Cloverfield (spoilers within)

[Kif]

So there's been a lot of talk about this lately. A teaser trailer of it was shown during showings of Transformers, which shows a party in an apartment. They go onto a balcony, and hear a monster scream, then fireballs rain onto them. They get out and onto the street, and the head of the Statue of Liberty gets hurled at them.

No one really knows what it is yet, although some are suggesting it could be connected with Lost (The monster sounds very much like the one from Lost). The main website (http://www.1-18-08.com/) has nothing but pictures yet, but another separate website (http://www.ethanhaaswasright.com/) seems to be connected and filled with puzzles. The trailer itself is only out in bootleg form at the moment, but you can view a decent copy here:

http://www.wwtdd.com/post.phtml?pk=2529

[Akira]

I was going to make a thread on this.
Apparently it is going to be done entirely on home video cameras.

[Kif]

I was going to make a thread on this.
Apparently it is going to be done entirely on home video cameras.
Yeah I heard that as well. I heard it has a $30 million budget as well. It's insane.

[Dead Star]

Film looks awesome from the trailer.

First I've heard of it though.

[Kif]

I'm on puzzle 2 at the moment, a little stuck to be honest. Here's the video I got from the first one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BIhi868U1s

[Incognito]

I will say, that that teaser is one of the best teasers I've ever seen, hopefully the movie lives up to the teaser.

[Akira]

Yeah I heard that as well. I heard it has a $30 million budget as well. It's insane.

Yeah, that is so cheap.

[thedeadwalk!]

I'm not too keen on J. J. Abrams but this does look pretty sick.

[planewreck]

Lost was my favorite show up until it started working against itself with all its clever designs. I just fell out because I stopped caring. But that was the best teaser, or trailer, I have ever seen. This film looks amazing.

Also, I was a big fan of The Blair Witch Project so this home camera thing might work in its "you are there, this really happened" favor.

[E sharp]

Ah i read about this somewhere else but i can't view it because im on a crappy computer at a hotel with no sound. Gotta wait a week

[3074326]

The monster is rumored to be called "the parasite."

Looks awesome.

[Walrus James]

oshi badass trailer

[Jawaharal]

damn. I thought it was going to be a Godzilla movie :(

[Incognito]

damn. I thought it was going to be a Godzilla movie :(

No, it's gonna be way better than a Godzilla MOVIE!!

[3074326]

I was happy when I found it that it wasn't a Godzilla movie. :\

I actually told my friend it was probably the preview to Transformers 2. How cool would it have been to have unknowingly watched the trailer for the second one before seeing the first one?

[Let's Chop Cats!]

Seems cool at the moment, but due to lack of details there is the chance that it'll bomb.

[Amit]

lol i thought it was godzilla :I

[Kif]

Seems cool at the moment, but due to lack of details there is the chance that it'll bomb.
I dunno, if they market this as something that you can interact with, then it could be really successful. Look at Blair Witch. That literally came out of nowhere, and some people genuinely though it was real.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

But that movie sucked, I knew this when I saw it when I was 11.

[Kif]

But that movie sucked, I knew this when I saw it when I was 11.
Doesn't change the fact that it was successful.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

The new Star Wars trilogy was successful but it doesn't change the fact that it sucked.

[Amit]

The new Star Wars trilogy was successful but it doesn't change the fact that it sucked.

except that's not what you were arguing in the first place

Seems cool at the moment, but due to lack of details there is the chance that it'll bomb.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

I wasn't arguing anything with that post, all I said was since there is so little known about the movie there is a chance that it might end up being a huge letdown. By no means did I say that was guaranteed to happen or put down anyone else's posts. My SW post was a response to him bringing BW up.

[Amit]

err

you were talking about sales and then you switched over to quality

at least that's how kif and i seemed to have interpreted it

[Let's Chop Cats!]

never meant sales.

[Berner]

Has anyone cracked that second puzzle?

[iarescientists]

Just got back from Transformers and this movie looks SICKKKKKKKKKKKK! Now to get to work on those puzzles...

[Kif]

Has anyone cracked that second puzzle?
If you hover over the sky, you'll see an alphabet for the puzzle. Then you have to enter a 4 letter word into the puzzle using the 3 rotating rings.

[Mr. Ron]

Looks very interesting. I HOPE it is a monster movie.

[jpj]

If you click around the bottom left corner of the sky it opens a window to write an e-mail in. If you send an e-mail to the address it gives it sends back an e-mail that tells you how to solve the puzzles.

Said e-mail:

If you're receiving this auto-response message it means that I've gone into hiding. You should be careful now, too. They're likely to start coming after all of us in an attempt to keep the balance of power in their favor. But remember, as our numbers increase as a group, the weaker they'll become.

As you recruit new people to our cause, you might need to share this message as guidance for how to navigate the 5 locks to the key code...

1) The first lock will test your memory. Follow the trail of light and sound, but be careful -- one wrong move will send you back to the beginning.

2) For the second lock, you may need to look to the stars. They will help you find HAAS who will lead your way.

3) The third lock will require you to extinguish all lights but one. Only with one light remaining will you be able to proceed.

4) The fourth lock will let you move all 4 pieces through the control of one. However, unless the three key pieces are simultaneously placed into position, you will not be granted access.

5) The fifth lock will be the toughest. Seek help again from the stars to reveal your key and the message that you must decode. The two working together will open the way.

Good luck.

Van

[Walrus James]

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

official trailer

[iarescientists]

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

[planewreck]

Dear Sir,

Thanks for your support of our little movie. I can't wait to talk to you more about it -- of course, knowing you, by the time we talk you'll know more than I will.

Regarding the online stuff you posted: yeah, we're doing some fun stuff on the web. But, obviously, if the movie doesn't kick some massive ***, who gives a rat's about what's online? So as you can imagine, we're focusing mostly on THAT. For what it's worth, the only site of ours that people have even FOUND is the 1-18-08.com site. The others (like the Ethan Haas sites) have nothing to do with us.

Stay cool the rest of the summer -- and thanks per usual for AICN!

JJ
haha

[Kif]

haha
Post a link and I'll believe that.

EDIT: NM, I found it. Oh well.

[planewreck]

the post right above mine but ok

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

[iarescientists]

http://www.slusho.com/

This supposedly has relevance with the film as Slusho is the codename that the movie shoots under. Also, in Alias (Abram's TV show) someone hands Sydney a Slusho drink.

The site is pretty crypic if it is connected at all, but the History section has some clues to a supposed plot, or what the monster is.

oh yeah, also: http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/4228/picture1po0.png

[planewreck]

what's the signifigance of the picture?

[iarescientists]

dude's shirt has the slusho logo

[planewreck]

oh, my screen makes things really dark, so it was hard to make out.

the story of the history is pretty ****ed up. did they basically unsettle the monster and now it has come to **** everybody up?

[Mr. Ron]

Yes, a Giant whale tore the head off of the Statue of Liberty. :p

[planewreck]

Who said that's what the monster is?

[iarescientists]

Well, the monster's cry was pretty low like a whale, but it's all pretty crazy. I really don't know what to make of it. But I'm pretty positive now that the site has something to do with the movie.

[Mr. Ron]

I was joking....

[3074326]

I bet the movie is about Cthulu.

Clues point to that. I'm going to dig around a bit more though. But right now I'm leaning towards that.

[Mr. Ron]

I bet the movie is about Cthulu.

Clues point to that. I'm going to dig around a bit more though. But right now I'm leaning towards that.
You know, I was rolling that theory around in my head today actually. If it is, then this is going to be such a great monster movie.

[Erratic]

Cthulu:

http://i10.tinypic.com/67g4n0g.jpg

I'd **** my pants if I saw that in real life. This movie does look pretty cool.

