What Should Happen in Cloverfield 2: The Reclovening? - io9 Comments

What Should Happen in Cloverfield 2: The Reclovening?

oldandintheway — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:44:05 PST

I don't know why anyone would want to see a sequel.
No matter how well a suquel would be made, you weuld all still bitch and moan about how it SHOULD have been done. Until you can raise 30 million adn make themovie your way..just shut up and woeey about thestuff that REALLY matters in life....

oldandintheway

What Should Happen in Cloverfield 2: The Reclovening?

Tommmcatt — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:23:58 PST

@rrich:

Please, take your time.

Tommmcatt

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Alcadema — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:41:49 PST

Yeah, the thumbnail is definitely Cthulhu. I have that particular figure: he happily sits on top of my cable box. TV's ALWAYS more interesting with Cthulhu... :)

Alcadema

What Should Happen in Cloverfield 2: The Reclovening?

thechansen — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:30:32 PST

I think Cloverfield 2 could be done World War Z style. Documentary interviews mixed with military news and more shakey cam footage.

thechansen

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Imipolex_G-Unit — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 07:22:30 PST

SPOILER ALERT:
Same story, but through the monster's camera. The first ten minutes or so is some underwater party with the monster and a few whales kicking back some slusho and celebrating the monster's upcoming trip to Manhattan. An oil rig fucks up their punch bowl and the shit generally hits the fan from there.

Imipolex_G-Unit

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Spliner1969 — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:36:44 PST

First thing.. make it without the home vid crap. Second thing.. try using better actors. Other than that I'd love to see a version of the same movie done right. I enjoyed Cloverfield, with the exception of the home movie aspect. It gave me a headache.

And something else...

Backstory: Um.. what is it? Where did it come from? Why is it so pissed off (unless it's the crabs lol.. we would be pissed too!)

Maybe make a full-fledged version of the film from another perspective, without the home-movie cam, and without so much vagueness. Remember the grunt who let them back into the city, make it from his perspective.. as a full fledged sci-fi thriller/action flick/monster movie goodness. Once it rakes in the cash, put both in a boxed set DVD and you'd have the movie from two perspectives. It would be an all-time hit!

Spliner1969

What Should Happen in Cloverfield 2: The Reclovening?

Stung — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:37:42 PST

i just saw this movie. aside from whatever critiques i might have, question: where the hell does the title 'cloverfield' come frome? the location was manhattan, none of the characters were named cloverfield...a little help, here?

Stung

What Should Happen in Cloverfield 2: The Reclovening?

urukhaifive — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:25:57 PST

@cybergrunt: I think what we've learned from io9 today is that what's needed is a movie featuring both Tesla and Cthulhu.

I'd watch it.

urukhaifive

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cybergrunt — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:23:08 PST

scrap the whole damn film and stick with Cthulhu. Cloverfield 2 can only suck us all into the depths of the sea.

cybergrunt

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enjikunoichi — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:09:06 PST

Oh what I wanted to say. No Cloverfield 2 please.

It'll probably be done with a cell phone camera and will be a bad quality, low quality, shakey mess. TQ.

enjikunoichi

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enjikunoichi — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:03:54 PST

What's ironic is that most people justify the realism of the shakey cam but then for most of story the realism went out the window.

They were always where the monster was. Did it had some beef with them? Were they emanating a bad smell it liked? The heli-scene, tons of others.

The first thing anyone does is pick up the cam and keep filming. Even post-tragic death of friends. No one alluded to the fact that they all agreed to keep filming to record the moment in history, major importance to have the recording recovered etc. I doubt they all thought "Oh it'll be sooo cool to put this on YouTube dude" and risk life & limb.

Shakey cam sucks. I will suspend disbelief and am fine with a third person view of a monster attack and it will not make it less real.

enjikunoichi

What Should Happen in Cloverfield 2: The Reclovening?

Oneon1isto — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:38:28 PST

I enjoyed it.

Oneon1isto

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Marcus117 — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:03:59 PST

@Eac_O_System: I'm so incredibly happy that Lovecraft wasn't dragged into this mess.

Marcus117

What Should Happen in Cloverfield 2: The Reclovening?

Eac_o_System — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:41:21 PST

I'm surprised that Cloverfield isn't Cthulhu.

Eac_o_System

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Darkweave — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:12:04 PST

Oh man 30 Million and no Pauly Shore!! This movie could of had it all with plenty of cash left for a K-Fed soundtrack.

Darkweave

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Epaminondas — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:49:54 PST

At what point does not telling you anything about the monster just become lazy story-telling?

Am I the only one who saw this and said what the hell did you spend $30 million on?

Epaminondas

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JohnW — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:38:23 PST

I read someone connected with the film (producer? director? 2nd best grip?) say that "it's probable that this was not the only story filmed that night." Meaning that the sequel will probably be the same events filmed from different shakey angles. Instead of yuppies, maybe it will be a street gang. Or recent immigrants from Nigeria. You get the idea. I suspect we're in for a long series of sequels hot off the Xerox machine which will take the "story" no where. Too bad. I liked the original and I'd like to see a decent sequel.

JohnW

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JohnW — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:32:52 PST

@GreyGander: Amen!!!

JohnW

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gods-n-clods — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:57:42 PST

This creature is 66% more monstrous and 40% more truculent in appearance alone.
Cloverfield monster sucked. Critter-crabs sounded like farts.

gods-n-clods

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EGN — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:38:31 PST

The first ten minutes of the sequel is some guy running around getting shaky footage of this critter. Then he's scooped up, lightly chewed, & swallowed whole. His camera however has gotten caught between a couple of the creature's teeth and by some miracle is pointing outward; so we watch the rest of the movie from its perspective. Watching jittery camcorder footage from 500ft up is just as interesting as watching it filmed at ground level, right?

