Paramount has finally come to their senses and posted the much talked about Cloverfield trailer online for all the enjoy. Yeah, we know - it took them long enough. So now you can see the trailer for yourself in much better clarity (the ones leaked onto YouTube last week came from camera phones). So let the discussions begin. How will you survive without Rob? (he’s your main dude) Is it Alive? Is it Huge? What is IT? Check out the trailer after the jump.
You can watch the trailer in High Definition at Apple.com.
July 9th, 2007 at 3:50 pm
Dude…
This trailer brings back the true meaning of teaser trailer. It shows just enough to keep you wanting more.
Hopefully other studios will take a cue from this amazing trailer and stop showing the entire movie in a trailer; something that is done much too often nowadays.
July 9th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
lol, I’m sure I didn’t trigger this…
July 9th, 2007 at 4:03 pm
dude, at least link to the HD trailer. this flash something is nothing compared to the 1080p goodness
July 9th, 2007 at 4:05 pm
oh my god!
the most awesome and teasing teaser ever!
July 9th, 2007 at 4:21 pm
1080p version and other hi-def versions, for those that want it:
http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/11808/hd/
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July 9th, 2007 at 4:40 pm
Yo, this reminds me of the very first Transformers movie trailer, doesn’t show much but leaves you wanting more. I CANT WAIT TO SEE WHAT THIS MOVIES ABOUT! It literally took me 2 hrs. to find out this trailer online since they didn’t give a name or anything until i looked up JJ Abrams!
July 9th, 2007 at 4:42 pm
i honestly think this might just go down as the greatest teaser for a movie in film making history.
now to my theory…:
I know it might spoil some of your ideas but i believe that this might just be the making of the “Voltron” movie people have been wanting for.
put the pieces together now. some on in the running crowd says “its a lion and its huge!” voltron consists of lion shaped robots to combine with each other to make “Voltron.”
the idea that it is another robot movie can be accurate because of the hint that the production company is called “bad robot.”
it makes complete sense to screen this untitled trailer during transformers becuase they run undre the same theme for a movie….which is robots.
im just throwing my idea in the field, this is what i believe =]
July 9th, 2007 at 4:45 pm
Maybe it’s Voltron but i don’t know. I think though that this movie will be like a remake of an old movie from the 30’s, idk the name but it was about a small robot that used to fuse with other technolegy until it was huge and began to destroy the city. I heard something about it being a parasite so and that is what a parasite does so maybe it’s a parasite movie.
July 9th, 2007 at 4:47 pm
ALSO!!! PROOF IT’S NOT VOLTRON!!!
I looked up the Voltron movie and it is going to be produced by Mark Gordon so I think we might actually have our first original Sci-fi movie in a long time.
((By original i don’t mean remake or a copy movie))
July 9th, 2007 at 5:11 pm
There has been speculation that this is the American version of the Korean movie The Host.
Only time will tell…
July 9th, 2007 at 5:24 pm
It could be about a giant Evil Gryphon or something. I mean Gryphons do have that lion like look…
July 9th, 2007 at 5:28 pm
It was also said to be about a monster Named Cthulhu who has the head of an octopus but if that was the case than why would the man running say that it had the head of a lion/?
July 9th, 2007 at 5:35 pm
it sounded more like he was saying “It’s alive! It’s huge” or maybe it was the paragraph at the beginning that threw off my hearing and made me think he said that. Regardless it looks pretty cool, since it’s definetly not voltron, we can only wait and see.
July 9th, 2007 at 5:56 pm
I grew up on the sound of Godzilla. It has to be him…if not, and it’s a poor imitation…that would be very disapointing. I will the first on line to get a ticket and seat to see this one.
July 9th, 2007 at 5:58 pm
I grew up on the sound of Godzilla. I will the first on line to get a ticket and seat to see this one.
July 9th, 2007 at 6:09 pm
exactly what he said. Its alive. I thought lion as first. If you know anything about the Cthulhu i
then you should prey to god from what u heard about this movie that is NOT Cthulhu. Its an acient creature with such a large backaround it would be looked at just like another monster. IF interest about the Cthulhu read some HP Lovecraft and then you weill realize terror. Watch inb the mouth of madness if you like fun monster and semi deep horror.
July 9th, 2007 at 6:22 pm
Its the Gears of War movie!!!
July 9th, 2007 at 6:45 pm
http://rapidshare.com/files/42022820/1-18-08TrailerHD480p.rar
Thats the HD version…its 22mb and its .avi. :)
July 9th, 2007 at 7:11 pm
I’m trying to think. At VERY first I thought it would be like an alien movie, then the explosions and the roars made me think of Gigantor then the whole Lion and it’s alive random loud shouting made me either think of Voltron, a Gryphon, or just a lion monster. I looked up the Voltron movie and discovered that it was being produced by someone else, not JJ Abrams, plus Voltron wouldn’t be terrorizing a city since he’s the protector of the Universe. Another thought was a giant Gryphon since the beast could be either good and evil and resembles a lion so that thought is still there. The other thought would just be a giant alien Lion like one of Godzilla’s enemies or something.
I love Godzilla and I hope they make another Zilla movie because the first one was good but could have been better. If they remake the Zilla movie or make a sequel they should make it the Remakes of King Kong verses Zilla and make it liek the Transformers movie fight scenes.
July 9th, 2007 at 7:51 pm
For the love of God people. He says “it’s alive” not “it’s a lion”. Some of you really need to get your hearing checked out by a professional.
July 9th, 2007 at 8:09 pm
I definitely heard, “It’s alive! It’s huge!”
Couldn’t be Voltron. That was on Planet Arus, not Earth. And, though the pilots were originally from Earth, it was set far in the future.
