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If the action plot elements disappoint, it's ultimately ok because the heart of this movie is the kids, and that's where it excels. Fun, and a clear mesh of Abrams and Spielberg.
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Good stuff! Sorry I waited so long to watch this film.
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The June Challenge #39
It would be easier to deal with Super 8 if Abrams wasn't as good as he was at making pieces of movies. Most scenes, especially early on, have a real sense of joy and energy to them, particularly thanks to a cast so good I won't downplay them by calling them good child actors.
Unfortunately, the plot is a mess. Abrams sets up a great number of potential stories: Joe's relationship with his father, Joe dealing… -
A great film that pays homage to early Spielberg.
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Film #18 of the June Challenge
It has a certain amount of charm. That's everything I have to say about Super 8 because that is everything that's notable about this rather mediocre film.
A group of kids that just tries to make movie for a local film festival gets sucked into an event involving a train wreck, family tragedies, the military, aliens - what might sound like an exciting ride proves to be bland and uninspired in its execution. The…
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Der Film hat mir nicht so gut gefallen den neben dem Mangel an Realismus ist die Story altgebacken und das Monster sehr unkreativ dargestellt. In dem Film sieht man nur explodierende Sachen und verschwindende Menschen und Dinge. Insgesamt bin ich mit dem Film nicht zufrieden und ich würde ihn deshalb auch nicht weiterempfehlen.
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This is a great movie i loved it, but the ending could have been 100x better! They could have gone in a less "Disney" type ending, not saying they should have all died or anything like still have a happy ending just less "disney"
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Pure oldschool adventure. Great chemistry between the kids.
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People that truly enjoyed this movie, I envy you. I really really wanted to like this, but I couldn't.
This film had NO drive, and the plot was the most rushed and blurred thing ever to come into existence. It went from this group of kids just trying to shoot a movie, to BAM! Fucking military and army, and the town is on lock-down.
Next; the acting. Joel Courtney played the role of Joe Lamb, the main character, and in…
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I was pleasantly surprised by Super 8. There's something about these stories of innocent, idealistic kids getting themselves into scrapes far bigger than they ever imagined, then working together to save each other. It made me want to revisit the films of my childhood.
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J.J. Abrams is a master of premises, and he does an even greater job at executing those premises, but then gets super carried away and super charges it with overly cliché, massively formulaic climaxes. This was the case with Lost, Armageddon, Fringe, and even Joy Ride. His writing isn’t bad, it’s quite good, but he just doesn’t seem to have a knack for conclusions. Super 8 is no exception to this, the premise, although absurd, works so well and reminds…
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Very fun too watch.. felt a little rushed at times. Overall good film