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Nighthawk

For the record, wasn't King Kong transported off his island in a tanker? Granted, he was a lot smaller than our antagonist...

**Posted:** Sat Dec 15, 2007 2:07 pm

sad_squash · Greenhorn Joined: 19 Nov 2007 Posts: 8

**Posted:** Sat Dec 15, 2007 3:00 pm

bloopbloop · Unfettered Joined: 15 Sep 2007 Posts: 329

The tanker is full of money.

The monster needs money.

The monster follows the tanker.

Disaster ensues.

**Posted:** Sat Dec 15, 2007 3:18 pm

Melodyman

I kinda like the idea of MGP following the tanker from Chuai and rising up to grab the SOL, he(she?) capsizes it.
As for whats in it, well, whateveritis that they are pumping up from Chuai. Will we ever find out in the movie? Will they? It all adds to the tension.

**Posted:** Sat Dec 15, 2007 4:48 pm

airteff · Decorated Joined: 30 Nov 2007 Posts: 156

My two cents, Grumpypants is Tag's way of getting back the US for dropping A-bombs on Japan, so they do build the monster and release it in the harbour, the first explosion is an oil tanker. It almost has to be because the SoL comes after that explosion

My other theory is basically the same except for Grumpypants is a pissed off aliean that has been sleeping and was awoken by Tag because they wanted to research it. He gets pissed and chases down an oil tanker that is moving away from the Chuai station and follows it to New York where he then blows up the Tag tanker and says hello to Miss Liberty.

**Posted:** Sat Dec 15, 2007 5:05 pm

Everything's Magic

I might have said this earlier, but it's oil. That's what the explosion is; the monster throws the tanker into the city.

**Posted:** Sat Dec 15, 2007 5:38 pm

SuperSquirrel · Unfettered Joined: 16 Nov 2007 Posts: 396

I am not an expert in boats or tankers, but I just don't think you are going to fit a 300+ foot creature in the bottom of a tanker, which should have ballasts to store oil and keep it from sinking. I said this before in another thread somewhere...Monster throws the tanker into the city and then comes inland a bit to rip the SoL head off and chucks it in as well.

**Posted:** Sat Dec 15, 2007 8:34 pm

suckaH · Unfettered Joined: 25 Jul 2007 Posts: 672

I thought it was pretty obvious that the explosion was oil with barrels flying towards rob and co. on the roof of the building. I don't think this needs to be thought of any more than that.

**Posted:** Sat Dec 15, 2007 11:32 pm

KidReviewer · Boot Joined: 10 Aug 2007 Posts: 64

Monster, and other Tag goodies in tanker

**Posted:** Sun Dec 16, 2007 3:12 am

StayPuftMarshmallowMan · Decorated Joined: 07 Dec 2007 Posts: 199

i have to agree. The only reason they would not have seen anything on radar is because it was being carried in the tanker. If it was chasing the tanker they would have seen it on radar. They would have sent submarines to intercept it. AN evacuation would also have been started for New York. The army would have been ready.

**Posted:** Sun Dec 16, 2007 3:24 am

Headman

**Posted:** Sun Dec 16, 2007 3:31 am

suckaH · Unfettered Joined: 25 Jul 2007 Posts: 672

Re: Monster, and other Tag goodies in tanker

**Posted:** Sun Dec 16, 2007 3:48 am

TommyBoy84 · Boot Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 30

I don't think the creature came from inside the tanker.

In the newscast, they say a tanker capsized, not split in half, or exploded, or shattered, or anything to indicate that the tanker did anything other than flip upside down.

**Posted:** Sun Dec 16, 2007 3:58 am

Nighthawk

**Posted:** Sun Dec 16, 2007 12:20 pm

Rogers · Boot Joined: 13 Oct 2007 Posts: 21

Certain it's the tanker blowing up?

**Posted:** Sun Dec 16, 2007 1:13 pm