I'm only pointing this out because the bottom picture of her looks just like JZ.
I saw that too, but forgot to say anything!
I'm currently reading the article about Robert Mitchum...
Inara: I think she looks adorable. Mal: Yeah, but I never said it.
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Consuela - Jun 10, 2011 10:03:45 am PDT #14721 of 30000
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DavidS - Jun 10, 2011 10:19:59 am PDT #14722 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
David, did you see their earlier story on Clara Bow? I'm only pointing this out because the bottom picture of her looks just like JZ.
I did, and she does. Ple pointed me at some Louise brooks pix which also look like JZ, but you have to see Louise without her classic bob to really get the proper angle.
§ ita § - Jun 10, 2011 11:57:33 am PDT #14723 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Super 8 doesn't live up to the hype, says IO9. I missed the hype, really.
Polter-Cow - Jun 10, 2011 12:02:56 pm PDT #14724 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Super 8 doesn't live up to the hype, says IO9
But that's OK, the headline continues. So I'm cool. I'm excited to see it on Sunday.
Consuela - Jun 10, 2011 12:03:42 pm PDT #14725 of 30000
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Yeah, I didn't see any hype. And I admit I tend to be cautious of anything with JJ Abrams' name on it nowadays, just on general principles.
Volans - Jun 10, 2011 12:06:15 pm PDT #14726 of 30000
move out and draw fire
The LA Times critic said that "it most resembles Spielberg's best-loved work"
and then he said "E.T."
If he'd said "Poltergeist," I'd be in the theater.
Amy - Jun 10, 2011 12:09:10 pm PDT #14727 of 30000
Because books.
It wasn't the same kind of hype Cloverfield got, but I think it was supposed to be, way back in the beginning of the campaign.
Strega - Jun 10, 2011 12:43:26 pm PDT #14728 of 30000
It was. Box Office Mojo was pretty snarky about it:
Abrams and company act like people want to see movies that they don't know much about, when it's actually story that drives moviegoing, helping people to make decisions with their hard-earned money. Given how pedestrian Super 8 has turned out in its ads, the mystery angle seems like a ruse to disguise that there's no there there. Note to Abrams: Though people didn't literally see the shark in Jaws until near the end of the movie, they still knew it was a shark before buying tickets.
I might be anticipating some schadenfreude.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 10, 2011 12:57:23 pm PDT #14729 of 30000
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It looks kind of like Abrams playing follow-the-leader with M. Night Shayamalan's approach to filmmaking/marketing to me. But I figure the train wreck ought to look pretty impressive on a big screen, and Kyle Chandler can always be counted on for an enjoyable performance.
Dana - Jun 10, 2011 1:05:41 pm PDT #14730 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
I thought the reviews for Super 8 had been very positive.
Also, I would like J. J. Abrams to keep making Star Trek movies.