EGN

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strider_mt2k — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:35:49 PST

I just got back from seeing this...movie.

Meh. Biggest stinker I've seen in a long time.

strider_mt2k

What Should Happen in Cloverfield 2: The Reclovening?

Annalee Newitz — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:09:58 PST

Oh I forgot another important option: Cloverfield Eaten By Bunnies.

Annalee Newitz

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Marcus117 — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:05:55 PST

Why isn't the option for not making on up there?

Marcus117

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c0dek — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:49:36 PST

Cloverfield discovers a long-dormant interest in politics and succeeds where others have failed in uniting a nationally viable 3rd party. Promises to put an end to all problems facing the world today by eating the causes of them.

c0dek

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Annalee Newitz — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:49:28 PST

@mitchel_stevens: I like it! Greenlight.

Annalee Newitz

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mitchel_stevens — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:46:57 PST

the sequel will be a panel of experts discussing why the monster is or isn't a baby, and how that shouldn't just be included on the press notes.

then, the monster will stop by to quizcally stare at them.

finally, it'll gnaw on one and walk away.

mitchel_stevens

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GreyGander — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:39:38 PST

I'm for giving the monster the video camera and having him/her/Rosie film the sequel.

GreyGander

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Charlie Jane Anders — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:36:53 PST

@Project Thanatos: GINO sounds like the title of a crossover between Godzilla and Teeth.

Charlie Jane Anders

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RRich — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:35:51 PST

@Tommmcatt: ...but everyone loves a clown. Got it. Thanks so much. I'll go get that lobotomy now so I can join the fun. Right back.

RRich

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Swirlee — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:35:26 PST

Cloverfield monster flees to Nevada where it shacks up, then brawls, a la Mr. & Mrs. Smith, with Tremors Graboid.

Swirlee

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Annalee Newitz — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:33:38 PST

@7Zark7 Iz In Ur Internetz: And is renamed Clovo.

Annalee Newitz

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Project Thanatos — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:27:32 PST

The last hatchling of Godzilla who dwelled in the sewer system and train tunnels for years isn't gonna put up with this piece of shit excuse for a Kaiju. So in order to redeem himself amongst the other Godzilla of the world and not be called GINO (Godzilla in name only), sets out to kick some Clover-ass.

Cue the explosions, roars, people fleeing, and the military unleashing a Mecha-Godzilla (built from the remains of the first US Godzilla) to make it a three way royal rumble.

I <3 Kaiju.

Project Thanatos

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Annalee Newitz — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:24:42 PST

I have no idea what that monster in the picture is. I got it from a Thai web site that claimed it was the Cloverfield monster. Which it isn't, though I sort of wish it were.

Annalee Newitz

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7Zark7 Iz In Ur Internetz — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:23:44 PST

The monster is deployed to Iraq to rescue American POWs.

7Zark7 Iz In Ur Internetz

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Annalee Newitz — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:23:24 PST

@rrich: A serious SF site cannot possibly take a sequel to Cloverfield seriously.

Annalee Newitz

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Tommmcatt — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:19:52 PST

@rrich:

Nobody likes a grim sci-fi geek, dude....

Tommmcatt

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brave_otaku — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:15:29 PST

Nope. That thumbnail is Cthulhu. This one, I think.

brave_otaku

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ged — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:09:11 PST

@Tepoz: Except when monsters are lobbing Statue of Liberty heads at them... :-P

btw, is that really the cloverfield monster up there?

ged

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MeepsZoR — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:07:23 PST

Cloverfield 2: Similar monsters are destroying every major citry throughout the world. Only Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum with their mac laptop virus can stem the flow of... oh wait... nm.

Can Brent Spiner still play a wacky underground scientist/hippie?

MeepsZoR

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Ed Grabianowski — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:57:23 PST

@Annalee: Well, why didn't you make that a poll option then? That sounds awesome!

Ed Grabianowski

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RRich — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:55:46 PST

All really dumb choices. If a so-called SF site isn't going to take this "seriously," why bother?

RRich

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NefariousNewt — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:54:53 PST

@Annalee: Like WWE Smackdown, only with monsters.

NefariousNewt

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Macloserboy — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:47:09 PST

It's going to be like a really long episode of Alias. Wait, he did that already.

Macloserboy

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tetracycloide — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:45:29 PST

i'm holding out for the made for tv movie 'how the cloverfield monster saved christmas: a very christmasey christmas special with big monsters'

tetracycloide

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JohnnyZito — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:44:45 PST

I'm with Annalee.

More monsters, less first person POV.

JohnnyZito

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Tommmcatt — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:41:12 PST

Cloverfield stars in a series of commercials for Dramamine.

Tommmcatt

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Annalee Newitz — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:39:58 PST

I'm secretly hoping for a Destroy All Monsters style thing, with like twenty giant monsters all fighting in like Minneapolis or Calgary.

Annalee Newitz

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Tepoz — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:36:40 PST

@wingbatwu: Seriously, people are generally in the habit of keeping their cams level when filming anything. America's Funniest Home Videos has taught us that much.

Tepoz

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Emilia — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:35:09 PST

I like the podcast idea. Its like the radio version of the war of the worlds.

Emilia

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wingbatwu — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:33:22 PST

As long as the monster kills all the cameramen who are
NOT using steadicams, I'm fine with a sequel

wingbatwu