J.J. Abrams Trailer - "Cloverfield"

[MizzouBravesFan]

Re: J.J. Abrams Trailer - "Cloverfield"

If you look closely, you can get a faint and I mean faint glimpse of the creature as it passes between buildings.

Just guessing but it looks green, reptilian, and that it has some sort of spines or frills or something similar.

[Blzer]

Re: J.J. Abrams Trailer - "Cloverfield"

This movie looks ****ing awesome!

[Uhfan]

Re: J.J. Abrams Trailer - "Cloverfield"

trailer located on another site

move looks fun

http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=21492

was that dead bodies in the carriage???

[Lintyfresh85]

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If you look closely, you can get a faint and I mean faint glimpse of the creature as it passes between buildings.

Just guessing but it looks green, reptilian, and that it has some sort of spines or frills or something similar.

LOL I thought it looked like a giant snapping turtle!

BTW what was with that girl blowing up like that in the tent... she went from skinny to massive in seconds.

[Money99]

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I'm not so sure I like the whole 'camcorder' ala Blair Witch concept of the movie.
I get headaches and become dizzy when watching movies like that.
I hope that won't be the case with this movie, but I might have to wait and rent it.

[Blzer]

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Actually, I'm really hoping it's like that. CGI shots will appear more effective this way IMO, and I'm both assuming and hoping that means there won't be any kind of background music whatsoever. This is a chance to see what that kind of thing is like. It will feel totally real. Awesome!

[MizzouBravesFan]

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LOL I thought it looked like a giant snapping turtle!

BTW what was with that girl blowing up like that in the tent... she went from skinny to massive in seconds.

Mutation perhaps?

Also, I'm glad they're going with the camcorder/Blair Witch style...gives it a much more realistic feel and really adds to it IMO.

[chia51]

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taken off of halflife2.net forums...



I was reading through some of the posts on IMDB, and I came across one with a good explaination of how the monster could very well be Cthulhu. The thread can be read here, but you need a free membership:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1060277/...t/90263893?p=1

Here's what he wrote:

Quote:
Originally Posted by GoBrownsGoZombies:
I've been doing research on Cloverfield since the teaser came out before Transformers and I must say that I've compiled quite a bit of information from different sites, and with all the evidence that will follow I don't see how anyone can argue that it is Cthulhu or some Cthulu-esque monster.

- On Slusho.jp, under the "Happy Talk" section, one of the quotes was "Bloop". If you search "Bloop" you'll find that it's a noise scientists picked up coming from somewhere deep within the ocean. It's said to come from an unknown animal that is said to be larger than a blue whale. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloop This points to an underwater monster, which Cthulhu is.

- The basic story that underlies the history on the Slusho site is that a son takes over the work of his mother who died trying to find trying to find a new beverage flavor. The son has a dream and discovers the secret ingredient from the ocean floor. In 'The Call of Cthulhu' a man takes over the work of his dead Uncle who had been working with people who had had DREAMS of Cthulhu.

- To support the smaller monster theories, if there are smaller monsters, I found this: "The star-spawn of Cthulhu, or Cthulhi, have a physical simility with Cthulhu himself, but are of far smaller size. This race arrived with him, but relatively little is known about them. On earth they built the city R'lyeh, which later sank in the ocean, and where they still dwell with Cthulhu. A few are rumored to have escaped this incident, and can be found in hidden places on Earth."

- To support the transformation theories, I have found information on the Star-spawn from the previous statement: "Undersea dwellers which look like a cross between humans and fish (or frogs). Deep ones sometimes breed with humans, creating offspring which are human at first but make a slow transformation into deep ones. The deep ones serve Dagon and Cthulhu." Perhaps the ingredients in Slusho are the sperm of the Star-spawn and are somehow able to impregnate some. Yes, I know the digestive track does not connect to the reproductive organs, but this could possibly be explained somehow in the movie.

- Many authors have placed the sunken city of R'lyeh where Cthulhu lays at different locations, including off of Massachusetts and New York. H.P. Lovecraft however has him located in the Atlantic at 47 degrees South, 126 degrees West. Does the 47 look familiar? Read the opening text of the trailer.

- Lastly, after seeing the very high quality still of the monster crossing between buildings, I'm 100% positive this is Cthulhu. Compare these two pictures:
http://www.empireonline.com/images/t...verfield/6.jpg

http://www.summeroflovecraft.com/images/cthulhu-6.jpg

Take a look at the back of the head of the monster and then the back of the head of Cthulhu. They are both extended in the back, green, and appear to be veiny and pulpy.

It's also important to mention, and I'm recalling this from what I saw way back on these boards, but if you follow the links in one of the character's myspace profiles, it will eventually lead you to a picture of a Cthulhu statue or figurine.


WHOA!

[MizzouBravesFan]

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It's not Cthulhu.

There's a slow motion video of the monster over on the IMDb forums, it's awesome...you can clearly see at least two legs so it's bipedal more than likely.

It's eerily similar to Godzilla TBH...I still think it's some kind of big *** iguana or something like that though.

[chia51]

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did you not look at the link to the cthulu pic, he is two legged. not saying you didnt. but he clearly has two legs and two arms

[MizzouBravesFan]

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Yeah but what was in the trailer just didn't look like that, at least to me.

I think J.J. wanted to and came up with his own monster...could be wrong though.

I wouldn't be disappointed if it was Cthulhu.

As long as it isn't Godzilla.

[MassNole]

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I'd love for it to be some form of mutated weasel. You know, a 1000' tall ferret terrorizing Manhattan.

[chia51]

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Yeah but what was in the trailer just didn't look like that, at least to me.

I think J.J. wanted to and came up with his own monster...could be wrong though.

I wouldn't be disappointed if it was Cthulhu.

As long as it isn't Godzilla.

agree it doesnt look like it, but as a reference cthulu looks similar.

[Bruins]

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Possible Cloverfield/Heroes connection?:

http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/11/20/cloverfield-slusho-appears-on-heroes/

[Beantown]

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Seems just like simple product-placement marketing to me.