A little confusing maybe, but that's JJ Abrams for ya!

did anyone see this trailer before Transformers this movie looks Incredible.

The entire thing takes place from the perspective of a party goer with a camera, waiting to surprise their friend, Rob. It's basically a nice, big bon voyage party between friends. The entire thing feels incredibly real and like plenty of parties I've been to myself--people mingle, munch on chips, chatter, etc. Rob arrives, everyone yells surprise, the camera person interviews people for anything they have to say to Rob before he leaves.

After probably 30 seconds or a little longer, the apartment shakes, the lights flicker, people scream and head to the roof. A crowd approaches the edge of the roof immediately as a massive explosion miles away takes place. People scream and start scrambling back to the stairs. Right before they enter the stairwell, something like a comet (a piece of the previous explosion) comes flying near the people and the roof. The camera is very jumpy and cuts in and out as people make their way down a darkened stairwell to the street. At this point, I can't remember if the screen cuts to black and says "From producer JJ Abrams..." or if that happens once they're all on the ground. Either way, it's at a good moment and is the first inkling as to what we're watching.

Once on the ground, some people are running in hysteria while others look into the distance trying to figure what's happening. Pieces of the explosion start flying towards the ground and hitting buildings all around. The people that were just looking into the distance finally start moving. At that moment, a massive piece of the explosion starts heading towards the camera. It flies right by and skids down the middle of the city street, hitting some people along the way. The piece finally slows down, rocks back towards the camera, and there she is--Lady Liberty's face, in flames and destroyed. Cut to black. Hitting theatres January 2008 (I think it was 01/18/08).

In my opinion this is one of the most effective trailers I've ever seen. It's not polished like most big budget film trailers, but it felt huge. It had people in the theatre chattering, wondering what the heck this is and when it's coming.

J.J. Abrams is overrated. Most of his stuff is old ideas from the '60s and '70s repackaged for the newer generation who don't know the ideas aren't new, or original "Lost" is a prime example. All hype and no substance, IMO.

for those that don't know....'the host' is sort of kind of like a 'little miss sunshine' but this time instead of the dysfunctional family taking their little girl to a talent/beauty contest......the dysfunctional family goes looking to save their little girl from the monster whose taken her...it's funny, sad, suspenseful, it's got some seat jumping moments....and it's got a pretty good looking monster too...it sort of looks like a giant man eating tadpole....the good news is 'the host' (the korean version with english subtitles) is being released, as a dvd, later on this month in the united states....

I wanna know what the monster thingy was!