Definitely not Godzilla. The roar sounds WAY off. And I should know. They just aired “Godzilla vs. Destoroyah” the other night! :)
Not sure about Cthulhu. Why do that when there’s already been a 2005 silent film project? Check online. It’s out there. I think it was done by a group of “Cthulhu Lives” afficionados calling themselves the “H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society” or something of that sort. But I’m not ruling this out.
I’m putting my bets on an American remake of the Korean movie someone mentioned, but I don’t know enough about the plot to be certain. Sounds like the most reasonable guess so far, though.
July 9th, 2007 at 8:34 pm
Clarifying something I just posted, he’s saying, “It’s alive AND it’s huge!”
The East Coast accent slurs the “and” part. I should know. I’m from Jersey, and I listened to myself say it. I could see how anyone would hear, “It’s a lion! It’s huge!”
July 9th, 2007 at 8:35 pm
hey guys whoever is interseted i did a lil research…..if u go to 1-18-08.com ‘
u can see a face between da faces of da 2 women lookin up…..i also did some more research n i found out that they mayyy be da same person(weird riite)….and if u stop da trailer durin da explosion u can see a face in da fire but u must stop it at da riite time…
July 9th, 2007 at 8:35 pm
hey guys whoever is intrested i did a lil research…..if u go to 1-18-08.com ‘
u can see a face between da faces of da 2 women lookin up…..i also did some more research n i found out that they mayyy be da same person(weird riite)….and if u stop da trailer durin da explosion u can see a face in da fire but u must stop it at da riite time…
July 9th, 2007 at 8:40 pm
I don’t think it’s Godzilla because I read somewhere recently that there are plans to make a new “dude in a suit” version of Godzilla in 3-D and I don’t recall reading that J.J. Abrams was attached to that project. Of course, I could be remembering incorrectly…
July 9th, 2007 at 8:42 pm
Oh yea…I read it here…D’oh!
July 9th, 2007 at 9:02 pm
I heard, “It’s a lion! It’s huge!”
July 9th, 2007 at 9:05 pm
sorry, that’s not what I posted, I changed it the second time. I heard,
“Its alive and it’s huge.” sorry.
July 9th, 2007 at 9:13 pm
Man that trailer is awesome. That explosion was great! Can’t wait till more information comes out about this puppy, sounds like it’s gonna be a thrill ride :)
July 9th, 2007 at 10:15 pm
I think it’s about a fire-breathing dragon!!!
July 9th, 2007 at 10:51 pm
Maybe its a movie about gods fighting on earth.Or maybe its anceint lion that terrorizes NY for something or someone.Because Cthulhu is a squid monster that is summed from another dimension and voltron can’t be on earth.But this could or couldn’t be Godzilla becauseat the end of the remake there was on egg left and it hatched. but during the trailer they said “its a lion” and”its huge.Cause if they said”its alive” and “its alive” and “its huge”that wouldn’t make any sense because of course the monster is alive and huge it just took out alot of building and the statue of liberty.Andif its a parasite why would i be destroy buildings and not people from the inside or at least be smaller.trust me Gears of War wouldn’t be on earth it would be on Serria.JJ Abrams have alwayzkept us geussing whats is up his slevees but when it comes out it to be a big surprise badly or good.Or maybe its rampage but with a seriousier look to it.but untill more clipz we’ll never know.
July 9th, 2007 at 11:53 pm
You know… worse than people saying it’s Voltron are the people saying it’s The Host remade. Have you guys seen The Host? The creature is totally incapable of throwing the SoL’s head down a street like that at its size… and even if they made the creature bigger it would just be criticized as a godzilla rip-off. It is an original movie, not a remake of anything.
The Host doesn’t need to be remade either, just like Dark Water or the Grudge didn’t. Hell, Infernal Affairs was just fine too but The Departed came out okay. Likewise for the Ring movies.
July 10th, 2007 at 2:02 am
It’s a lion that much I can tell.
If you look at the pictures on 1-18-08.com on the picture with the women you can see the
face of some ugly creature that looks alot like a lion. (also they are not the same women, one is white one is black) Also in the explosion the face in the fire looks so much like an lion it’s
canny.
Check it out
July 10th, 2007 at 4:07 am
after hardcore research, i found out the it isnt Voltron.
so that was a horrible dive for that trailer.
now i read up ahead about the “gears of war” theory. if you ask me, that isnt a bad idea, but an idea nonetheless.
IT CANT BE GODZILLA!
why would you do another godzilla movie if they is another one already made that takes place in nyc. if it was godzilla, wouldnt the people in the trailer hear its footsteps first and then its roar?
think about it.
this is a huge teaser becuase it CLEARLY STATES that someone says “It’s a lion, Its huge!” so what does that do to the theories about it been a parasite movie….it blows it out of the water.
this is too early to make any wild assumptions like i did. so we have to reason with what we got.
and all we got is the teaser, the websites, and “its a lion…..”
July 10th, 2007 at 5:15 am
Oh To add onto THE CRAVE4MOVIES I looked on 1-18-08.com at the pics. The only thing odd I saw was the strange girl in the corner behind the guy taking shots. I looked between the girls heads (even zoomed in at the top) and it’s not a lion, it’s just their hair intertwining.
July 10th, 2007 at 5:44 am
I think a hint could also be that he was going to Japan. Maybe this thing came from Japan. I know throwing out random Idea but still. And whoever said that you see an animal in teh explosion at the right moment, I did that anddidn’t see an animal, with the exception of a flaming PowerRangers lion XD jk jk
July 10th, 2007 at 8:55 am
the picture of the two women on 1-18-08.com it looks like a face, but it’s
actually the girl on the lefts hair.
