Cutting Room Floor

The handheld movie camera continues to capture every moment as the group walks towards midtown attempting to save Beth from her collapsing apartment. They all stop abruptly when after turning a corner the camera frames a giant hand picking up an M1 Abrams tank. The giant holds the tank gently and pauses as if it were a cell phone he was just handed by his sister to be able to wish his grandma happy birthday at that very moment. The camera shakes as the earth begins to quake violently. Everyone holds their ears when a deafening shriek is heard as if amplified from above. The peaceful giant casually looks over his shoulder at the source of this commotion and for the first time the group clearly sees the head of the monster. The peaceful giant looks down at the group as if to say, "I'm going to see what I  can do to help set this situation right." The group turns and runs as fast as they can from the ensuing chaos.

This scene featuring the actor known only as Brodsky was cut from the theatrical release but is expected to be included and expanded upon in Cloverfield 2 which is rumored to be told from the perspective of another group carrying a handheld movie camera during the events of the first film. Three frames of this scene are shown in "Document 01.18.08: The Making of Cloverfield" feature of the special edition dvd. Hit pause at minute 7:43 and scan forward slowly.