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[Mr Space Cat]

... does anybody else get a Lovecraft vibe out of the new godzilla trailer?

Trailer link for dudes who haven't seen it yet.

The scenes where he rose out of the water, yeah. Given how much they were hyping "it's gonna destroy us all" I'm kinda disappointed it's just Godzilla and not Cthulhu. Someone needs to make a good quality Lovecraft horror movie sometime.

Wanna know what vibe I really got out of the trailer? Prometheus-Aliens-Inception. Is there some kind of rule that every trailer incorporates the Inception horn now? There must be some unspoken rule now.

[Vorthon]

The demented choral stuff kinda gave me a Lovecraftian vibe, at the very least.

[LeoLeonardoIII]

... does anybody else get a Lovecraft vibe out of the new godzilla trailer?

Trailer link for dudes who haven't seen it yet.

The scenes where he rose out of the water, yeah. Given how much they were hyping "it's gonna destroy us all" I'm kinda disappointed it's just Godzilla and not Cthulhu. Someone needs to make a good quality Lovecraft horror movie sometime.

Wanna know what vibe I really got out of the trailer? Prometheus-Aliens-Inception. Is there some kind of rule that every trailer incorporates the Inception horn now? There must be some unspoken rule now.

Especially strange since the Inception Horn was actually just extremely slowed-down play of the music to which they were Inceiving, a result of the in-universe phenomenon of the mind experiencing more time than is passing in the next level up.

[Erils]

<efrem> what if the horse is making itself popcorn + then it turns into glue and now there's just popcorn w/ glue all over it
<efrem> also the horse is your fifth grade teacher and now all the kids are eating glue popcorn

...
What?

[Morrigi]

<efrem> what if the horse is making itself popcorn + then it turns into glue and now there's just popcorn w/ glue all over it
<efrem> also the horse is your fifth grade teacher and now all the kids are eating glue popcorn

...
What?

One of the non-Bay12 Space Station 13 IRCs. Also,

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

<AngriestIBM> counterpoint: what if the horse is being ridden by some big doofus like it's a race or polo
<AngriestIBM> and then it turns to glue and he looks like a big fool sitting on a glue puddle

[LeoLeonardoIII]

<AngriestIBM> counterpoint: what if the horse is being ridden by some big doofus like it's a race or polo
<AngriestIBM> and then it turns to glue and he looks like a big fool sitting on a glue puddle

that happened to my cousin once
now he lives in arizona

[Neonivek]

Well honestly a GOOD lovecraft movie probably wouldn't even show Cthulhu.

Heck if I remember correctly a few of his books didn't even feature creatures you could see, where the horror was the fact that you knew something supernatural was happening.

I vote for a Shadow of the Comet movie!

Ohh wait... that involves magical native americans. Might not go over well with a modern audience.

[Mr Space Cat]

Especially strange since the Inception Horn was actually just extremely slowed-down play of the music to which they were Inceiving, a result of the in-universe phenomenon of the mind experiencing more time than is passing in the next level up.

Inception Horn was used as an example since it's probably one of the most identifiable examples of "droning loud noise for every major trailer twist". Having a loud "BWAAAH" or  "BOOM" noise seems to be really popular for trailers.

Spoiler: Behold, examples! *BWAAAAH* (click to show/hide)

Alien did something like it way back in 1979, but higher pitched. It was really the alien distress call.
Inception did it.
Prometheus did it, and even incorporated Alien's distress call from Alien's trailer as homage.
World War Z did it, but much more static-y.
The Dark Knight does it, albeit not as boomingly obvious.
Dark Knight Rises does it a bit.
Avengers does it.
Wrath of the Titans does it.
Even the terrible looking fairy-tail-turned-action-movie Jack the Giant Killer does it.

It's really hard for me to take trailers seriously--bwaah--when it seems like every one does the same trick--BWAAAAH-- *turns to whisper to the camera directly, everything gets quiet* to try and get the audience's attention. *BWAAAAH* *screen fades to black*

[Vorthon]

Well honestly a GOOD lovecraft movie probably wouldn't even show Cthulhu.

Heck if I remember correctly a few of his books didn't even feature creatures you could see, where the horror was the fact that you knew something supernatural was happening.

I vote for a Shadow of the Comet movie!

Ohh wait... that involves magical native americans. Might not go over well with a modern audience.

I'm still pissy about that 'at the Mountains of Madness' movie thing. I was looking forward to that, dammit. :<

[tahujdt]

Obviously, every movie must be set in America because America is the best country! [/hyperpatriotism]

Honestly, there's probably a number of reasons. Firstly, America is the best film market. Secondly, the American military is the most advanced in the world, so advanced tech is easier to hand-wave. Also, the Worf Effect is more pronounced. Thirdly, America is arguably the most diverse country in the world, both in terrain and in people, so that allows for extra character background diversity. Fourthly, and this bit is probably a bit of biased nationalism showing through, America is pretty cool. We may be rude, crude, boisterous, bluff, imposing, overbearing, and have a high opinion of ourselves, but we're never boring. We affect pretty much everything in the world, and we do it with alternating style and bungling.

[misko27]

Obviously, every movie must be set in America because America is the best country! [/hyperpatriotism]

Honestly, there's probably a number of reasons. Firstly, America is the best film market. Secondly, the American military is the most advanced in the world, so advanced tech is easier to hand-wave. Also, the Worf Effect is more pronounced. Thirdly, America is arguably the most diverse country in the world, both in terrain and in people, so that allows for extra character background diversity. Fourthly, and this bit is probably a bit of biased nationalism showing through, America is pretty cool. We may be rude, crude, boisterous, bluff, imposing, overbearing, and have a high opinion of ourselves, but we're never boring. We affect pretty much everything in the world, and we do it with alternating style and bungling.

Plus Hollywood. I mean you guys remember who makes all the movies right? It's Hollywood. The city here has been trying to attract more of the movie industry, but still Hollywood.

[Xantalos]

Well honestly a GOOD lovecraft movie probably wouldn't even show Cthulhu.

Heck if I remember correctly a few of his books didn't even feature creatures you could see, where the horror was the fact that you knew something supernatural was happening.

I vote for a Shadow of the Comet movie!

Ohh wait... that involves magical native americans. Might not go over well with a modern audience.

I'm still pissy about that 'at the Mountains of Madness' movie thing. I was looking forward to that, dammit. :<

What was this

[Parsely]

*BWAAAAH*

Yeah I hate that noise.

[Vorthon]

Well honestly a GOOD lovecraft movie probably wouldn't even show Cthulhu.

Heck if I remember correctly a few of his books didn't even feature creatures you could see, where the horror was the fact that you knew something supernatural was happening.

I vote for a Shadow of the Comet movie!

Ohh wait... that involves magical native americans. Might not go over well with a modern audience.

I'm still pissy about that 'at the Mountains of Madness' movie thing. I was looking forward to that, dammit. :<

What was this

Guillermo del Toro was working on a film adaptation of At the Mountains of Madness. Kinda fell through because of his insistence on making it an R-rated movie instead of a PG-13 one, causing Universal not to greenlight it. He's still trying to get it off the ground, though, but the outlook isn't good. :<

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Heck if I remember correctly a few of his books didn't even feature creatures you could see, where the horror was the fact that you knew something supernatural was happening.

Correct. The titular Dunwitch Horror was completely invisible despite being gigantic.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

It's also one of the only main-series books where humanity wins.