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.
That's insane troll logic!
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Polter-Cow - Jun 10, 2011 12:02:56 pm PDT #14724 of 30000
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Consuela - Jun 10, 2011 12:03:42 pm PDT #14725 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
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
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
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.
Strega - Jun 10, 2011 2:10:47 pm PDT #14731 of 30000
They're more positive than negative, but there's a pretty wide range. The positive reviews say it's a fun tribute to Spielberg movies, and the characters are more interesting than the story. The negative reviews say it's a calculated imitation of Spielberg movies, and the characters are more interesting than the story.
I suppose it depends on how much you like Spielberg. And lens flare.
Consuela - Jun 10, 2011 2:29:15 pm PDT #14732 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
And lens flare.
::whimpers::
Sue - Jun 10, 2011 2:48:18 pm PDT #14733 of 30000
hip deep in pie
I suppose it depends on how much you like Spielberg. And lens flare.
My coworker was excited about seeing it and said to me, "It's supposed to be very much like a Speilberg movie." I was all, "That's supposed to make me want to go?"