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[imdaly]

I thought was 1-18-08

oh yeah. lol. That's what I meant

 

[Abaddon]

oh yeah. lol. That's what I meant

don't think there's anything special

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_18

 

[Wolfwood]

I think there probably is some significant meaning to the date, only because January seems like such an odd month to release a monster movie.

 

[shapeshifter]

Well, it's gotta be better than the CGI smoke monster in Lost.

getting hit with a pillow case full of door knobs is better than that

 

[Duende Verde]

Shut the hell up, both of you. It's Voltron. He says lion.

Form the head, son!

You didn't pay attention, it was clearly an Italian-American saying something about someone not telling the truth:

It'sa lyin'

 

[Spidey Lover 10]

Shut the hell up, both of you. It's Voltron. He says lion.

Form the head, son!

THANK U! so....who's directing this movie, anyway?

 

[Spidey Lover 10]

BTW, ENOUGH WITH THE CHTHULU CRAP! IF IT'S GONNA B LOVECRAFT, THEN WHY IS IT IN A MODERN DAY SETTING?! besides, i still think it's Voltron, but it will be BETTER than the original, just like how Transfromers has become.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

THANK U! so....who's directing this movie, anyway?

Matt Reeves

It ain't Voltron.

 

[imdaly]

don't think there's anything special

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_18

Dude...Jan. 18 is "Winne The Pooh Day"!

It's a Winnie the Pooh monster movie!



No, but seriously...here's something that caught my eye...

January 18, 2000 - The strange Tagish Lake meteorite impacted the Earth.

Strange meteorite hitting the Earth? Hmm...<click>

The Tagish Lake meteorite impacted the Earth on January 18, 2000; the reported sighting in the Tagish Lake area in the Yukon Territory and northern British Columbia, Canada was followed-up by gathering more than 500 fragments of the meteorite, collected upon the lake's frozen surface. Post-event atmospheric photographs, also yielded the meteor trajectory. Most of the stony, carbonaceous fragments landed on the Taku Arm of the lake, becoming encased in ice as they entered the lake's frozen surface. As the meteorite fell to Earth, it set off a wide array of satellite sensors, as well as seismographs.
The pieces of the Tagish Lake meteorite were all deep red in colour and barely over one kg in size. The fragments were transported in their frozen state to research facilities after they were pried from the lake's icy top layer. They were collected by researchers from the University of Calgary and University of Western Ontario, and were studied in collaboration with researchers from NASA. The meteorite is currently held in the collection at the University of Alberta.
Analyses have shown that they are of a primitive age, containing unchanged stellar dust granules that may have been part of the cloud of material that created our solar system and Sun. The meteorite has proven to have come from the outer limits of the asteroid belt in our solar system. The Tagish Lake meteorite, before it impacted, was estimated at 4 metres in diameter and 56 tonnes in weight. However, when the fragments of the massive lump of rock were found, only 1.3 tonnes remained, meaning that around 97% of the meteorite had vaporised on its descent, during which the meteor finally exploded with around 1.7 kilotons of energy. Of these 1.3 tonnes of fragmented rock, only 0.1% was found and collected.
Based on eye-witness accounts of the fireball caused by the incoming meteorite and on the photographs of the track, which it had left behind and which was visible for about half an hour, scientists have managed to calculate the orbit it followed before it impacted with Earth. Unfortunately, none of the photographs captured the fireball directly. Although both eye-witness evidence and photographs of the track are usually not very accurate, it was found that the Tagish Lake meteorite had a pre-entry orbit that brought it from the outer reaches of the Asteroid Belt. Currently, there are only six meteorites with accurately determined pre-entry orbits, based on photographs or video recordings of the fireball itself taken from two or more different angles.

Now, I'll easily admit that I'm REEEEEAAAACHING here, but it does bring up some red flags to me. Probably just a coincidence, but still worth pointing out perhaps.

We're all assuming that the fireballs we see are being shot from some monster. Perhaps they are things landing, crashing to Earth?

Again...reaching here, but...

