J.J. Abrams Trailer - "Cloverfield"

[The C]

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Was the guy in front of you? You should've busted out the piano wire.

I'm not Agent 47

[The C]

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Umm you actually get a clear view of the monster in The Signs. Everybody knows this monster is a teenage mutant ninja turtle. No need for spoilers, I'm just guessing. Haven't seen the movie yet but heard the hype is the best part about this movie.

I thought Signs did an alright job with the aliens.

This part still gives me chills.

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[Psyblast]

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I thought Signs did an alright job with the aliens.

This part still gives me chills.

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That scene was AWESOME.

Signs was a great movie.

[Scottdau]

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I remember that part, that was pretty freaky.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Joaquin's reaction is priceless.

[Blzer]

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I thought Signs did an alright job with the aliens.

This part still gives me chills.

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I must be the only person in the world that thought this scene was not the least bit freaky, creepy, shocking, disturbing, or anything else. I was just like, "Umm... okayyyy."




It's sad that I'm already wondering when Cloverfield will hit the shelves on DVD. It's the second day it's been out, and I've already seen it twice, and I'm just itching for more. I sure hope they release a special edition with more scenes and director/producer commentary.

[23]

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The violent shaking didn't give me me nausea, but it was irritating.

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The little parasite creatures reminded me of spiders more than crabs, but i guess.

One more thing that makes no sense at all to me is

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How is it that some born sea creature and the parasites that eat off of it, that has lived in the ocean for however long just happen to both be amphibious although they've never been out of water? Didn't have to go back in the water either to survive, even though the monster was being bombed more than iraq.

It was a great adventure flick though. Felt it ended too soon and all and for all of the characters in the movie

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I blame the main guy because it was basically because of his decisions to talk to and look for one girl that got them all killed, including the girl.

[JayBee74]

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Whew, Cloverfield was #1 at the box office yesterday by a LONG shot.

Almost $18 million in one day-not bad for a movie with a $25 million production budget.

[The C]

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monster spoilers/questions ahead

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Does anyone else hope that maybe something comes out to explain the monster or gives us a sequel that explains the monster? I know I'm nerding out on this but for a sea creature neither the big monster or the little ones seemed very well adapted for swimming. http://www.1-18-08.com makes it seem like it swam under water and ate whales, so I at least think it was a under-water creature.

[23]

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monster spoilers/questions ahead

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Does anyone else hope that maybe something comes out to explain the monster or gives us a sequel that explains the monster? I know I'm nerding out on this but for a sea creature neither the big monster or the little ones seemed very well adapted for swimming. http://www.1-18-08.com makes it seem like it swam under water and ate whales, so I at least think it was a under-water creature.

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This is from the production notes, right?

"The concept for the monster (affectionately known simply as “Clover” in-house) is simple, says Abrams. “He’s a baby. He’s brand-new. He’s confused, disoriented and irritable. And he’s been down there in the water for thousands and thousands of years.”

And where is he from? “We don’t say – deliberately,” notes Goddard. “Our movie doesn’t have the scientist in the white lab coat who shows up and explains things like that. We don’t have that scene.”

Not only is the creature disoriented – he’s downright angry. “There are a bunch of smaller things – humans – that are annoying him and shooting at him like a swarm of bees,” observes Reeves. “None of these things are going to kill the monster, but they hurt it and it doesn’t understand. It’s this new environment that it finds frightening.”

This makes it all the more confusing though, which is why it brings more questions than answers

[23]

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BTW, there were some scenes that completely disoriented you because of the camera work. No excuse for some of that.

[The C]

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This is from the production notes, right?

"The concept for the monster (affectionately known simply as “Clover” in-house) is simple, says Abrams. “He’s a baby. He’s brand-new. He’s confused, disoriented and irritable. And he’s been down there in the water for thousands and thousands of years.”

And where is he from? “We don’t say – deliberately,” notes Goddard. “Our movie doesn’t have the scientist in the white lab coat who shows up and explains things like that. We don’t have that scene.”

Not only is the creature disoriented – he’s downright angry. “There are a bunch of smaller things – humans – that are annoying him and shooting at him like a swarm of bees,” observes Reeves. “None of these things are going to kill the monster, but they hurt it and it doesn’t understand. It’s this new environment that it finds frightening.”

This makes it all the more confusing though, which is why it brings more questions than answers

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One thing I didn't get about the monster was its size. When it ate HUD it seemed really tiny. And if it were HUGE how would it see tiny, chubby HUD and take the time to eat him and spit him out.

Does it make me gay if I turned to the girl I went with and said the Lily's shoes were a terrible choice to wear that night?

[ODogg]

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BTW, there were some scenes that completely disoriented you because of the camera work. No excuse for some of that.

Maybe the entire intent was to disorient you.

[jmood88]

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One thing I didn't get about the monster was its size. When it ate HUD it seemed really tiny. And if it were HUGE how would it see tiny, chubby HUD and take the time to eat him and spit him out.

Does it make me gay if I turned to the girl I went with and said the Lily's shoes were a terrible choice to wear that night?

She took them off while they were running.

They should make a sequel just focusing on Lily.

[23]

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Maybe the entire intent was to disorient you.

umm, did you see it? Some of that camerawork was awful, first person perspective or not. Watching a movie and not know what is happening, along with the fact that they already left plenty of things unexplained is a bad combo.