[3074326]

A couple things I've noticed:

(Yes, I'm using Wikipedia as reference - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu)

Ethanhaaswasright.com has many ties to the stars. If you've messed with the puzzles, then you know what I'm talking about.

"Look to the stars for help"

From the Wiki article:
They were not composed altogether of flesh and blood. They had shape...but that shape was not made of matter. When the stars were right, They could plunge from world to world through the sky; but when the stars were wrong, They could not live. But although They no longer lived, They would never really die. They all lay in stone houses in Their great city of R'lyeh, preserved by the spells of mighty Cthulhu for a glorious resurrection when the stars and the earth might once more be ready for them.

The person in the videos mentions predictions of the future, and many people dying. I found bolded sections important, and keep in mind the fire balls that are seen in the trailer.

From the Wiki article:
the secret priests would take great Cthulhu from His tomb to revive His subjects and resume His rule of earth....Then mankind would have become as the Great Old Ones; free and wild and beyond good and evil, with laws and morals thrown aside and all men shouting and killing and revelling in joy. Then the liberated Old Ones would teach them new ways to shout and kill and revel and enjoy themselves, and all the earth would flame with a holocaust of ecstasy and freedom.

And finally:

the Great Old Ones are telepathic and "knew all that was occurring in the universe".

EDIT: I beat all the puzzles, by the way.:)

[Mr. Ron]

Very interesting. If it is Cthulhu, I really hope they don't make it look dumb.

[3074326]

Same. If it's as epic as the trailer we won't have to worry about it.

The stuff I found there could just be coincidence.

[Mr. Ron]

When the creature finally appears in the story, it's said that the "Thing cannot be described", but it is called "the green, sticky spawn of the stars", with "flabby claws" and an "awful squid-head with writhing feelers". The phrase "a mountain walked or stumbled" gives a sense of the creature's scale



dayyyum.

[3074326]

Pretty sure this movie is about Cthulu now.

Read "Elsewhere in Lovecraft's Fiction" on the Wiki site and compare it to the SLUSHO! history section. They both speak of a discovery in a very cold place, under the ocean's surface.

Boredom ftw!

EDIT: The mountain walking/earth stumbling thing explains the earthquake in the trailer. Or that could be the creature coming out of the ground.

EDIT 2: Haha, I e-mailed the Slusho feedback e-mail and got an auto-response.

Slusho! loves your mails!! You Can't Drink Just Six!!!

[Mr. Ron]

Sweet sassy molassi this is a Cthulu film.

[3074326]

I bet the SLUSHO! site updates on August, 1. Did anyone else beat the puzzles?

[Mr. Ron]

Never tried them yet.

[iarescientists]

I beat the puzzles, but Abrams has said that Ethan Haas has nothing to do with this movie, though I don't really believe that at all, because anybody that watches Lost knows the man loves playing with names and anagrams, and Ethan Haas can be rearranged to Satan (though Ha He is left over) and I read a pretty interesting blog about the meaning of the name Van Mantra, the guy "running" ethanhaaswasright.com

[3074326]

w00t found something else.

Check out www.ethanhaaswaswrong.blogspot.com. Read the first entry. It says that Ethan Haas is a prophet. Maybe one of the Priests that one of the quotes I posted is talking about.

And yeah, I find it very unlikely that this has nothing to do with the movie.

[DanD]

this looks really badass

[Rams]

"The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness"
-Romans 1:18

I think Ethan Haas has to do with this regardless of what Abrams says now.

[Mr. Ron]

"The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness"
-Romans 1:18

I think Ethan Haas has to do with this regardless of what Abrams says now.

Where did you get that from?

[Jawaharal]

this like the mx movie detective thread

[Rams]

Where did you get that from?

The Bible. There is a thread about it on the IMDB message boards. I was surprised how well it fit the Van Mantra videos and the person posting as My_Name_Is_Van.

[Giga]

If this is a Cthulhu movie, I want to see geometry that's "all wrong".

[3074326]

The Ethan Haas and Van Mantra stuff is unrelated to the 1-18-08 movie. It's about a game (RPG) called Alpha Omega.

The movie could still be about Cthulu, though.

[Pop music sucks]

Oh god, if the movie is about Cthulu, that will be freakin sweet.

[Giga]

/looks up alpha omega


/hopes it has something to do with cthulhu

[3074326]

Looks like Alpha Omega is more biblical than monster-related. Could be a post-apocolyptic thing.

http://www.mindstormlabs.com/products.html

I think people were tracing some of the Ethan Haas-related IPs back to Mindstorm Labs. Here's pretty solid evidence that Ethan Haas and Alpha Omege are related (look at the pictures): http://ethanhaas.org/cloverfield3/viewtopic.php?t=56

I personally thing the signs point to Cthulu in regards to 1-18-08.

[myassitches]

how the hell do you arrange the letters on the second puzzle? i got the "h" and the first "a". the wheel below doesn't have an "a" "s" combo (or i just cant find it).

+rep for anyone that solves it and gives me a screen shot.

http://www.ethanhaaswasright.com/

[big80smullet]

If you wikipedia slusho it redirects you to a page dedicated to Cloverfield.

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

It basically says everything thats been flying round here. I reckon the slusho create a flavour will give you something if you put in the right combination of flavours.

[Kif]

how the hell do you arrange the letters on the second puzzle? i got the "h" and the first "a". the wheel below doesn't have an "a" "s" combo (or i just cant find it).

+rep for anyone that solves it and gives me a screen shot.

http://www.ethanhaaswasright.com/
You arrange it

HA
AS

I think anyway. It ultimately doesn't matter I suppose.

[Frawm]

The theatrical trailer looks pretty cool. It's very real.

[Zakath]

I guess Nath didn't get the hint to post in here. Surprise.

[Incognito]

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

Trailer is out bitches.

[thedeadwalk!]

Hot damn, that looks good! There's a lot of jump cuts, but it still looks to be the most exciting movie in years.

[Berner]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v198/b3rn3r/cthulhu.jpg ?

Possibly Cthulhu?

[Amit]

looks like a big walking turtle thingy

[Mr. Ron]

http://i14.tinypic.com/8fo1x86.jpg

[Berner]

Equally interesting.

[Mr. Ron]

I think it actually is a very good idea for a monster.

I don't think its a Cthulhu story though...

[Berner]

Oh well. All your guys' talk earlier in the thread caused me to buy a book with The Call of Cthulhu in it so I can read it and see what all the fuss is about.

[Mr. Ron]

Oh well. All your guys' talk earlier in the thread caused me to buy a book with The Call of Cthulhu in it so I can read it and see what all the fuss is about.

idk it COULD be about it, that drawing is merely a concept art thinghy.


HP Lovecraft owns anyway.

[Berner]

Well that's good. Now I won't feel like I wasted 20 bucks.

[Danger Bird]

Where'd you get that pic?

[Mr. Ron]

Where'd you get that pic?

I forgot the artist's website, but he's a conceptual artist for cartoons and movies. I'll look for the site and post it if I can find it again.

[big80smullet]

that monster seem crap. needs more fangs talons and spikes tbh

[DanD]

the dialog was pretty cheesy in that trailer and I don't know how I feel about the camera thing anymore

[Incognito]

http://i14.tinypic.com/8fo1x86.jpg

That thing resembles "Sin" from FFX a little bit too much. It has the same general appearence had has the same idea detaching creatures from it's body.

EDIT:

For comparison.

http://www.rpgsite.net/images/screens/6/sin.jpg


and

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/2/2f/Sin2.jpg

[big80smullet]

It has flippers AND legs

[Mr. Ron]

I just think it looks badass. its not TOO weird looking, but scary at the same time.

