when the military arrives.

[Ra88]

And the title is...


MONSTROUS. (http://www.darkculture.net/cloverfield/monstrous02.jpg)

[netkid]

And the title is...


MONSTROUS. (http://www.darkculture.net/cloverfield/monstrous02.jpg)
Sweet.

[Ops_was_a_truck]

Wow, that's wild. Monstrous, indeed.

[Keiichitron]

whatever it is, it has three claws on its hand(?) judging by the building on the water in the poster..... fascinating....

[JerkyChid]

email this guy

van@ethanhaaswasright.com

Search what you find strange

[awful_gollum]

whatever it is, it has three claws on its hand(?) judging by the building on the water in the poster..... fascinating....

Not to mention that the poster indicates the creature might be aquatic.

So, given that it is aquatic and has three claws, it could only be two things: a completely new monster or Cthulhu. Though we still need more clues.

[bushboy]

Apparently, we still don't know the name. "Furious" was found on another poster with the same image (http://media.movies.ign.com/media/948/948391/img_4749000.html) It seems that Monstrous and Furious are just descriptions.

[Keiichitron]

Not to mention that the poster indicates the creature might be aquatic.

So, given that it is aquatic and has three claws, it could only be two things: a completely new monster or Cthulhu. Though we still need more clues.

i'm not familiar with the lovecraft lore, cthulhu has claws? i thought he was a squid or something....

[Strikeback]

:lol Oh, come on. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTpYGJzqcUU

[planetjacker]

:lol Oh, come on. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTpYGJzqcUU


That's great. I would laugh my ass off if that turns out to be true. Loved the vid.

[Gryph]

Some major updates on both 1-18-08.com and Slusho.

1-18-08 has been updated with the fifth photo. Not only that, but you can now flip all five pictures over and look at the back. The two party photos each have a message on the back, revealing some people's names. To flip a picture over, you first need to have it at the top of the pile. To do that, you need to slide it out completely from under the rest. Once that's done, you then just quickly jerk the picture in one direction and then back in the opposite direction. You can do this in eight directions.

Slusho has updated with the remaining three pages. The Store is a real online store, where you can buy Slusho shirts and hats. Happy Talk is a bunch of quotes from "customers". Many of which are really weird. Flavors is pretty funny. The flavors are portrayed as robots. You move sliders under each one to determine how much of each flavor you want. When you're ready, they all go into the giant cup and the cup transforms into a robot. Each flavor adds color to a part of the robot. selecting them all, colors the whole thing. It's pointless, but neat. lol

There's also some updates about the movie from JJ Abrams himself, from SDCC.

- He's been wanting to make a monster movie for years.
- He wants this to be our Godzilla. He wants us to have our own giant monster movie.
- He doesn't want it to be like Godzilla or King Kong. People love those two. He wants this to be "insane and intense."
- Target release date is in January.
- Between now and then, we'll be getting the following.
The real title.
The real poster.
The real trailer.
To see footage from the movie.

[Dirge121]

Video raises an interesting point, why put so much emphasis on the people yelling 'Wheres Jason?'

And the roar did sound very much like the roar of the original Tyrannozord.

[Smasher]

I was kind of hoping it would be Gamera -but I am still very enthused about this movie.

[misterd]

Title is NOT Monstrous. This was confirmed at SDCC.

[Ops_was_a_truck]

Title is NOT Monstrous. This was confirmed at SDCC.

D'oh!

Srsly, though...I read Call of Chtulhu last night and I'm still wondering if the idea that it's a Lovecraft-style manifestation of evil isn't too far off.

[Ezilla82]

I'm pretty excited in a way that someone is making a monster movie, in which it is confirming from different sources. And that their trying to make this not as a sequel to the horrid remake of Godzilla in America (sfx were awesome, but the monster sucked). If this movie is a cult classic it would be up there with Godzilla, but I have this bad feeling that it won't reach the status of Big G, it might be close to either third or fourth after King Kong or Gamera.

[DrGrim]

I'm pretty excited in a way that someone is making a monster movie, in which it is confirming from different sources. And that their trying to make this not as a sequel to the horrid remake of Godzilla in America (sfx were awesome, but the monster sucked). If this movie is a cult classic it would be up there with Godzilla, but I have this bad feeling that it won't reach the status of Big G, it might be close to either third or fourth after King Kong or Gamera.

Gamera is really neat! He is full of turtle meat! We all love Gamera!! Gamera is friend to all children!

I'm sorry, it's just that everytime I hear the word Gamera, that's what pops up in my head, being that I'm such a fan of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and that's how I actually went about seeing the Gamera films.

[Ezilla82]

Gamera is really neat! He is full of turtle meat! We all love Gamera!! Gamera is friend to all children!

I'm sorry, it's just that everytime I hear the word Gamera, that's what pops up in my head, being that I'm such a fan of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and that's how I actually went about seeing the Gamera films.

Yeah, I guess thats why I might be hungry for turtle right. lol Kidding anyways DrGrim I've seen MST3K and man, it make the movie fun to watch with all the funny bits they put in it, just to make it interesting.

[soundwave-maker]

2nd trailer. Enjoy before it gets deleted/removed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBb0JHJRK8k)

[Mike]

this movie looks wicked

[Josh]

cant hardly make ANYTHING out


you sure this isnt Transformers 2???


*ba dum tshh!*

:P

[QuantumShock]

Meh I will wait for clearer trailer then, can't see shit.

[ShortCircuit]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKjbaB42YFc&feature=related

The earlier Godzilla films, especially the original Gojira, attempted to portray Godzilla as a frightening, nuclear monster. Godzilla represented the fears of many Japanese of a repetition of the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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