J.J. Abrams' Cloverfield Questions

[Xero]

Thats a pretty sweet poster, makes it look more like Godzilla, but I think we all know what this movie really is, a biography on Scientology's Evil Lord Xenu, I mean its pretty damn obvious.

[Rappy Veteran]

Dying to know the title of JJ Abrams upcoming monster film, which is slated for release on January 18, 2008 from Paramount Pictures? So are we, which is why we're excited that the boys over at AICN have suggested that the title of the film is simply Colossus . No official confimration has come down, but for now that is what we will call it. Directed by Matt Reeves, and written by Drew Goddard, the film stars Michael Stahl-David, Odet Jasmin, Mike Vogel, Lizzy Kaplan and Greg Grunberg.

Anyone else think the name sounds tacky?

[Mathachew Veteran]

Colossus.... well from the teaser, I already knew that the monster was huge, so this tells me nothing more :(

[Rappy Veteran]

Colossus.... well from the teaser, I already knew that the monster was huge, so this tells me nothing more :(

Yeah I think thats the thing we know its bigger but I wanted a better name :(

[benac]

Saw the poster in Entertainment Weekly. Are they swapping back and forth between names or something? Didn't it have the name "Monstrous" in that digital camera pic that guy took? Also notice the water trail into New York. Alot like Godzilla.

[morficus]

I hope it's a movie about Cthulhu

or a new original mosnter

[GuJu]

I would of paid to see the Trailer, it was that interesting.

[Rappy Veteran]

I would of paid to see the Trailer, it was that interesting.

Was there meant to be a trailer at cc?...I sorta hoped there would be.

[jackwanders]

The slusho.jp site seems to be complete now. You can buy Slusho shirts (like the one in the trailer) and ballcaps. As for insight into the movie itself, nothing solid, but some interesting quotes in one section:

"Thanks for turning me into a whale!"

"Slusho is people!"

"Am I a whale?"

"Help, I had 7. Is that bad?"

"Are you one of us?"

[jackwanders]

Oh, and if no one's mentioned it yet, http://www.slushozoom.com is another fake site.

http://projectcloverfield.com/2007/07/19/d...-slushozoomcom/

[Bawx]

I listened very close many times and i too heard him call LION.

That is not the real head of The Statue of Liberty, it's just a replica that they put on a building in New York.

This lion could in some sort of a Godlike creature, not the one you see in the ZOO but bigger ^^ I don't know about another angry robot thing that comes to screw up USA. This has just been done by the The Decepticons.

He says "It's alive" not Lion. I think he put that in so we know it's not a terrorist attack or just a bomb/explosion. A lion? Why would they add that line? It would give away the entire mystery and be completely dumb.

License plate on the truck outside when the head hits is ABZ-3239. 1 digit more that a real plate. Since when do they add a digit for a fake plate in movies?

[Rappy Veteran]

Oh, and if no one's mentioned it yet, http://www.slushozoom.com is another fake site.

http://projectcloverfield.com/2007/07/19/d...-slushozoomcom/

Thanks for linking to that site...I shall be RSS'ing that :)

[Bawx]

Hmm.

"In Jewish belief, Behemoth is the primal unconquerable monster of the land, as Leviathan is the primal monster of the waters of the sea and Ziz the primordial monster of the sky.

>1) The first monster roar is accompanied by an earthquake (Behemoth)

>2) The second monster roar is accompanied by a huge fireball (Leviathan, for it can breathe fire)

>3) The third monster roar is accompanied by the flying Statue of Liberty head (Ziz).

>Not convinced?

>The guy who says "maybe we can get a better view from the roof" has the Slusho logo on his shirt. Slusho is a classic J.J. Abrams icon, and it has appeared in both Alias and Lost, which are his shows.

>Slusho.jp has, by now, been confirmed as a part of the viral marketing campaign revolving around 1-18-08. Japan. Strangely enough, the character Rob, who is present in the trailer, was gonna fly to Japan a day after that party and the monster events.

>Let's have a look around on that site. Not all pages are accessible. But there is an odd feature about the pages that are available. The main page background is on land, the Downloads page background is on air, and the History page background is on sea."

And a photo.