[big80smullet]

it has like 8 flippers. i dont find flippers scary to be honest. it doesnt have teeth either. oh no its gonna filter me to death

[Berner]

it has like 8 flippers. i dont find flippers scary to be honest. it doesnt have teeth either. oh no its gonna filter me to deathTake that you kelp bastard!

[Dinosawesome]

http://i14.tinypic.com/8fo1x86.jpg
That is awesome- I hope that's what it is- it would be great to finally see a movie monster that isn't all stereotypical teeth and claws.

[Mr. Ron]

it has like 8 flippers. i dont find flippers scary to be honest. it doesnt have teeth either. oh no its gonna filter me to death

um, its huge? :p

[Pop music sucks]

Damnit!

I can't view the new trailer!

It keeps crashing Firefox and even Internet Explorer.

I don't wanna settle for a youtube low-res version:upset:

[big80smullet]

um, its huge? :p

well if i was a big plankton id be scared. lose lice look badarse though. they look like theyd **** you up

[Dinosawesome]

well if i was a big plankton id be scared. lose lice look badarse though. they look like theyd **** you up
If that thing happened to step on you, you'd be just as dead as if something with fangs tore you to pieces.

I'm sick of monster flicks where the writers feel obliged to put in your conventional fanged creature.

[big80smullet]

i just feel that flippers are not a scary thing. Tentacles would have been cooler

tbh its just gonna get blown up in the end, just like every other monster movie

[Dinosawesome]

Probably- but it'll be a huge explosion- I mean, look at the size of it compared to the statue of liberty- they'd need to nuke it.

[big80smullet]

Oh hell yeah.

this is my artistic impression of what the cloverfield monster should look like. JJ abrams take note!

http://i14.tinypic.com/71gr150.gif

[YouGottaBeCrazy]

bump

[Danger Bird]

12 days

[Berner]

:eek:

[Amit]

omy!!!

[YouGottaBeCrazy]

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee70/Geoff_Owen/1195678625708-1.gif

[telemore]

meh jj abrams sucks

[Surtr]

Not gonna' lie, this looks sick as ****. Or at least it does based on the preview.

[big80smullet]

ill check this one out at the movies fo sho. FO! SHO!

[DanD]

I like the plot, and the epicness behind it



but they are going to no doubt **** it up

[Equus]

it looks like it could be good
but it probably won't

when i was watching the preview in the theater there was wayy too much shaky camera bullshit and it gave me a headache
maybe becuase i was close to the screen idk

[Berner]

Don't go late to the movie then so you can have a seat in the non-headache section.

[Tillius]

I think this film looks incredible. I was very excited when I saw the teaser because it was amazing. Seeing the actuall trailer gives me even more hope.

[beans]

this movie is gonna be epic. im gonna see it the day it comes out. jj abrams makes some pretty good movies so if he bombs this one then it'll be his first. another good monster movie that i just got done watching is 'The Host' japanese monster movie. reeeeeaally good. funny in spots as well, everyone should check it out.

[RunAmokRampant]

Is this the monster?

http://www.movieweb.com/news/38/25538.php

[thedeadwalk!]

Doubt it. This site specifically debunks that photo:

http://cloverfieldclues.blogspot.com/

This one was posted earlier, which I like:

http://wayangtopia.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/cloverfield-monster-picture.jpg

But, we'll all know next week so we can just chill till then.

[RunAmokRampant]

Yer I prefer the same one to you although the one that's being refuted by that blogspot looks fairly accurate to the clipping in the movie. (It legs and tail and texture)

[Incognito]

Doubt it. This site specifically debunks that photo:

http://cloverfieldclues.blogspot.com/

This one was posted earlier, which I like:

http://wayangtopia.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/cloverfield-monster-picture.jpg

But, we'll all know next week so we can just chill till then.

I still think that second picture looks a helluva lot like Sin from Final fantasy 10. It's also has the same idea of creatures that detach from the monster.

That really makes me think that there;s not a true picture of the monster out there yet, but I could be wrong.

[thedeadwalk!]

Yer I prefer the same one to you although the one that's being refuted by that blogspot looks fairly accurate to the clipping in the movie. (It legs and tail and texture)
There is some resemblance, but with the little that is seen, it could resemble a lot of things.

I still think that second picture looks a helluva lot like Sin from Final fantasy 10. It's also has the same idea of creatures that detach from the monster.
The idea of the creatures, like the monster, is taken from whales who have similar parasites living on them. I haven't played any Final Fantasy games so they may have well gotten to the idea long before. Still, it's pretty cool.

That really makes me think that there's not a true picture of the monster out there yet...
Very likely, and I hope not. Speculation is fun, spoilers are not.

[Mister_Che]

Some people didn't like the image of the whale like monster (which was later confirmed to be fan-art for a concept).

I personaly think it's very cool.

[DanD]

i like whale monster too


i just don't know how well the camera style is going to work :/

[RunAmokRampant]

eh Blair Witch never bothered me with the camera, I doubt this would either.

[beans]

does anyone have a feeling that this'll either be a really good movie or it'll be freakin horrible?
i dont think there will be a middle ground with this one. imo

[AA-12]

All I can say is that I haven't been this excited for a movie in a long time. It's killing me to find out more details.

[Danger Bird]

I'm fairly confident it will be all right.

[beans]

i know im completely stoked to see this movie im just wishing that it wont floop, i just hope its gonna be kick a**

[RunAmokRampant]

All I can say is that I haven't been this excited for a movie in a long time. It's killing me to find out more details.

I accidently found a spoiler review but I'm not sure how credible it is coz I haven't read it nor do I want to.

[AA-12]

SPOILERS DO NOT READ

Here's the summary that "leaked" online. Take it for what it's worth

The film opens with HUD adjusting his camera on what I guess is either a tripod or a desk. He explains that he's making a film for Robby who's leaving NY to go to Japan and be a part of Tagruato. He's wearing a Slusho shirt from the webstore. I didn't see any strange hidden things in his room, but I wasn't really focused on that kind of stuff. He says that Robby's gonna be a part of a Slusho presentation this afternoon and that everyone's gonna show up to lend him support. He says that they're gonna trick Robby into thinking this is his celebration/going away party but they really have a surprise party planned later that evening.

Fast forward to the Slusho presentation. Ganu Yoshida is present among a long panel of Japanese representatives. Robby is translating. Robby translates for Ganu that Robby is "part of a team of great, young minds that will lend their talents to making Slusho appealing to American sensibilities." (I'm paraphrasing, of course. I don't remember this speech verbatim.) A couple of reporters in the audience ask Robby about several 'controversies' surrounding Slusho and Tagruato and Robby looks to be caught off guard. He stammers trying to answer and Ganu doesn't offer an answer, or appear to be phased at all by the question. We hear HUD say *beep* under his breath. The reporter presists, asking Robby if he's aware that Tagruato has come under scrutiny for their "deep sea explorations" which many believe to be hazardous. Ganu still says nothing. Robby stammers some more and HUD goes "Come on, man." Robby finally speaks and says that Tagruato has many advisors on their board, and points to one guy, and asks the reporter if she's also heard the theory that competitors are drumming up these theories in order to damage the company. Ganu looks pleased, HUD says "Way to go!" and the camera cuts over to a display table.

PRESENT: HUD, ROBBY, MARLENA, HAWK, BETH.