July 10th, 2007 at 9:17 am
FOOLS! It CLEARLY states ” ITS ALIVE! ITS HUGE!”, NOT “it’s a Lion”..
GOD!! The one poster was right, clean the wax out of your ears!!!
Also there is no image in the explosion and there is NOTHING
between the two women, it is called HAIR and OPTICAL ILLUSION(think
about it, if they are looking up and toward the camera then WHY
on Earch would the creature be behind them?”)!!
I guess people hear what the want and see what they want…
July 10th, 2007 at 9:22 am
I just watched it 5 more times at full volume with my face pressed against the screen, I heard the guy running yell,
“I can’t believe it! It’s a Lion! It’s Huge!”
Then they all turned and the head of the SoL flew by.
July 10th, 2007 at 11:16 am
Regardless of what people did or didn’t say, I think the main clue lies in the release date of 1/18/8, which is 1188 without the extra zeros and dashes. I’m not sure of the significance of that, but its gotta be important.
July 10th, 2007 at 12:12 pm
you r all wrong its the teaser trailer for the new ironman movie
July 10th, 2007 at 12:14 pm
…Claudo you’re mentally challenged. That makes NO sence whatsoever. The ironman trailer would be different and it’s being produced by someone other than JJ Abrams. Also Bad Robot doesn’t own the rights to Ironman.
July 10th, 2007 at 12:20 pm
***I heard the guy running yell,
“I can’t believe it! It’s a Lion! It’s Huge!â€***
Exactly… you HEARD “lion” but that doesn’t mean that’s what he says. You read what others heard (the original poster of this theory was probably joking too) and now subconsiously you WANT to hear “lion”… so you do.
In the clip there is no pronounciation of the ‘n’ in ‘lion’. I watched the clip before reading others’ impressions of it and heard “alive”, personally. At least that was without any prior idea as to what they were going to say. Do you really think that the very first teaser would reveal what the ‘monster’ of this movie is… let alone use some random character’s dialog to do so while hiding its actual appearance??
As for the hair thing and people thinking the two halves of two girls’ faces matching perfectly… wishful thinking I suppose. The two halves do not match ormake up the same face. They are two different actresses (different colours too) and it’s obvious if you look at the shape of their eyes. There is no face in the hair it’s just an anomoly/coincidence. Are you the same people who thought the devil’s face was present in the smoke coming out of the WTC at the time of the 9/11 attacks?
Regarding the name/date of the film - I’m not convinced there is anything there. Someone somehow managed to get 17 by adding 1, 18 and 8… that’s just plain stupidity!
I think any searching for clues of the viral spiral that is going to occur over the next 6 months should start at the sites we already know of - http://www.slusho.jp and http://www.1-18-08.com. That’s where more information will be found and clues exposed. Forget the graffiti on the walls, maybe pay attention to the stickers on the fridge… just dont make stuff up based on your own fantasies of what you want this movie to be about. Be patient and more facts/clues will come!
July 10th, 2007 at 12:26 pm
Cman….if you add 1188 together 1+1+8+8 it equals 18. When I looked up the number 18 on wikipedia it says many people feel it is the devil’s number. 18 can be broken up to 666 (6+6+6=18)
July 10th, 2007 at 12:35 pm
But what seems to escape everyone it’s
1-18-08
You ppl Forget the 0
Sure if you add them together you get 18 still but maybe it’s the order of numbers
11808
18081
80811
08118
81180
There are many more but maybe one of the combo numbers is the clue. One site said to check back on it August 1st for more stuff.
July 10th, 2007 at 12:39 pm
J. J. Abrams already said EthanHaasWasRight.com is NOT linked to this film. He likes to hide things but he wont lie about it. So Paramount asked the videos were taken down… just maybe that is from another project they’re working on.
July 10th, 2007 at 12:49 pm
Yeah I don’t get the Ethan Haas vids. If they have nothing to do with Cloverfield than why do ppl say it does? Nothing even hints that they are related so why do ppl think that!?
July 10th, 2007 at 12:54 pm
Wait wait wait XdarXideX what does the Slushie website have to do with the movie!? You put that as a site related to the movie but they have nothing in common!
July 10th, 2007 at 1:02 pm
pause the movie trailer at around 1:18 and you’ll see what apears to be a red eye and flames from a nostril. it’s a dragon guys
July 10th, 2007 at 1:07 pm
oops check it out at 1:08 not 1:18
July 10th, 2007 at 1:07 pm
At 1:18 they are in the building and the camera is flashing on and off where do you se a dragon. Also, that’s just another urban legend, it’s not real.
July 10th, 2007 at 1:09 pm
Still, there’s nothing at 1:08 I looked.
July 10th, 2007 at 1:15 pm
It is a video game movie……Rampage the movie!!!
July 10th, 2007 at 1:19 pm
It’s not Rampage, Rampage is more comical and uhh wouldn’t be in the same level as this movie. Though not totally disregardign the Idead but this may actually be an Original Movie.
July 10th, 2007 at 2:14 pm
I don’t know….If you have played the game, the monsters are created from drinking something. Have you been to the Slusho website yet?? Read the History page.
July 10th, 2007 at 2:20 pm
Well you guys have it all wrong. This movie is about a giant meteor crashing in
July 10th, 2007 at 2:21 pm
And how could you possibly know that Jah?
July 10th, 2007 at 2:23 pm
Well you guys have it all wrong. This movie is about a giant meteor crashing in New York City, and the meteor lands right near the Brooklyn zoo, and the radiation causes the animals to become giant mutated creatures and being that the lion is the king of the jungle, that’s the first roar that everyone hears! Think of Madagascar meets Godzilla meets Blair Witch meets Jurassic Park.
