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[Superfuzzzz]

[META][SPEC] 1-18-08/Cloverfield title speculation

[saneman]

Chuai sells about as many tickets as Blagglepuss or Kwax.

[pegassissy]

But it wouldnt sell as many as "This Movie F***in' Rocks"

[Euchre]

There's been discussion about how we may or may not see a monster in this movie, but somehow I suspect we will. It may not be all over it, but I really think it'll be there. Some say it will only be at the very end - maybe, but in considering the title and the secrecy surrounding it I happened upon a different thought.
If you've seen enough movies, you've noticed that some don't state their titles until the end of the movie. Apocalypse Now is a famous example.
Now just imagine if JJ kept the title a secret, and we only had '1-18-08' to go with right up to buying our tickets on the premiere, and not be show the title until the very end. (It would of course be disclosed after the first showings in a given location and thus be changed to the actual title in information later.)

Wouldn't that just be a totally novel approach?

[Bacon Army]

^But then what are the cinemas going to call the movie in their listings in the papers? It's a sticky idea, and no studio in their right minds would 'pioneer' it with a film this big. After all, how can you market that which you do not know the name of? The 1-18-08/Cloverfield bandwagon can only hold up for so long before the studio steps in and demands REAL marketing.

[Euchre]

[Falco]

I wonder how they realy keep track of that? I know this is a large forum and it seems like alot of people are following this movie...but the world is a pretty big place. We know they are global with this movie. How can they possibly be able to judge how they are doing with this unconventional marketing? Only 1-18-08 will tell no?

[Anteros]

[jojo]

[sami_kaye]

this might sound stupid but "I Dare You To See This Movie" would be a good title. I mean, nobody backs down from a dare.

That being said. I think it will be an annoying title. But like superfuzzzzz (can I call you S-fuzz? or not, it doesnt matter) I will also be seeing the movie on 1-18-08. Just not at 12:01. I'm a college student. I'll see it after school.

[Trapped Under Ice]

I don't see why they couldn't go right up to that Friday without a title. Theaters could simply list "Untitled" and everyone would know which movie it is. I doubt any other studio would release a competing untitled movie. Record companies do it all the time, just with the band name listed in the charts. So it might be, "JJ Abrams - Untitled", on Fandango and on theater marquees.

by the way, my vote is for "This movie f***ing Rocks!"

[sonckrinde]

As I said in my rant.

1) The name of the movie.
There this only a couple of movies that marketed the
merchandised without the title on the products. I know of only one
to do it recently, successfully on T-shirts.
Do not be surprized to see Slusho on the end of the new trailer.

Besides I already bought my Slusho shirts to give as gift this Christmas.

[sami_kaye]

slusho is a lame title for the movie. However it is the only "title" that has something to do with the movie so far.

[pegassissy]

[john locke]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^Amen, Brother!










(apologies Pegasissy)