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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: DeathFromAbove1979 on July 18, 2007, 05:35:00 pm

Title: 1.18.08
Post by: DeathFromAbove1979 on July 18, 2007, 05:35:00 pm: Anyone got any ideas on what this movie could be about?

Trailer:
http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/11808/ (http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/11808/)

Official site:
http://www.1-18-08.com/ (http://www.1-18-08.com/)
Title: Re: 1.18.08
Post by: lagas on July 18, 2007, 05:41:00 pm: saw the trailer yesterday, it could be another "bad aliens" movie, anyway, I liked the whole "home video" treatment...
Title: Re: 1.18.08
Post by: ratioci nation on July 18, 2007, 05:48:00 pm: January is historically the time of year when crappy movies, ones even the studios realize are crappy, are released
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Post by: crevers on July 18, 2007, 05:49:00 pm: Speculation has centered on Godzilla, Voltron (based largely on people thinking they hear "It's a lion!" in the trailer instead of "It's alive!"), Cthulhu, Evangelion (which would be totally kick-ass), or even a Lost tie-in. On the set, they're referring to the monster as either "Godzilla" or "The Parasite." Since it's JJ Abrams, I'd be inclined to believe that the monster is his own creation (no royalties to pay!) and doesn't get a lot of actual "face time," especially given his record on Lost.

It's a flashback movie: NYC has been destroyed, clean-up crew discovers handheld video camera, presses play, and that's the movie. Here's hoping the actual film lives up to the trailer.
Title: Re: 1.18.08
Post by: vansmack on July 18, 2007, 07:36:00 pm: http://www.slusho.jp (http://www.slusho.jp)
Title: Re: 1.18.08
Post by: K8teebug on July 19, 2007, 07:57:00 am: How very Blair Witch Project of him.
Title: Re: 1.18.08
Post by: ChampionshipVinyl on July 19, 2007, 08:10:00 am: Cloverfield?
Title: Re: 1.18.08
Post by: crevers on July 19, 2007, 09:18:00 am: Quote
Originally posted by ChampionshipVinyl:
Cloverfield?
Cloverfield is one of the codenames for the film (others being "Slusho" and "1-18-08"). I read somewhere that Cloverfield is a street name near the studio. The most informative post I've read thus far is here (http://www.firstshowing.net/2007/07/16/cloverfield-1-18-08-updates-coney-island-flashback-and-set-photos/). Apparently JJ will be doing something at Comic-Con today.
Title: Re: 1.18.08
Post by: DeathFromAbove1979 on July 19, 2007, 12:39:00 pm: Quote
Originally posted by dhinojwala:

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Originally posted by ChampionshipVinyl:
Cloverfield?
Cloverfield is one of the codenames for the film (others being "Slusho" and "1-18-08"). I read somewhere that Cloverfield is a street name near the studio. The most informative post I've read thus far is here (http://www.firstshowing.net/2007/07/16/cloverfield-1-18-08-updates-coney-island-flashback-and-set-photos/). Apparently JJ will be doing something at Comic-Con today. [/b]
Can't wait to hear that news.
Title: Re: 1.18.08
Post by: walkonby on July 19, 2007, 01:48:00 pm: do people read threads, or do they just block my posts?
Title: Re: 1.18.08
Post by: amnesiac on July 19, 2007, 01:59:00 pm: Quote
Originally posted by walkonby:
do people read threads, or do they just block my posts?
Well, you didn't link to the actual trailer, which is what got me interested (as I haven't seen Transformers yet). This is pretty brilliant marketing...
Title: Re: 1.18.08
Post by: vansmack on July 19, 2007, 02:13:00 pm: Quote
Originally posted by amnesiac:
This is pretty brilliant marketing...
The marketing for Blair Witch was brilliant, right down to the online interviews with the "family" of the victims who refused to watch the footage and wished the movie had never been made. Right now, I'd give this a "Pretty Good" rating with the marketing unless there's a severe twist in the future that we don't know about.