Super 8

[Big Nick Dudley]

Just saw it. Not bad. I wouldn't call it a great film, but, I dug the story. I think my hopes were a bit high.

If The Goonies, The Monster Squad, Cloverfield and Close Encounters of the Third Kind (somehow) had a child, it would probably look something like this.

Has J.J. Abrams made a bad film? Great big-budget filmmaker. I see a good deal of Spielberg not only in this film, but in Abrams as well. Not sure he can put together the serious work Spielberg has (Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan, Empire of the Sun, The Color Purple), but, I think he's the best "popcorn" director out there.

 

[JGlass]

I'm actually really interested in seeing this, but my friends seem uninterested. It did have a pretty lousy trailer, but it did the job at peaking my curiosity.

 

[Big Nick Dudley]

The full trailer, or the teaser? The teaser, from last summer, was amazing.

 

[TheOneBigWill]

The title mixed with the fact that the trailer(s) make it seem like a suspense/horror film, make me think M. Night Shyamalan is behind this. (Not that I dislike his work, but still)

It also makes me think of the hotel franchise.

All in all, I'll be checking this out but it may not be until it comes to blu-ray when I can watch it for free.

 

[Big Nick Dudley]

If the title is Super 8, and J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg are involved, I think of a camera, not a hotel. Motel, actually.

 

[Mighty NorCal]

Well if Monster Squad has anything to do with it, im all up in that biatch

 

[Big Nick Dudley]

Well if Monster Squad has anything to do with it, im all up in that biatch

Super 8 has a fat kid, too.

 

[justinsayne]

I've heard the movie is more about the kids than the monster/supernatural thing, I'm defiantly curious, and have been since I saw Abrams named attached, I may just have to check this one out... assuming I'm not broke this weekend

And best popcorn director? Pfft that's easily Micheal Bay or Brett Ratner... Nah, I'm just kidding, no but seriously I'm kidding, no need for anyone to post some huge rant on why they're terrible, we all already know

 

[justinsayne]

"WEREWOLVES HAVE NARDS TOO!!!!"

Monster Squad was an epic good time, such and underrated movie

 

[X]

Really been looking forward to this film since details first emerged on the news sites. Looks like an awesome, awesome time.

 

[Big Nick Dudley]

http://www.super8comiccontest.com/
This is the comic that basically explains what "it" is. It's part of the viral marketing campaign. I read this prior to watching the film, and while it exposed what "it" is, it wasn't shocking, and didn't hurt the experience at all.



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This is another piece of the viral marketing campaign. It follows the events of the comics, with both pieces acting as prequels, really.

You don't need to check these out prior to seeing the film, but I'd definitely watch them after.

 

[justinsayne]

If you've picked up and DC title in the past couple weeks, that comic has been shoved in the middle, which is kinda annoying if for example you're reading Batman, turn the page, and all of a sudden find yourself in the Super 8 comic with little warning, they kinda trick you into reading it

 

[justinsayne]

Just got back, I got there about 30 mins. early and manged to miss the first 40 mins. of the movie, this is what happens when you're a dumbass, like myself, and aren't paying attention to which theater you are walking into. I liked what I saw of the movie, and from that alone I highly recommend seeing it. I plan on going back and seeing it again, this time from the actual beginning of the movie, so that I can get the whole experience, but yeah loved what I saw, as the fat kid in the movie would say, "it's Mint"

 

[Big Nick Dudley]

He beat that phrase to fucking death. Abrams, not the fat kid. I don't blame fat children, for anything. Not even their weight.

 

[Pepe Silvia]

http://www.scariestthingieversaw.com/

Super 8 ARG

 

[justinsayne]

http://www.scariestthingieversaw.com/

Super 8 ARG

I don't get it, is something suppose to happen?

 

[Wade's Public Transit Bomb]

Wasn't Cloverfield awful?

 

[X]

Wasn't Cloverfield awful?

No.

 

[Lee]

They say it's Mint? FUCK YEAH

 

[Wade's Public Transit Bomb]

No.

I thought it was irritating.

 

[X]

I can see how a film taking an original and creative approach in it's method of storytelling could be "irritating" to some.

 

[justinsayne]

Wasn't Cloverfield awful?

No. It was actually pretty good, though I will admit I did think it was gonna be shit going in, one of the many times I was glad to wrong.

 

[Big Nick Dudley]

I enjoyed Cloverfield. Could have been more frightening, and I could have done without the parasites. But, overall, it worked.

I enjoyed Super 8 much more.