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[Demoncarnotaur]

I remember there being a debate about this back when the movie came out, but has it ever been clarified? From what I recall, the theory was that the majority of the film was a young monster, but the big reveal monster at the end was actually its parent. I know that's just baseless speculation, but has anyone ever been able to explain the design differences?

For those wondering, compare the teeth:

"Monster 1"

"Monster 2"

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

Man that thing looks stupid.

 

[Mike M]

There's just the one seen in the movie. A second would be kinda hard to miss.

 

[EloquentM]

is it an alien vampire bat?

 

[thekonamicode]

The second monster was society.

 

[gdt]

I didn't know there was even this debate. And its a dumb debate.

 

[Kuroyume]

They probably just did a redesign for the close up and since you could hardly see it throughout the earlier parts of the film they didn't bother to fix it.

 

[Lonely1]

Who wins in a fight? Cloverfield monster or Gypsy Danger?

 

[Demoncarnotaur]

There's just the one seen in the movie. A second would be kinda hard to miss.

I think the theory is the first

Spoiler

died in the bombing as they escaped and crashed. The one that kills Hud at the end is the parent monster freshly emerging from the ocean.

They probably just did a redesign for the close up and since you could hardly see it throughout the earlier parts of the film they didn't bother to fix it.

That seems fair enough. The design definitely is different and 'meaner' looking at the end.

 

[Jack Scofield]

I think the theory is the first

Spoiler

died in the bombing as they escaped and crashed. The one that kills Hud at the end is the parent monster freshly emerging from the ocean.

There is absolutely no basis for this theory.

 

[triplestation]

Man that thing looks stupid.

seriously

that is a terrible design

they might as do south park and use a giant hamster

thats what killed the movie for me

i look up and i am like what the fuck is that lol

 

[Demoncarnotaur]

^ I'm not seeing how the design is any more or less stupid than Kaiju in Pacific Rim. I like it, and I like the Kaiju.

There is absolutely no basis for this theory.

Only basis is the design noticeably changing, I'm just saying what I recall others speculating.

 

[EloquentM]

The second monster was society.

 

[3N16MA]

Who wins in a fight? Cloverfield monster or Gypsy Danger?

Gipsy easily.

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

Looks exactly the same to me.

 

[Toa TAK]

The second monster was society.

#sodeep

Who wins in a fight? Cloverfield monster or Gypsy Danger?

I don't think we've even figured out the Godzilla vs Gipsey Danger one yet.

 

[TheKaeptain]

Who wins in a fight? Cloverfield monster or Gypsy Danger?

Lol wouldn't even be fair for the monster.

 

[f0lken]

Well the teeth are clearly different

 

[MCtalkfunny]

Who wins in a fight? Cloverfield monster or Gypsy Danger?

Gypsy danger would fuck it up easy.

Did we ever get a good theory on what the tittle means? If its super obvious I have never gotten it.

 

[Jarmel]

Gipsy easily.

Wouldn't like the small monsters try to climb into the cockpit and fuck with pilots?

Well the teeth are clearly different

Evolution during the time on Earf?

 

[pants]

I've never watched Cloverfield

 

[Mike M]

I think the theory is the first

Spoiler

died in the bombing as they escaped and crashed. The one that kills Hud at the end is the parent monster freshly emerging from the ocean.

I know JJ Abrams made the comment that the creature was a lost baby, but there's nothing in the film to support this.

I'm not even seeing what the supposed design differences are (though granted I am on mobile)

 

[Anticitizen One]

I'm more interested in wether it came from the ocean or the sky and what the deal was with that leaked concept art of a giant whale creature nicknamed project slusho

 

[amnesiac]

I've never watched Cloverfield

Not worth it IMO

 

[Mike M]

I'm more interested in wether it came from the ocean or the sky and what the deal was with that leaked concept art of a giant whale creature nicknamed project slusho

The giant whale monster was a billion times more interesting than what we got.

 

[Toa TAK]

Do know that the last shot of the monster eating Hud wasn't originally planned. We weren't even supposed to see it that closely.

 

[Jack Scofield]

Gypsy danger would fuck it up easy.

Did we ever get a good theory on what the tittle means? If its super obvious I have never gotten it.

The story I heard was that "Cloverfield" was a placeholder title, but it became so popular the producers/Abrams/whoever decided to keep it.

Maybe that's bullshit, but that's what I heard.

