J.J. Abrams' Super 8 (2011)

[Watashi]

Yep, I was one of the ones who was gone the second the credits started. Don't feel bad about it either.

You should pat yourself on the back for being special.

[Dukefrukem]

So what did I miss?

[transmogrifier]

You should pat yourself on the back for being special.

Ok.

[Ivan Drago]

The one moment I thought to be completely hokey was the scene where Joe and Alice sit in Joe's room with a film projector between them and the film that plays is, conveniently, footage of Joe as a baby with his mother. Other than that, the movie was a great fusion of Abrams and Spielberg's filmmaking styles and storytelling techniques.

[Mysterious Dude]

One thing that annoyed me about this movie: there's one kid who likes firecrackers, and that is literally the extent of his personality. When he dies, there will be nothing to say at his funeral except for how much he liked firecrackers.

[transmogrifier]

One thing that annoyed me about this movie: there's one kid who likes firecrackers, and that is literally the extent of his personality. When he dies, there will be nothing to say at his funeral except for how much he liked firecrackers.

But wasn't it convenient how his knowledge and access to firecrackers was an important factor in the climax? That came as a surprise.

[Dukefrukem]

But wasn't it convenient how his knowledge and access to firecrackers was an important factor in the climax? That came as a surprise.

There were a lot of things Abrams did wrong with Super 8, but I still this was a stepping stone for him. He'll be able to reflect back on the misuse of characters and planted subject matter for future films.

The biggest being the reveal of the monster way too late. If you're gonna name a movie after the most important subject in the film, why not focus more around that subject? Oh because it takes a week for the film to finally develop. :lol: Let's see, what can we do for a week while the kids are waiting for the film to develop?

[Pop Trash]

One thing that annoyed me about this movie: there's one kid who likes firecrackers, and that is literally the extent of his personality. When he dies, there will be nothing to say at his funeral except for how much he liked firecrackers.

I'm pretty sure that kid was based a little on Tanner from The Bad News Bears (at least in his looks) and the blonde wild child from Over the Edge.

[balmakboor]

I'm pretty sure that kid was based a little on Tanner from The Bad News Bears (at least in his looks) and the blonde wild child from Over the Edge.

Exactly the same two kids I had in mind, especially the one from Over the Edge.

[balmakboor]

I'm predicting this won't lose much audience during the second and third weeks. It may even gain. My 15-year-old daughter and her friends had not heard of it. She enjoyed it so much that she's dragging all of them to it on Saturday.

She is in a group of kids who spend weekends making movies for youtube.

[Pop Trash]

Exactly the same two kids I had in mind, especially the one from Over the Edge.

Right. And I think the blonde kid in OtR also carried around an arsenal of firecrackers.

I had friends in the 80s with that same type of personality.