Two Japanese women are handing out free Slusho. The scene opens with one of the cups nearly eclipsing the camera, as HUD drinks it. Marlena asks for more than one cup. Beth turns down the free Slusho that Robby offers her and he doesn't drink any either. They both seem to be eyeballing each other like something's wrong. Robby asks where Jamie and Lil are and HUD says they're working. (It's later revealed that Lil and Jamie are decorating the apartment for Robby's party and that's why they're not there) Robby then asks if Jamie is still with Teddy. Marlena takes a huge gulp of Slusho, rolls her eyes and says "unfortunately". Nothing else to note here. Except that the Slusho bots are present. They're mechanical and synchronized on a display to dance to the Slusho theme song. There are some TV monitors too which are playing Slusho commercials. (Different from the commercial on slusho.jp - less 'crazy' I guess, and completely animated. The only thing similar to the commercial on the net is that a duck explodes and several Slusho bots come out of it and start dancing.)

Cut to the party. Jamie's standing at HUD's side (probably why she isn't in the trailer) talking about how she can't believe that Teddy didn't come to the party. (subsequently, we never see Teddy in the movie) Marlena walks over and tells Jamie that she's isn't surprised, seeing as how he hasn't kept a date or even been the same person since he came back from his trip. Jamie tells her to stop lecturing her. We hear talking from behind the apartment door and Rob walks in. They yell surprise. A lot of footage from the teaser. HUD walks around to ask people what they wanna say to Rob before he leaves. A lot of the teaser was used, and a lot more is new. Jamie officially becomes annoying. All she does is rattle off about her 'hotness' and blah blah blah. Then she says something about Teddy and HUD shifts the camera away but we can still hear Jamie droning on and on. Everyone's dancing to Wolfmother ("Woman" has been replaced with "Joker and the Thief"SMILEY. The rumble from the teaser comes after the lyric "as she's standing in a field of clover." (This was the one 'hidden' thing I paid attention to because I love the song) Something flies past the apartment window which prompts everyone to head to the roof. Same "fireball" scene from both trailers. Everyone runs back into the apartment and turns on NY1. Same newscast from the teaser except there's more of it. Jamie won't shut up about wondering if Teddy is OK. Marlena actually turns to her and tells her to shut the *beep* up. Big positive reaction from the test panel.

Another rumble comes from the roof and everyone runs out of the apartment. Jamie tries to reach Teddy on her cellphone. She can't get him so she goes to a Taxi and the camera shifts away from her. Rob wants to know where Beth went. Marlena, Lil and Rob look around from her but can't find her. The statue of liberty head comes down the street, smashing into the Taxi Jamie just got into. Jamie's dead. I don't think I've ever been this happy to see a movie character die.

More and more people come running in from other parts of the city. Police officers arrive to bring everyone to a 'safe place' in the city and ambulences arrive to take away the injured. Long shot of Jamie being taken out of the cab, with something made of metal sticking through her abdomen. We suddenly hear coughing and the camera pans back in the other direction and people are emerging through a cloud of asbestos, very reminiscent of 9/11. One of the police officers orders more medics immediately. HUD turns to Rob and says "Maybe it's over?" Hawk walks over and says "Don't count on it" and points to signal that the national guard has just come in. The camera walks over to them as the last of the "Slusho 7" try to communicate with them. They're ignored. Marlena persists in questioning them. One turns to her angrily and says "Get the *beep* out of the city, go with them" and points to the police officers. They walk over and Marlena is bitching about the guy's attitude. Something hits a building and we see the monster's face through the asbestos when HUD turns around.

OK. About the monster. It's not Cthulu, it's not a Minotaur, it's not a dinosaur. It's way bigger than any of them. The face is scaly, and looks somewhat human and has red eyes. Completely red. Now comes the national guard firing at it from the trailer. HUD continues to shoot, but the rest of the characters are pulling him away. They get into a police van and Rob asks the officer whether or not a "girl named Beth" has been detained. The police officer says he's not worried about collecting names right now, just getting individuals out of the city. HUD assures Rob that Beth is OK but Rob only tells him to "get that *beep* camera off of me." Marlena is grabbing her stomach. Lil asks what's wrong and Marlena says "It's probably just that *beep* IBS. Every time I'm under a lot of stress, I have to *beep* Hawk mutters "lovely" and all of them laugh, except Rob who's looking out of the windows at people as they pass them by, trying to spot Beth, but he doesn't.

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[AA-12]

SPOILERS DO NOT READ

Cont.

They turn down a street and hear another roar, and catch another glimpse of the monster, and drive in the opposite direction. HUD never seems to be able to turn in time to get a clear shot of it, and we only see its leg stepping on something. They make it to a detainment center where people are being treated for inhaling asbestos and other injuries. A medic walks over and asks if any of them sustained any injuries. Lil says Marlena isn't feeling well. Marlena says "Jesus Lil, I have IBS, do you have to make me announce it to everyone!?" The medic says he wants to observe Marlena anyway. Rob says he has to get to a phone. A medic escorts him and HUD over to one. HUD stands close enough to Rob to hear Beth crying when Rob finally reaches her cellphone. Scene from the trailer. Rob explains to the medic that Beth is trapped under some metal in the city. He proclaims that he's going to find her. Everyone protests. Hawk says "Rob, you've seen what's out there..." and Rob says "I don't care what's out there! Listen to me, she's dying." An officer overhears them talking and says he's not letting anyone out of the detainment center. Rob says "What are you going to do, arrest me? With all of this going on?" The officer says he can't physically arrest him. Rob says "Then I'm going." Marlena runs over, apparently hearing the officer and Rob yell back and forth. Marlena tells Rob he isn't going anywhere and Rob says he is, and whoever doesn't want to is free to stay. HUD and Hawk both tell them they'll go with him. Lil says she will too. The officer says he's going to tag along to make sure they aren't in harm's way. They head for the door. Marlena trails behind, asking what's exactly out there. Officer says "We haven't been able to get a clear look at it... but whatever it is, it's winning." They get outside and Marlena asks "So where's Beth anyway?" Rob says "near the apartment." Marlena yells and says "YOU CAN NOT GO BACK INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY!"

From here, the movie goes into regular suspense mode. More carnage is happening, more unclear glimpses of 'Mr. Grumpypants', yadda yadda. Marlena seems to be getting sicker. At one point she collapses. When she does, we can hear "ROBBY! ROBBY!" coming from nearby. They dig out Beth and head back to the detainment center. Beth is injured, with deep gashes on one of her arms. The officer calls in to lt them know another body has been found but as soon as he does, a car smashes right into him from the sky in what's one of the most brutal kills in a movie I've ever seen. They all look up. The Time Warner building is completely demolished and another roar is heard in the distance. They start walking back to the detainment center and hear strange fluttering noises. They see something, but this time HUD doesn't turn around. They all just run. Marlena says she can't run anymore after a while. Hawk and Lil grab on to her and Marlena drags her feet behind them. They finally get back to the detainment center. Marlena's vomitting and crying blood, hunched over, and we can vaguely see some movement in her stomach. The hazmat guys drag her away quickly. Rob and Beth get a moment to hug and HUD asks Lil what she and Marlena saw behind them. Lil shakes her head and we can hear screaming. HUD pans over to the tarp/curtain Marlena is behind. As he does, we can hear a police report over a walky talky saying "IT'S IN TIMES SQUARE, TIMES SQUARE! GO NOW!" and enforcement runs past HUD who now sees Marlena expanding. She pops and whatever's left of her body falls to the floor. As soon as it does, something rises up and attacks one of the hazmat guys, chewing completely through his neck. The other officers shoots at whatever this 'thing' is and it just jumps from the other officer's body on to his. The remaining "Slusho 7" high tail it. Marlena is dead.

