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Hey- It might sound stupid, but being Decorated and all, I lurk a lot. I've come to this conclusion- there is only one monster during May 22-23, but many more might be seen. (The new pic shows other huge monsters)
As for the size reference, the arms of MGP might be (Stupid part here) retractable. Yeah, sounds kinda dumb, but If there were one monster, the only explanations would be this:
-JJ messed up
-CGI devs messed up
-We messed up when comparing sizes
-MGP has retractable arms
-Many monsters (THAT WOULD KILL MOST OF WHAT WE LEARNED THE PAST 6 MONTHS)
-The shot of MGP at the end was rushed and POV sized wrong.

As for the different looking faces, I think that the explosions/moving camera/lights affected the lighting and shape. Also, when MGP is crawling, it's obviously much smaller than when you see him nearly up right (Grabbing the building).

**Posted:** Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:04 am

tMan930

**Posted:** Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:14 am

Calypso · Boot Joined: 02 Aug 2007 Posts: 38

I dont think we will know anything for sure inless there is an official statement, a new clue, or till we get the DVD aand can zoom in and slow the picture down to closely examen it closley.

**Posted:** Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:18 am

TheGanjaMonster

Maybe I was trippin' but I could've sworn that the monster had good speed for its size for its movements. I really don't know why you guys thinks it is so hard for this monster to get to one part of the town to the other when he caused the destruction of the Empire State Building. Shocked

**Posted:** Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:22 am

tMan930

**Posted:** Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:31 am

TheGanjaMonster

**Posted:** Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:38 am

YippeeKaiMOFO · Greenhorn Joined: 19 Jan 2008 Posts: 4

Just a thought, here.

I think everyone here would agree that Speilberg is a brilliant director and producer. Made a bunch of highly enjoyable films. An obvious stickler for details too, don't you think?

Anyone see Jaws?

Anyone ever wonder how Jaws, some 50 ft shark, could possibly attack from below, under the legs of kids in 10, maybe 15 (ok, 20, tops) feet of water, and remain in that trajectory for at least 5 DA DUH, DA DUH's?

It's called a monster movie, folks. It isn't some PBS documentary. Some scenes just would not work if scaled properly.

I say it's pretty obvious there was only one "Clover". If there were more it would have surely been worked into the script.

**Posted:** Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:51 am

Euchre · uF Game Warden Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 3342

That was the Woolworth building we saw fall, not the ESB. In fact I can't be sure when we see the ESB, but I do notice the Chrysler building in the shot of the SoL's head in the street - one of the other 'pointy' buildings in NYC.

As for multiple large monsters - when they are talking on the chopper radio after the crash they speak of the target - singular - still being active. They obviously have good air coverage and a bird's eye view, and wouldn't likely miss a second monster with a total length of something like 750 feet outstretched (long legs on that sucker!) wandering around.

**Posted:** Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:59 am

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WartyHogger · Veteran Joined: 11 Jan 2008 Posts: 116

There probably is more then 1, god i hope there is, a second one would be really great (in my opinion) And every time i saw the monster, it looked different in some kind of ways. from color and stuff, so mb what he says at the credits is "theres more then one" hmmm. Cloverfield research continues!

**Posted:** Sun Jan 20, 2008 1:02 am

penguin-1203 · Veteran Joined: 20 Jan 2008 Posts: 88

**Posted:** Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:07 am

H3FZer0 · Boot Joined: 11 Dec 2007 Posts: 34

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/10927

Read it.

Part of it says this:

**Posted:** Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:17 am

WartyHogger · Veteran Joined: 11 Jan 2008 Posts: 116

**Posted:** Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:24 am

Caros · Greenhorn Joined: 18 Jan 2008 Posts: 5

As a bit of info

**Posted:** Sun Jan 20, 2008 5:02 am

blaaaaaah · Unfettered Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 313

One big monster, guys. C'mon.

When seen from Beth's roof, it's simply walking upright.

**Posted:** Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:13 pm

Stumper67 · Veteran Joined: 18 Oct 2007 Posts: 97

As far as what destroyed the bridge... This thing has long thin arms... He could have just slammed his arm down on the bridge. It's not necessarily a tail and I'm pretty certain it's not a tentacle.

And with the red breathing mechanisms on his head... In all but one shot we see the monster being pummeled by heavy weapons... In the Central Park scene, the monster was apparently going through a period in which we had relaxed our attack in preparation for "Operation Hammer-Down" meaning a total nuke of the area...

Those red sacs looked pretty vulnerable in that Central Park scene, I think it's likely in the other shots that the monster utilized some kind of method to protect them... Animals sometimes have some sort of protection for their weaker, more vulnerable areas. Take a shark for example... Sharks have an extra protective film that covers their eyes whenever they engage another creature...

Perhaps the monster has this kind of mechanism.

**Posted:** Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:27 pm