Tagruato Web Site Restored, Kind Of...

The previous hack of the Tagruato Web site and the cryptic picture of CEO Ganu Yoshida have been removed. Currently, the page is "Under Construction" and displays the message seen above.

Update: Tagruato is back up and it appears to be exactly as it was pre-hack. I guess it didn't take long for the IT department to get it up and running again. Interestingly enough, there's no mention of the ParafFUN! recall.

Unforum Haiku Contest Deadline Today

As many of you know, unforum is hosting a Haiku contest that ends tonight. They are giving away an unfiction T-shirt (or Slusho gear, if available) to one lucky winner.

Write a haiku about the movie, monster, promotion, or whatever as long as it relates to Cloverfield.

Enter by posting here!

Use an American version of Haiku
5 syllables in the first line
7 syllables in the second line
5 syllables in the third line

The deadline for entry is November 26 midnight Eastern time. A winner will be announced no later than November 30.

So, don't forget to submit your Cloverfield Haiku by midnight Eastern time today!

ParafFUN! Recall Notice on Tagruato Voice Mail

The Web page for Tagruato isn't the only thing that has changed lately. Nauttebayo at UnFiction recently called the Tagruato phone number and noticed the voice mail had changed. The voice mail is as follows.

Thank you for calling Tagruato. Due to high call volumes, your call has been transferred to an automated answering service. If you have questions concerning our ParafFun recall, please leave a message, and one of our associates will find and support you as soon as possible.

Looking back at the pre-hacked Tagruato Web site (thanks again to Dennis, for hosting the mirror), you'll notice ParafFUN! wax was used for lots of things.

ParafFUN! WAX DISTRIBUTORS
One of the many byproducts of our Petroleum reservoir is paraffin wax, an alkane with dozens of handy uses in your day to day life! Edible, malleable, colorable, and a fine electrical insulator. ParafFun! Wax Distributors meets all your wax needs.

The word "edible" is interesting. My guess would be this wax, as a petroleum byproduct, comes from the same place Tagruato harvests the Slusho! secret ingredient, Seabed Nectar. Chances are, Tagruato has begun noticing some side effects of their special ingredient and are now recalling ParafFUN! wax because of it.

Tagruato Web Site "Hacked"

It appears someone has hijacked the Tagruato site. The site is now simply an image of CEO Ganu Yoshida with devil horns and some random sea creatures. Also of note is the destroyed city in the background. The site's new title is "TAGRUATO IS DESTROYING OUR OCEANS."

The image also can be seen at http://tagruato.jp/tagru_009.jpg. A quick search for other images using that same filing system brought back no results.

While this appears to be a hack of the Web site, this is most likely a part of the viral marketing scheme. This could be very much like the hack on the Hanso Foundation by Rachel Blake in the LOST ARG. Could this be the work of Teddy and "The Cause"?

UPDATE: Dennis appears to have found some clues within the picture itself. The wave and sea animals all have roman numerals hidden on them.

I. Tanner Crab
II. Irukandji Jellyfish
III. Dumbo Octopus
IV. Ogrefish
V. Ocean Waves, similar to Hokusai's "Great Wave Off Kanagawa"

Picture courtesy of Pr0LiFiX and Project Cloverfield.

Interestingly enough, if you use the first letters of the message, "Tagruato Is Destroying Our Oceans," and use letters from the animals, Tanner Crab, Irukandji Jellyfish, Dumbo Octopus, Ogrefish, Ocean Waves, they match up. So, what is TIDOO ? I guess we'll find out soon enough.

Dennis also has created a mirror of the old Tagruato site, in case any sleuths out there can find other clues hidden in the lost Web pages. Visit it here: http://tagruato.cloverfieldclues.com/

New Official Cloverfield Poster

Paramount has provided both Slash Film and Shock Till You Drop the newest official Cloverfield teaser poster.

It’s basically the same as the previous poster, but now with the official movie title "Cloverfield."

Tagruato Investor News Page Updated

Jawbone over at unfiction discovered the Tagruato Investor News page has been updated. Tagruato is the parent company of Slusho!

A search for the Ravaille Research Center turns up this page on the Science Forums.

The attached document from 5Pancakes (??) is below.



unfiction member Chrizzy points to a specific section of the document noting Seabed's Nectar may cause "accelerated growth...and a full body".



Where have we seen these symptoms before?