More running, more unclear shots of the monster. They go through the subway in an attempt to flee the city. Something in the subway explodes and knocks HUD down. Rob goes over to pick him back up. HUD is okay, but winded and disorientated. They try to break in to one of the trains and do, but the explosion must have rendered it useless. They exit the subway the opposite side they came in and run right into where the monster is currently wreaking havoc. They run into a convenient store. Scene from the trailer. They're all discussing exit strategies. Rob says "I parked my car down the block... we'll go find my car." "Rob, I've seen it... Rob, it's a loss." Yes, the line is "it's a loss" not "it's alive". Store windows explode and they all try to find a back way to get out of. As they do, a seriously loud crash can be heard. The monster is down and out. They stop to look and HUD zooms in on its face. Scaly, vaguely human, emotionless, large penetrating red eyes. Rob grabs HUD and says "we're leaving." "Where?" Hud asks. "Back to the apartment." HUD says "Good, I hope your bathroom is still there." Everyone looks at each other nervously. They ask HUD a bunch of times if he's OK. He says "Dude, I had Wichcraft and Slusho today. Can you imagine what that does to your stomach? If I explode, the only thing coming out of me is Slushbots." No one seems to find it funny.

They get back to the apartment which is completely demolished. Windows, everything. Lil and Hawk walk around trying to call other people from the party. No one answers. Lil breaks down and says she can't believe two of her best friends have died in one day. "At least that thing is dead," Hawk says and holds her. HUD makes a break for the bathroom and we follow him in. He takes a *beep* shooting himself in the bathroom mirror. He's laughing over the fact that he's in the bathroom taking a video of himself *beep* From underneath the lens we can see blood trickling down. HUD pulls the camera away, refocuses it and see blood dripping from his eye. HUD gets up, pulls up his pants and goes into where the living room used to be. They're huddled around someone from the party who was trapped in the apartment. (she looks a lot like Marlena but isn't) She's crying blood like Marlena. They look over and see HUD crying blood as well. HUD's fading fast and Rob and Beth run over to him. The camera goes down to HUD's feet and splashes of blood are smattering on the floor. The camera comes back up, and the woman from the party is expanding. Lil and Hawk get up to run but only Lil makes it away. The woman pops. Small monsters that look reptilian jump out and attack Hawk. HUD starts to expand now. Rob and Beth run for one closet while Lil runs for another. Hawk and HUD are dead, but not before Rob can grab HUD's cam.

Beth and Rob hold the door back to keep the smaller monsters out. Rob's wrist gets bitten and he shuts the door on the tiny monster's head which decapitates it. A gun shot comes from outside, the door stops banging. Rob and Beth come out and Lil says she took the gun from the dead officer. We hear a cop yelling from outside, who apparently heard the gunshots. He tells them to evacuate now. They comply and ask the cop if the monster's dead. "I haven't heard anything," he says. Rob, still with the camera, says "That's a good thing right?" The cop shrugs. "Just means either it's dead or they are." Rob says he saw it lying there dead. The cop doesn't answer. He says they're getting in a hellicopter. They're transporting as many survivors out of the city as possible. "How many are alive?" Beth asks. The cop says not many are.

Hellicopter scene. Despite their protests, Lil and Rob are loaded into a different hellicopter than Beth. Beth looks out at Rob as the plane takes off. Rob's in the copter, no one wants to look at the camera. All of a sudden we hear a big familiar roar. Monster's back. He swatted the copter with enough force to send it spiraling. Lil falls out of the copter. Lil is dead. The pilot gains control as the copter is about to land on the bridge. Rob and a few survivors run out, but the monster grabs the copter, which still has the pilot in it, between his teeth. First real clear shot of the monster. It looks possessed, angry, *beep* crazy. Its teeth look like machetes and its eyes are now a darker red than before.

The other copter comes back and Beth runs over to Rob, grabbing him and bringing him to the other copter which is quickly grabbing the survivors. Before they can run over to them, the bridge is being snapped in half. They run in the opposite direction. Time lapses. They run into central park and hide. They don't profess their love for each other or anything corny. They hug and Rob can see that the camera's batter is getting low. He grabs it before it does and starts his "My name is Robert Hawkins" jargon. "Everyone's dead," he says. He pans the camera over to Beth, then back to himself and says "As far as I can see, we're the only ones who have survived. But if you found this..." Beth takes the camera away from Rob and sets it down. A few moments of Beth nursing Rob's injuries. Suddenly they can hear the monster approaching them, shaking the ground, yadda yadda. It gets closer and Beth screams. Rob embraces her. The camera's battery dies. End of movie.

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[nobodyblossomsforever]

why in my life did i read all that

[telemore]

Hey hey! Here's my pre-take on Cloverfield.

Suck. Suck, grandiose big city falling to **** suck suck, some half hearted lack luster love element/ she probably dies or he dies. Some more suck, and then more crap getting blown up.

BUT he does it all on handheld digital so it's all close and small.

lmao, this is how jj abrams does a small movie. big huge grandiose over the top but told on a very personable level by some gay college kid saying goodbye to his fri-omg omg omg cities destroyed.

/armageddon sucked

[AA-12]

Because people like us have no life :^

[beans]

yeah, not even gonna waste my time reading that. ill get the visuals when it comes out next friday. im really stoked for it

[ed_stones_dead]

Saw the trailer for it, looked like Godzilla or something.
Also looked like JJ Abrams had just converted Lost to New York, what with the giant invisible thing.

[beans]

they've already confirmed that its not godzilla. if you REALLY wanna know read that spoiler above

[ed_stones_dead]

Laow that
it looks terrible, probably something to do with a hatch anyway

[beans]

Laow that
it looks terrible, probably something to do with a hatch anyway

a hatch?

[YouGottaBeCrazy]

im more interested in seeing the monster than seeing the movie. i read the spoilers and i dont give a ****, it changes nothing about my desire to see the movie.

[beans]

well the monster is the obvious big part but i wanna see if they make the actual movie good. but more than likely itll bomb and the only plus will be the monster

[AlmightyHustle]

For those who want to see a slight glimpse of the monster, bloody-disgusting.com has a clip of the new TV spot. Just head to http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/10870. Its short but you get to hear the monster's cries as the military shoots at it and if you look closely through the smoke you can catch a glimpse of it.

Maybe it was just me, but I swore I saw the shoulders in that clip, meaning the creature isn't quite as monstrous as thought. Definitely not the size of that whale concept art.

[AA-12]

Holy **** no, at the end of the monster section look at the left part by the buildings. THATS A ****ING FOOT/LEG

This thing is huuuuuuuuuuuge.

edit: http://i2.tinypic.com/8ak51k1.jpg

[AlmightyHustle]

I'm not seeing what you're seeing I guess. I'm definitely seeing its claw though (look right in the middle, there's a streetlight hanging over the middle of the road, its just to the left of that). You can see the claw move as its hit by the missiles.

I swear that's what I'm seeing, unless its all just smoke.

(Edit) Alright I think I see what you're talking about. You definitely see something coming down and smashing the ground, something huge. Then what the hell am I seeing?

[ed_stones_dead]

a hatch?

yes, a hatch
because in Lost (also made by JJ Abrams) there are a lot of hatches.

hatch
an opening that serves as a doorway or window in the floor or roof of a building.

[Danger Bird]

Holy **** no, at the end of the monster section look at the left part by the buildings. THATS A ****ING FOOT/LEG

This thing is huuuuuuuuuuuge.

edit: http://i2.tinypic.com/8ak51k1.jpgleik OMG

[AA-12]

This isn't related to Lost.

I'm not seeing what you're seeing I guess. I'm definitely seeing its claw though (look right in the middle, there's a streetlight hanging over the middle of the road, its just to the left of that). You can see the claw move as its hit by the missiles.

I swear that's what I'm seeing, unless its all just smoke.

(Edit) Alright I think I see what you're talking about. You definitely see something coming down and smashing the ground, something huge. Then what the hell am I seeing?

