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Super 8 - From the man who DIDN'T direct Cloverfield

DrIanMalcolmDrIanMalcolm Registered User regular
edited March 2011 in Social Entropy++
COMING JUNE 10TH

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSIBzrWHYyo
In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie and soon suspect that it was not an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and inexplicable events begin to take place in town, and the local Deputy tries to uncover the truth – something more terrifying than any of them could have imagined.

This is how you sell a movie.

Really, everything in this trailer looks amazing to me. Cinematography, music, and performances feel so much like the old Amblin films from years past, as does the tone in general. And it looks like this'll be a summer tentpole film that's primarily character-driven, which is fantastic.

Let's talk about Super 8 guys!

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  • LTMLTM Bikes and BeardsRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    So how long until Abrams goes full-on M Night and becomes a self-parody?

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  • MVikingMViking Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    So this isn't about the hotel chain?

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  • The GeekThe Geek Oh-Two Crew, Omeganaut Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited March 2011
    I remember seeing a trailer for this a little while ago and not being able to figure out what it's supposed to be about.

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  • StaleghotiStaleghoti Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Aliums?

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  • EdcrabEdcrab Actually a hack Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    All I can tell so far is that there's a thingy in an army container and then stuff explodes and the main characters are a bunch of kids

    Interesting explosions, though

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  • ArchArch Neat-o, mosquito! Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I am unreasonably excited for this, but will probably become less interested when I see whatever it was that was in the cargo

    Unless the opposite happens, like it did with Cloverfield

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  • JimothyJimothy Not in front of the fox he's with the owlRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I was all for the Cloverfield hype.

    Similarly, I am all abuzz on Super 8.

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  • Shazkar ShadowstormShazkar Shadowstorm Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    o cool

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  • StaleghotiStaleghoti Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Arch wrote: »
    I am unreasonably excited for this, but will probably become less interested when I see whatever it was that was in the cargo

    Unless the opposite happens, like it did with Cloverfield

    I have a feeling they're gonna spend the whole movie hinting at that the cargo is, and we'll never really find out.

    The Abrams "Mystery Box" his favorite technique.

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  • MVikingMViking Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Cloverfield gave an ex-girlfriend of mine motion sickness.
    moral of the story? shaky cam does not lead to makeouts.

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  • DrIanMalcolmDrIanMalcolm Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    It looks like this may be similar to E.T., except that E.T. is huge and kills people

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  • MysstMysst King Monkey of Hedonism IslandRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    if it is not cloverfieldesque, it might be ok

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  • ArchArch Neat-o, mosquito! Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Staleghoti wrote: »
    Arch wrote: »
    I am unreasonably excited for this, but will probably become less interested when I see whatever it was that was in the cargo

    Unless the opposite happens, like it did with Cloverfield

    I have a feeling they're gonna spend the whole movie hinting at that the cargo is, and we'll never really find out.

    The Abrams "Mystery Box" his favorite technique.

    Yeah, which makes me worry because I wanna see a movie about a monster I dont care about these damn kids

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  • MaceraMacera UGH GODDAMMIT STOP ENJOYING THINGSRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    LTM wrote: »
    So how long until Abrams goes full-on M Night and becomes a self-parody?

    I don't know, are you saying Star Trek was a fluke?

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  • Viscount IslandsViscount Islands [INSERT SoKo HERE] ...it was the summer of my lifeRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    The trailer was good until 1:34 and then it went to meh.

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  • LTMLTM Bikes and BeardsRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Macera wrote: »
    LTM wrote: »
    So how long until Abrams goes full-on M Night and becomes a self-parody?

    I don't know, are you saying Star Trek was a fluke?

    Cloverfield
    Star Trek
    Lost
    Super 8

    One of these things is not like the others....

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  • DJ EebsDJ Eebs Moderator, Administrator admin
    edited March 2011
    He didn't direct Cloverfield

    Or work on Lost much past season one

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  • StaleghotiStaleghoti Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    He didn't direct Super 8 either.

    Doesn't stop his touch from being extremely apparent

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  • DJ EebsDJ Eebs Moderator, Administrator admin
    edited March 2011
    Uh, are we both talking about JJ Abrams? Because I am, and he directed Super 8

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  • StaleghotiStaleghoti Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    oh so he did. I thought the ads only said Produced by...

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  • DrIanMalcolmDrIanMalcolm Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    He also wrote it

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  • ArtreusArtreus I'm a wizard And that looks fucked upRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    This movie looks pretty neat. I stopped watching the trailer 3/5ths of the way through though because I hate it when trailrs give away too much of the movie.

    Looking forward to it.

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  • StaleghotiStaleghoti Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    hmm, I am more excited for this now.

    For some reason I thought Spielberg was directing.

    He's EP or something?

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  • TiBTiB Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    J.J.

    AAABRAAAMS

    <3

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  • GustavGustav Friend of Goats Somewhere in the OzarksRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    You know, I'm pretty excited by this.