 

[Onemic]

I've never watched Cloverfield

It's not that good

 

[hitsugi]

Man that thing looks stupid.

there is a reason you only see it for around a full second throughout the entire movie.

 

[3N16MA]

Gipsy would just knee him in the head.

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

EDIT: ^^^Yep

Who wins in a fight? Cloverfield monster or Gypsy Danger?

Gypsy Danger would quite literally stomp it, as Danger would tower over the Cloverfield monster.

 

[MCtalkfunny]

The story I heard was that "Cloverfield" was a placeholder title, but it became so popular the producers/Abrams/whoever decided to keep it.

Maybe that's bullshit, but that's what I heard.

That's what I've heard but also the director said it had another meaning that he didn't want to get into so that people would talk about it. Sounds like what they did with lost which is too say that something has a deeper meaning when it really doesn't.

 

[Amagon]

Not worth it IMO

Better than Godzilla 1998

 

[amnesiac]

Gipsy would just knee him in the head.

I need to see Pacific Rim... looks so cool.

 

[Demoncarnotaur]

I know JJ Abrams made the comment that the creature was a lost baby, but there's nothing in the film to support this.

I'm not even seeing what the supposed design differences are (though granted I am on mobile)

The biggest change are the teeth, which seem to be completely different.

 

[Erv]

There definitely weren't 2 monsters. They look the same, but if there are any slight differences it's only because of inconsistency on the movie makers part

 

[Professor Renegade]

Who wins in a fight? Cloverfield monster or Gypsy Danger?

Spoiler

Elbow Rocket.

Nuff said.

 

[amr]

Cloverfield was a fun movie to see in a packed theatre.

It's merely decent at home.

 

[Ridesh]

The parasites were more frightening than the monster.

 

[DarkFlow]

Gipsy would just knee him in the head.

That's a big fucking robot.

 

[Erv]

I think I might have read the whale was actually a fans art. Anyone know?

 

[Commander Jameson]

I need to see Pacific Rim... looks so cool.

It is. Go now.

On those teeth, I just imagine they are not fixed to a jawbone inside the creature's head; that they can widen apart depending on its mouth position.

 

[Beardz]

One was the size of a skycrapper, the other one was like 4 stories tall.

 

[Joni]

It is growing older itself at a rapid rate. At the start of the movie we see the egg falling into the ocean so it went from baby state to monster state quite quickly, its teeth growing wouldn't be that big of a surprise. Or the explosions forced it to regrow certain parts of its body.

Spoiler

It is a design flaw

I'm more interested in wether it came from the ocean or the sky and what the deal was with that leaked concept art of a giant whale creature nicknamed project slusho

I think I might have read the whale was actually a fans art. Anyone know?

It was some sort of contest to design a monster. All those designs were more interesting than what we got.

 

[BeerSnob]

Gipsy would just knee him in the head.

Even in the picture Cloverfield seems to be saying, "The fuck is this thing!?"

Yeah, Gipsy in under thirty seconds. Little ankle biters or not, Gipsy gonna skin that ass.

 

[SneakyStephan]

I really enjoyed this movie, love monster movies, wish there were more of them

Have there been any since cloverfield? (that aren't total dogshit?) edit: I've seen gwoemul already.

 

[Meadows]

Pfft, fuck you guys - the cloverfield monster was fucking awesome!

I really enjoyed this movies, love monster movies, wish there were more of them

Have there been any since cloverfield? (that aren't total dogshit?)

Pacific Rim!

 

[HalfBakedProphet]

Cloverfield was good, I'm glad I watched it in theaters. The monster design sucked though. Same for the dumb monster on the ice planet in Star Trek, same with the shitty alien design in Super 8

 

[RdN]

I don't think that there's two monsters.. Just some design over sight IMO.'

Damn, I really like this movie.. Maybe it's time for another re watch.

 

[SneakyStephan]

Pfft, fuck you guys - the cloverfield monster was fucking awesome!



Pacific Rim!

Gona be a long time till I watch that, I'm burnt out on the cinema (kinepolis).
10-12 euros for a ticket, you can't choose your own seat anymore (so you get shitty seats half of the time) and these days they show ads for the first half hour after the movie is supposed to start (and for a full hour before it's supposed to start)

Feels like I should be getting paid to watch all those ads, not the other way around-.-

I'll wait till I can rent it and watch it at home.