Don't forgot that Abrams has mentioned the parasitic "offspring" of the monster. Smaller faster types. They are probably mixed into that shot too.

[AlmightyHustle]

Don't forgot that Abrams has mentioned the parasitic "offspring" of the monster. Smaller faster types. They are probably mixed into that shot too.

If they are, they grew, cause what I'm seeing is about the size of a five story building.

I also found some production notes where Abrams talks about the parasites and some other little details on the monster (nothing too big). I'll see if I can find it again.

[AA-12]

http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/09/cloverfield-building-a-better-monster/#more-6954

This is it probably.

[beans]

do you think they'll explain anything in the actual movie about this damn thing? or do you think itll be one of those monster movies where the monster shows up destroys everything. and thats the end

[AlmightyHustle]

http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/09/cloverfield-building-a-better-monster/#more-6954

This is it probably.

That's the one.

[AA-12]

do you think they'll explain anything in the actual movie about this damn thing? or do you think itll be one of those monster movies where the monster shows up destroys everything. and thats the end

From what I can tell it's good a fairly thick plot when it comes to the background of everything.

[ed_stones_dead]

Sometimes it's better when you can't see the monster or whatever the evil thing is. It makes it scarier, and CGI can look lame.

[AlmightyHustle]

Sometimes it's better when you can't see the monster or whatever the evil thing is. It makes it scarier, and CGI can look lame.

If this was psychological horror or something of the like, I'd agree with you. But this is a giant monster movie surrounded by too much hype. If they don't show the monster, they will make a huge mistake.

[beans]

If this was psychological horror or something of the like, I'd agree with you. But this is a giant monster movie surrounded by too much hype. If they don't show the monster, they will make a huge mistake.

uhh yeah, if they dont the movie will have the biggest bad reputation since snakes on a plane

[AA-12]

Huh? SOAP got a great response and had a huge following.

[beans]

yeha but as far as box office earnings goes, it was projected to make a lot more than it actually did, it had a cult following that found out about the movie at comicon

[illpressureurhinges1]

All I know is that I will be at the movie theatre at midnight on Jan 19 to see Cloverfield.

[beans]

All I know is that I will be at the movie theatre at midnight on Jan 19 to see Cloverfield.

hell yeah, but like i said it'll be either really good or a complete flop

[illpressureurhinges1]

I don't know, but by what I've seen from the trailers, it looks amazing. So I'm just hoping that hunch is correct.

[planewreck]

All I know is that I will be at the movie theatre at midnight on Jan 19 to see Cloverfield.
why not just go to one of the earlier shows since it'll have been out for two days

[beans]

yeah me too

[illpressureurhinges1]

why not just go to one of the earlier shows since it'll have been out for two days

When does it come out? I thought it was coming out on the 19th?

[AA-12]

More spoilers that are apparently very accurate!

SPOILERS

SLUSHO AND TAGRUATO ARE NOT MENTIONED ONCE.
NO ONE EVEN SAYS THESE WORDS.

NO ONE DRINKS SLUSHO OR MENTIONS IT.

SLUSHO DOESN'T MAKE PEOPLE EXPLODE

The monster isn't green, it's grey.
-It has 4 legs and 2 really small, crab-like legs on it's torso (the crab legs might've been vestigial).
-It's approx. 30-40 stories tall (Rob/Lil/Hud climb up Beth's building (59th floor) they see the monster walking down the street, monster is significantly shorter than 50 stories).
-It's front "arms" are "backwards" (as if you're elbows protruded in front of you) The arms are pretty long.
-It has 3 LONG fingers on each hand (like, index finger middle finger and thumb.
-Has 2 back legs, walks upright, but it appears that the front "arms" are significantly longer than the back legs.
-Has a long tail.
-Human-like head.
-Has these 2 red, puffing (possibly lungs) lobes on it's head. It's jaw looks like a bulldog (where it's "fangs" are over it's lips)

The little monsters look nearly identical to the black/yellow bugs from starship troopers, but they're between knee and waist height.

The monster's origins ARE NOT explained, although Hud makes some comedic minor speculations throughout the movie.
Hud actually provided some decent comedic relief throughout the movie as well.

The Tagruato logo on the tanker is only noticeable to people who know where to look (i.e. people on this forum will kinda see it).

The events DO NOT take place on January 18th
The going away party/monster attack take place from MAY 22nd to the morning of MAY 23rd (ENDS EXACTLY AT 6:42AM). The year is unknown.

SPOILERS

[planewreck]

When does it come out? I thought it was coming out on the 19th?
That would be a Saturday, and I mean if you're going at midnight on Saturday then let us know what you think of it on Sunday.

[illpressureurhinges1]

Ok, well I'm still unclear, so lets just say I'm going to the first showing there is at my local movie theatre.

[beans]

helllz yes

[illpressureurhinges1]

I just really hope I'm not disappointed. Because that would suck if I go to the movies at midnight just to see a crappy movie.

[AlmightyHustle]

More spoilers that are apparently very accurate!

SPOILERS

SLUSHO AND TAGRUATO ARE NOT MENTIONED ONCE.
NO ONE EVEN SAYS THESE WORDS.

NO ONE DRINKS SLUSHO OR MENTIONS IT.

SLUSHO DOESN'T MAKE PEOPLE EXPLODE

The monster isn't green, it's grey.
-It has 4 legs and 2 really small, crab-like legs on it's torso (the crab legs might've been vestigial).
-It's approx. 30-40 stories tall (Rob/Lil/Hud climb up Beth's building (59th floor) they see the monster walking down the street, monster is significantly shorter than 50 stories).
-It's front "arms" are "backwards" (as if you're elbows protruded in front of you) The arms are pretty long.
-It has 3 LONG fingers on each hand (like, index finger middle finger and thumb.
-Has 2 back legs, walks upright, but it appears that the front "arms" are significantly longer than the back legs.
-Has a long tail.
-Human-like head.
-Has these 2 red, puffing (possibly lungs) lobes on it's head. It's jaw looks like a bulldog (where it's "fangs" are over it's lips)

The little monsters look nearly identical to the black/yellow bugs from starship troopers, but they're between knee and waist height.

The monster's origins ARE NOT explained, although Hud makes some comedic minor speculations throughout the movie.
Hud actually provided some decent comedic relief throughout the movie as well.

The Tagruato logo on the tanker is only noticeable to people who know where to look (i.e. people on this forum will kinda see it).

The events DO NOT take place on January 18th
The going away party/monster attack take place from MAY 22nd to the morning of MAY 23rd (ENDS EXACTLY AT 6:42AM). The year is unknown.

SPOILERS

I'm not buying any of that really. All of these spoilers and reviews ahead of time all seem to contradict each other, so one of them may very well be right. I just don't think it's that one.

If any of them are right, it's the one your posted earlier Ghoul Hunter. That one is kinda old, but it describes a lot of stuff that showed up in later TV spots. Still, won't be long before we all find out.

[illpressureurhinges1]

Yah. I'm not going to buy into any of these things. I'd rather just wait and find out for myself.

[Tillius]

From what I've heard you never actually fully see the monster.

[Let's Chop Cats!]

You heard wrong.

[DanD]

oh snap

[thunderzstruck]

anyone else kind of disappointed by a pg13 rating :/

[FakePlasticTrees]

It doesn't need to be rated R in order to be a good movie.

[DanD]

it is kind of ridiculous, though, that during this whole fiasco nobody drops the f-bomb

[Danger Bird]

It doesn't need to be rated R in order to be a good movie.

lol false

[AA-12]

It's not a big deal.

