Super 8

[gorcorps]

Saw it, didn't really care for it. The kids sucked and there was almost as much lens flair in this than there was in Star Trek, only here it was incredibly out of place. If JJ Abrams is just going to blindly apply lens flair to everything he does from now on then I will not watch any more of his movies.

 

[PimpJuice]

Saw it, didn't really care for it. The kids sucked and there was almost as much lens flair in this than there was in Star Trek, only here it was incredibly out of place. If JJ Abrams is just going to blindly apply lens flair to everything he does from now on then I will not watch any more of his movies.

wow you sound like an idiot

 

[gorcorps]

wow you sound like an idiot

Because I have an opinion? Child actors suck, and so does lens flair.

 

[foghorn67]

You have a dumb opinion. Everyone thought the kids were awesome. They behaved like... Kids.
Maybe in your society, they don't allow you around kids, so you forgot what they were like.

 

[gorcorps]

The most retarded part is when they were trying to escape the incredibly secure and contained "refuge area" to get back to the school. They managed to get a ride from that hippie stoner guy, and in one scene you see the kids all sneaking around the base talking about getting out to go to the school... then it immediately cuts to a shot of them driving in the car with the stoner. WTF? How did those little brats and that stoner get past all that security and surveillance? Why aren't we shown how they got out? Was it magic? Did some of these kids belong to Hogwarts and they had an invisibility cloak? Who fucking knows... you don't get to know. Just shut the fuck up and watch the movie, and I hope you brought sunglasses because the lights are so fucking bright.

Maybe I just don't like monster movies and I'm just taking it out on the kids. There hasn't been any I've really liked. This one was better than others I guess...

 

[BrokenVisage]

The most retarded part is when they were trying to escape the incredibly secure and contained "refuge area" to get back to the school. They managed to get a ride from that hippie stoner guy, and in one scene you see the kids all sneaking around the base talking about getting out to go to the school... then it immediately cuts to a shot of them driving in the car with the stoner. WTF? How did those little brats and that stoner get past all that security and surveillance? Why aren't we shown how they got out? Was it magic? Did some of these kids belong to Hogwarts and they had an invisibility cloak? Who fucking knows... you don't get to know. Just shut the fuck up and watch the movie, and I hope you brought sunglasses because the lights are so fucking bright.

Maybe I just don't like monster movies and I'm just taking it out on the kids. There hasn't been any I've really liked. This one was better than others I guess...

haha yeah I liked how they don't even show how they ALL escaped from the containment area, and then the stupid "Drugs are SO bad!" quote and the ridiculousness of how they made it seem the stoner was too high to do anything, don't know what that was all about. But beside that and and some other cheesy things I liked it. It flowed well and the kids were pretty well acted with good dialog. The ending for me was just meh, most of the movie was very good though.

 

[OrByte]

The most retarded part is when they were trying to escape the incredibly secure and contained "refuge area" to get back to the school. They managed to get a ride from that hippie stoner guy, and in one scene you see the kids all sneaking around the base talking about getting out to go to the school... then it immediately cuts to a shot of them driving in the car with the stoner. WTF? How did those little brats and that stoner get past all that security and surveillance? Why aren't we shown how they got out? Was it magic? Did some of these kids belong to Hogwarts and they had an invisibility cloak? Who fucking knows... you don't get to know. Just shut the fuck up and watch the movie, and I hope you brought sunglasses because the lights are so fucking bright.

Maybe I just don't like monster movies and I'm just taking it out on the kids. There hasn't been any I've really liked. This one was better than others I guess...

It's a monster movie set in 1979 with aliens and pot heads

You can have an opinion, just to let you know.. Your opinion makes you look like a brat

Bad Lens flair.... Seriously?

 

[gorcorps]

It's a monster movie set in 1979 with aliens and pot heads

You can have an opinion, just to let you know.. Your opinion makes you look like a brat

Bad Lens flair.... Seriously?

http://theincrediblesuit.blogspot.com/2011/03/those-super-8-trailer-lens-flares-in.html

I'm not the only one. It's an issue, and it's really out of place in this movie. Star Trek was sci-fi and should be shiny. This is a 1979 monster movie that's very dark... Except for the obnoxious lighting. The fact that I could find this immediately by googling it means there's others who see it too. You can say what you want, but lighting is critical in films. If you read the credits you'll find there are dedicated lighting specialists, so it's important. I don't know why you can't comprehend how lighting is critical in a monster movie. I suppose all of the scenes could have been in the middle of the fucking daylight too since apparently it doesnt matter.

 

[OrByte]

Lighting critical in a monster movie?!

Woah... That is earth shattering news! Why don't you go blog about it.

Pass me the popcorn, I'll keep watching the summer flicks

 

[Fingolfin269]

Lighting critical in a monster movie?!

Woah... That is earth shattering news! Why don't you go blog about it.

Pass me the popcorn, I'll keep watching the summer flicks

Lol this.

 

[Shawn]

Can't say I even noticed any lens flare nor do I care.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

How old are your kids? Would a 10 year old and a 5 year old enjoy the movie?

10, maybe. I would not take a 5 year old to this.