July 10th, 2007 at 2:27 pm
Just something that people that I’ve talked to about this film, and knows someone that auditioned heard about this being the plot, but who knows they may change it again.
July 10th, 2007 at 5:19 pm
“have you seen genisis?”
“its a lion”
“he will come as a thief in the night with a mighty roar”
-read revelations people, its armaggedon-
-the rapture!!
July 10th, 2007 at 8:36 pm
Its the gears of war movie because the game starts the same with an explosion
July 10th, 2007 at 8:43 pm
In the movie trailer they have earthquakes in the game the locus came from under ground an the monsters are big!!!! plus they have a loud roar….
July 10th, 2007 at 8:47 pm
It has to be Chthulu because in the very first scenes, when the lights go out a roar is heard, but also, a surfacing noise. Now this roar isnt a regular one. it sounds like its being amplified, perhaps from being underwater from being on surface. now cthulu has sharp claws, whitch could have been the reason for the slicing of the libertys head, but maybe, cthulu had also sliced the power lines, causing that explosion as well as those scattered meteor fragments that could be his children he is spreading. also, the liberty statue is near the sea, and is vERY tall, cthulu is a sea monster, and the only one tall enough, and strong enough to slice the statue of libertys head with its claws.
July 10th, 2007 at 9:50 pm
hint: fire, looks like a lion its was sleeping in the statue of liberty…..this is that dragon movie.
July 10th, 2007 at 10:37 pm
ok i was looking at other forums and some ppl said that they think it’s like a movie for the rampage games and i walso heard it could be war of the worlds 2
July 10th, 2007 at 10:42 pm
rampage the movie
July 10th, 2007 at 10:51 pm
I wouldnt dare make any speculatons on what it could be, part of the ride is not knowing, however I think there a lot of clues to its identity through its howl. Thats what hooked me was that low, deep howl. Listen closely and close your eyes, and you can almost make out what the thing could look like. On a more comical note, I think it would be sweet if this creature turned out to be a Cyberdemon from doom, but thats pretty crazy.
July 11th, 2007 at 12:55 am
It’s frustrating reading stupid theories…
Gears of War?? Come on! That’s beyond crazy. Sure… a locust roared THAT loud and threw the head of a giant statue a mile down the street. Have you also forgotten that in GoW they come out of the ground on ANOTHER PLANET HUMANS HAVE COLONIZED? Stupid.
Giant Zoo Animals? Quit lying about this audition because it’s already been stated that none of the actors were told anything about the movie. They were just asked if they wanted to be in a secret project or not.
I can understand the speculation of a Godzilla or Cthulhu movie but a giant f**king Lion? Are you people retarded? Do you really think that would make a good monster? Abrams is smarter than that.
July 11th, 2007 at 1:26 am
heres what i found out:
-There’s an eerie sound right before the first roar. it sounds like woman with a deep voice saying “boroar” or something.
-Japan or japanese related things are of some significance to the movie.
-a guy is wearing a slusho t shirt.
-the slusho website looks like its related; its japanese (maybe rob works there)
-the pictures from http://www.1-18-08.com are movable.
-the said pictures seem to move by themselves in a slow, ticking fashion after
moving them
-in 35 minutes (12:01-12:36) the events change from party to hell break loose
-the 1st roar only produced an earthquake, there seem to be no damage
-”what kind of animal sounds like that?”
-i listened to the trailer with the bass all the way up and treble down in slow mo and i heard the guy say “It’s alive. It’s huge.”
-what kind of thing can produce such a big explosion?
-when the camera was facing the direction of the “monster”,i saw something move amidst the smoke or whatever it is during the part where
rob and his friends are just getting out of his appartment/building.
-i see some biblical posibilities
-godzilla is owned by sony not paramount
-voltron wouldnt destroy earth/nyc plus y would it be filmed using a regular
home camera?
-unless laws of physics are totally ignored, the head of SoL seems to have been hurled by something strong intead of it being “blown away by the explosion”,
plus it wasnt on fire like the other debris from the first explosion
-following the above theory, nyc seems to be “attacked” at least twice
1. big explosion
2. the head of SoL being hurled
-the given numbers looks like they play a role in deciphering this whole thing
(1-18-08, 63, 12:36, 12:01, 6, “you can’t just drink SIX”, etc..)
thats all. i hope that helps
July 11th, 2007 at 5:21 am
I think its the Stay Puff Marshmallow man!
July 11th, 2007 at 5:34 am
At 1:01 the news broadcast can be seen. Which reveals the temperature to be 63 degrees. 63 Degrees between 12:01 and 12:36 am on January 18th in New York City? Hardly seems right…
NEW YORK CNTRL PK TWR (305801)
Monthly Totals/Averages
Maximum Temperature (degrees F)
Years: 1971-2000
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Average 38.7 41.6 50.5 61.5 71.8 79.9 85.3 83.6 75.9 64.7
Any insight?
July 11th, 2007 at 6:07 am
For christ’s sake, the guy yells “It’s Alive” NOT “It’s a Lion”!
That would kind of give away the mystery.
July 11th, 2007 at 8:04 am
True dat Stevo,
July 11th, 2007 at 9:58 am
anybody know a monster that could make the temperature drop, knock off lady libertys head and roar really loud?
July 11th, 2007 at 10:21 am
Don’t you mean temp. rize? It’s January meaning that the temp. would be lower than 64 or w/e
July 11th, 2007 at 11:47 am
Anyone who says “its a lion” is a complete idiot. I know the accent, i’ve heard it before. The dude says “It’s Alive, its huge”. When people are in shock they tend to state the obvious “My arm just fell off” or something. Dont look into it.
All i’m saying is this movie is about something that is definatly alive, and huge. not a remake of anything.