[Rappy Veteran]

This film is getting cult status like you can't believe!!!...thats why next year it will probably be a massive hit :yes:

[Aaron Veteran]

He says "It's alive" not Lion. I think he put that in so we know it's not a terrorist attack or just a bomb/explosion. A lion? Why would they add that line? It would give away the entire mystery and be completely dumb.

License plate on the truck outside when the head hits is ABZ-3239. 1 digit more that a real plate. Since when do they add a digit for a fake plate in movies?

I am not 100% sure he says "lion", but I am pretty sure it is not "alive" That would make no sense at all. Think about it for a second. You see a gigantic monster, would you feel compelled to exclaim, "It's alive!"? Not likely, unless it was something you didn't expect to be alive, like maybe a statue. If it was a creature, you wouldn't say it was alive - no **** it's alive - its walking about and trashing the city. So I really can't see the "It's alive" scenario.

[Rappy Veteran]

I am not 100% sure he says "lion", but I am pretty sure it is not "alive" That would make no sense at all. Think about it for a second. You see a gigantic monster, would you feel compelled to exclaim, "It's alive!"? Not likely, unless it was something you didn't expect to be alive, like maybe a statue. If it was a creature, you wouldn't say it was alive - no **** it's alive - its walking about and trashing the city. So I really can't see the "It's alive" scenario.

Yeah I was thinking that because is it something that was built by someone that noone expected to come alive or is it something that scientists were working on and it was on the news?...weird but I love the mystery surrounding this movie.

[Mathachew Veteran]

I listened to it multiple times, and it sure sounds like he says it's alive. Maybe the statue of liberty is alive, or something inside it? Doesn't make sense, but it really, very much sounds like, "I saw it, it's alive, it's huge!!"

[Aaron Veteran]

I listened to it multiple times, and it sure sounds like he says it's alive. Maybe the statue of liberty is alive, or something inside it? Doesn't make sense, but it really, very much sounds like, "I saw it, it's alive, it's huge!!"

Well, if it is "alive" then it must be something that the people are not surprised to see, but rather surprised to see it moving about. Else, why would the fact that it is "alive" be something a witness would need to share?

[Andrew Lyle Global Moderator]

whatever this movie is, this director sure knows how to create hype!

[Mathachew Veteran]

Well, if it is "alive" then it must be something that the people are not surprised to see, but rather surprised to see it moving about. Else, why would the fact that it is "alive" be something a witness would need to share?

No clue, I'm just saying that it's pretty clear that he say's alive. What's more, the guy says he saw it, but he's a few miles away from where the action is going on, and it's the middle of the night, so the fact he "saw" it is speculative, add "it's alive" on top of it makes it all the more bizarre.

Could be something Abrams included to just keep us guessing.

[benac]

I heard lion.

Can't you all see what this is?

...IT'S JESUS....He's back, And with a vengeance.

It clearly explains the fireballs (Jesus is known to shoot fireballs from his eyes), The lion mentioning (Jesus is a shape shifter...*DUH*), and the head of the statute of liberty flying off (Jesus has super strength).

:D

We just have to wait for another trailer or more details to know more.

[Rappy Veteran]

Yeah I think until there is more on the websites i.e the Japanese Cartoon one or the Official we shall have to wait...you just know don't you that its gonna be some small little thing like Nibbler from Futurama :laugh:

[benac]

Yeah I think until there is more on the websites i.e the Japanese Cartoon one or the Official we shall have to wait...you just know don't you that its gonna be some small little thing like Nibbler from Futurama laugh.gif

Haha that would be funny.

I have a feeling that it's going to be one of those things were they won't show the monster until you actually go and see the film. It's going to be 1 million people opening night on 1.18.08, going to see this movie to find out what the hell this thing looks like.

[Trong]

Yeah I think until there is more on the websites i.e the Japanese Cartoon one or the Official we shall have to wait...you just know don't you that its gonna be some small little thing like Nibbler from Futurama :laugh:

It's Lrrr from Omicron Persei 8!

But the dude seriously says "It's alive". I'll try to convert the movie to an audio file and play it back slow for you guys.

[Rappy Veteran]

Haha that would be funny.

I have a feeling that it's going to be one of those things were they won't show the monster until you actually go and see the film. It's going to be 1 million people opening night on 1.18.08, going to see this movie to find out what the hell this thing looks like.

This is like Snakes on a Plane all over again...the hype is immense on the net but outside not much has been discussed.