Perhaps they've created a story based off of the Tagish Lake meteorite? If so, the idea that more meteorites from the same source hits Earth exactly 8 years from the original meteorite could suggest that something is being sent, that it's not random?

Look at the Wikipedia article, and certain words/phrases that are used: fireball, eye-witnesses, video recordings... sounds a lot like the basis of the teaser trailer, no?


Perhaps the dude's not saying "It's a lion" OR "It's alive".

How about "It's flyin'?"

 

[Wolfwood]

Dude...Jan. 18 is "Winne The Pooh Day"!

It's a Winnie the Pooh monster movie!



No, but seriously...here's something that caught my eye...

Strange meteorite hitting the Earth? Hmm...<click>



Now, I'll easily admit that I'm REEEEEAAAACHING here, but it does bring up some red flags to me. Probably just a coincidence, but still worth pointing out perhaps.

We're all assuming that the fireballs we see are being shot from some monster. Perhaps they are things landing, crashing to Earth?

Again...reaching here, but...

Perhaps they've created a story based off of the Tagish Lake meteorite? If so, the idea that more meteorites from the same source hits Earth exactly 8 years from the original meteorite could suggest that something is being sent, that it's not random?

Look at the Wikipedia article, and certain words/phrases that are used: fireball, eye-witnesses, video recordings... sounds a lot like the basis of the teaser trailer, no?


Perhaps the dude's not saying "It's a lion" OR "It's alive".

How about "It's flyin'?"

From the blog:

And they will come upon the earth only after the skies rain down fire and the very earth itself is made to shake and the great cities of men fall into ruins.

Hmm, it works with something falling out the sky, like a meteor.

The great war of the gods will come upon the earth; the fires and terror of their rule will return for a time, but the children of the gods may be thus prepared, themselves aware and powerful…they may stand along side the gods not as equals, but as allies, feared and ready.

People preparing for the incoming strike?

 

[Jennifer Walters]

It could still be Lovecraft one theory is that the Great Old Ones were banished to the far reaches of space until the right moment when the planets aligned.

 

[venomscurse2]

exactly...then what causes the building to explode??

Meteors I'm guessing and if your talking about the one at the end then it's the Libertys head

 

[SuperHeroHype]

Hmm, you can now move around pics;

http://www.1-18-08.com/

 

[Hunter Rider]

Hmm, you can now move around pics;

http://www.1-18-08.com/

Heh,y'know even if the movie sucks the build up is funt:

 

[livrule]

Hmm, you can now move around pics;

http://www.1-18-08.com/

Mmmmmmmmm,

Feels like a real-time, Blair witch type monster attack doo-daa.

 

[FatA$$]

Hmm, you can now move around pics;

http://www.1-18-08.com/

hmmm...

 

[Whiskey Tango]

Look at that, 12:01 and they're partying, throwing back shots...poor bastards. They have no idea.

 

[Yurka]

this teaser looked so interesting, I think this movie will be great

 

[Dr Lee]

Reminds me of that microsoft (I think) table thing that allows you to move images across the screen by your fingers

 

[Eros]

this teaser looked so interesting, I think this movie will be great

Based on what?

 

[SlyGuyTtjn]

Based on what?

Based on the teaser?

 

[imdaly]

That's the funny thing about this teaser...and the brilliance of it.


"Hey did you see the trailer for that one move in front of Transformers? I can't WAIT to see that movie!"

"No, I haven't seen it yet. What's it about?"

"...umm...something explodes...and...people are scared?"

"....?"



This has the potential to be a MASSIVE movie, or a MASSIVE let-down.

Think "Godzilla 1998". There was SO MUCH hype on this movie based on how secretive they were about even showing what Godzilla was going to look like. Then when it came out people were furious, and the movie stuck.

Though with THIS movie, with JJ Abrams involved??...THAT has my hype meter up more than anything, including this awesome brilliant advertising strategy.

 

[Eros]

Based on the teaser?

alot of bad movies have great teasers.

 

[shapeshifter]

alot of bad movies have great teasers.

i bet we could list a bunch right now...

 

[imdaly]

alot of bad movies have great teasers.