Cloverfield craze?

m0ds · Fri 27/07/2007 13:25:03

Just wondering if anyone here has jumped on board the "What the hell is Cloverfield" bandwagon? It appears to be a monster-disaster movie similar to Godzilla only shot like Blair Witch Project. There's a trailer which has been showing before Transformers & now there's a huge internet debate about what it's really about...

I think it's Godzilla 2 but today I learned its a totally new, unheard of monster.

What are your thoughts?

It's by JJ Abrahms & is being written by the people behind Lost or something. If you want to know more, try YouTube or Googling "Cloverfield" or "Slusho"

evenwolf · Fri 27/07/2007 14:04:38

I just found out about it from you.

So Cloverfield is the address of the production office. They didn't release a title because the project hasn't been named yet. But also they are trying to generate hype. Its produced by the guy who did Lost so naturally the trailer was designed to make you curious.

But all you need to know is that it will be a giant monster movie from the perspective of a group of friends. Sounds cool but I'm not going to dig any deeper. There's nothing to research really.

LGM · Fri 27/07/2007 18:16:23

Well, the most solid theory I heard is that it's three monsters. Because I think in the one of the biblical religions (Judaeism?) there are legends of three monsters: Leviathian (a giant sea creature), Behemoth (giant land creature) and Ziz (a giant air creature).

Check out http://www.slusho.jp If you watch the trailer, one of the characters is wearing a Slusho t-shirt. So if you go to the site, you can see these icons for links. One is a horse, one is a whale, and one is a bird. hmmm. Interesting.

BUUUUUT, the slusho site has a fixation on the number "6"

And it shows six animals on the site. And the history page tells they discovered a substance at the bottom of the ocean that "turns fish into whales."

Hummm. Giant monster movie with six different creatures? Holy shit yes.

Obi · Fri 27/07/2007 19:17:25

I have a sudden urge to DESTROY TOKYO. I MUST DESTROY MECHAGODZILLA AND GIGAN.

radiowaves · Fri 27/07/2007 19:26:30

Its not Godzilla, but it may be a remake of this.
However, it is also possible that it may have connections with Lost. Anyway, its known as "The Parasite"

Evil · Fri 27/07/2007 21:56:13

This reminds me, I TiVoed Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla.

vict0r · Sat 28/07/2007 00:49:58

The fact that the guy in the streets are shouting "Oh my god, it's alive and it's huge", makes your assumption sound likely radiwaves.

And HOLY CRAP, THAT'S AWESOME! :o

Brad Newsom · Sat 28/07/2007 01:14:33

Quote from: radiowaves on Fri 27/07/2007 19:26:30
Its not Godzilla, but it may be a remake of this.
However, it is also possible that it may have connections with Lost. Anyway, its known as "The Parasite"

I can say the same thing about the Lost World, and King Kong. I suggest we don't associate this movie to any other movies mainly because it probably will be something totally different. Why would they describe it as the Parasite? Sounds cool.

Darth Mandarb · Sat 28/07/2007 01:48:08

I saw some stuff about this a few weeks ago ... it was called 11:18 or something back then. I can't really remember.

JJ Abrams and the whole "lost" gang are masters at publicity. I've heard they have made the commercial slots during Lost the highest prices per minute (second the super bowl) because of the "special" commercials they put in there. They know what they're doing that's for sure.

The trailer I saw then looked pretty cool ... but I'm not overly "crazed" about it. But mostly 'cause I don't have the time to devote to it.

[Cameron] · Sat 28/07/2007 03:24:25

It's be suggested that it's based on the great game Rampage

Awesome!

radiowaves · Sat 28/07/2007 11:12:21

Quote from: Darth Mandarb on Sat 28/07/2007 01:48:08
I saw some stuff about this a few weeks ago ... it was called 11:18 or something back then. I can't really remember.

Its called as 1-18-08, and that is the date it launches

evenwolf · Sat 28/07/2007 13:16:38

Romans 1:18 apparently.

LGM · Sat 28/07/2007 18:25:32

End of the world brought upon by the wrath of God? Okee doke!

evenwolf · Sat 28/07/2007 19:12:10

Here's my thing about a JJ Abrams monster movie.....

What if they allude to the giant monster and you never even see the damned thing? Would the suspense alone drive the movie? Or would you be like.... dude wheres the monster WTF?

m0ds · Sat 28/07/2007 19:17:46

I really enjoyed the Beast from 20,000 fathoms. Some great lame effects in it

I'm not so sure I'd be that thrilled if you never saw the monster. But too much monster would destroy the experience IMO. So if they do ramp up the suspense I can only imagine that'd make it a better movie. That is afterall how Jaws worked. I get the impression these guys want their monster to be a western icon like Godzilla is to Japan, so it better be a damned good monster :p

evenwolf · Sat 28/07/2007 19:24:35

Spielberg lucked out too. Less is more, right? Its a good thing the robotic shark malfunctioned because he planned to have shark all throughout the movie! Lucky mishap.

Indie Boy · Sat 28/07/2007 19:33:37

The same deal with Alien, editing so that you hardly see the crappy alien just the reactions from the actors (and the cat). I have full faith in JJ that he will come out with something thats brilliant. Although saying that if the whole movie is shot "Blair witch style" then im not looking forward to the motion sickness.

evenwolf · Sat 28/07/2007 19:53:54

Well Blairwitch was truly independent. With this movie it I bet it will be "pretend handheld" where most of the shots are highly coordinated and most likely steadicam. A little shakiness, but just enough to sell that one of the actors is filming & the rest will be cinematic.

I bet the whole movie will be like that "continuous" take in Children of Men.

m0ds · Sat 28/07/2007 21:08:54

QuoteSpielberg lucked out too. Less is more, right? Its a good thing the robotic shark malfunctioned because he planned to have shark all throughout the movie! Lucky mishap.

True, and I think Tremors succeeded well too (the first film). They were typically following the lead from Jaws. I also like the fact in the Cloverfield/Monstrous etc trailer a guy says "It's shaking everywhere man, it's like tremors..." lol

Redwall · Sat 28/07/2007 22:31:07

Quotethese guys want their monster to be a western icon like Godzilla is to Japan, so it better be a damned good monster

How that's going to work without the whole "metaphor for America wiping out hundreds of thousands of our people" element of it?

I'm really getting tired of JJ Abrams. Alias was ridiculous, Lost even moreso, and yet people fawn over him. (But if what it turns out people are so terrified of is a column of black smoke that makes you see images from your past, I'm so there.)

(I'm also really tired of marketing being presented as culture/entertainment, but that's neither here nor there.)

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