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Old 05-13-10 | 07:12 PM
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why does everyone assume it's a monster? it's a small alien with telekinetic abilities.
Old 05-13-10 | 07:23 PM
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why does everyone assume it's a monster? it's a small alien with telekinetic abilities.
It's a drunk Paris Hilton.
Old 05-13-10 | 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by riotinmyskull
why does everyone assume it's a monster? it's a small alien with telekinetic abilities.
Because J.J. produced a monster movie before!!!!11!

So, naturally, he won't escape that box.
Old 05-13-10 | 09:13 PM
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Well, wouldn't an alien running a muck and wreaking havok be a monster?
Old 08-13-10 | 08:28 AM
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Super 8 will be filming in my hometown of Weirton, WV next month. JJ was in town this week. Didn't spot him, though. Supposedly part of the movie will be filmed in WV, and part in Las Vegas.
Old 10-27-10 | 06:37 PM
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Release date is confirmed.

June 10, 2011
Old 10-27-10 | 07:22 PM
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Well, I know where my ass will be for at least 2 hours of that day.
Old 10-27-10 | 07:27 PM
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nice, should be a great time
Old 10-28-10 | 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Cinema
Release date is confirmed.

June 10, 2011
That obviously isn't a
Spoiler:
friendly alien with all of the gun shots in those making of videos.


I'm still hoping that it is somehow related to Cloverfield.
Old 10-28-10 | 10:43 PM
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I'm still hoping that it is somehow related to Cloverfield.
Same here. But it's not.

I need more Cloverfield.

That's one movie I would love to see a sequel to. That film absolutely fascinated me...specifically the giant fucking monster aspect.
Old 10-28-10 | 10:55 PM
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Cloverfield was one of the best times i've had at the theatres

isn't that great of a movie but if you didn't see it on the big screen you missed out
Old 02-07-11 | 05:15 AM
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this looks fucking awesome...i think JJ has captured late 70's/early 80's Spielberg perfectly. so glad we're getting an ORIGINAL blockbuster this summer.
Old 02-07-11 | 09:48 AM
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Re: Super 8 (produced by JJ Abrams)

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Same here. But it's not.

I need more Cloverfield.

That's one movie I would love to see a sequel to. That film absolutely fascinated me...specifically the giant fucking monster aspect.
+1

I'm shocked there hasn't been a sequel or prequel or something related. That was a 100% "on the edge of your seat" flick.
Old 02-07-11 | 09:49 AM
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I loved Cloverfield, and was discouraged by how much hate the movie got. I guess people have certain expectations of movies
Old 02-07-11 | 10:14 AM
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I hope the sequel is in 3D and the title is: Cloverfield 2: This is NOT Art!
Old 02-07-11 | 11:48 AM
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Eh, all I heard about was how great of a monster movie it was and it really wasn't that great. I mean, if you're just saying that it's great because of the fact there are few monster movies, that's damning with faint praise.

This actually looks cool though; in case people are wondering, the music is from Cocoon.
Old 02-07-11 | 12:56 PM
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Naw, it was suspenseful, fun and entertaining. I couldn't care less about the monster itself.
Old 02-07-11 | 01:40 PM
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Maybe Super 8 is the real ending to Lost?
Old 02-07-11 | 01:48 PM
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I loved Cloverfield too and think a sequel or prequel or anything in the same universe would be great.

I thought it did a great job of showing just enough, but not too much. Kind of like Jaws in a way. I mean Jaws didn't show the shark much because the shark hardly ever worked and they probably showed it as much as they possibly could but it ended up being great because less was more when it came to that movie.

Cloverfield showed just enough of the monster to make it interesting and cool and it did a great job of depicting the utter chaos that was happening. The monster didn't need big glossy closeups to accomplish that and if it had gone the route of Godzilla, for example, the movie would have been much worse in my opinion.

I kind of liken it to the home video footage shot during 9/11. Everything was shaky, nothing was in focus, nobody knew for sure what was going on, but everybody knew that whatever it was it was bad. Just mass chaos.

I just thought it was a great movie and even though giant monster movies have been done hundreds and hundreds of times before, it seemed completely original.

Anyway, it looks like that train scene from the original trailer will be in the actual movie. Looks cool. This trailer definitely had a Spielberg vibe to it.
Old 02-07-11 | 01:51 PM
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I didn't like the E.T. feel the SB spot gave me.
Old 02-07-11 | 02:05 PM
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I didn't like the E.T. feel the SB spot gave me.
You know, I got the same vibe from the trailer and at first thought that's not the direction I want this film to go in. But my interests are still piqued.
Old 02-07-11 | 02:15 PM
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As much as I can't stand ET, I don't mind that vibe from this film just because of the balance between the innocence and the action.
Old 02-07-11 | 05:40 PM
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Re: Super 8 (produced by JJ Abrams)

Originally Posted by devilshalo
I didn't like the E.T. feel the SB spot gave me.
Same here.
Old 02-07-11 | 08:17 PM
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‘Super 8′: J.J. Abrams reveals the secrets of his new film
Old 02-07-11 | 09:28 PM
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I loved the SB spot. Felt like something from Spielberg's glory days. It's prob my most-anticipated for the summer.


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