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[Valken]

[SPEC] Maybe the smartest idea is to give up...

[avengedsamurai7]

I think that we will get a good shot of the monster, and it will look awesome, because what kind of monster would it be if we didn't see its face?

[wizkey]

If it is Abrams' aim to give American's their own movie monster then not showing the monster in full will really screw that up.

[Blacraven]

 

[CheshireCat_88]

Unless it's one of those movies where the monster is ambiguous, and you're like "That sucks! What they hey?"---and then he smacks you with a sequel that explains everything. It would be smart to do it that way---everyone pissed cause the first movie doesn't explain much---and then, you realize ah! There's a sequel! More money for him because even if people didn't like the first, they'll go to see the second (or maybe third) to hopefully get some answers. Who knows

[Lambo_Diablo_Svtt]

[Everything's Magic]

[W-Three]

I dunno, this is the creator of lost. Explaining stuff rationally wasn't really his thing in that. But of course, he is only the director (then again, I have a feeling he is more than that).

I think it can go either way, a normal monster movie, or one huge mindf*ck

[Caerwiden]

[crow]

i dont think giving up is the best thing to do, we are being fed bit by bit with bits of information. We will eventually find out what this thing is, why it's there. Now im not saying we are gonna get all of this, directly after the movie. Hell maybe tagruato will release a statement after the movie is released say like 1-25-08, giving their side to the story, our what they want us to believe. Time will only tell, but giving up is the wrong thing to do.


and He is just producer, Matt reeves is the director.

[mjames]

Sequel

[JookNy21]

For a very good portion of the movie, I don't think the monster will be seen at all, until WAY into the movie, we get a look(same as seen in the trailer). I think it would be more of a built up, suspenseful scenario anyway.

[detranova]

JJ already has a smoke monster, and that one pissed people off enough already (I'm still hoping there's a Giganotosaurus under all that smoke). Odds are, this monster won't be as disappointing. Of course he'll give us zilch in the trailer, but come movie time, I'm expecting he'll give us something good. Maybe it'll only be for a few seconds, and maybe it'll be so dark you can't get anything more than a general idea of something huge and terrifying, but it'll at least be visible and pleasingly awesome enough. Then, when it comes out on DVD and HHDDVVDBVD, we'll finally get a good look at Mr. Grumpypants (and he'll make a killing off sales and rentals).

Ultimately, it's JJ who decides what the monster looks like/what it is. Smoke monster was a bust, so he's gotta go for something more traditional. Not showing it in the movie would be a terrible waste, unless he plans to do a sequel (as CheshireCat pointed out), he's got a tie-in videogame coming out, or if he's got some sort of action figure deal worked out with Todd McFarlane. Personally, I'd like it if the latter were true, and we still got to see the monster in its entirety.

[Locohoco]

I would like the monster to be shown, but not too much. Keep the suspense going, for the majority of the film just show different bits of it, like the shot in the trailer. Then when we least expect it, give us a several second shot of it (adjust for maximum dramatic effect).

BTW, I like the smoke monster (but only in Lost, I want a real one for this film)

[stugots]

wait for the video game