Some Aural Creepiness from '1-18-08'

Somedays, I feel like the only person who is not buying into the hype of this movie. Any movie that needs this much hype will never live up to the expectation of the audience.

Not to mention that JJ Abrams should be considered one of the single greatest mondern day promoters. He can take great piles of crap (Alias, Lost) and convince people that they are watching something compelling and intelligent.

Have we all forgotten he is responsible for "pearls" like "Felicity", "Joy Ride" and "Armageddon"?

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has anyone noticed that you can flip the photos over and there are messages on a few of them?

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I turn 30 that day. Isn't that scary enough? Do I get a prize?

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I read somewhere that the monster sheds scales and those scales turn into little monsters. is there any truth to that?

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I'm with Ant all the way. I'm not a fanboy. I'm not a big sci-fi fan. I'm not huge into monster movies. And I still feel inundated by this annoying film and its unfortunate promotion.

If it weren't for the ridiculously simple Heroes, Lost would be the most overblown show on television. Abrams and ABC would have us believe it's The X-Files and the Twilight Zone rolled up into one. And I keep waiting for Gilligan's Island references...

I blogged about the Cloverfield hype in mid-July, and I was sick of it then. (http://meetinthelobby.com/cloverfield-hype-a-vague-trailer-abz3293-and-lots-of-online-bs.html) I swear, by December, online sycophants will already be touting it as the next "classic". They did with it Superbad (although perhaps that's accurate).

Norm Schrager

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How long do you have to wait?

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@ Ant & Norm, the movie obviously isn't aimed at film connoisseurs like yourselves who only appreciate black & white movies made in Europe directed by some dude who wears eye liner, me ill stick with monsters, spaceships and super heroes for my celluloid kicks.

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All arguments about the movie aside, I just noticed on the website that if you "grab" a picture at an edge and make a quick looping gesture with your mouse, you can flip them over. Two of them have writing on the back...nothing important, but kind of cool.

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http://www.1-18-08.com/ ok I just fig something out about this THE PICS FLIP OVER!!!! & some have words on the back LIKE

1. Dont forget who takes care of you!! Love J

2. Here, use this photo to send a message of my hotness far and wide!!! Im gonna miss the hell out of ya!! Love Jamie

BUT!!! wait a moment if the pics where taken the same night this went down how did they wirte on the backs of them...and if the the city was under attack how are you still going to write TAKE CARE & IM GONNA MISS THE HELL OUT OF YOU...

and for the people that are slow the pic that Jamie signed dosen't have Jamie in the pic it has LASCANO,PLATT And ROBBIE...soo???

and both are signed with a J..... well Jamie & J and if J is Jamie the handwriteing is not the same SOOO who is J? hell for that matter who is Jamie??


ok ok so to get the pics to flip make sure the one you want to flip is on top and no other pic is on top of it....press and hold the left mouse button and shake the pic just little..

P.S. not all the pics have words on the back BUT this is as of
10:00am Sep. 13th 2007...as we all know the site keeps getting updates
THAT IS ALL myspace.com/crazyboy_cali

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1-18-08 = A perfect example of the increasing popularity of viral ad campaigns. Can you not see, by not giving a PROPER trailer, thay have ALREADY ruined the film???

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I think its funny how on the back of the picture that says 'remember who takes care of you', the ink is weaker (almost like watercolor) on the s in takes, and care. s care. ha.ha.ha.
Though I am curious about the 3912 on the chef pick.

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