[Danger Bird]

I can't remember the last decent film I saw that was rated pg-13 actually

not saying there aren't any just that I can't remember any

[Spiritofmosa]

I have to watch this movie, the trailer looked so good. I just hope they do a good job on making the aliens more realistic and scary ( unlike war of the worlds )

[AA-12]

Guess what guys? I have confirmed news from a guy at somethingawful :D

Well not to burst anyone's bubble, but I just got out of an advanced screening here at Michigan State (we usually get movies a week or so before they're released and have free first-come first-serve seating).

Hate to be cliche, but all I can say is: Wow. This movie is tight as hell. It is literally the only movie that has had me on the edge of my seat since like Return of the Jedi when I was a kid. MOST of the action and events are believable and are incredibly well done. The shaky-cam never made me dizzy. The characters are believable and not too cliche or dense. I didn't read any of the ARG stuff about the characters, and I found all the information presented in the film itself to be more than sufficient to make me care about them.

The monster was very unique and very cool. I don't want to spoil anything about it unless asked.

All in all, a great film. I'm not going to spoil anything in this post, but if anyone wants anything specifically I will reply with a spoiler.

But go see it - you owe it to yourself. This is an excellent film.

Here's what he said about the monster in comparison to the info that leaked, his response bolded HUGE ****ING SPOILERS

The monster isn't green, it's grey. Basically true, though the color is somewhat ambiguous and hard to see

-It has 4 legs and 2 really small, crab-like legs on it's torso (the crab legs might've been vestigial). true

-It's approx. 30-40 stories tall (Rob/Lil/Hud climb up Beth's building (59th floor) they see the monster walking down the street, monster is significantly shorter than 50 stories). I disagree. Throughout most of the movie, he's basically crawling, and at one point in the movie (you'll know when you see it) he gets pretty ****ing tall.

-It's front "arms" are "backwards" (as if you're elbows protruded in front of you) The arms are pretty long. yep

-It has 3 LONG fingers on each hand (like, index finger middle finger and thumb. yep

-Has 2 back legs, walks upright, but it appears that the front "arms" are significantly longer than the back legs. I disagree. He appears to scuttle around on all fours to me, or maybe I was just blind. But the proportions sound right.

-Has a long tail. Yep. I also believe this may be it's tentacle - at one point in the movie, a giant ****ing tentacle is featured, but I just realized I had no clue where the hell it was attached to the creature. Could've just been one of the arms though.

-Human-like head. Kind of. If you've ever seen a Warhammer 40k ork minus ears and ridiculous eyes, I would consider it more like that, but the description below fits well.

-Has these 2 red, puffing (possibly lungs) lobes on it's head. It's jaw looks like a bulldog (where it's "fangs" are over it's lips) Yep

Also, the monster appears to be impervious to most damage from small arms and tank cannon fire to MLRS rockets. At one point it appears to be wounded, but that is rather subjective to the viewer. The "parasites" that are attached to it are much less like the Starship Troopers bugs as I anticipated and much more like headcrabs or the "head spider" that falls off that one guy in "The Thing". They're agile and have a long, bird-like beak-jaw that snaps and bites. They have several "leg" appendages and can walk on walls and ceilings. They're very quick.

EDIT: Also, I guess I should say it is rather skinny, save it's torso area. Looks pretty dextrous for a big *** monster.

HUGE ****ING SPOILERS

[IMmeandyouwilldie]

It doesn't need to be rated R in order to be a good movie.


Agree I do

[IMmeandyouwilldie]

due to whineyness from others, i edited the post to only display the LINK to the official cloverfield monster pic:

http://wayangtopia.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/cloverfield-monster-picture.jpg

[JumpTheF**kUp]

Thanks for ruining the movie for me, I really appreciate it.


hahaha way to take my post seriously

[IMmeandyouwilldie]

Thanks for ruining the movie for me, I really appreciate it.


hahaha way to take my post seriously

last thing i want after me are pissed off forum movie goers

[YouGottaBeCrazy]

due to whineyness from others, i edited the post to only display the LINK to the official cloverfield monster pic:

http://wayangtopia.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/cloverfield-monster-picture.jpg

this has been posted before. and its not the monster.

[IMmeandyouwilldie]

this has been posted before. and its not the monster.

O RLY?

- i thought it looked cool, and kinda wanted it to be it......

[YouGottaBeCrazy]

me too. its ****in sweet lookin.

[beans]

yeah it does, but they've already stated that there are no images of the monster even leakedon the internet, they're keeping this damn thing under some good wraps. Guess it adds to the anticipation for the movie.

[IMmeandyouwilldie]

whatever the hell it is i hope it wont be gay and/or dissapointing l(ike this:http://nymag.com/daily/intel/20070111rosie.jpg), i just hope it looks cool.

[YouGottaBeCrazy]

rosie is probably 10x more terrifying than any monster one can think of

[beans]

rosie is probably 10x more terrifying than any monster one can think of

rosie?

[IMmeandyouwilldie]

i think it is safe to assume that the 'monster' originates from water, since the story takes place on Manhattan Island, an aquatic beast would be a perfect pick for a monster

[YouGottaBeCrazy]

rosie?

are you ****ing retarded?

[IMmeandyouwilldie]

link to slow mo vid of monster= http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/20/cloverfield-monster-in-slow-mo/

[beans]

are you ****ing retarded?

shut up, i just got it fagboy

[IMmeandyouwilldie]

this pic looks kinda like the other, but is altered a little and the legs look like those in the vid...
http://dougbot.com/forum/cloverfieldPart2.jpg

[AlmightyHustle]

link to slow mo vid of monster= http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/20/cloverfield-monster-in-slow-mo/

That's only been shown a million times, but whatever.

I'm kinda pissed cause I found a new picture of what's supposed to be the "confirmed" monster. A lot of people are a 100% sure this is the thing, and it matches the description Ghoul Hunter posted, though it's missing the two crab like appendages.

WARNING: COULD BE A HUGE SPOILER!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v447/ignatz/album%2034/cloverfield3flat.jpg

WARNING: DO NOT CLICK ON THIS IF YOU WANT TO BE SURPRISED! MIGHT JUST WANT TO WAIT SEVEN MORE DAYS! JUST SAYING!

[beans]

this pic looks kinda like the other, but is altered a little and the legs look like those in the vid...
http://dougbot.com/forum/cloverfieldPart2.jpg

you do know that these arent the pics of the moster right?

[Cocaine]

http://media.filmschoolrejects.com/images/cloverfieldmonster01.jpg

This is a toy that's allegedly the monster from Cloverfield. Don't click unless you want to be hilariously let down.

actually edit:

Sources for Dark Horizons can now confirm that the image mentioned above in the final link is NOT the Cloverfield monster sadly.

[beans]

like i said, they're keeping i under wraps pretty well. i dont think they'll let it leak out

[IMmeandyouwilldie]

you do know that these arent the pics of the moster right?

yeah, but i can see where someone would think so, because it looked kinda like the thing in the video

[IMmeandyouwilldie]

That's only been shown a million times, but whatever.

I'm kinda pissed cause I found a new picture of what's supposed to be the "confirmed" monster. A lot of people are a 100% sure this is the thing, and it matches the description Ghoul Hunter posted, though it's missing the two crab like appendages.

WARNING: COULD BE A HUGE SPOILER!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v447/ignatz/album%2034/cloverfield3flat.jpg

WARNING: DO NOT CLICK ON THIS IF YOU WANT TO BE SURPRISED! MIGHT JUST WANT TO WAIT SEVEN MORE DAYS! JUST SAYING!



that thing looks ****ing beastly

[beans]

ive seen that pic on the blog website and they have confirmed that, that picture is not the monster. but yes it does look beastly

[AlmightyHustle]

ive seen that pic on the blog website and they have confirmed that, that picture is not the monster. but yes it does look beastly

Alright, I wasn't completely sure. Like I said, most people assume its the monster, and matched the description in some reviews. Still, think of how many people thought that whale monster was it.

