[technomancer]

Originally Posted by forelander

If you click on the left star it opens an email to someone with the subject "I'm one of you... help me!" If you point to the right star a string of characters appears on the screen. No idea what they are though.

And the slusho site...well

So did anybody but me figure out how to unlock the sphere and play the video?

Or more importantly figure out how to unlock the SECOND sphere that show up

Oh another site that appears to link to LOTS of others:

Ethan Haas Cloverfield Diaries Cloverfield Project

Oh and this is definitely not Godzilla. Damn I hate ARGs. I need to just walk away clean from this or I'll be messing with it until the movie comes out

[220BX]

isnt' this movie called cloverfield?

[eleven59]

Originally Posted by 220BX

isnt' this movie called cloverfield?

Unless you've got a link to prove that, I have no idea where you're getting your sources

Actually, I just looked it up. That's just a working title they're using to keep the real title a secret. Other working titles include "Parasite" and "Slusho".

[Naren]

Speaking from the perspective of the resident HP Lovecraft fan (having read everything he's ever written), I don't see Cthulhu in that preview at all and I don't see how anyone else can. It looks just like a "big monster" flick. Not a "occultic psychological horror" film which would be necessary for that to be Cthulhu. If it's just gonna be destruction all over the Earth by a big monster, you don't need to pull out Cthulhu (who is good for the creepy occultic ancient evil stuff).

Because they talk about that Rob guy going to Japan, I'm thinking that it's probably Godzilla.

Originally Posted by eleven59

Unless you've got a link to prove that, I have no idea where you're getting your sources

And it looked like the intro of the film was taking place in a major city like NYC or Los Angeles. I don't see where he gets "Cloverfield" which is a place I've never heard of and I can't see how that connects to the preview I just watched.

[eleven59]

Originally Posted by Naren

Because they talk about that Rob guy going to Japan, I'm thinking that it's probably Godzilla.

God I hope not, that'd be really disappointing after that trailer. I'm hoping it's something we've never heard of before, an original idea, not another remake or comic book movie.

I think the trailer's brilliant, with the level of realism they're going for with the handheld camera and the focus on the events from the point of view of a few people. I want the movie to be about that. If Godzilla, or some comic book character came walking down the street at the end, the whole thing would just look really corny.

And it looked like the intro of the film was taking place in a major city like NYC or Los Angeles. I don't see where he gets "Cloverfield" which is a place I've never heard of and I can't see how that connects to the preview I just watched.

See my edited post, or this wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloverfield

[Naren]

Originally Posted by technomancer

Oh another site that appears to link to LOTS of others:

Ethan Haas Cloverfield Diaries Cloverfield Project

Oh and this is definitely not Godzilla. Damn I hate ARGs. I need to just walk away clean from this or I'll be messing with it until the movie comes out

That proves that it's not Cthulhu, but some of the stuff on there (specifically the "Ethan Hass was Wrong" site) is written in a style reminiscent of Lovecraft but with character names not in any of Lovecraft's stories talking about gods and such that were never in any of Lovecraft's stories in a very different atmosphere.

After seeing that website, it's possible that the movie is partially inspired by Lovecraft/Cthulhu, but not about either. The preview really didn't seem to be about that kind of stuff at all, though.

Originally Posted by eleven59

God I hope not, that'd be really disappointing after that trailer. I'm hoping it's something we've never heard of before, an original idea, not another remake or comic book movie.

I think the trailer's brilliant, with the level of realism they're going for with the handheld camera and the focus on the events from the point of view of a few people. I want the movie to be about that. If Godzilla, or some comic book character came walking down the street at the end, the whole thing would just look really corny.

True, it's probably not Godzilla (although a lot of stuff in that preview struck me as corny to be honest), but I'm sure it's not Cthulhu either. After looking at that website, I'm assuming it's some characters/monsters/beings that they made up specifically for the movie.

[eleven59]

Originally Posted by Naren

That proves that it's not Cthulhu, but some of the stuff on there (specifically the "Ethan Hass was Wrong" site) is written in a style reminiscent of Lovecraft but with character names not in any of Lovecraft's stories talking about gods and such that were never in any of Lovecraft's stories in a very different atmosphere.

After seeing that website, it's possible that the movie is partially inspired by Lovecraft/Cthulhu, but not about either. The preview really didn't seem to be about that kind of stuff at all, though.

Yeah, here's another useful wikipedia about that website that questions whether it's even related to this movie

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethan_Haas_Was_Right

True, it's probably not Godzilla (although a lot of stuff in that preview struck me as corny to be honest), but I'm sure it's not Cthulhu either. After looking at that website, I'm assuming it's some characters/monsters/beings that they made up specifically for the movie.

I'd say the only thing that seemed really corny to me was the Statue of Liberty's head at the end. Before that it seemed like something really unique, that was the only moment it made me think "Shit, this isn't some Godzilla movie or something, is it?"

After watching that trailer, I couldn't help thinking of the whole "Year Zero" ARG that NIN had going (still not sure if it's dead for good or starting up again with the next album), in the way that it's seen from the point of view of a few people, and made to look real, as opposed to a flashy, over-the-top, overview of the whole event, ignoring the people on the street.

Sure, most disaster movies have one or two main characters running away from whatever's happening or trying to stop it, but there's still lots of big establishing shots and expensive looking special effects, where the only people visible are anonymous extras being trampled/mangled in some way.

"Children of Men" was a good exception. It was very much seen from the people's point of view, with lots of handheld camera work and real stunts as opposed to CG.

I want to see a disaster movie with a more human element, seen from a human perspective. The whole "Year Zero" ARG kept you in the dark about the big details, only hearing whatever the people chose to talk about.

[Naren]

What is "Year Zero"? I've never heard of that. Is that a movie or something? And what does ARG stand for?

[technomancer]

Originally Posted by Naren

What is "Year Zero"? I've never heard of that. Is that a movie or something? And what does ARG stand for?

Alternate Reality Game

[forelander]

Year Zero is nine inch nails latest album, when they released it there were a whole bunch of websites related to the story line and world year zero was set in. Much like for this movie.