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H3FZer0 wrote:
Where exactly does it say 'Has she been bitten?' in the trailer? I just watched it, and I didn't hear anyone say it once...

Can you please tell me at what time frame the person says it? I'll watch it one more time to see if I hear it, but I think I would have heard that, or more people would be talking about that..


It doesn't say it, I think it was rumoured to be said on set or something, not in the trailer though.

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Zenlightenment wrote:
As with all things JJ Abrams, this exploding girl may not be what she seems. If you think about how LOST works (which I know JJ doesn't have much to do with anymore, but the "mystery formula" is still the same as it always has been).

First, we see something that's scary and we don't understand it...It just raises a lot of questions and makes little sense to the plot at hand.

Second, we see a character or even or object that ties into the mystery.

Finally, the mystery is explained and what once was scary is now innocuous and harmless. A good example of this is how in the first season of LOST we see a very strange looking golden retriever staring at the survivors off in the jungle. The dog seems ominous, but it turns out it's just a survivor's dog. This formula has been applied to the show time and time again, and I see it being present in Cloverfield as well.

Jamie's gift contains the lamest surprise ever. If this guy Teddy was in real, actual trouble...Why put your desperate cry for help in a box that isn't supposed to be open for two months?!?!?! Probably something totally harmless...Maybe the monster is actually a good thing...


Sorry for the double post.

You seem to forget that the tape recorder says 'IF you haven't heard from me by the time you play this, then I have been captured...." This obviously means that the gift was a last resort thing, just incase his plans of infiltrating Tagruato went bad.

I think the notion that the Monster could be good is absurd. I think the monster could be Teddy (Lol), but I don't think the monster smashing thru New York city, killing thousands of people could be good in any way.

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I wonder what the satellite project has to do with this. personally I bet we wont learn squat as to the origins of the monster but it will be indicated that cloverfield 2 or cloverfield 3 will reveals this.

something small I did note though was, Tagruato began operations at the end of WW2.. (think pacific battles - US vs Japan) its selling contaminated slushos to the US, seems to be experimenting on humans, is secretive, has released a satellite with hidden purpose but indicates it tends to change the world. the stomach bursters occur at the same time the monster arrives. The trailer is filmed in retrospect indicated New York or atleast Central Park is pretty close to empty. Its possible there could be a trojan horse story in cloverfield.. devastation arising from new yorkers own bellies. could the slusho parasites be dormant in the cold ocean depth and in the slushos only to arise when warmed (in bellies). could the satellites have something to do with luring them. does Tagruato hold a grudge with the US?
all speculative of course.. but again I doubt cloverfield 1 will reveal the answer.. its JJ Abrams in control, from his relatively short career its obvious he loves cinematic franchises.

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The Giant might be good??

Maybe "Grumpypants" is going to be chasing after the little monsters? You know, it's kind of along the lines of a male lion eating his young.

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SOO what im thinking is that cold temps bring the little organisms to life, this is logical because they are put into slusho(which is cold)
i dont think theyre dangerous because then slusho wouldnt be succesful! I think TIDOwave just wants to research it to find out what the hell it is

so far i think only Tagruato knows what the nectar is and everyone else just wants to find out

or maybe its the monsters favorite snack?!?! who knows

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H3FZer0 wrote:
Where exactly does it say 'Has she been bitten?' in the trailer? I just watched it, and I didn't hear anyone say it once...


It doesn't, that quote comes from a scene synopsis that someone wrote out sometime after the first trailer that had turned out to be otherwise eerily accurate


darbs wrote:
I wonder what the satellite project has to do with this. personally I bet we wont learn squat as to the origins of the monster but it will be indicated that cloverfield 2 or cloverfield 3 will reveals this.



The sattelite is in a geostationary orbit... those are usually used for tracking something on Earth. Ganu was in a darn hurry to get it up, so I'm assuming:

a) they already know about Grumpypants at that time
b) He's moving.. or they think he might be (Westward, I'd assume)

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Animaniac wrote:
The sattelite is in a geostationary orbit... those are usually used for tracking something on Earth. Ganu was in a darn hurry to get it up, so I'm assuming:

a) they already know about Grumpypants at that time
b) He's moving.. or they think he might be (Westward, I'd assume)


Well, I think I remember from documentary that satellites can be used to track migration patterns for certain species, such as tuna and deep sea crabs. And not just with GPS, but also visually (through some kind of filter or thermal...kind of fuzzy on this bit). Perhaps our Mr. Yoshida's also got some money in the commercial fishing business? Or maybe something else (beside the monster) is moving. Who said deep sea nectar had to be immobile?
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I don't think that Slusho/Sea Bed Necter has any negative effects on people at all really. Keep in mind that for product like this to be sold in the US it must pass the FDA (Food and Drug Administration). If there was anything even remotley harmful about it the FDA wouldn't approve it and it wouldnt be in stores for Hawk to suck down.

Besides, Hawk has been drinking it for months. Remember his first entry in his myspace page. One line said "chugged a slusho" meaning it's available here already.

Also with the cameo on Heroes, I think in there world, Slusho is already in the US.

If JJ want's this to be the real deal and if slusho is doing something to people, there has to be sometype of explanation on why the FDA didn't discover this.

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I think were forgetting that we have only seen one person expand/explode, theres no proof that it happens to everyone, it could only be the one

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think about it though, all the men in Hazmat suits and all the people sitting and being taken into custody by the men in the suits, it looks like they are trying to control and outbreak of some sort, perhaps isolate the people with the symptoms, ie, the blood coming out of their eyes and mouth and nose. just a thought.
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Icon of Sin wrote:
Keep in mind that for product like this to be sold in the US it must pass the FDA (Food and Drug Administration).


*sarcasm* Because of course the FDA would NEVER put anything dangerous out on the market, no matter how much money they were offered to look the other way. */sarcasm* Smile

Here's a thought. We've been working under the assumption that this thing is an animal, but suppose it's a plant? Moving plants that trap prey are not unheard of, and this thing could date back to a time long before animals (as we know them) existed. Plants can also remain dormant a lot longer than animals, so it's much more plausible that this is a natural organism from long ago.

The nectar could actually contain spores from this organism which -- given the right conditions -- can grow into a big one. The reason that the seas are not crawling with Cloverfiled-type monsters is that like many plants, it puts out millions of spores, and maybe only a few grow to full size.

This theory would explain a few things:

1. It would explain why a creature from the deepest parts of the ocean can survive at our pressure.

2. It would explain why it's designated "Cloverfield," which seems like a logical nickname one might give to a walking plant -- or colony of plants.

3. It would explain where the little ones come from and why they grow so quickly (perhaps the reduced pressure and increased temperature accelerate their growth).

Just a though...

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^ I think that's a really interesting idea, actually (I used to have a flytrap and a sundew), but how could a gigantic plant stand up to military attacks? :/

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with JJ saying he wanted his own monster, one that has not been thought of before, i would think a plant monster would be out of the question.

Plant monsters have been around for some time. To name a few, Day of the Triffids, Little Shop of Horrors etc.

one actuall springs to mind when you speak of a plany monster. Biollante. A japanese monster from the godzilla movies. His spore breath could attack enemies and it had a taste for humans and enormous lizards alike



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 Interesting article
Vostok Lake-extremeophiles

http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=449#more-449

This article is interesting if you are as obsessed as I am, even
though it may not be directly related, if you don't like it,
then you go find something better.

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 Interesting article
Vostok Lake-extremeophiles

http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=449#more-449

This article is interesting if you are as obsessed as I am, even
though it may not be directly related, if you don't like it,
then you go find something better.

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