That one is kinda cool though.

[IMmeandyouwilldie]

yeah, but i dont think the real thing will be shown till the movie is seen, but i think those pics were pretty close to what it will look like

[AA-12]

Guess what guys? I have confirmed news from a guy at somethingawful :D



Here's what he said about the monster in comparison to the info that leaked, his response bolded HUGE ****ING SPOILERS

The monster isn't green, it's grey. Basically true, though the color is somewhat ambiguous and hard to see

-It has 4 legs and 2 really small, crab-like legs on it's torso (the crab legs might've been vestigial). true

-It's approx. 30-40 stories tall (Rob/Lil/Hud climb up Beth's building (59th floor) they see the monster walking down the street, monster is significantly shorter than 50 stories). I disagree. Throughout most of the movie, he's basically crawling, and at one point in the movie (you'll know when you see it) he gets pretty ****ing tall.

-It's front "arms" are "backwards" (as if you're elbows protruded in front of you) The arms are pretty long. yep

-It has 3 LONG fingers on each hand (like, index finger middle finger and thumb. yep

-Has 2 back legs, walks upright, but it appears that the front "arms" are significantly longer than the back legs. I disagree. He appears to scuttle around on all fours to me, or maybe I was just blind. But the proportions sound right.

-Has a long tail. Yep. I also believe this may be it's tentacle - at one point in the movie, a giant ****ing tentacle is featured, but I just realized I had no clue where the hell it was attached to the creature. Could've just been one of the arms though.

-Human-like head. Kind of. If you've ever seen a Warhammer 40k ork minus ears and ridiculous eyes, I would consider it more like that, but the description below fits well.

-Has these 2 red, puffing (possibly lungs) lobes on it's head. It's jaw looks like a bulldog (where it's "fangs" are over it's lips) Yep

Also, the monster appears to be impervious to most damage from small arms and tank cannon fire to MLRS rockets. At one point it appears to be wounded, but that is rather subjective to the viewer. The "parasites" that are attached to it are much less like the Starship Troopers bugs as I anticipated and much more like headcrabs or the "head spider" that falls off that one guy in "The Thing". They're agile and have a long, bird-like beak-jaw that snaps and bites. They have several "leg" appendages and can walk on walls and ceilings. They're very quick.

EDIT: Also, I guess I should say it is rather skinny, save it's torso area. Looks pretty dextrous for a big *** monster.

HUGE ****ING SPOILERS

quoting because you all overlooked this. This is all true.

[Berner]

Every time I see all the spoiler tags I scroll so fast so I can't even catch a word.

[Tillius]

This movie can't come out soon enough.

[AA-12]

Every time I see all the spoiler tags I scroll so fast so I can't even catch a word.

I AM THE CREATURE FROM YOUR NIGHTMARES

SPOILER
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[Berner]

I AM THE CREATURE FROM YOUR NIGHTMARES

SPOILER
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*scrolls away in terror*

[Rams]

The monster is just a giant spoiler tag.

[AA-12]

And all the people use mice to scroll away.

[YouGottaBeCrazy]

That's gold, Jerry! Gold!

[static]

I cannot wait for this.

[A Dead Modernist]

I think this is going to be horrible.

[iarescientists]

i think you're horrible

[static]

i agree with scientists

:mad:

[beans]

i dont think it will be horrible, but like i said earlier, i dont think there will be any middle ground with this movie. it will either be awesome or it will be horrible

[illpressureurhinges1]

No worries... It'll be awesome.

[beans]

i know thats what im leaning twords, im hoping its gonna be sick as hell
lol and i think im the only one who has skipped past all the spoilers all over sputnik lol

[illpressureurhinges1]

I have too. I just want to see for myself.

[Mr. Ron]

a possible different version of the monster?

http://dougbot.com/forum/cloverfieldPart2.jpg

http://dougbot.com/forum/cloverfieldPart2B.jpg

[beans]

a possible different version of the monster?

http://dougbot.com/forum/cloverfieldPart2.jpg

http://dougbot.com/forum/cloverfieldPart2B.jpg

lol more spoilers that ill skip, even though i know for a fact that they havnt even let any images of the monster leak out, all of these pictures are just speculation.

[illpressureurhinges1]

There are people who actually try to analyze the trailers to try to hint clues into the monster... What a waste of time.

[beans]

There are people who actually try to analyze the trailers to try to hint clues into the monster... What a waste of time.

no kidding

[DanD]

There are people who actually try to analyze the trailers to try to hint clues into the monster... What a waste of time.

for serious

the movie comes out in like 5 days just chill out

[Cocaine]

lots of people have already seen the monster anyways, there have been screenings.

[beans]

lots of people have already seen the monster anyways, there have been screenings.

true, in my expierience i know that anticipation is everything
and hype and either make or break a movie/video game or whatnot, so like i said, with all the hype surrounding this movie itll either deliver or it wont. im hoping it will though.

[illpressureurhinges1]

for serious

the movie comes out in like 5 days just chill out

Yah, like before there were screening, people would slow down the trailers with good computer programs and try to analyze what the monster was. Nerds...

[beans]

Yah, like before there were screening, people would slow down the trailers with good computer programs and try to analyze what the monster was. Nerds...

no sh*t people are just stupid

[Cocaine]

Like before there was a release, people would sit around and analyze people who sat around and analyzed the trailers.

Nerds.

[illpressureurhinges1]

Not analyzing, just stating a fact.

[AA-12]

Analyzing a trailer is hardly nerdy at all. It takes no effort.

[RunAmokRampant]

for serious

the movie comes out in like 5 days just chill out

Five days? It comes out the day after tomorrow in Australia

[beans]

Analyzing a trailer is hardly nerdy at all. It takes no effort.

but its the fact that you would do it in the first place. its nerdy like he said.

[AA-12]

How? It's no different than looking something up about a movie online. Pretty pause is not nerdy.

[beans]

iono i guess you could lump them in the same catagory but i see this forum as discussing the movie and details, if you were to diliberatly examine and pick apart the trailer cause you just cant wait for the film to come out. kinda sets that apart from just discussing the movie

[AA-12]

meh, it's all related.

Anyway, I really can't wait for this. Only a few more days :D

[beans]

i know im freakin stoked as hell for it to come out

[illpressureurhinges1]

Me too!!!

[beans]

are you gonna be hittin up the midnight showing like myself or you gonna wait till the friday it comes out?

[illpressureurhinges1]

I don't know. I wanna do at midnight, but that depends on my parents...

[Buttloaves]

I'm seeing this at a midnight showing, should be pretty br00tal.

[illpressureurhinges1]

I'm seeing this at a midnight showing, should be pretty br00tal.

I want to. I just hope my parents let me. They might be all anal about it because it's a school night.

[AA-12]

I might go see it at midnight (assuming it's playing here).

[illpressureurhinges1]

Where do you live?

[AA-12]

Central Florida.

[illpressureurhinges1]

And why wouldn't it be playing there?

[AA-12]

Oh, I meant the midnight showings. I don't know if any theaters are showing the midnight one.

[illpressureurhinges1]

O. Well good luck with that.

[beans]

I'm seeing this at a midnight showing, should be pretty br00tal.

lol hell yeah br00tal

[illpressureurhinges1]

Yah I knew it... Parents wouldn't go for the whole seeing it at midnight thing! Why couldn't I have been born a year earlier so I could be in college right now?!?!

[beans]

lol u 18 man? that sucks that you're still livin with the padres. just tell em you're legal to vote and smoke and you're legal to do what you want, and that includes going to the midnight showing of this movie lol

[illpressureurhinges1]

Well actually I'm only 17...