JJ Abrams Super 8 Trailer (Trailer Spoilers?)

[DARTH SABER]

Looks like theres a sample of the soundtrack on the website -

(turn off the trailer to hear it)

Super 8 | Trailer & Official Movie Site | June 10, 2011

 

[DARTH SABER]

First review - SPOILERS

Super 8 review | TotalFilm.com

 

[JD]

Just got back from Super 8. Thought it was great... think The Goonies meets Cloverfield.

Really stood up well, very Spielberg-ian with that Abrams flare (pun intended). I thought everything was well done... the effects, the acting (especially the kids), just a great, well rounded film with the edge of your seat thing you'd expect.

So far, it's been a great early summer for movies. Thor, X-First Class and now Super 8 have all exceded expectations.

 

[CB2001]

Lensflare used to be a common side effect of shooting in Anamorphic Widescreen.
Look at any John Carpenter movie and there's lens flare everywhere.

I don't recall seeing any lens flare in Assault on Precinct 13 or Halloween. Or Someone's Watching Me!, but then again I've only seen that one once.

 

[Clerval]

Depends on what you mean by "added."
Not sure about Super 8, but for Trek the lens flares were "added" on set by shooting a light toward the lens from just off camera. If you mean added in post, then no.

Ahhh no. There were also a number of them added in post-production. An entire breakdown was done of various types of flares, interpreting their sources, elements that comprise them, etc. to build them properly to drop in. 'Why' is still beyond me. It's always been nothing more than an artifact of someone who doesn't know what the hell he/she's doing. Super 8 got the same treatment. It suffers for it; the film could have been amazing but for a few things Abrams can't seem to let himself go without.

However, it is NOT a 'wait til the DVD' film. Seek out a good digital theater and exceptional sound is mandatory as well. Just prepare to be underwhelmed by the composed score (same fool from ST) and get into the sound work and songs.

 

[Bobbywan]

You know I'm gonna want a patch!!

Bobby

I just watched the new, full length trailer and wow! It looks really good.
I already see some Sheriff's Dept patches that I want to replicate!
I think my son and I are going to have a blast watching this movie this summer.

 

[Bobbywan]

BTW, check it!

Bobby

 

[Contec]

BTW, check it!

Bobby

I get the goonies, ET vibes from that poster..

 

[CB2001]

I'm not going to seeing it.

 

[Jesfa]

The Goonies meets Cloverfield.

That's EXACTLY, what I wrote in my review for another site I'm an admin of. The entire time I was waiting for an asian kid to bring some inventions out to save the others from a deformed monster.

Anywho... I dunno, I'm slightly disappointed. I wanted a Cloverfield prequel pretty badly, and this really wasn't...either a prequel or not. It left the question in the air whether or not you can tie the two together more than anything.

I'm not sure how the special effects are really "amazing", outside the train crash, which was I'll admit, gratuitously awesome, there wasn't a whole lot. For the most part they showed very very little of the action, hiding it behind buildings and billboards and things of the sort. Plus, the bulk of the "firepower" for whatever reason was "malfunctioning", and simply firing for no reason. That's rather peculiar as quite a few of the guns that were firing simply to fire, had no electronics in them TO malfunction...

Overall, yes see it, but either catch a matinee, or wait for DVD.

 

[JD]

I get the goonies, ET vibes from that poster..

I definitely got that vibe from the movie... although, I'm not a fan of that poster.

The Goonies meet E.T. meet the Cloverfield monster... all kinds of awesome in the flick.

The kids make this movie.

 

[Jesfa]

I definitely got that vibe from the movie... although, I'm not a fan of that poster.

The Goonies meet E.T. meet the Cloverfield monster... all kinds of awesome in the flick.

The kids make this movie.

Yeah, the adults really had no real purpose outside the dumb afterthought of a subplot involving the parent. They honestly could/should have skipped that and used that few extra minutes of film time to cue in more ties/references to Cloverfield.

 

[nickytea]

Yeah, the adults really had no real purpose outside the dumb afterthought of a subplot involving the parent. They honestly could/should have skipped that and used that few extra minutes of film time to cue in more ties/references to Cloverfield.

Dear god, are you joking?
I mean, I'm a huge Cloverfield fan, but this movie was never -- NEVER going to be tied to that. This was conceived of as a stand alone movie, and judging it up against something it was never trying to be is pointless and unfair.

 

[JD]

I didn't see a need to tie Super 8 into Cloverfield. The adult/parent v. parent subplot was there to create some tension between Joe and Alice's budding relationship.

 

[nickytea]

I didn't see a need to tie Super 8 into Cloverfield. The adult/parent v. parent subplot was there to create some tension between Joe and Alice's budding relationship.

I think it's more the Alice/her father tension was there to provoke the character changes necessary for Joe and his dad to come back together.

 

[JD]

I think it's more the Alice/her father tension was there to provoke the character changes necessary for Joe and his dad to come back together.

I'm not sure if it was "more" for that reason... but, I'll agree that more than likely had something to do with it. I do believe that they needed some added tension in their blossoming relationship... as well as needing something to "flaw" Joe's character and for him to overcome to become the hero of the movie.

 

[Larry Young]

This was conceived of as a stand alone movie, and judging it up against something it was never trying to be is pointless and unfair.

Welcome to movie discussion on the Internet.

 

[nickytea]

Welcome to movie discussion on the Internet.

I can at least understand it -- even if I don't agree with it -- when continuity issues are argued in a series. (*ahem* X-Men) However, taking two movies that aren't even presented as a series or connected in any way other than they share a producer (JJ did NOT direct Cloverfield) and arguing for continuity is ... just beyond.

 

[Jesfa]

Dear god, are you joking?
I mean, I'm a huge Cloverfield fan, but this movie was never -- NEVER going to be tied to that.

I wouldn't be so sure they're not, connected. Both films had very obscure fan clues to search for, JJ Abrahams worked on both, they're both the same plot with aliens, and there's plenty of things in them that make it seem as though Super 8 could possibly be the parent/related to Cloverfield.

While Abrahams said, it wasn't related, before the movie came out, he hasn't said anything since, meaning it could have been one, and he was hoping it would entice people to see the movie.

I dunno, until he comes out or something says "This had nothing to do with Cloverfield", I'm wary of simply writing off the fact it may be. I mean, if you want to relook into Cloverfield? That "satelite" that fell into the ocean, easily could be another cube ship. Cloverfield, Abrahams said was a baby/child monster, and Super 8, while smaller, could be the parent. With all the obscure clue-ins that were made for the build-up of the movie, it's hard to just discard anything.

 

[nickytea]

You're talking about fan fiction, my friend, and there's nothing wrong with that. But you can't put the cart before the horse by blaming the movie's content for not exploitig more ideas of your fan fiction.

Am I saying that one day it couldn't be bridged officially? Of course not. But that's not today.

You said it yourself: Abrams (or Abrahams, as you prefer) said they weren't connected.
How often does he have to repeat it for you to be convinced?