I have a 4 and 6 year old for reference and I would not even consider taking my 6 year old. Not for a few years atleast. This is more like a teenager and older movie.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Concur about lens flare.

The blue lens flare crap was unneeded and did nothing to add to the story. The only thing it made me do is question why they did it because it is not "normal" lens flare. So it was CGIed intentionally., But what was the intent? I don't see the intent at all. What did it do to drive the story? Nothing. All it did if anything was serve as a distraction.

Seems like Spielberg is getting his hands into alot of crap lately. I think he is a money whore now.

 

[Ichinisan]

Won't be watching this one again.

 

[silverpig]

It was pretty good. Kind of like ET but with the alien not being cute this time. Probably won't re-watch it though.

 

[Ichinisan]

It was pretty good. Kind of like ET but with the alien not being cute this time. Probably won't re-watch it though.

Saw lots of Spielberg elements that were familiar from:
ET
Jaws
Jurassic Park
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
War of the Worlds
The Goonies
Schindler's List
Saving Private Ryan

 

[OutHouse]

ATOT is a tough movie crowd. it must be a good summer movie with all the great reviews posted in here. I think next weekend we will go see it.

 

[dr150]

It was a mediocre movie......Not even close to ET, which it was trying very hard to emulate (aside of that 70's feel).

JJ Abrams didn't know how to convey any sympathy for his characters...either the kids or the monster/alien. I could give a shit about who lived or died in this movie. It was that two dimensional. :thumbsdown: .....and i agree.....WTF was up with that pseudo-"artistic" lens flare crap? LOL.

6/10

*YAWN*

 

[lokiju]

Just for gorcorps!

http://www.tuaw.com/2011/06/19/flare-for-iphone-shoots-hdr-like-video/

FWIW I did notice the flare as being over done and distracting in one scene specifically.

Wasn't sure WTF was happening on the screen for a moment, thought maybe some mother ship was coming from out of the back ground then I realized it was just flare and it annoyed me that they put that pointless effect in there on purpose.

 

[BrownShoes]

Concur about lens flare.

The blue lens flare crap was unneeded and did nothing to add to the story. The only thing it made me do is question why they did it because it is not "normal" lens flare. So it was CGIed intentionally., But what was the intent? I don't see the intent at all. What did it do to drive the story? Nothing. All it did if anything was serve as a distraction.

Seems like Spielberg is getting his hands into alot of crap lately. I think he is a money whore now.

The lens flare was annoying as fuck!
And it was there right to the end - last scene was capped with lens flare. Awesome!

Still, I liked the movie and I thought the kids were great.

 

[gorcorps]

It was a mediocre movie......Not even close to ET, which it was trying very hard to emulate (aside of that 70's feel).

JJ Abrams didn't know how to convey any sympathy for his characters...either the kids or the monster/alien. I could give a shit about who lived or died in this movie. It was that two dimensional. :thumbsdown: .....and i agree.....WTF was up with that pseudo-"artistic" lens flare crap? LOL.

6/10

*YAWN*

That's about how I felt. Maybe it wasn't the kids' fault, but Abrams' direction. He tried to make me care about them by showing us their families and what each one has to deal with at home (or at least the lead boy and girl) and I still didn't really care about either of them. Regardless of what happened I never felt much suspense because I didn't really care what happened to the kids, or the town, or anybody. Meh

 

[Ichinisan]

Spoiler

In the end, when all the metal objects are being attracted to the water tower, the kid's keepsake is suddenly attracted long after most metal objects have already joined the mass. The immediate question is: "He's been standing there the whole time. What's with the delay before the necklace was pulled toward it?" Right when he lets it go, we see the girl's father wearing a necklace that's laying flat against his body. It's almost impossible to miss. Why didn't someone catch that in post-production?

 

[dr150]

Spoiler

In the end, when all the metal objects are being attracted to the water tower, the kid's keepsake is suddenly attracted long after most metal objects have already joined the mass. The immediate question is: "He's been standing there the whole time. What's with the delay before the necklace was pulled toward it?" Right when he lets it go, we see the girl's father wearing a necklace that's laying flat against his body. It's almost impossible to miss. Why didn't someone catch that in post-production?

You have to ask that question? The creators of this POS were mailing it in.

Nowadays, Speilberg and Abrams are too rich to give a fuck about anything related to really tight story-telling. :thumbsdown:

 

[KeithTalent]

Spoiler

In the end, when all the metal objects are being attracted to the water tower, the kid's keepsake is suddenly attracted long after most metal objects have already joined the mass. The immediate question is: "He's been standing there the whole time. What's with the delay before the necklace was pulled toward it?" Right when he lets it go, we see the girl's father wearing a necklace that's laying flat against his body. It's almost impossible to miss. Why didn't someone catch that in post-production?

I'm pretty sure it's intentional

Spoiler

since there were myriad metal objects around during that scene that were not being picked up, but the one of signifigance is on the kid and it is now ok for it to be removed as I guess he is moving on. It was a bit clunky, but I have to imagine they were going for something emotional there by selectively pulling that necklace.

KT

 

[Ichinisan]

Spoiler

... emotional ...

The word you're looking for: "

Spoiler

contrived

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