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« Reply #80 on: 01-20-2008 14:10 »
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Originally posted by DrThunder88: So, it's part of the Cloverfield game, I'll accept that. Now let's play. Movie questions: Monster- -What the hell is it? A monster, duh Or, we'll find out through the game. -If we can we assume Tagruato's destroyed mid-Atlantic drilling station was somehow initiated to the monster's sojourn to NYC, why did it pick NYC? Why did it go west? Why didn't it go ashore in Boston or D.C.? If you want the easiest way possible, NYC would be it. Boston is protected by Cape Cod, Washington by Delmarva. NYC is right on the coast. Plus, it's still pretty bright at that hour of night, and would thus be pretty obvious to Mr. Grumpy Pants. -What are the mini-monsters in relation to it? They look like offspring, in my opinion. If you look at the Hud-attacking MGP, it's body looks very similar to the face-suckers. -Why did the blown up chick get blown up after being bitten by the minimon? It's either a poison or a chest-burster, like from Alien. The fact that they rushed her somewhere else could help either case; either they didn't want the poison to get anywhere, or they didn't want the chest-burster to get out. I'll put my money on the latter. The bleeding eyes make me think monster-in-the-body. Other, recently-changed stuff: -Does anyone know what the graphic on Tagruato.jp says? To Unfiction forums! (As in, check there. They were able to get a Japanese speaker/reader to translate stuff from the 1-18-08 website.) -The TIDOwave page has been "locked" by the Feds (because they do it that way) under what appears to be an investigation into the terroristic destruction of the mid-Atlantic drilling platform (18 USC 2332b is foreign terrorism). Does the extra "EC" in the "locked" graphic ("realistic locked graphic" ) mean they want to indicate 18 USC § 2332b (b)(1)(E,C)? I didn't go through much of that page before the movie, so is it likely their fault or was it our favorite beastie? I think MGP attacked the Chuai station, but I think that TIDOWave will get the blame from Tagruato. They hacked Tag's website, they blame them for a lot of stuff, so why wouldn't Tag want some pay back? Edit: Here's the backwards message.And, for the new page... That damn Cloversdale thing.
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coldangel

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Originally posted by JoshTheater: Just because you couldn't stand it doesn't mean your feelings are held by everyone else. They will be held by everyone else, or you will all be destroyed.
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« Reply #86 on: 01-21-2008 09:49 »
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Originally posted by coldangel_1: The only character I didn't HATE was the monster, and I could never see it properly.
Annoying. Seconded. Too much people, not enough monster. I would love to see this movie reshot from a conventional standpoint. A better monster would have been a giant lobster fighting a giant space robot. And I found the minimouths a lot creepier than the Mister Zoidberg. Man, that chick recovered pretty quickly from having a BLOODY SPIKE PROTRUDING FROM HER BOOB. I'm pretty sure it was the very same injury that killed Trinity.
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i_c_weiner

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But Beth has the holy vagina. Rob ran across town while a giant monster and his little minions were on the loose to go and save her.
Or, from a more scientific stand point, it's possible that it didn't hit anything major for Beth, and it did hit something major on Trinity.
On the funny parts that Nix brought up from the Review thread: I loved the comedy in this movie. Flaming hobos, Superman and Garfield, the monster pwning the military and Hud. Good times, good times.
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coldangel

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Ah, phew... thanks Nixorbo - I was feeling a bit isolated...
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« Reply #92 on: 01-22-2008 01:22 »
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Originally posted by Nixorbo: Yes, it's the Apocalypse, all right.  I always knew I'd have a hand in it. The characters connected to me to the extent that I wanted to drive a screwdriver into the back of their necks. I'm perhaps out of touch with youth culture... I know young people are forever running around with their phone cameras and iPod cameras and camera cameras, but who would really be filming the monster while it's eating them? EDIT: Furthermore, when you're consoling your friends over the deaths of loved ones or other personal trauma, it is bad form to be shoving a camera in their face. This is not the Done Thing.
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Originally posted by coldangel_1: I'm perhaps out of touch with youth culture... I know young people are forever running around with their phone cameras and iPod cameras and camera cameras, but who would really be filming the monster while it's eating them? In a city of millions, it's a pretty safe bet that at least one person would be doing it. On a side note, I never got people who claimed that watching something filmed with a shaky camera made them feel sick. Like... HOW?! It has no effect on me whatsoever. Weirdos.
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coldangel

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That's what I say about people who say raw oysters make them sick. I love the little buggers.
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Originally posted by coldangel_1: That's what I say about people who say raw oysters make them sick. I love the little buggers. All seafood in general makes me sick, but there's a huge difference between something you physically put into your system, and sitting there motionless simply watching a screen. I don't get it. And oh yeah, I said this in the movie review thread but I'll say it again here: Cloverfield = Awesome.
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I just wanted to mention oysters. I think they're neat. And they remind me of Blue Oyster Cult.
The bouncing handheld camer doesn't make me sick... it just irritates me.
Cloverfield = Awesome to those who enjoyed it.
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Originally posted by coldangel_1: EDIT: Furthermore, when you're consoling your friends over the deaths of loved ones or other personal trauma, it is bad form to be shoving a camera in their face. This is not the Done Thing. Nor do you run around your friend's going away party, telling everyone about who he slept with and FILM YOURSELF DOING IT on a tape that he's supposed to watch.
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Hud's obviously not the most socially smart person. However, I know people who do this. It's not unbelievable at all. Other than the monsters and the military's rapid response (which could be explained by prior knowledge), nothing seemed too impossible. Improbable, maybe, but not impossible.
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« Reply #102 on: 01-22-2008 19:14 »
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*Visits Unfiction Link* Woah, what a cluster fuck. Those forums are messy. I've no clue where to start. I demand it in Wiki format! EDIT: Wait! This seems to be a good place to start.
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« Reply #106 on: 01-23-2008 19:28 »
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coldangel

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It was a page fuck-up... It reloaded without the text I'd typed.
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Nixorbo

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Meh I say, meh!
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« Reply #117 on: 03-23-2008 01:36 »
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Hey, what the fuck is up with Japanese comic books? I mean, seriously, if it weren't for Wikipedia's article on Manga, I'd have no idea what's going on. EDIT: Oh, and I'm frustrated by these: 1, 2
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Doesn't come out here for another month, but I'm totally getting it when it does.
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