July 11th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
Exactly dude, I’ve been saying it’s an ariginal movie this whole time.
July 11th, 2007 at 12:18 pm
does anyone else see a red eye and a flames nostril of a dragon around the time of 1:06-1:09 when the camera pans up to the sky after the ball of fire on the roof top. this would explain the spitting balls of fire. And a dragon could probably knock a metal head further with it’s tail then a average monster can with it’s hand. this is definatly not godzilla cuz he has short arms remember.
July 11th, 2007 at 12:30 pm
You don’t see anything there…you just don’t…you see what you expect to see. Someone tells you that there’s a dragon you look and your mind makes you see a dragon…there is none…i’ve watched this vid 132 times and half the times i watched them, pausing them every second and i see no hidden secrets…1:06-1:09 is a big jump too…but all you see is a large explosion, then three flaming balls of debree shoot up and out towards everything then crash.
July 11th, 2007 at 1:20 pm
Trying to figure out what that guy in the trailer says:
It’s kinda obvious, i know, but if he says “It’s ALIVE!” (instead of “What is that?”), i’m thinking HE KNOWS what it is, and it’s something that should be dead or at least not be moving by itself and causing such a mayhem.
Then i ask: What could be familiar to him (and us) but would surprise everyone by doing what we saw in the teaser? Like a extinct creature of some sort. Or something inanimate, i don’t know… Any thoughts?
July 11th, 2007 at 1:56 pm
I think the Ethan Haas thing is for something called D-war.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:54 pm
There is a Ethan in D-War but his last name is (Kendrick).
I looked on Yahoo Movies under cast and credits for D-War and the
actor playing Ethan Kendrick is Jason Behr.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:58 pm
Look on http://www.imdb.com and you’ll see photos of D-War.
July 11th, 2007 at 3:01 pm
Plot summary for D-War
Based on the Korean legend, unknown creatures will return
and devastate the planet. Reporter Ethan Kendrick is called in to
investigate the matter, and he arrives at the conclusion that a girl
stricken with a mysterious illness named Sarah is suppose to help
him. The Imoogi makes its way to Los Angeles, wreaking havoc and
destruction. With the entire city under arms, will Ethan and Sarah make
it in time to save the people of Los Angeles?
July 11th, 2007 at 3:22 pm
yeah… NO.
Once again. Original work, why cant some people just be patient and wait for the movie.
July 11th, 2007 at 3:38 pm
It may have some biblical reference
July 11th, 2007 at 4:34 pm
I think what he says is “It’s an iguana”…
July 11th, 2007 at 4:52 pm
…kruk…no…just no…
i think i had a new thought…think of this…The guy yelled, “I saw it it’s alive! It’s huge…”
But what if the stupid ppl were right and he said LION…i know ppl r like “It’s alive not a lion” but work with me!
What if it’s a Sphinx…the living sphinx hiding dormant under ground…
In certain myths the Sphinx could shoot fire balls from it’s mouth and had many powers.
If the guy did say “Lion” than that is a theory that we can’t rule out because the Sphinx does have the body of a lion and the head varries from either Human head, Falcon Head, or a Ram head so maybe this can be put into thought…
July 11th, 2007 at 5:07 pm
I think that it would be uber-cool for Joel and the bots to be *inside a real-life monster situation* and still riffing about it as it’s happening all around them.
July 11th, 2007 at 5:25 pm
Joel and the bots ????
Who are they?
July 11th, 2007 at 6:02 pm
A true teaser huh? Well last time I remember JJ Abrams was really into Godzilla. I think this is the remake that he probably really wants to happen. So he directed it himself. And if you look and listen carefully, there are some signs. So how is that for a true teaser?
July 11th, 2007 at 6:06 pm
It’s not Godzilla, it’s an original movie. Godzilla has a different roar
July 11th, 2007 at 6:11 pm
And do yourselves all a favor and FORGET LIONS!!! Focus on an idea that is worth a Hollywood budget.
July 11th, 2007 at 6:20 pm
What original roar? It’s a beast.
July 11th, 2007 at 7:13 pm
Ive got it! J.j abrams is not as clever as we thought! the lines ” its alive, its huge” can only mean one thing: Frankenstein has returned! yes its perfect! this bolt neck goofy freak of nature is the creature resposible for the current troubles in Newyork! Grab your pitchforks and lanturns and lets hunt him down!
July 11th, 2007 at 7:18 pm
NO your wrong Will! the man said ” its a lion, its huge” which clearly means that the monster will be none other than the Lion King! After being exiled by Scar the lion king destroys new york for no particular reason! honestly, the lion king is the perfect monster!
July 11th, 2007 at 10:24 pm
BMan, I assume you’re kidding, or the phrase “hit the button, Frank” really means nothing to you, and the concept of anti-fanboys who have monster movies for an afternoon snack rings no bells. In that case, I dedicate a moment of silence [belches loudly] to you :-)
July 11th, 2007 at 10:26 pm
I still think it is Godzilla, who mistakes the Statue of Liberty for a giant Pez dispenser and is “disappointed” at the result…
July 11th, 2007 at 10:27 pm
The word “Leviathan” appears six times in the Bible:
fire breathing, appears near the end of days!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leviathan
July 11th, 2007 at 10:35 pm
All flippancy aside, that is the most compelling teaser that I have ever seen for a movie. I just think the “we gotta suss it out immediately” activity is kinda cute. Me, I’m not going to worry about it until the movie comes out and then be pleasantly surprised at what it turns out to be…
July 11th, 2007 at 10:54 pm
Kruk, I appreciate the MST3K reference about Joel and the bots, but what does that have to do with the movie trailer? If on the off chance the guy really says it’s a lion, then it could be a biblical apocalyptic movie. Lots of references to a beast with a head like a lion in both Daniel and Revelations.