Stay tuned for updates as we (and the folks at unfiction) research this more. For now, feel free to speculate in the comments section.

Cloverfield Advertising & Official Web Site

The guys at 1-18-08.blogspot have spotted some advertising for Cloverfield on Yahoo! Sports.



The advertisement points us in the direction of www.cloverfieldmovie.com. This looks like it's the new official site, although it redirects to the Apple trailers page for now. Keep your eyes on this site!

Heroes Cast Drinks Slusho!

In a bit of a break from all the trailer news, I now bring you the cast of NBC's Heroes enjoying everyone's favorite frozen beverage, Slusho! Sadly, Zachary Quinto was not present. He was probably out filming that OTHER JJ Abrams film.

Blog site, Beeming Beeman from Director/Producer Greg Beeman, recalls the latest Heroes episode, "Cautionary Tales" (be sure to scroll to the bottom of that page if you had to use your DVR).

Greg Grunberg (hey, isn't he in Cloverfield?) tries to read the Slusho! thoughts.


The cheerleader loves Slusho! And so should you.


Kristen Bell. I'd probably buy anything she told me to.


Even bad guy Mr. Sark, I mean Takezo Kensei, I mean Adam Monroe enjoys Slusho!


Follow the links for more shots of the cast, including HRG, Hiro and Kaito, Ando, Molly, and Suresh, enjoying Slusho! Now, the question at hand is, "Where Can I Get One Of Those Slusho! Cups!?"

Update: It looks like Slusho! did make an appearance in the show. Check out Chapter 3 of the episode on NBC.com.

Monster (Almost) Revealed?

No, we're not talking about the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. We posted that back in July. It's amazing to see that even considered as new this late in the game.

We're talking about actual shots of the monster in the second trailer!!

The first glimpse we (might) see is on the new trailer at 47 seconds. (Thanks to Byran McMahon for providing the preliminary photos.) I've gotten a couple e-mails about this. It's hard to make out, but my first reaction is that this is simply bombs and a helicopter exploding, and the resulting smoke rising. Make your own assumptions based on these photos and by watching the trailer yourself.





The next reveal--which seems more plausible--is at 1:28 during the second trailer. (Thanks to Andrew Sarcona for being the first to e-mail be about this.) This is during the military attack scene. I think there are definitely some claws or tentacles or something destroying a building. Up top it could even be the monster's face. It's too early to tell.

Either way, take a look at each of the photos, and see how each one progressively becomes more in focus. Check it out on the trailer. I think you'll be convinced.





All analysis is preliminary, but we'd love to read your reactions to these shots. Please, use the comment section or send an e-mail.

Update: Slashfilm has posted a slow-motion video of this second scene. I think this is definitely the monster. Check it out.

Audio Analysis - Cloverfield Trailer #2

Dennis has done it again. He's separated the surround sound audio channels from the new HD Cloverfield trailer, and saved them as individual files. It definitely helps understand exactly what they're saying and what's going on in the trailer.

You can download the complete set here: http://rapidshare.com/files/70863735/Trailer2AudioMP3.rar.html

Here is the audio transcript. Please let me know if you hear something different.
[Party scene]
Surprise!

[On the street]
(Screaming)
Oh my God! (x3)

[Rob looking into the camera]
Rob: My name is Robert Hawkins. Approximately seven hours ago, uh, some thing attacked the city, um, if you found this, if you're watching this, then you know more about it than I do.

[Rob on his cell phone]
Rob: Hello? Beth? Beth, where are you?

Marlena: Hey, we can not go into the middle of the city. We've got to get out of here!

Soldier: There’s nothing we can do for you

Marlena: Do you know what that thing is?
Soldier: What ever it is, it's winning.

Unknown: Do you have any idea what's out there?
Rob: I don't care what's out there. Listen to me, she's dying.

(Screams)

Unknown: Turn that camera [off]

[Monster roar]
Hawk: Rob, Rob, I saw it.
Rob: I need to go to my car
Hawk?: Rob, Rob, it's a loss.

Rob: Come on! Run, go go go!
[Cameraman lying on the ground]
Rob: Hud! Hud!

[Buzzing sound]
Marlena: What was that?

Rob: Run Run Run away!

Rob?: Still filming?
Hud?: Yeah, people are gonna want to know, you know, how it all went down

Check out his full analysis here: http://cloverfieldclues.blogspot.com/2007/11/cloverfield-trailer-2-audio-analysis.html