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post #91 of 133
11/20/07 at 6:47am

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Loved the soldiers comment I don't know what it is, but it's winning. I'm excited about this one. Not far off either.
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post #92 of 133
11/20/07 at 7:16am

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Here is a slow mo of the monster from the last trailer:

http://s221.photobucket.com/albums/d...nt=monster.flv


Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)
did anybody else catch the girl behind the curtian that looked like she was going to explode??
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post #93 of 133
11/20/07 at 10:31am

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I see, I'd clicked on the Teaser instead of the new preview.

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did anybody else catch the girl behind the curtian

Yeah, it looked like she was being pulled at each arm by two large squirrels, or Picachus. Or, maybe things wearing cloaks. Hard to tell since it was just their shadows. Bulky, whatever they were. Or it could be misdirection and she may just be between two people in biohazard suits. Probably not that lucky though -- this looks like the kind of film where everyone will perish.
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post #94 of 133
11/20/07 at 11:20am

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I'm glad that this movie isn't an M. Night Shamalan film or the monster wouldn't REALLY be a monster but a bunch of the locals all piled on top of each other wearing a corny ass monster suit.
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post #95 of 133
11/20/07 at 7:42pm

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Pretty sure the silhouettes pulling the girl are guys in hazmat suits.

Anyone have a direct link for the trailer? Getting tired of waiting for them to load from Apple's site.
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post #96 of 133
11/20/07 at 10:49pm

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Originally Posted by TravisR
The new trailer certainly was cool but it also confirmed my fears that I'm going to get sea sick during it.

I had the same thought. It was bad on my laptop screen. It is hard to imagine it on the big screen. If it is like that throughout, it might be hard to handle.

I hope the movie ends up being as good as the trailers. Some movies make better trailers than movies.
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post #97 of 133
11/21/07 at 9:12am

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Pretty sure the silhouettes pulling the girl are guys in hazmat suits.

Anyone have a direct link for the trailer? Getting tired of waiting for them to load from Apple's site.
That's what it looks like to me, but they look like they were pounding on her. The one on the right looked like he gave her a good one.
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post #98 of 133
11/21/07 at 4:21pm

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Got home on my computer and finally saw the picture. That was great. Maybe better as a spoiler though.
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post #99 of 133
11/21/07 at 5:16pm

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Got home on my computer and finally saw the picture. That was great. Maybe better as a spoiler though.

what do you mean?
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post #100 of 133
11/21/07 at 5:24pm

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Originally Posted by Jerome Grate
That's what it looks like to me, but they look like they were pounding on her. The one on the right looked like he gave her a good one.

i saw it like that too.
as he hits her she appears to get larger.

also it looked like a couple of people in hazmat suits.
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post #101 of 133
11/22/07 at 4:02am

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what do you mean?
Rhett's post with the slow motion picture is great, but I have to admit it took a little bit of the surprise out of it. Maybe it's just me.
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post #102 of 133
12/14/07 at 6:56pm

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There's a preview of the opening scene out -- mostly stuff from the trailer only longer. I have doubts about being able to keep track of characters when they never stay on screen for more than three fames.
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post #103 of 133
12/19/07 at 4:30am

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Abrams intends this film and the monster to be a surprise and for once i'm going to allow it, I choose not to see the monster or read any reviews until I see the film.

Too often these days the internet ruins the surprise of films, could you imagine seeing what the T-Rex looked like months or weeks before actually seeing it in Jurassic Park?

It's like with Transformers last summer, I already knew what Optimus Prime looked like before seeing the film and thus it took a little out of seeing him in the film and being surprised.
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post #104 of 133
12/29/07 at 1:47pm

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Cloverfield opens Jan 18 -- is it pre-destined to be a stinker? It seems that the lousy movies are dumped in the trashbin of Jan and Feb release dates.
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post #105 of 133
12/29/07 at 1:53pm

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Perhaps, they wish to change the month's perception?
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post #106 of 133
12/29/07 at 4:36pm

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If they were just dumping the movie out in January because it was bad, they wouldn't have put so much hype and ad money into it. They would have just started running TV ads in early January and hoped for the best.

Releasing it in January will probably end up being a very good move. The majority of its competition will be movies that have been out for weeks by January 18. Just the 'secrecy' of the movie and its ad campaign guarantee a big opening but if it's good, they'll make even more money because it will have very little competition.
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post #107 of 133
12/29/07 at 5:10pm

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Cloverfield opens Jan 18 -- is it pre-destined to be a stinker? It seems that the lousy movies are dumped in the trashbin of Jan and Feb release dates.
Normally, but not always - wasn't Silence of the Lambs a February release?