July 12th, 2007 at 1:30 am
Joe, call it a stream-of-consciousness sense of humor. For all the tenseness of the trailer, my mind flashed on seeing the backs of Joel, Crow and Tom’s heads superimposed on the action and hearing them make comments. Can’t you just picture Crow seeing the SoL (Statue of Liberty, not Satellite of Love) head rolling down the street and saying “No, the Statue of Liberty is NOT a giant PEZ dispenser!” I guess you had to be there (in my head, that is…) ;)
July 12th, 2007 at 1:58 am
Abrams Helming Trek XI
February 23, 2007 - J.J. Abrams will direct Star Trek XI after all. The film and TV powerhouse was always going to produce Paramount’s reboot of the beloved sci-fi franchise but the rumor mill had gone into overdrive recently about whether or not he was going to helm the picture as well.
After a long bout of “is he or isn’t he?” speculation, The Hollywood Reporter says that Abrams has indeed signed on to direct Trek XI.
Abrams deal to direct the film was reportedly finalized Friday evening.
The trade adds that Trek XI”revolves around a young James T. Kirk and Mr. Spock, chronicling their first meeting at Starfleet Academy and their first space mission.”
In addition to creating the TV series Lost, Alias and Felicity, Abrams also directed last summer’s Mission: Impossible III for Paramount.
IGN recently heard that, in addition to Star Trek XI, Abrams was going to help bring Stephen King’s opus The Dark Tower to the screen.
Could this possibly have anything to do with Star Trek XI? Perhaps Rob is going on the Enterprise? LOL
Could it be Dark Tower? I haven’t read the book but I’m sure it’s good.
I personally thought it was Godzilla too, until I remembered Godzilla is a Sony thing (and Taco Bell apparently). Could it be Incredible Hulk II? I heard they were coming out with one at some point. I’m not sure which studio was responsible for the Hulk but….
July 12th, 2007 at 2:01 am
ok two things i’ve spotted. the simpler one is that the clock over the doorway at :27 reads around 10:15 meaning that there is a big gap of time between then and 12:36 when the s*** has hit the fan.
the other is that throughout the trailer you see two girls substantially more than anyone else excluding rob and slusho shirt guy. the first glimpse of one is at 00:19 carrying a drink w/ a pink parasol. you also see her at :37
the other girl we meet at :22 then at :53
finally, at 1:20, there they are standing on either side of rob. lastly, there’s 1:27-1:29 where again, they’re both around Rob.
I say all this because these are the girls in the picture on 1-18-08.com leading me to believe that they may be major characters. furthermore the darker skinned girl seems to be the creepy chick from the other pic on the site. some say “no” but the pic is over exposed a bit so the color discrepancies dont eliminate that possibility. all this proximity with Rob is an indication that she is a close friend or girlfriend. Now ask yourself if there’s this much indication of a relationship between the two in a trailer, could these two (or three) be our leads in the film?
July 12th, 2007 at 2:13 am
When i stoped the movie i thought i saw something that looked like godzilla. I hope it’s him so badly and to me he seems like the only possible monster. (btw to the idot who said that he didnt think that was godzilla’s roar becase of godzilla vs destroyah which wasnt even the last movie made that was like 7 movies ago) Every redesine of godzilla has a different roar but still kinda sounds like him LIKE THAT ROAR IS. But the whole guy going to japan just makes me think godzilla.
I also think that roar kinda sounds like zilla but more mature or more powerful maybe bigger.
Remember before zilla couldn’t blow fire so if he can now dont you think he sound different?
the only piont against this is no foot steps …….. makes you wonder dont it :-P.
July 12th, 2007 at 2:19 am
Well I’m a huge Trek fan so I was kind of hoping something along those lines would come out again sometime soon. It’s a GREAT publicity ploy anyhow. I don’t know who their marketing team is but they need a raise.
We can speculate all we want but I will hazard this much of a statement - if this movie isn’t absolutely phenomenal after all this hype, this dude’s career is OVER.
July 12th, 2007 at 5:52 am
Godzilla has had the same roar for YEARS. The last time he used it was in Final Wars which was the last Godzilla movie. This roar is more like a bellow or a really really amplified loud yawn. I don’t want it to be Godzilla though because I love Godzilla so much but I think this will be a diferent movie.. PLUS they never sold the rights to Godzilla and Paramount doesn’t own Godzilla so that means it’s not Godzilla also meaning that it’s not his roar…OWNED BIATCH!
July 12th, 2007 at 6:40 am
Wow BMan, you sure know your Godzilla. But any two companies can get together to make a big blockbuster. No one cares who owns what, it’s usually just the money that the film can make. So there is still the possibility that this is a Godzilla remake. Key word-remake. Meaning that Godzilla’s roar gets the oppotunity to be different. After all this new movie will be coming out in ‘08…21 century. Abrams can have an open mind about such a famous character. Have an open mind.
July 12th, 2007 at 7:03 am
It’s not Godzilla, the rights were never bought out. The only way they could make any kind of Movie based on something else is if they buy the rights to it. I know all this because 1) It’s common sence and 2) I study it.
July 12th, 2007 at 7:12 am
Well that’s good to know. But still…
July 12th, 2007 at 8:26 am
i really think its either rampage or something brand new that no one has come up with.
we’ll just wait and see. :)
July 12th, 2007 at 8:28 am
I’m more for the original idead because rampage is more comical but who knows, i wouldn’t rule it out completely.
