Damn! I should have been paying attention, as I expected something like this from J.J. Abrams. It turns out that Cloverfield has a couple surprises in store, especially near the film's conclusion.
Cloverfield Finishes on...
Pay attention! That's all I have to say when it comes to the last few minutes of Cloverfield. The good people at ComingSoon have discovered that there is something worth catching at Coney Island...
Reeves: Did you see the thing in the last shot? In the final shot there's a little something, and I don't wanna say what it is. The final shot before the titles. The stuff at Coney Island, there's a little something there and I don't want to give it away 'cause the fun is sort of to find it, but I will say this: there's a funny thing, you look at the shot and until you see it you don't see it and you really don't see it and obviously you don't 'cause none of you have seen it, but once you see it you'll never stop seeing it.
CS: It's the thing dropping in the water, right?
Reeves: Ahh, you saw it.
Even if you catch that, don't leave the theater just yet, as the credits have a surprise in store as well. The sound clip below features what is heard during the final seconds of the closing credits. Analysis discovers something troubling...