The Official "Cloverfield" thread - 1-18-08 • Non-Gaming • Film • Eurogamer.net

Deleted user 6 July 2007 21:17:14

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If you’ve seen "Transformers" by now, you've also seen a teaser trailer for the most secretive project in Hollywood, a movie called "Cloverfield", directed by JJ Abrahms and written by "Lost" writer Drew Goddard. The movie looks like a mix of Godzilla and Godzilla if he interrupted a party that someone was filming, but it's hard to say for sure because almost nothing is known about the movie. It's not even officially named Cloverfield yet, and the website is completely useless except for revealing the movies release date. It's also good if you want to stand naked and have awestruck girls staring up in astonished disbelief, but that gets boring after an hour or so.

ilmaestro 6 Jul 2007 21:19:20 32,932 posts
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JJ Abrahms really does get carried away with himself, doesn't he?

Scimarad 6 Jul 2007 21:20:05 9,964 posts
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Now that is spooky timing - I was just poking around for information on this er...whatever the hell it is.

semprini 9 Jul 2007 22:35:32 3,144 posts
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Trailer up now.

http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/11808/

Still being referred to as 'Untitled J.J. Abrams Project' on IMDB.

GrandpaUlrira 9 Jul 2007 22:44:51 3,879 posts
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There needs to be thread-merging, Power Ranger 'zoids style!

absolutezero 9 Jul 2007 22:44:56 7,952 posts
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JJ Abrahms is the greatest no-talent spin dr known to man.

Jesus he really knows how to exploit the internet aswell. Make poeple think their clever by coming up with bullshit theories and "cracking" websites and they'll buy any old shite.

TwistidChimp 9 Jul 2007 22:49:47 8,825 posts
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Still.. I quite like the hand held camera look of the film to be honest, I think thats the general idea, a high budget monster movie that looks like its filmed by hand.

Could be cool.

Scimarad 9 Jul 2007 22:57:13 9,964 posts
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I think the handheld camera thing is probably just an original way of doing a trailer. There isn't any indication that the whole film will be shot this way - As far as I know...

Edited by Scimarad at 22:57:44 09-07-2007

TwistidChimp 9 Jul 2007 22:59:16 8,825 posts
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Scimarad wrote:
I think the handheld camera thing is probably just an original way of doing a trailer. There isn't any indication that the whole film will be shot this way - As far as I know...

I'm pretty sure I read an interview somewhere in which Abrams said the whole idea was a monster movie in that style, to up the involvement and the realism stakes as it were.

A high budget Blair Witch type affair with no improv I guess

Edited by TwistidChimp at 23:00:12 09-07-2007

Scurrminator 10 Jul 2007 08:38:07 9,045 posts
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the hd trailer is up now at apple, looks freakin sweet!

Devious_Droid 14 Jul 2007 17:19:42 81 posts
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The CGI Statue of Liberty head sliding down the road looked pretty terrible, but I'm looking forward to the film.

TakeTheVeil 14 Jul 2007 17:45:43 5,057 posts
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coming the 1st Day of the 18th Month of 2008

Deleted user 14 July 2007 19:19:20

Devious_Droid wrote:
The CGI Statue of Liberty head sliding down the road looked pretty terrible, but I'm looking forward to the film.

I doubt it will look that bad in the final film, I remember the Hellboy teaser worryingly had plain white untextured Sammaels and they looked shit, but were sorted out nicely for the movie's release.

I reckon the monster in this movie is a giant Sta-Puft costume wearing Hurley, I think he's probably using some kind of cloaking device in the trailer.

Or maybe the effects aren't done yet and they're saving up for a load of PS3 Cell workstations so they can finish rendering the Hurley CGI in time for next May.

WrongShui 14 Jul 2007 19:38:00 6,858 posts
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Lost Cloud does New York!

GiarcYekrub 14 Jul 2007 21:12:24 4,760 posts
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So what franchise do people think Abrahms is raping or do people think it's an original IP?

Deleted user 14 July 2007 21:16:23

GiarcYekrub wrote:
So what franchise do people think Abrahms is raping

Mac & Me.

Freek 14 Jul 2007 21:20:01 7,682 posts
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absolutezero wrote:
JJ Abrahms is the greatest no-talent spin dr known to man.

Jesus he really knows how to exploit the internet aswell. Make poeple think their clever by coming up with bullshit theories and "cracking" websites and they'll buy any old shite.

Yup, the marketing is lame, but the movie and the concept do sound interesting.
We know when it'll be out now, so we can just safely avoid the terisome "viral" marketing nonsense.

Deleted user 14 July 2007 21:47:39

Out of interest, what's the point in an HD trailer for something that's filmed on a camcorder?

Freek 14 Jul 2007 21:52:45 7,682 posts
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Gremmi wrote:
Out of interest, what's the point in an HD trailer for something that's filmed on a camcorder?

We have HD cancoreders nowadays. It shows more detail, even in shacky cam style.

Devious_Droid 15 Jul 2007 12:10:58 81 posts
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Freek wrote:

Gremmi wrote:
Out of interest, what's the point in an HD trailer for something that's filmed on a camcorder?

We have HD cancoreders nowadays. It shows more detail, even in shacky cam style.

http://www.sony.co.uk/view/ShowProduct.action?product=HDR-CX6EK

MrWorf 15 Jul 2007 12:15:41 64,187 posts
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I got one of thoses

TwistidChimp 15 Jul 2007 12:28:16 8,825 posts
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GiarcYekrub wrote:
So what franchise do people think Abrahms is raping or do people think it's an original IP?

What Cloverfield ? Its an original IP I think. He is however now responsible for the Dark Tower saga.

GiarcYekrub 15 Jul 2007 13:21:24 4,760 posts
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Sorry I'm boycotting Abrams, Kurtzman and Orci work until they agree that they can not mess with sacred canon

Scurrminator 15 Jul 2007 13:31:39 9,045 posts
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you cryin over transformers again lol

Freek 15 Jul 2007 13:34:24 7,682 posts
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Just to make something clear: Abrams is producing this, not writing or directing.

Edited by Freek at 15:34:34 15-07-2007

GiarcYekrub 15 Jul 2007 13:36:13 4,760 posts
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Scurrminator wrote:
you cryin over transformers again lol

Not Transformers

GiarcYekrub 15 Jul 2007 13:37:02 4,760 posts
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Something much more sacred

Deleted user 15 July 2007 14:17:42

So if Lost is anything to go by there'll be a monster for the first five minutes and then they'll forget about it for the next two hours as they wander about in the forest fighting over guns and smack.