July 12th, 2007 at 10:56 am
Joe, the MST3K connection comes from my stream-of-consciousness sense of humor. for all the drama of the trailer, when the SoL (that’s Statue of Liberty, not Satellite of Love…) head came rolling past my mind pictured the back of Crow’s head in the scene saying “No, the Statue of Liberty is NOT a giant PEZ dispenser!”
July 12th, 2007 at 11:23 am
Kruk i think this whole time that we were saying SoL we knew it meant Statue of Liberty…it’s only common sence and we all know what it means.
July 12th, 2007 at 11:54 am
you can definately see some sort of demon creature in between the heads of the two girls at 1-18-08.com…they must have drew it in better cuz i don’t remember it ever being that clear.
July 12th, 2007 at 12:05 pm
I think you all are getting too deep in this research. I think that maybe
some of these ideas that you are taking into consideration as clues may
just be plain coincidence or laziness. Like with all the numbers. Why would
the producers of this movie make a great trailer and then end up having
the movie be retarted about a giant firebreathing lion who eats people, or
a demonic random explosion. It doesn’t fit. If you are smart enough to
make a trailer that good, the movie must be good.
Maybe Abrams didn’t want to give out any
more details at all including a name after that awesome trailer.
Since the two girls appear scraped and battered at their face and near
their eyes this means that the being must have had many encounters
with the superbeing.
July 12th, 2007 at 12:09 pm
While I agree it is probably not anything related to Godzilla, the party is a goodbye one for Rob, who is going to Japan. So, there is a NY/Japan (Tokyo) connection of some sort, but will probably be original.
July 12th, 2007 at 12:15 pm
I doubt this movie will be a simple main characters friends die and main character leaves the area type movie because so far, Rob is all set. I mena his buddies all say goodbye and he has his next destination, so what could possibly bring rob down? In most movies, you have friends who die and the survivors mope about their friends dying, but rob is already sad about leaving his friends anyway. my guess is that this movie will be the kind of movie where the guy going away gets more than just a surprise from his friends
July 12th, 2007 at 12:33 pm
Well I think that this thing may have already attacked Japan. I could just immagine while they are all hiding there is a scene where a news report is saying that this creature has been to the following areas then they list Japan as one of them and Rob is all like “Woah…” and all that…lol
July 12th, 2007 at 12:43 pm
While we are all still pondering the simple complexity of this trailer, we’re missing the main point. The guy is toying with the heads of hundreds of thousands of movie-goers who saw Transformers and are now perplexed by the ill-defined images we witnessed prior to our feature film. That was, I believe, the main point to all this. Wouldn’t everyone just crap if it was a game? Just to see how many people pay attention and lend credence to trailers? Perhaps the ‘trailer industry” felt they were spinning their wheels at the box office because it was more of an irritation to be forced to sit through rather than igniting a spark of interest. Now, with all this hubub about the mysterious trailer, they know for a fact that people watch the trailers and are interested in following through and they’re going to put MORE OF THEM UP TO IRRITATE THE HECK OUT OF US AT A MOVIE WHERE WE PAID $9.00 FOR A TICKET!! LOL
What’s the movie about? More startling action and remakes of comic books, to be sure. Think back on creatures that have attacked New York. There have been LEGIONS of them. Google that and maybe we can narrow the main plot of the 1/18/08 movie instead of making wild speculations about Godzilla, King Kong, Voltron, Star Trek, etc.
July 12th, 2007 at 12:49 pm
BMan, yes I knew SoL was SoL. Just poking a little fun. ;)
July 12th, 2007 at 2:00 pm
wow your not a godzilla fan every time they changed his look his roar changed as well if you don’t believe me go watch godzilla vs megalon then godzilla vs king gordara then final wars. You will notice a big fucking difference dip shit O PWND ……. dick
July 12th, 2007 at 2:03 pm
Check it out. They are on Broadway St in New York. The explosion takes
place at City Hall Park in lower Manhattan.
On the roof when the guy is talking about “tremors†you can see the
Empire State and Chrysler buildings. So they are between those 2 places.
Using a skill I learned for land nav in the army, I’ve come up with
this:
The building they are on is between Canal and Walker St. They exit the
building on Broadway facing the North West but look South West at the
smoke of City Hall Park.
The Beast is coming from the South West, which is from the bay where
the Statue of Liberty is.
It took out Liberty Island on the way in from the sea.
July 12th, 2007 at 2:34 pm
If it came from the sea then that eliminates King kong, Voltron, and all those other monsters. That still leaves Cthulu, Godzilla and those other sea creatures in however. Cthulu came from a cave and Godzilla did originate from monster island though. It might be a War of the Worlds type thing, if you watch some youtube videos, the voice analizer combines the jurrasic park t rex with godzilla and it sounds just like it, if a little bit off. My prediction is its another weird monster with a big mouth that finds enjoyment in destruction.
July 12th, 2007 at 2:40 pm
The pic at the top of the page explains something: That explosion HAS to have had came from above. the debris is sprerading upward diagonally. if the explosion came from the ground, debris would not be so high, and would shoot lower to the ground, but this blast causes the explosion to go in random places which leads me to belive that the explosion is in fact a meteor of somewhat.
July 12th, 2007 at 2:51 pm
Godzilla fans i have a question: Does Godzilla Roar EVERYTIME he destroys something or causes mayhem/ gets closer to stuff? if the answer is yes then this will no doubt be about godzilla or one of godzilla type monsters. Everytime something bad happened or something got destroyed the same roar was heard
July 12th, 2007 at 2:57 pm
It is simple people, if you google cloverleaf and crossrefrence it with godzillza
you will see that he teams up with voltron to defeat startrek and chtulu
and at the same time halo comes down withe the gears of wars guys and
fights to restore pace against the anti-christ, who by the way is the lady
running with the switzerland jacket, who by the way , is getting back at rob because he is going to japan to kill the scientist that created a prasite monster that was supposed to be put in all the slusho drinks around the world, causing
people every where to feel like they are lost, in a nutshell it is a
docudramacomidyactionthrillersci-fiadventuerromanehorror movie. There now
you can all sleep tonight knowing the plot of this fantasic new movie.