    Though Neville Paige doing the creature design is not a huge plus in my book.

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  • DrIanMalcolmDrIanMalcolm Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Staleghoti wrote: »
    hmm, I am more excited for this now.

    For some reason I thought Spielberg was directing.

    He's EP or something?

    Just regular Producer

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  • Viscount IslandsViscount Islands [INSERT SoKo HERE] ...it was the summer of my lifeRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Artreus wrote: »
    This movie looks pretty neat. I stopped watching the trailer 3/5ths of the way through though because I hate it when trailrs give away too much of the movie.

    Looking forward to it.

    1:34 bro.

    From then on and the GO! kinda killed it for me.

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  • The GeekThe Geek Oh-Two Crew, Omeganaut Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited March 2011
    I remember hearing that one of the alien monster things Kirk runs into on the snow planet is actually a miniature (relative to the original) version of the Cloverfield monster. Was that confirmed?

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  • I Win SwordfightsI Win Swordfights all the traits of greatness starlight at my feetRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    My dad was the on-set for.this movie at the end of filming.

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  • GustavGustav Friend of Goats Somewhere in the OzarksRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    The Geek wrote: »
    I remember hearing that one of the alien monster things Kirk runs into on the snow planet is actually a miniature (relative to the original) version of the Cloverfield monster. Was that confirmed?

    When I saw the Star Trek I thought so, but when I actually saw the models they did of it, not so much. It's got some of the same arm wonkiness that Page loves to do.

    Cloverfield- Spoilered for frame breakage.
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    And Star Trek
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  • GreasyKidsStuffGreasyKidsStuff MOMMM! ROAST BEEF WANTS TO KISS GIRLS ON THE TITTIES!Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    The Geek wrote: »
    I remember hearing that one of the alien monster things Kirk runs into on the snow planet is actually a miniature (relative to the original) version of the Cloverfield monster. Was that confirmed?

    Oh shit, thinking about it, they do look kinda similar. I remember seeing a figurine you could buy of the Cloverfield monster, it had some resemblances.

    As for Super 8, I'm stoked! I was intrigued from the first teaser however long ago it came out. The music gives me such a huge Close Encounters of the Third Kind vibe. I'm A LITTLE concerned the focus is on the kids but I think Abrams and Spielberg can make it work.

    This summer is going to be soooo good for movies, I'm gonna be poor.

    edit: Ah didn't see those comparisons, yeah they aren't quite the same.

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  • Macro9Macro9 Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    This takes place in Ohio?

    Ohio is like the everyman of the US.

    We need an image change or something. Get me a leather jacket, some pomade, a vintage indian and I will make this happen.

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  • StaleghotiStaleghoti Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Cloverfield also had 3 seperate monsters.

    The big mamma, which resembles the Star Trek monster the most

    The medium brute, the one featured in the above spoiler

    and the little tinies from the subway scene.

    I don't think the big mamma was an exact copy of the Star Trek monster, but I'm p sure they were made by the same designer/design company

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  • ArchArch Neat-o, mosquito! Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    when did the medium dude show up? i admittedly only saw Cloverfield once

    but i loved it!

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  • GreasyKidsStuffGreasyKidsStuff MOMMM! ROAST BEEF WANTS TO KISS GIRLS ON THE TITTIES!Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I thought there was only one monster, not two. Didn't Abrams confirm that?

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  • MVikingMViking Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    watching the trailer again, humming "cool guys don't looks at explosions"

    Keyboard Solo, J.J. Abrams!

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  • StaleghotiStaleghoti Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Arch wrote: »
    when did the medium dude show up? i admittedly only saw Cloverfield once

    but i loved it!

    medium was the one that kills homie in the park at the end.

    big one is the one the stealth bomber carpet-bombs

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  • ArchArch Neat-o, mosquito! Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Staleghoti wrote: »
    Arch wrote: »
    when did the medium dude show up? i admittedly only saw Cloverfield once

    but i loved it!

    medium was the one that kills homie in the park at the end.

    big one is the one the stealth bomber carpet-bombs

    i thought that was the same monster

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  • StaleghotiStaleghoti Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    GreasyKidsStuff wrote: »
    I thought there was only one monster, not two. Didn't Abrams confirm that?

    there's definitely 3, unless the big one can spontaneously change size

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  • GustavGustav Friend of Goats Somewhere in the OzarksRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Staleghoti wrote: »
    Cloverfield also had 3 seperate monsters.

    The big mamma, which resembles the Star Trek monster the most

    The medium brute, the one featured in the above spoiler

    and the little tinies from the subway scene.

    I don't think the big mamma was an exact copy of the Star Trek monster, but I'm p sure they were made by the same designer/design company

    There were only two in monsters in Cloverfield. The main monster, Clover, and the little lice parasites that popped off of it.

    And yeah, Neville Page did creature design in Cloverfield and Star Trek. I just never really liked his style. I can't put my finger on why. Maybe that they just don't have a lot of personality to 'em or something.

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