While January is typically the dumping-ground for films, that is not what this feels like. Studios seem to try to slip their films out in January without people noticing, where the first trailer for Cloverfield was actually highlighting the release date over the film title. Right from the start this was a film that was always intended to be released in January. And January dumping-ground titles tend to be unsuccessful comedies or damas, not big monster movies. This is more like a big summer release, but with a few elements (like the handicam filming) that might make it a bit of an uncertainty when compared to the other big summer releases. But release it in January, where the only competition is either an Oscar-seeking film or some badly-madecomedy, and Cloverfield could do well in cornering the market of people that just want to see a fun film.

[EDIT: I see Travis has made the exact same point I was making. I guess that's what happens when you go and have lunch halfway through typing your reply.]
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post #108 of 133
12/29/07 at 6:49pm

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If they were just dumping the movie out in January because it was bad, they wouldn't have put so much hype and ad money into it. They would have just started running TV ads in early January and hoped for the best.

Releasing it in January will probably end up being a very good move. The majority of its competition will be movies that have been out for weeks by January 18. Just the 'secrecy' of the movie and its ad campaign guarantee a big opening but if it's good, they'll make even more money because it will have very little competition.
I hope that's the case, that this is actually smart planning to put a good movie in a time normally filled with dreck.
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post #109 of 133
1/2/08 at 12:44pm

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Some reviews are up from some private screening at Aint It Cool. Interesting spoiler also. Definetly all over this one.
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post #110 of 133
1/2/08 at 1:10pm

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I will want to see the trailer that will be attached to this film for the Abrams directed version of Star Trek. Cloverfield looks interesting, wondering what the conceit is.
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post #111 of 133
1/2/08 at 1:55pm

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I will want to see the trailer that will be attached to this film for the Abrams directed version of Star Trek.
Isn't it too early for a trailer? There may be a teaser with a few quick shots of the cast, the name of the movie and the theme song but I wouldn't think there'd be any more than that.
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post #112 of 133
1/2/08 at 2:23pm

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Isn't it too early for a trailer? There may be a teaser with a few quick shots of the cast, the name of the movie and the theme song but I wouldn't think there'd be any more than that.

From what I understand, the Star Trek trailer is a teaser. Someone has already seen it and was pretty impressed by the content in that it got him really excited about the project. And this person was a film director or some such similar capacity.
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post #113 of 133
1/2/08 at 4:06pm

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The ST trailer supposedly has some shots of the Enterprise too - in drydock I believe.
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post #114 of 133
1/4/08 at 1:54pm

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I can't wait for this one. I am all over it.
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post #115 of 133
1/11/08 at 8:38am

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hype alone, this movie will do awesome on opening weekend
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post #116 of 133
1/11/08 at 9:55am

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The Russian trailer is out -

VIDEO: Cloverfield - Russian Trailer

Harry Knowles has seen Cloverfield, I think he mentions in his review that he still isn't entirely sure what the creature looks like which doesn't bode well. Thanks to the wonders of shakycam we might not get a good look at the monster, I mean I got dizzy just looking at that 2min trailer.
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post #117 of 133
1/11/08 at 9:51pm

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Harry Knowles has seen Cloverfield, I think he mentions in his review that he still isn't entirely sure what the creature looks like which doesn't bode well. Thanks to the wonders of shakycam we might not get a good look at the monster, I mean I got dizzy just looking at that 2min trailer.

However, he did say the movie's very "unconventional" feel is part of its charm, and because of that he really liked the film. Think of it as the Blair Witch Project done on a more expensive scale.
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post #118 of 133
1/14/08 at 8:26am

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Originally Posted by Steve Christou
Harry Knowles has seen Cloverfield, I think he mentions in his review that he still isn't entirely sure what the creature looks like which doesn't bode well. Thanks to the wonders of shakycam we might not get a good look at the monster, I mean I got dizzy just looking at that 2min trailer.
I was on the verge of motion sickness at the last Bourne movie, I did not enjoy that style at all. I hope this movie is not like that. If we never get a good look at the monster, it will put more pressure on the rest of the movie to be good to be successful. Jeez, if you've got a monster, flaunt it.

I noticed in the Little Rock paper this morning, there will be a 12:01 AM showing Friday morning. There will be a free Kodak camera "as supplies last."
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post #119 of 133
1/14/08 at 9:08am

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I was on the verge of motion sickness at the last Bourne movie, I did not enjoy that style at all. I hope this movie is not like that.

Yeah, me too. I'm going to be anxious to find out how much of this is "shakycam". If it's in the Paul Greengrass - or Blair Witch - mode, I'll have to wait for the DVD. I can't watch that stuff on the big screen...
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post #120 of 133
1/14/08 at 3:34pm

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I hope they don't show the creature clearly, for some strange reason i'm compelled NOT to know what this thing looks like, go figure. I think it's because I don't want the mysterious lure of the trailer ruined just yet, like the creature won't live up to what i've already imagined in my mind.

I don't know.
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