July 12th, 2007 at 3:00 pm
For those of you who are interested, you can read up on Cthulhu here…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu
Sounds plausable, but kind of unrealistic. Who is Rob and what is his importance? Why is he going to Japan? He has LOADS of friends, what does that mean exactly? Clearly Rob is going to be seriously toasted when he and his friends witness this beasty, so what is the signifiance of that? Is it old horror movie lore about drinking, sex and showering (any of them or combination will get you killed)? I don’t know. This is going to drive us all batty.
July 12th, 2007 at 3:02 pm
Its a trailer for Final destination 4! all the other ones started out at a party or gathering of some sort, the statue of libertys head and that kind of stuff is common in final destination movies. the hippy looking guy with the curly hair, he’s the bad guy. he tells rob he ows him 11 bucks( possibly jokeing) and at the end says it will be the best night ever, clearly stating he hates rob and wants him to leave, or that he knows whats going to happen!
July 12th, 2007 at 3:03 pm
Oh my God I laughed so hard I nearly fell out of my chair. You go JackMay. Perfect analogy.
July 12th, 2007 at 3:03 pm
Paramount doesn’t have the rights to Godzilla. It isn’t Godzilla.
July 12th, 2007 at 3:09 pm
you guys arent thinking right! the statement “its alive, its huge” clearly means only one thing: Frankenstein has returned!
July 12th, 2007 at 3:15 pm
http://www.tribbleagency.com/
http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/11808
Quote from JJ 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 ASS, 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.
Apparently they have us running around in circles on purpose. They WANT us to scavernger out the details and apparently there are websites out there with the details of this movie!! FIND IT PEOPLE!
July 12th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
how much yuo wanna bet that at the end of the movie( not trailer) they show all the video ” Goodbye Rob” recordings one at a time ending with how they died and stuff?
July 12th, 2007 at 3:18 pm
Romans 1:18
God’s Wrath on Unrighteousness
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness.
IN A WORD, YIKES…
July 12th, 2007 at 3:27 pm
You know what would be cool, idk if i already said this but maybe all the trailers are recordings from the guys camers. Like the first one opens all this then the second trailer will be with the guy and the camera and they’re in a wasteland and he goes around like “What do you think it was” and all the trailers are like that and together they create a prequel to the movie. Like how Star Wars: Clone Wars cartoon saga led up to Episode 3 or like the end of Dawn of the Dead, the Epilouge recorded by handheld camera. That would be cool.
July 12th, 2007 at 3:31 pm
If i knew how these ” Real people with cameras” fight back this Unknown monster, i have a few possible theories on what this film would be about. For Example if these camera ppl are simply tapeing a nateral disaster, or just tapeying this crap for a quick $100 bucks on ebay, which ultimately can cost their lives both ways: their camera breaks, their screwed, or if the monster refuses to accept family photos, paypal, or care packages their screwed.
July 12th, 2007 at 3:33 pm
Yay, another poorly shot cgi movie based off a comic book, cartoon, and or animation.
**Spoiler Alert:
Dialog at end of movie will consist of one of the following;
1. Thank god that’s over, I love you Bobby.
2. Well, I guess the only place to go from here, is home.
3. One day will figure out why this happened, but until then…
4. I’ll get you, if it’s the last thing I do!
5. It’s over, thank god. Now I can go home and roll around in all the money given to me by the idiots who paid to see this.
July 12th, 2007 at 3:37 pm
J. J. Abrams doesn’t quite fit in with that usual and drab hollywood style.
July 12th, 2007 at 3:40 pm
I absolutly agree wit you paul. what the hell is this movie, Pokemon Snap? those people and their cheap ass cameras can’t Run AND take monster pictures at the same time, they would die too quickly and more importantly so will their photos to prove they arn’t drunk from their Goodbye american kid going to japan for absolutly no reason at all
July 12th, 2007 at 3:46 pm
Holy crap guys, I think I got it. I looked at the trailer again, real slow, and when the head of the SoL comes flying through the air you get a quick glimpse of what threw it - it’s a godzilla-esque type creature. It definitely has a face like Godzilla. I’m posting up a picture on myspace and will give you a link in a minute. It’s either Godzilla or a mutant T-Rex, like major mutant, because it’s bigger than the buildings. It’s leaned down and you can see the face, which I first thought was just dust or smog but then it MOVED abruptly when the head was thrown towards the camera. Watch it again about halfway down the screen in the dead middle and watch carefully and see if you don’t see what I saw.
July 12th, 2007 at 3:48 pm
I absolutly agree wit you paul! What the hell is this movie, Pokeman Snap? J.j abrams really thinks he can make people manage to survive with nothing but cheap cameras from the Dollar Tree without realizing how fast they will die without weapons or assistence from the military?
July 12th, 2007 at 3:48 pm
I’m still trying to get how the camera guy got close enough to those two girls who look all beat up and shit and they are looking nearly directly up so that means the beast or w/e is close ALSO meaning that the guy is close to which makes no sence to take the pics. of the crying girls instead of the thing killing them.
I’m trying to look at the pics as the theme under “Pics can predict how ppl die” which was used in many movies as part of the theme (Final Destination 3, The Omen etc. etc.) so maybe the pics show something that is the death of the characters in the pics.
July 12th, 2007 at 3:50 pm
http://a215.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/90/l_79d2942e7a089aeb0df956869d76b44e.jpg
That is what I see.