yeah true. I guess if we don't talk to bring ideas up we will all go crazy. Guess this is our way of keeping us sane. Freaking Abrams has everyone pulling their hair out.
When i saw the trailer i was like... another blockbuster now I'm excited about going to movies again. And sure enough the trailer didn't disappoint me. I'm just hoping that the hype lives to its name when the movie comes out in January.
From an online blog.
Offtopic: 1-18-08 is Cthulhu
This is definitely off topic, but you may have seen the preview that preceded Transformers. This teaser trailer left many wondering what this is. The only thing we know is that it comes out 1-18-08. If you haven't seen the preview you can check it out here>> 1-18-08
The movie is produced by J.J. Abrams from Lost and Alias fame, along with writter Drew Goddard. 1-18-08 is also being called Cloverfield/Slusho as the movie's codename.
The teaser trailer has offered up a few clues as to what this movie will be about. You have to watch the clip several times and pause it several times to catch a few of these clues.
At first glance, people may think this is a Godzilla remake, or War of the Worlds 2, upon further investigating some people thought this could be Voltron. During the clip there is some confusion when you can hear someone say: "It's alive!" or "It's a lion!" leaving those to believe this could be a Voltron movie, but this wouldn't quite make sense as the Statue of Liberty's head is flung across the street. Another rumor is that this could be based on the game from the 80s called Rampage, which is based on three monsters that destroy cities, but again, this seems like a far fetched rumor too.
The thought line is that this movie is based on a sea monster/creature, one other rumor is that this could be a movie based on Namor: The Submariner, a Marvel Comic, but there is no mention in the trailers credits.
This leaves us with the most likely thought that this movie is going to be based on H.P. Lovecraft's "Call of the Cthulhu" (pronounced Kathooloo) which came out in 1928. Another writer Robert Anton Wilson used Cthulhu Mythos and Zen Buddhism is his writings and he was born on 1-18-32 and cremated 1-18-07. Coincidence that the movies is coming out 1-18-08? perhaps, we'll see.
Let's take a look at the clues I've discovered in the teaser trailer. I may have missed some, but here are a few clues:
Sushi - in the beginning you'll see a party tray with sushi, fish, eel, and some other sea creatures, more for some sort of symbolism than anything else, creatures of the sea.
Buddha - In the same frame you'll see the small Buddha statues on the shelf, Zen Buddhism as related in some of Robert Anton Wilson's writings.
AKM - soon after you hear the first monster noise, you'll see a red paddle on the wall with the label "AKM" There are two thoughts on the AKM anogram: One being that it stands for the honor society frat Alpha Kappa Mu. Kappa meaning legendary creature and Mu has mythical historical value in this context. Mu is a mythical sunken continent similar to Atlantis, but the inhabintants of Mu worshipped the three son's of Cthulu, that's one link. The other thought is that AKM could be short for Arkham, a fictional city used by H.P. Lovecraft in several of his books.
Slusho - during the news report the guy turns around and the logo on the shirt is "Slusho!"When you visit the site, you'll see the relation of Slusho in this context. Mainly, it theme revolves around sea creatures. The only section on this site that has any information is the "history" section, key clue can be found by researching Noriko Yoshida
Statue of Liberty - the head of the Statue of Liberty is thrown across the city, suggests the creature/monster is coming from the ocean sea.
So far, the only official sites associated with this project are:
1-18-08.com
Slusho.jp
1-18-08 has three pics so far, which I haven't gained any solid clues, other than the time stamps on the pics could have some sort of biblical relation, who knows. 12:01,12:36 and 12:48 or 1+1+8+0+8=18 divisible by 3=6, 666.
Some other unconfirmed sites have popped, but some considered bogus by some:
ABZ3293
EthanHaasWasRight.com
What ever the outcome is, hopefully this movie is good, its garnering alot of chatter on the web, including myself. You can get engulfed in researching this stuff.
I dont get where people are trying to describe what kind of back the monster has from the clip when I dont see any evidence of the monster at all, much less see any back appendages
I have heard from other sites they think the movie might be "Rampage" (from the game)
A lot of people are thinking it might be something from H.P. Lovecraft (Gods warring on earth?)
well this is one of the other things i heard. That the movie is based on a game called Alpha and Omega. I believe it was a board game and now its being developed by mindstormlabs into a PC MMORPG. But who knows, maybe another lead.
It's not Godzilla, unless Toei and Sony/Tristar are lying about the contract agreement. Toei, the main owners and creators of Godzilla, put the contract on hold and said there'd be no more Godzilla movies until 2010.
I don't blame them, the American version was balls. It doesn't have to be a man in a suit, but at least not turn it into Jurassic Park.
As far as this "Cloverfield" goes, the trailer is awesome because it's everything a trailer should be; grabs your attention and makes you want to know more.
Whether or not the movie is good or a piece of shit, nobody knows.
-AC
I was watching Attack of the Show and they had a rumor report about Cloverfield, the new Star Trek film coming out and Indy 4. It was reported that the monster is heavily rumored to be Cthulhu, the character created by H.P. Lovecraft.
Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
It's not Godzilla, unless Toei and Sony/Tristar are lying about the contract agreement. Toei, the main owners and creators of Godzilla, put the contract on hold and said there'd be no more Godzilla movies until 2010.-AC
You might be right they hold their rights to the name and what ever not. JJ Abrams addressed Comic Con fans today and all rumors and i say and quote him "We Need Our Own Godzilla" in YOUR FACE MR TOE AND SONY!!!!
btw check out the teaser poster... its so Godzilla(new name? Mounstrous). 😱 http://www.movieweb.com/movies/film/53/5153/poster1.php
Originally posted by rosieda
btw check out the teaser poster... its so Godzilla(new name? Mounstrous). 😱 http://www.movieweb.com/movies/film/53/5153/poster1.php
lol....nice.