tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415509909217698344.post3837584694263107289..comments2023-05-17T08:08:24.522-05:00Comments on WWQTW: Backyard Movie Making: Super 8Graygrrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07423394839497455624noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415509909217698344.post-38024479610155238012011-06-20T10:53:20.270-05:002011-06-20T10:53:20.270-05:00For all its obvious touches of Spielbergia, Super ...For all its obvious touches of Spielbergia, Super 8 feels a whole lot like The Iron Giant meets Stand By Me. In a good way. Good Review!Dan O.http://www.dtmmr.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415509909217698344.post-11182452539131693842011-06-14T08:18:27.593-05:002011-06-14T08:18:27.593-05:00I definitely get the issues with the pacing of the...I definitely get the issues with the pacing of the film. It's hard to remember there was a time when the action didn't start until the 2nd ro 3rd reel, and that was the norm! Now, movies, and primarily studios, think they have to hit us over the head with explosions, CGI, and gore right of the bat or our precious little ADD addled minds won't hang. <br />On the whole, it did remind me enough of the movies I grew up watching in the 80s and the focus on the kids rather than any monster, was what gave it that extra 1/2 star.<br />PS- Thanks for not throwing up on me :)Graygrrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07423394839497455624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415509909217698344.post-50154219654518548102011-06-14T05:35:56.221-05:002011-06-14T05:35:56.221-05:00*throws up on you*
Just kidding. I actually caugh...*throws up on you*<br /><br />Just kidding. I actually caught a matinee of this the other day. In the end, I was kinda torn as far as what to think about it. On one hand, I found it to be entertaining and a nice throwback to the un-P.C. kids movies of the 80's (Monster Squad, Stand by Me, etc.), but on the other hand I was annoyed by a lot of the stereotypes and had issues with the pacing. This is a movie that I would definitely show my kid(s) if I were a parent, but for me, as an adult watching it, it didn't do a whole lot for me.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02153426751208051792noreply@blogger.com