Sci Fi has turned me off to just about all flicks involving animals or insects....
"Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Even so, I like shows with sea monsters Martin wrote: > Oh- by this I do *not* mean octopi... > > Martin wrote: Only a handful of monster flicks have scared me, and they all > have one common element. > > Hideous eight-legged creatures. > > "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" wrote: I found script > reviews, but avoided them for the same reason. I want to > know more, but I do not want it spoiled for me. Guest what. I think I'm > actually going to venture out to the theater for this one. While I used > to go over my friends house every Saturday afternoon to hang out with > the gang and watch the Japanese monster genre, I felt they were silly > too. Looking back it seems they likely launch my movie night. It was > for the company. Most monster flicks do not scare me. > > Abrams and Goddard have scared me in the past and that trailer is out of > this world, so I'm psyched. I couldn't even finish Rob Zombie's movie, > so if that is the best the US can do, we need to go back to film > school. There are a few gothic horrors (vampires, ghosts, > shapeshifters, mummies, etc) I like, but frequently, I've tuned in for > the character development as well as the chills and thrills > > I have not seen the Host, but thanks to you, I just added it to my > Netflix que > > I used to think Japan was into the mutant monsters because of the Atomic > bomb experience. But I have no idea > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > thanks for all the research, Tracey. Knew I could count on you! You know > > what, though? I'm going to avoid seeing any pictures of the beastie. Having > > come this far with the project so tightly under wraps, I think I'll wait > > until i'm in theatre to confront whatever it is, so I can be surprised. > > I'll read some more about the movie, though. > > > > I'm really excited and hopeful. the giant monster flick is something that's > > long languished in America. It never really took off on the level of truly > > scaring people, either. I mean, outside the first, awesome, frightening > > Godzilla movie (I've only seen the Americanized cut with Raymond Burr, hear > > the original Japanese version is better) I can't think of many giant > > monster flicks that scared American audiences. We had loads of giant > > monster pics, of course. We all grew up on them, from Destroy All Monsters > > to King Kong. But those were rarely *scary*, just exciting, entertaining, > > or plain silly (Smog Monster, anyone? Mothra?) I think I can recall being > > afraid of the man-eating Gargantuan, but that's it. > > > > I hear the movie "The Host" was really good, but it didn't do big box > > office here. It only did two million in America, but over eighty-six > > million worldwide!Contrast that with something like Rob Zombie's "House of > > 1000 Corpses", which despite being junk, did sixteen million here, but only > > four million overseas. > > > > Seems like in America most monster flicks deal with vampires or werewolves > > or zombies or ghosts. Wonder why Asia is more into the giant-sized type? > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" > > Try these sites from imdb > > > > There have also been a number of characters' MySpace pages found, > > through which you can find other characters in the movie. > > "Rob"--http://www.myspace.com/robbyhawkins > > > > www.jamieandteddy.com In September 2007 > > this website was discovered. It features a password protected video of > > the actress who plays Jamie Lascano as the character keeping a video > > diary for her boyfriend. The password for the video is jllovesth. There > > are 5 videos so far. > > > > www.theblairgodzillaproject.com > > is another new site that shows the characters and films that inspired > > J.J. Abrams to make the film. > > > > http://www.slusho.jp/. This site is designed to appear as a commercial > > website about a fictitious beverage called 'Slusho' that J.J. Abrams has > > so far included in both "Lost" and "Alias." > > > > Mike Street wrote: > > > >> try researching Slusho and you'll find out a lot more of what > >> Cloverfield is all about. There is a lot going on with the movie and > >> there are several fake MySpace pages which info on the movie it all > >> ties into an elaborate online game millions are playing right in > >> online and offline > >> > >> On Dec 27, 2007 9:47 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) > >> wrote: > >> > >> > >>> found some pix of the monster > >>> http://www.massiveblack.com/stabby/stabbysidefinal.jpg > >>> http://www.massiveblack.com/stabby/paint16.jpg > >>> > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>> Wanna see an exciting trailer? Then you must check the trailer for > >>>> "Cloverfield", the top-secret monster movie from JJ Abrams (Lost, Alias, > >>>> MI-3, Star Trek). The monster(s) isn't(aren't) shown, but talk about a > >>>> suspenseful buildup! Seeing the freakin' Statue of Liberty's head come > >>>> sailing through the air *all the way from the water* to crash into the > >>>> street? Awesome. There's also a scene showing the military firing like > >>>> crazy at something we never see. It reminds me of the great scene in > >>>> Spieldberg's "War of the Worlds" when the military attacks the Martians > >>>> on that hillside and the whole area literally lights up with weapons > >>>> fire. > >>>> > >>>> The Apple site has two trailers. The one labeled "trailer" is longer and > >>>> shows more stuff. it's the one you'll see at many other sites. The one > >>>> labeled "teaser" gives a slightly different angle. Check 'em out. If you > >>>> can't see the Apple trailers, try the second link below, which is to a > >>>> MovieWeb page with lots of videos, including a two second glimpse of the > >>>> monster (can't see a darn thing, though). Hard to find a lot of stuff on > >>>> this film, as there's no real officiall movie site, but i included some > >>>> info from a blogger below the trailers. > >>>> > >>>> If nothing else, Abrams knows how to tell an exciting, fast-paced story, > >>>> and he actually believes in good plotting and acting as well. he also is > >>>> a fan of old-fashioned monster flicks like "Godzilla". So this looks to > >>>> be a fun ride. The fact that the script has been kept secret, along with > >>>> any view of the creature, is only heightening the anticipation. I'm > >>>> looking forward to this movie! > >>>> > >>>> Trailers: http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/cloverfield/ > >>>> http://www.movieweb.com/movies/film/53/5153/videos/ > >>>> > >>>> ******************************* > >>>> > >>>> http://www.boxofficeprophets.com/column/index.cfm?columnID=10118 > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> What is Cloverfield? > >>>> > >>>> This is the question that has been debated across North America in the > >>>> hours since Transformers debuted the teaser to this upcoming 2008 > >>>> release. Shrouded in mystery since its inception, the plot of > >>>> Cloverfield is one of the most carefully guarded secrets in Hollywood > >>>> right now. > >>>> > >>>> BOP is generally not in the business of breaking news as it generally > >>>> leads to more aggravation than it's worth, but for the first time since > >>>> we unveiled the voice cast of The Incredibles, we are going to make an > >>>> exception and do so here in order to clear up some of the mystery. > >>>> Cloverfield is a J.J. Abrams production, so it should not be surprising > >>>> to hear that a couple of key players from Abrams' television shows are > >>>> on board. > >>>> > >>>> The writer is Drew Goddard. Goddard has been a producer on both Alias > >>>> and Lost and served as co-executive producer for the latter show's 2007 > >>>> episodes. Fans of Joss Whedon (and BOP knows there are a ton of you out > >>>> there since we sometimes double as a Firefly fan site) also know him as > >>>> a writer for several episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. > >>>> Goddard was the principal scribe on Dirty Girls, the episode from Buffy > >>>> season seven. This episode featured the return of Faith as well as the > >>>> transition of Nathan Fillion from the recently canceled Firefly to Buffy > >>>> wherein he portrayed a nefarious, misogynistic man of the cloth. > >>>> Goddard's work on Angel primarily occurred during that show's final > >>>> season as well. He wrote the World War II submarine epic, Why We Fight, > >>>> and earned his place in permanent Whedon-lore for his invention of The > >>>> Immortal in The Girl in Question. Clearly, he is one of the most > >>>> inventive and imaginative young writers in the industry. 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